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ECHL
	; Current season, competition or edition:; 2018–19 ECHL season;
	; ECHL Official logo;
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1988
No. of teams	27
Country	United States (25 teams); Canada (2 teams)
Most recent; champion(s)	; Colorado Eagles (2nd title)
Most titles	; Alaska Aces,; Hampton Roads Admirals and; South Carolina Stingrays (3 each)
TV partner(s)	Canada (English): Sportsnet/Sportsnet One; Canada (French): TVA Sports; United States: NHL Network;
Official website	Official website

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 two franchises in 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.^[1] Additionally, the league's players are represented by the Professional Hockey Players' Association in negotiations with the ECHL itself. Some 623 players have played at least one game in both the NHL and the ECHL.^[2]

For the 2018–19 season, 25 of 31 National Hockey League teams have affiliations with an ECHL team^[3] with Anaheim, Columbus, Florida, Montreal, Nashville, and San Jose having no official affiliations as of September 29, 2018. The two independent teams are Greenville and Rapid City. However, unaffiliated NHL teams do sometimes lend contracted players to ECHL teams for development and increased playing time.

The league's regular season begins in October and ends in April. The current ECHL champion is the Colorado Eagles, although the organization has since left the league to join the American Hockey League.

History

Cincinnati

Reading

Toledo

Wheeling

Florida

Greenville

Atlanta

Orlando

South Carolina

Fort Wayne

Indy

Jacksonville

Kalamazoo

Idaho

Utah

Norfolk

Manchester

Adirondack

Kansas City

Rapid City

Allen

Tulsa

Wichita

Worcester

Maine

US-based teams in the ECHL as of the 2018–19 season. Dot colors correspond to the divisional alignment.

Brampton

Newfoundland

Canadian-based teams in the ECHL as of the 2018–19 season. Dot colors correspond to the divisional alignment.

The league, which combined teams from the defunct Atlantic Coast Hockey League and All-American Hockey League, began play as the East Coast Hockey League in 1988 with 5 teams—the (Winston-Salem, North) Carolina Thunderbirds (now the Wheeling Nailers); the Erie Panthers (folded in 2011 as the Victoria Salmon Kings); the Johnstown Chiefs (now the Greenville Swamp Rabbits); the Knoxville Cherokees (ceased operations as the Pee Dee Pride in 2005; folded in 2009 following failed relocation efforts); and the Virginia Lancers (now the Utah Grizzlies).

In 2003, the West Coast Hockey League ceased operations, and the ECHL Board of Governors approved membership applications from the Anchorage/Alaska Aces, the Bakersfield Condors, the Fresno Falcons, the Idaho Steelheads, the Las Vegas Wranglers, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the San Diego Gulls as well as from potential teams in Ontario, California and Reno, Nevada. Alaska, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Las Vegas, Long Beach and San Diego began play in the 2003–04 season as expansion teams. In a change reflective of the league's now-nationwide presence, the East Coast Hockey League shortened its name to the orphan initialism ECHL on May 19, 2003. The ECHL reached its largest size to date (31 teams) that season before being reduced to 28 teams for the 2004–05 season.

The ECHL has attempted to be more tech-friendly to its fans. Some improvements on the league's website have included a new schedule and statistics engine powered by League Stat, Inc. (introduced in 2006), internet radio coverage for most teams, and pay-per view broadcasting of ECHL games through B2 Networks (a subsidiary of America One Broadcasting). In 2008, the league introduced the ECHL toolbar for internet browsers which gave users short cut access to statistics, scores, transactions, and news updates.^[4]

ECHL action, October 2012 in Toledo, Ohio between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Toledo Walleye.

