2019-20 ECHL season

This is the 2019-20 ECHL season. This is the league's 32nd season.
==Suspension of Play==
The league release the following statement on March 12, 2020:
"As the on-going developments regarding COVID-19 in North America continue and precautionary measures ensue to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the ECHL has suspended the 2019-20 Season for the safety of our Fans, Players and Employees.
The ECHL and its Member Teams continue to work with national and local health officials and local governance to monitor the situation. In the interim, we encourage those in the ECHL community to take precautions and stay safe during this time.https://www.echl.com/en/news/2020/3/echl-suspends-play
On the evening of March 14th the league would become the first North American professional league to officially cancel the remainder of the season.https://www.echl.com/en/news/2020/3/echl-cancels-remainder-of-2019-20-season
==Membership changes==
*The Manchester Monarchs ceased operations after four seasons in the league following the 2015 AHL/ECHL franchise swap that was part of the creation of the AHL's Pacific Division. The Monarchs' owners had put the team up for sale during their final season, but failed to find new owners and the franchise was terminated by the league.
==Teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
North 	Adirondack Thunder 	Glens Falls, New York 	Cool Insuring Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Brampton Beast 	Brampton, Ontario 	Powerade Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Maine Mariners 	Portland, Maine 	Cross Insurance Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Newfoundland Growlers 	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Mile One Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Reading Royals 	Reading, Pennsylvania 	Santander Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Worcester Railers 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	DCU Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Atlanta Gladiators 	Duluth, Georgia 	Infinite Energy Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Florida Everblades 	Estero, Florida 	Germain Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Greenville, South Carolina 	Bon Secours Wellness Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Jacksonville Icemen 	Jacksonville, Florida 	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Norfolk Admirals 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Orlando Solar Bears 	Orlando, Florida 	Amway Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	South Carolina Stingrays	North Charleston, South Carolina 	North Charleston Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	
Western Conference	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Central 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	U.S. Bank Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Fort Wayne Komets 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Indy Fuel 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Indiana Farmers Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Kalamazoo Wings 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	Wings Event Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Toledo Walleye 	Toledo, Ohio 	Huntington Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Wheeling Nailers 	Wheeling, West Virginia 	WesBanco Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Allen Americans 	Allen, Texas 	Allen Event Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Idaho Steelheads 	Boise, Idaho 	Century Link Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Kansas City Mavericks 	Independence, Missouri 	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Rapid City Rush 	Rapid City, South Dakota 	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Tulsa Oilers 	Tulsa, Oklahoma 	BOK Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Utah Grizzlies 	West Valley City, Utah 	Maverik Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Wichita Thunder 	Wichita, Kansas 	Intrust Bank Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
Standings as of ceasing of play March 12th.
===Eastern Conference===
====North Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Pct.
Newfoundland Growlers	60	42	17	0 	1 	240	177	85 	.708
Reading Royals 	60	37	17	5 	1 	218	176	80 	.667
Brampton Beast 	62	34	25	3 	0 	229	206	70 	.573
Maine Mariners 	62	32	26	3 	1 	182	186	68 	.548
Adirondack Thunder 	63	22	28	8 	5 	197	219	57 	.452
Worcester Railers 	61	21	36	4 	0 	161	230	46 	.377
====South Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Pct.
South Carolina Stingrays	62	44	14	3 	1 	216	147	92 	.742
Florida Everblades 	62	43	13	4 	2 	227	156	92 	.742
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	64	29	30	4 	1 	210	226	63 	.492
Atlanta Gladiators 	61	29	28	2 	2 	200	230	62 	.508
Orlando Solar Bears 	62	27	29	5 	1 	170	180	60 	.484
Jacksonville Icemen 	60	24	29	6 	1 	173	206	55 	.458
Norfolk Admirals 	60	14	38	8 	0 	149	248	36 	.300
===Western Conference===
====Central Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Pct.
Cincinnati Cyclones	63	38	17	7 	1 	196	161	84 	.667
Toledo Walleye 	59	37	17	4 	1 	225	163	79 	.669
Fort Wayne Komets 	62	31	23	6 	2 	218	220	70 	.565
Indy Fuel 	60	30	26	2 	2 	195	175	64 	.533
Kalamazoo Wings 	61	23	30	7 	1 	194	241	54 	.443
Wheeling Nailers 	59	24	30	5 	0 	163	206	53 	.449
====Mountain Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Pct.
Allen Americans 	62	40	14	6 	2 	247	195	88 	
.710
Idaho Steelheads 	61	36	18	3 	4 	168	155	79 	.648
Utah Grizzlies 	62	34	17	7 	4 	207	164	79 	.637
Tulsa Oilers 	63	29	26	7 	1 	199	196	66 	.524
Rapid City Rush 	60	29	25	5 	1 	181	200	64 	.533
Wichita Thunder 	62	24	30	8 	0 	181	233	56 	.452
Kansas City Mavericks	61	24	32	4 	1 	167	217	53 	.434
==2020 Kelly Cup Playoffs==
===Planned Format===
At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the 2020 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.
==References==
==External links==
*ECHL website
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