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The 2021–22 ECHL season was the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season was scheduled to run from October 21, 2021, to April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces were each scheduled to play 72 games. [1]
NHL teams sometimes lend contracted players to ECHL teams with whom they have no affiliation agreements for development and increased playing time. The league's regular season typically begins in October and ends in April, followed by the Kelly Cup playoffs. The most recent playoff champions are the Florida Everblades in 2024.
All teams had a deadline to voluntarily opt out of the 2020–21 season by November 30, [3] but two teams had been granted extensions: the Fort Wayne Komets and Toledo Walleye. [4] The Komets and Walleye were then approved to postpone their start to February. [5] The league announced its schedule through February 11, 2021. [6]
Season No. of teams Reg. season games Start (reg. season) Finish (reg. season) Top record Champion; 1 1988–89: 5 60 April 12 Erie Panthers (37–20–3) Carolina Thunderbirds: 2 1989–90: 8 60 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (38–16–6) Greensboro Monarchs: 3 1990–91: 11 64 April 11 Knoxville Cherokees (46–13–5) Hampton Roads Admirals: 4 ...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 14 of the 26 member teams participated in the season, the playoff field was cut from 16 teams to eight, and there were no divisions. As the start of the season was delayed and extended to later in the year than normal, each playoff series is a best-of-five tournament, down from the previous 2019 playoffs and ...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cyclones voluntarily suspended operations for the 2020–21 ECHL season. [12] Prior to the start of the 2021–22 season, head coach Thomas was hired by the AHL's Providence Bruins as an assistant coach [13] and the Cyclones named Jason Payne as the next head coach. [14]
[19] [20] The team announced they would return to play in the 2021–22 season. Prior to the start of the 2022–23 season on October 19, 2022, ownership of the team was transferred to ATL Hockey Group, LLC, led by businessman Alex Campbell with former NHL player and NHL on TNT commentator Anson Carter holding a minority stake. [1]
The Americans were one of 14 ECHL teams to elect to play the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season. They finished with the top seed in the Western Conference, but were eliminated by the Fort Wayne Komets in the conference finals of the 2021 Kelly Cup playoffs. In the 2021–22 season, the Americans became the first ECHL affiliate of the NHL ...