At the annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting on June 15, 2010, in Henderson, Nevada, the Board of Governors approved changes to the names of the conferences and divisions. The former American Conference (comprising eleven East Coast and Midwest teams) was renamed the Eastern Conference, while the National Conference (consisting of 8 West Coast teams, including the league's only Canadian team at the time) was re-designated the Western Conference. Within the Eastern Conference, the East Division was renamed the Atlantic Division, and the Western Conference's former West Division was dubbed the Mountain Division.^[5]

The league lost its only Canadian team with the folding of the Victoria Salmon Kings subsequent to the 2010–11 season.^[6] The league increased to 20 teams for the 2011–12 season with the addition of the expansion franchise Chicago Express^[7] and the Colorado Eagles who previously played in the Central Hockey League.^[8]

With the folding of the Chicago Express at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season and the announcement of expansion franchises in Orlando, San Francisco, Evansville and Fort Wayne (both in Indiana and both from the Central Hockey League) the league played the 2012–13 season with 23 teams. That number dropped to 22 for the 2013–14 season with the folding of the Trenton Titans and subsequently fell to 21 with the mid-season folding of the San Francisco Bulls on January 27, 2014. On November 26, 2013, the ECHL announced that the Indy Fuel would begin play for the 2014–15 season and would play its home games at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, a 6,145-seat building located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

On October 7, 2014, the ECHL announced that the seven remaining active members of the Central Hockey League (the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Quad City Mallards, Missouri Mavericks, Rapid City Rush, Tulsa Oilers and Wichita Thunder) would be admitted as new members for the 2014–15 season, raising the number of teams to 28 and placing a team in Canada for the first time since 2011.^[9]

Before the 2015–16 season, the AHL's creation of a Pacific Division led the three California ECHL teams to relocate to former AHL cities with the Bakersfield Condors, Ontario Reign, and Stockton Thunder relocating to become the Norfolk Admirals, Manchester Monarchs, and Adirondack Thunder, respectively.^[10]

Teams

Current

The league, because of geographical anomalies, has used unbalanced conferences and divisions, making for some extremely varied playoff formats and limited inter-conference play. Due to travel costs, the league has attempted to placate owners in keeping those costs down, which has led to the sometimes-odd playoff structures.

Notes

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An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.

Future teams

Representatives from all potential expansion franchises, markets that have been granted expansion franchises and franchises that have suspended operations must attend the league's annual Board of Governors Meeting between seasons and provide progress reports on their situations in order to keep their ECHL franchise rights. The Board of Governors then votes whether or not to extend the franchises' league licenses until the next Board of Governors Meeting.

At the 2012 Board of Governors Meeting, the Board elected to limit the league to 26 teams, with an emphasis on adding teams to the Western Conference.^[11] However, it was decided at the 2015 Board of Governors meeting that the cap should be expanded to 30 teams, hoping to eventually match the NHL and AHL's 30-team total.^[12]

The ECHL listed Reno, Nevada, as a "future market"^[13] and has been considered for an expansion team since the 2003 WCHL-ECHL merger, but efforts to establish a team in the market have been repeatedly thwarted by failed attempts to find or build a suitable arena.^[14] Reno has not had a minor league hockey team since its WCHL franchise folded in 1998. After being listed for about a decade, Reno was eventually removed from the future markets' page in spring 2016. However, in September 2016, new ownership group called Reno Puck Club, LLC came forward and began negotiations with the Reno city council about bringing in an ECHL team.^[15]

On May 11, 2016, a plan to put the ECHL in Portland, Maine, by the 2017–18 season, with either an expansion or relocated team, was announced by a group of former Portland Pirates executives. Their intentions were announced while the Portland AHL franchise was pending a sale and relocation to Springfield, Massachusetts, to replace the relocating Springfield Falcons.^[16] It would take an extra season for the Portland team to form with Comcast Spectacor purchasing the recently dormant Alaska Aces franchise to begin play in 2018 as the Maine Mariners.^[17]

On March 7, 2018, St. John's Sports and Entertainment reached a deal with local operators for an ECHL franchise to begin playing out of Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[18] Similar to the Maine Mariners, the team is proposed to replace the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL that left in 2017. The ECHL approved of the addition of the Newfoundland Growlers for the 2018–19 season on March 13, 2018.^[19]

Defunct and relocated teams

Since starting with five franchises in its inaugural season, the ECHL has had dozens of franchises join and leave the league. Typically, these teams fold or relocate due to operation issues or financial losses. The Johnstown Chiefs became the last remaining founding franchise of the East Coast Hockey League to remain in its original city until it relocated to Greenville, South Carolina, following the completion of the 2009–10 season.^[20]

