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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.
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
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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.
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 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
On May 23, 2016, the Portland Pirates' franchise was sold and relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts, [1] [2] and became the Springfield Thunderbirds. [3] A team of investors headed by former Pirates executives W. Godfrey Wood and Brad Church—the latter a former Portland player as well—announced their intentions to put an ECHL team in Portland to fill the void, joining as early as 2017. [4]
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]
For the 2015–16 season, the Monarchs traded places with the Kings' affiliate in the ECHL, the Ontario Reign. The AHL franchise moved to Ontario, California, and play at Citizens Business Bank Arena where they became the new Ontario Reign; the ECHL team moved to New Hampshire retaining the Manchester Monarchs name.