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At least 739 players have played at least one game in the NHL after appearing in the ECHL. [2] As of the 2024–25 season, 29 of the 32 NHL teams held affiliations with an ECHL team, [3] with only the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Ottawa Senators having no such franchise affiliation. NHL teams sometimes lend contracted players ...
The team also served as an affiliate for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2008–09 season and for the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2009–10 season. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] On August 17, 2011, the Gladiators announced their affiliation with the Phoenix Coyotes and the Portland Pirates for the 2011–12 season . [ 25 ]
Wyman played 43 games across three seasons in the NHL, scoring two goals and nine assists. 51 – David Desharnais Played the 07–08 season with the Cyclones and was the ECHL Most Valuable Player, ECHL Rookie of the Year with 106 points en route to winning the Kelly Cup, became the third Chuck Weber product to make the NHL with Montreal in 2009
The format has changed often throughout the years. Since 2016–17, the top four point earners from each division qualify. The first two playoff rounds are played within each division, followed by the conference finals (contested between the four division winners), and ending with the Kelly Cup finals (featuring the two conference champions).
The 2015–16 ECHL season was the 28th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 16, 2015 to April 9, 2016 [ 1 ] with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-eight teams in 21 states and one Canadian province each played a 72-game schedule.
No. 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
The Reading Royals were founded in 1991 as the Columbus Chill.David Paitson was the team's first president and general manager while former NHL player Terry Ruskowski was the head coach, started the team with a goal of introducing new audiences to the sport of ice hockey and building a strong fan base.
In 2015, the ECHL Board of Directors voted to only allow one NHL affiliate per ECHL team following the merger with the Central Hockey League just before the 2014–15 season (a 28-team league) and the Boston Bruins switched their affiliation to the Atlanta Gladiators beginning with the 2015–16 season. The Capitals' affiliation with the ...