While the ECHL has stated in recent years they would not grant voluntary suspensions of franchises for more than one year, both the Toledo Storm (now the Toledo Walleye) and Mississippi Sea Wolves (now defunct) were granted two-year suspensions—the Sea Wolves because of Hurricane Katrina and the Storm in order to demolish their present arena and construct a new one in downtown Toledo. The Mississippi Sea Wolves resumed play for the 2007–08 season, while the Toledo Walleye resumed play in their new arena for the 2009–10 season. The cost of suspending operations to an ECHL franchise was "about $100,000" in 2003,^[21] and has remained unchanged as of the 2011–12 ECHL season. After the 2013–14 season the Las Vegas Wranglers voluntarily suspended operations for the 2014–15 season due to an inability to locate a new venue in a timely manner after losing their lease at the Orleans Arena. The Wranglers were authorized by the league to return for the 2015–16 season pending a successful search for a new arena.^[22] However, after a year of searching for a new home, as well as NHL interest in the Las Vegas market, the Wranglers announced on January 30, 2015, that the team had folded and withdrawn their membership from the ECHL.^[23]

On March 30, 2009, the Dayton Bombers and Mississippi Sea Wolves announced that they would suspend operations for the 2009–10 season.^[24] Dayton would receive a franchise in the International Hockey League and Biloxi, Mississippi, would receive a team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that same year.

The Victoria Salmon Kings, prior to 2014 the only Canadian franchise in league history, folded following their Western Conference finals loss in the 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs to make way for a Western Hockey League, (Victoria Royals) franchise at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. RG Properties opted to withdraw the franchise from the ECHL with full approval from the league's Board of Governors, folding the franchise instead of selling the club's ECHL rights to be moved to another market, marking the end of a franchise that began as the Erie Panthers, one of the ECHL's charter teams.^[6]

Seven former ECHL franchises have been directly replaced in their respective markets by American Hockey League franchises. The Greensboro Monarchs were the first, being replaced by the Carolina Monarchs in 1995. The Hampton Roads Admirals were the second, giving way to the Norfolk Admirals in 2000. The Peoria Rivermen were the third. In their case, the replacement franchise retained the Worcester IceCats history but assumed the Rivermen identity for their first AHL season of 2005–06. The Charlotte Checkers were the fourth, yielding to a franchise that retained the Albany River Rats history following the club's move to Charlotte following the 2009–10 season and assumed the Checkers identity.^[25] In each of these cases, the ECHL franchise was relinquished to the league by its respective ownership group. In 2015, the three California franchises (Bakersfield Condors, Ontario Reign, and Stockton Thunder) were displaced by the formation of an AHL Pacific Division. Each ECHL franchise involved in the territorial shift were either owned or purchased by their NHL affiliate prior to being relocated.^[10]

Alaska Aces (2003–17; purchased and relocated to Portland, Maine, for the 2018–19 season.)

Arkansas RiverBlades (1999–2003)

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (2001–05; moved to Stockton, California.)

Augusta Lynx (1998–2008; suspended operations and relinquished their membership back to the ECHL after their ownership group was unable to continue to operate in 2008–09. The first ECHL team to fold in mid-season.)

Bakersfield Condors (2003–15; team moved to Norfolk, Virginia, to become the Norfolk Admirals and was replaced in market by an AHL team of the same name.)

Baton Rouge Kingfish (1996–2003; moved to Victoria, British Columbia, as the Victoria Salmon Kings.)

Birmingham Bulls (1992–2001; moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey; now the Adirondack Thunder.)

Carolina/Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (1988–92; moved to Wheeling, West Virginia, as the Wheeling Thunderbirds before being renamed as the Wheeling Nailers.)

Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010; replaced by the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.)

Chesapeake Icebreakers (1997–99; moved to Jackson, Mississippi.)

Chicago Express (2011–12; membership relinquished to ECHL.)

Colorado Eagles (2011–18; organization obtained an expansion franchise in the AHL.)

Columbia Inferno (2001–08; voluntarily suspended operations.)

Columbus Chill (1991–99; suspended operations due to the then-impending entry of the Columbus Blue Jackets into the NHL; franchise purchased and relocated to Reading, Pennsylvania.)

