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This is a list of teams that once played in the ECHL but no longer exist.This includes franchises which have relocated to different cities. The years of operation only reflect the time in which the team was in the ECHL; it does not take into account any time in which the franchise operated in another league (such as the Central Hockey League, International Hockey League, United Hockey League ...
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL).
Note: "ECHL", formerly an abbreviation for "East Coast Hockey League", is now used as the name identifying the league (i.e. it is no longer an abbreviation; see ECHL). Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
The Manchester Monarchs were a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2015–16 season.Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, the team played its home games at the SNHU Arena.
The Gulf Coast Swords were a planned expansion team of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Due to years of delays in the construction of Lakewood Arena in Bradenton, Florida, the ECHL terminated the franchise on September 28, 2006, more than two years after the franchise was supposed to begin play.
During the sale of the team, a lawsuit was filed by Robert Alterman accusing the team's general partners (Robert Snyder and Robert Davis) of fraud. Alterman, a limited partner who had a 20% ownership share of the team, accused both Snyder and Davis of selling the team for well below the value that was represented to Alterman.
Defunct teams arenas: Team (years in ECHL) Arena Years used Capacity Opened City Arkansas RiverBlades (1999–2003) Alltel Arena: 1999–2003 17,000 1999 N. Little Rock, Arkansas: Augusta Lynx (1998–2008) Raleigh IceCaps (1991–1998) James Brown Arena Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center (1974–2006) 1998–2008 9,167 1974 Augusta, Georgia ...
The Aces were formed as a semi-professional team in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) in 1989 and became a charter member of the professional West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1995. When the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League in 2003, the team joined the merged ECHL. The Aces official team mascot was a polar bear named ...