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American ECHL

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Established
1988 (38 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-10-12

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
1

Sport
Ice Hockey

Location
United States

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - FloSports [2021]

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		Upcoming
18 Oct 26	WorcesteWorcester Railers	7:05pm	Trois-RiTrois-Rivières Lions
18 Oct 26	Atlanta Atlanta Gladiators	7:10pm	Norfolk Norfolk Admirals
18 Oct 26	Wichita Wichita Thunder	8:05pm	Tahoe KnTahoe Knight Monsters
18 Oct 26	New MexiNew Mexico Goatheads	9:00pm	Idaho StIdaho Steelheads
18 Oct 26	Orlando Orlando Solar Bears	9:00pm	Florida Florida Everblades
23 Oct 26	SavannahSavannah Ghost Pirates	11:00pm	South CaSouth Carolina Stingrays
23 Oct 26	GreenvilGreenville Swamp Rabbits	11:05pm	JacksonvJacksonville IceMen
23 Oct 26	Norfolk Norfolk Admirals	11:05pm	Trois-RiTrois-Rivières Lions
23 Oct 26	Indy FueIndy Fuel	11:15pm	Toledo WToledo Walleye
23 Oct 26	Florida Florida Everblades	11:30pm	Atlanta Atlanta Gladiators
		Results
18 Oct 26	Tulsa OilTulsa Oilers	5 - 4	Allen AmeAllen Americans
18 Oct 26	BloomingtBloomington Bison	4 - 3	KalamazooKalamazoo Wings
17 Oct 26	Fort WaynFort Wayne Komets	6 - 3	Toledo WaToledo Walleye
17 Oct 26	Atlanta GAtlanta Gladiators	2 - 1	Norfolk ANorfolk Admirals
17 Oct 26	Wichita TWichita Thunder	3 - 2	Tahoe KniTahoe Knight Monsters
17 Oct 26	Kansas CiKansas City Mavericks	3 - 4	Rapid CitRapid City Rush
17 Oct 26	AdirondacAdirondack Thunder	5 - 2	Trenton ITrenton Ironhawks
17 Oct 26	Savannah Savannah Ghost Pirates	4 - 3	JacksonviJacksonville IceMen
17 Oct 26	Indy FuelIndy Fuel	3 - 4	CincinnatCincinnati Cyclones
17 Oct 26	GreensborGreensboro Gargoyles	0 - 4	Reading RReading Royals

Description

The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League.

The ECHL and the AHL are the only minor leagues recognized by the collective bargaining agreement between the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association, meaning any player signed to an entry-level NHL contract and designated for assignment must report to a club in either the ECHL or the AHL. Additionally, the league's players are represented by the Professional Hockey Players' Association in negotiations with the ECHL itself. Some 662 players have played at least one game in the NHL after appearing in the ECHL.

For the 2020–21 season, 24 of the 31 National Hockey League teams have affiliations with either an active or dormant ECHL team with the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, and San Jose Sharks having no official ECHL affiliations. The ECHL has one independent team, the Norfolk Admirals, which is also dormant for the 2020–21 season. However, NHL teams do sometimes lend contracted players to other unaffiliated ECHL teams for development and increased playing time.

The league's regular season typically begins in October and ends in April. The most recent ECHL champion is the Newfoundland Growlers, a 2018–19 expansion team that won the title in its inaugural season. There was no champion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Teams

Adirondack Thun		Allen Americans		Atlanta Gladiat
Augusta Lynx		Bloomington Bis		Cincinnati Cycl
Florida Everbla		Fort Wayne Kome		Greensboro Garg
Greenville Swam		Idaho Steelhead		Indy Fuel
Jacksonville Ic		Kalamazoo Wings		Kansas City Mav
Maine Mariners		New Mexico Goat		Norfolk Admiral
Orlando Solar B		Rapid City Rush		Reading Royals
Savannah Ghost		South Carolina		Tahoe Knight Mo
Toledo Walleye		Trenton Ironhaw		Trois-Rivières
Tulsa Oilers		Wheeling Nailer		Wichita Thunder
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