Columbus Cottonmouths (2001–04; team moved down to what is now the Southern Professional Hockey League; ECHL franchise moved to Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida, to play as Gulf Coast Swords, franchise revoked in summer 2006 after construction halted on proposed home arena.)

Dayton Bombers (1991–2009; relinquished their membership back to ECHL.)

Elmira Jackals (2007–17)

Erie Panthers (1988–96; moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.)

Evansville IceMen (2012–16; moved to Jacksonville, Florida, after a one-year hiatus.)

Fresno Falcons (2003–08; suspended operations and relinquished their membership back to the ECHL after their ownership group were unable to continue to operate in 2008–09. The second ECHL team to fold in mid-season.)

Greensboro Generals (1999–2004)

Greensboro Monarchs (1989–95; replaced by the Carolina Monarchs of the AHL.)

Greenville Grrrowl (1998–2006)

Hampton Roads Admirals (1989–2000; replaced by the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL; ECHL franchise purchased in 2001 and moved to Columbus, Georgia, to become the Cottonmouths.)

Huntington Blizzard (1993–2000; moved to Beaumont, Texas, to become the Texas Wildcatters.)

Huntsville Blast (1993–94; moved to Tallahassee, Florida.)

Jackson Bandits (1999–2003)

Jacksonville Lizard Kings (1995–2000)

Johnstown Chiefs (1988–2010; relocated to Greenville, South Carolina, as the Greenville Road Warriors.)

Knoxville Cherokees (1988–97; moved to Florence, South Carolina, as the Pee Dee Pride.)

Las Vegas Wranglers (2003–14; suspended operations for the 2014–15 season and later relinquished their membership.)

Lexington Men O' War (2002–03; moved to West Valley City, Utah, to become the Utah Grizzlies)

Long Beach Ice Dogs (2003–07)

Louisiana IceGators (1995–2005)

Louisville IceHawks (1990–94; moved to Jacksonville, Florida.)

Louisville RiverFrogs (1995–98; moved to Miami, Florida.)

Macon Whoopee (2001–02; moved to Lexington, Kentucky, to become the Lexington Men O' War.)

Miami Matadors (1998–99; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.)

Mississippi Sea Wolves (1996–2009; replaced in market by the Mississippi Surge of the SPHL.)

Mobile Mysticks (1995–2002; moved to Duluth, Georgia.)

Nashville Knights (1989–96; moved to Pensacola, Florida.)

New Orleans Brass (1997–2002; team relinquished their league membership after the arrival of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets.)

Ontario Reign (2008–15; team moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, to become the Manchester Monarchs.)

Pee Dee Pride (1997–2005; suspended operations after the 2004–05 season and planned to move to the Myrtle Beach area but later relinquished their membership.)

Pensacola Ice Pilots (1996–2008; replaced in market by the Ice Flyers of the SPHL.)

Peoria Rivermen (1996–2005; replaced by the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL.)

Phoenix RoadRunners (2005–09)

Quad City Mallards (2014–18)

Raleigh IceCaps (1991–98; moved to Augusta, Georgia.)

Richmond Renegades (1990–2003)

Roanoke Express (1993–2004)

San Diego Gulls (2003–06)

San Francisco Bulls (2012–14; ceased operations and relinquished their membership back to the ECHL after their ownership group were unable to continue to operate in 2013–14. The third ECHL team to fold in mid-season.)

Stockton Thunder (2005–15; team moved to Glens Falls, New York, to become the Adirondack Thunder.)

Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1994–2001; moved to Macon, Georgia.)

Texas Wildcatters (2003–08; moved to Ontario, California.)

Trenton Titans (1999–2013)

Victoria Salmon Kings (2004–11; replaced in market by the WHL's Victoria Royals.)

Virginia Lancers/Roanoke Valley Rebels/Rampage (1988–93; moved to Huntsville, Alabama.)

Timeline

Kelly Cup playoff format

For the 2012–13 season, eight teams still qualify in the Eastern Conference: the three division winners plus the next five teams in the conference. With the addition of the expansion franchise in San Francisco, the Board of Governors changed the Western Conference seeding such that eight teams qualify: two division winners and the next six teams in the conference. This eliminated the Western Conference first-round bye.^[26]

Similar to the NHL at the time, the division winners were seeded as the top three seeds in the Eastern Conference and the top two seeds in the Western Conference; the conference winner faced the eighth seed, second faces seventh, third faces sixth and fourth faces fifth in the conference quarterfinal round. The winner of the 1st/8th series played the winner of the 4th/5th series while 2nd/7th winner played against the 3rd/6th winner in the conference semifinal series. The Board of Governors also elected to change the playoff format such that all rounds of the playoffs are now best of seven series.^[26] For 2012-13, the Conference Finals and Kelly Cup Finals will use a two-referee system.^[11]

Because of the late addition of the CHL teams for the 2014–15 season and its subsequent conference alignment, the top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs and the first two playoff rounds were played within the divisions.^[27]

For the realignment prior to the 2015–16 season, the playoffs changed once again to a six-division format. At the end of the regular season the top team in each division qualified for the playoffs and be seeded either 1, 2, or 3 based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the five non-division winning teams with the highest point totals in each conference qualified for the playoffs and be seeded 4 through 8. All four rounds will be a best-of-seven format.^[28]

The alignment changed back to four divisions for the 2016–17 season, but the playoffs kept the divisional format. The top four teams in each division qualifies for the playoffs and play in division for the first two rounds. After the division finals, the winners then play the conference finals and followed by the Kelly Cup finals.

ECHL Hall of Fame

In celebration of the league's 20th year of play, the ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2008, to recognize the achievements of players, coaches, and personnel who dedicated their careers to the league.

References

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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

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^ Press release (June 21, 2010). "Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting Concludes". ECHL. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

^ ^a^b Dheenshaw, Cleve (May 7, 2011). "RG opts to fold Salmon Kings franchise". Times Colonist. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
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^ Selvam, Ashok (June 19, 2010). "Sears Centre to house new hockey team". Daily Herald. Retrieved June 20, 2010.

^ Press release (May 31, 2011). "Board of Governors approves expansion membership for Colorado". ECHL. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

^ "ECHL Accepts Seven Members". ECHL. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

^ ^a^b "ECHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS ANNOUNCES MAJOR MOVES". ECHL. January 30, 2015.

^ ^a^b Press Release. "Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting Concludes". ECHL. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

^ http://www.echl.com/echl-board-of-governors-announces-major-moves-p196041

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^ Sneddon, Steve. "Leasure retains rights to Reno ECHL franchise", Reno Gazette-Journal, June 20, 2006. (accessed 24 June 2014)

^ "Council approves next step for bringing pro hockey to Reno". KRNV-DT. September 15, 2016.

^ "Effort underway to bring pro hockey back to Portland". Portland Press Herald. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

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^ "Game on: Groups trying to bring hockey back to Mile One reach agreement". CBC News. March 7, 2018.

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External links

Official website

[MSBOG-1] "Collective Bargaining Agreement between National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players' Association" (PDF). NHL and NHLPA. July 22, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[2] ttp://www.echl.com/alumni-s12397

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

[4] Press release (July 14, 2008). "ECHL Toolbar Available Now". ECHL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.

[5] Press release (June 21, 2010). "Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting Concludes". ECHL. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[Victoria-6] Dheenshaw, Cleve (May 7, 2011). "RG opts to fold Salmon Kings franchise". Times Colonist. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
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[Selvam-7] Selvam, Ashok (June 19, 2010). "Sears Centre to house new hockey team". Daily Herald. Retrieved June 20, 2010.

[Colorado-8] Press release (May 31, 2011). "Board of Governors approves expansion membership for Colorado". ECHL. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

[echladdschl-9] "ECHL Accepts Seven Members". ECHL. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

[2015_ECHL_Moves-10] "ECHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS ANNOUNCES MAJOR MOVES". ECHL. January 30, 2015.

[BOG2012-11] Press Release. "Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting Concludes". ECHL. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

[12] ttp://www.echl.com/echl-board-of-governors-announces-major-moves-p196041

[futuremarket-13] "Future Markets" Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine., ECHL. (accessed 24 June 2014).

[reno-14] Sneddon, Steve. "Leasure retains rights to Reno ECHL franchise", Reno Gazette-Journal, June 20, 2006. (accessed 24 June 2014)

[15] "Council approves next step for bringing pro hockey to Reno". KRNV-DT. September 15, 2016.

[16] "Effort underway to bring pro hockey back to Portland". Portland Press Herald. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[17] "Portland lands a pro hockey team for the fall of 2018". Portland Press Herald. June 15, 2017.

[18] "Game on: Groups trying to bring hockey back to Mile One reach agreement". CBC News. March 7, 2018.

[19] "BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES CHANGES FOR 2018-19 SEASON". ECHL. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2019-01-04.

[Greenville-20] Mastovich, Mike (February 15, 2010). "Chiefs plan to move franchise to South Carolina". Tribune-Democrat. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2010.

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Division	Team	City	Arena	Founded	Joined	Head Coach	NHL Affiliate	AHL Affiliate
Eastern Conference
North	Adirondack Thunder	Glens Falls, New York	Cool Insuring Arena	1990*		Alex Loh	New Jersey	Binghamton
	Brampton Beast	Brampton, Ontario	CAA Centre	2013	2014	Colin Chaulk	Ottawa	Belleville
	Maine Mariners	Portland, Maine	Cross Insurance Arena	1989*	2003	Riley Armstrong	NY Rangers	Hartford
	Manchester Monarchs	Manchester, New Hampshire	SNHU Arena	1993*		Doug Christiansen	Los Angeles	Ontario
	Newfoundland Growlers	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Mile One Centre	2018	Ryane Clowe	Toronto	Toronto
	Reading Royals	Reading, Pennsylvania	Santander Arena	1991*		Kirk MacDonald	Philadelphia	Lehigh Valley
	Worcester Railers	Worcester, Massachusetts	DCU Center	2017	Jamie Russell	NY Islanders	Bridgeport
South	Atlanta Gladiators	Duluth, Georgia	Infinite Energy Arena	1995*		Jeff Pyle	Boston	Providence
	Florida Everblades	Estero, Florida	Hertz Arena	1998		Brad Ralph	Carolina	Charlotte
	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena	1987*	1988	Kevin Kerr	Independent
	Jacksonville Icemen	Jacksonville, Florida	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	1992*	2012	Jason Christie	Winnipeg	Manitoba
	Norfolk Admirals	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk Scope	1995*	2003	Robbie Ftorek	Arizona	Tucson
	Orlando Solar Bears	Orlando, Florida	Amway Center	2012		Drake Berehowsky	Tampa Bay	Syracuse
	South Carolina Stingrays	North Charleston, South Carolina	North Charleston Coliseum	1993		Spiros Anastas	Washington	Hershey
Western Conference
Central	Cincinnati Cyclones	Cincinnati, Ohio	U.S. Bank Arena	1995*		Matt Thomas	Buffalo	Rochester
	Fort Wayne Komets	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	1985*	2012	Gary Graham	Vegas	Chicago
	Indy Fuel	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana Farmers Coliseum	2014		Bernie John	Chicago	Rockford
	Kalamazoo Wings	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Wings Event Center	1999*	2009	Nick Bootland	Vancouver	Utica
	Toledo Walleye	Toledo, Ohio	Huntington Center	1991		Dan Watson	Detroit	Grand Rapids
	Wheeling Nailers	Wheeling, West Virginia	WesBanco Arena	1981*	1988	Mike Bavis	Pittsburgh	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Mountain	Allen Americans	Allen, Texas	Allen Event Center	2009	2014	Steve Martinson	Minnesota	Iowa
	Idaho Steelheads	Boise, Idaho	CenturyLink Arena	1997	2003	Neil Graham	Dallas	Texas
	Kansas City Mavericks	Independence, Missouri	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena	2009	2014	John-Scott Dickson	Calgary	Stockton
	Rapid City Rush	Rapid City, South Dakota	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center	2008	2014	Daniel Tetrault	Independent
	Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa, Oklahoma	BOK Center	1992	2014	Rob Murray	St. Louis	San Antonio
	Utah Grizzlies	West Valley City, Utah	Maverik Center	1981*	1988	Tim Branham	Colorado	Colorado
	Wichita Thunder	Wichita, Kansas	Intrust Bank Arena	1992	2014	Malcolm Cameron	Edmonton	Bakersfield

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