How many teams play in the ECHL?

The ECHL currently consists of 30 teams.

Who won the most recent ECHL championship?

Florida Everblades won the most recent ECHL championship in 2026.

East Coast Hockey League ECHL 1989-1990

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League naming history:

1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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1989-1990

1989-1990 Season

Winston-Salem Thunderbirds and Erie Panthers finished level at the top of the 1989-90 ECHL standings with 82 points. Virginia Lancers (78 points) and Greensboro Monarchs (62 points) followed.

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1989-1990 ECHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	60	38	-	16	-	6	312	257	55	82	1.37	Final loss
2.	Erie Panthers	60	38	-	16	-	6	357	251	106	82	1.37	Semifinal loss
3.	Virginia Lancers	60	36	-	18	-	6	261	218	43	78	1.30	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Greensboro Monarchs	60	29	-	27	-	4	263	283	-20	62	1.03	Champion
5.	Hampton Roads Admirals	60	29	-	29	-	2	252	267	-15	60	1.00	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Nashville Knights	60	26	-	30	-	4	248	289	-41	56	0.93	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Johnstown Chiefs	60	23	-	31	-	6	233	291	-58	52	0.87	Did not make playoffs
8.	Knoxville Cherokees	60	21	-	33	-	6	230	300	-70	48	0.80	Did not make playoffs

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1989-1990 ECHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Bill McDougall (F)	57	80	68	148	226
2.	Len Soccio (F)	60	51	62	113	87
3.	Joe Ferras (F)	49	45	63	108	56
4.	Trent Kaese (F)	57	56	51	107	110
5.	Martin Bergeron (F)	59	30	58	88	109

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1989-1990 ECHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Chris Clifford (G)	10	1.75	.954
2.	Rick Burchill (G)	32	4.57	.902
3.	Kenton Rein (G)	24	3.90	.901
4.	Steve Averill (G)	15	3.50	.900
5.	Paul Cohen (G)	18	3.85	.898

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1989-1990 ECHL Demographics

ECHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/18/2026 07:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Trois-Rivières Lions	-
10/18/2026 01:00 AM UTC	New Mexico Goatheads	Idaho Steelheads	3 - 4 (OT 63:03)
10/18/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Tulsa Oilers	Allen Americans	5 - 4
10/18/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Bloomington Bison	Kalamazoo Wings	4 - 3 (OT 62:19)
10/17/2026 11:35 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Komets	Toledo Walleye	6 - 3

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ECHL Transactions

ECHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/17/2026	Confirmed	Will van der Veen (D)	Worcester Railers	Unknown	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Michael Abgrall (F)	Adirondack Thunder	Worcester Railers	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Greg Smith (F)	Toledo Walleye	Bloomington Bison	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Ryan Helliwell (D)	Adirondack Thunder	Pensacola Ice Flyers	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Andre Sutter (F)	Norfolk Admirals	Birmingham Bulls	Details

2026-2027 ECHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Allen Americans	Colton Hargrove (F)
Tahoe Knight Monsters	Casey Bailey (F)
Wheeling Nailers	Logan Pietila (F)
Wichita Thunder	Kyle Crnkovic (F)
Atlanta Gladiators	Cody Sylvester (F)

2027-2028 ECHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Rapid City Rush	Ryan Wagner (F)
Rapid City Rush	Alex Young (F)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Brendan Gorman (F)
Idaho Steelheads	Liam Malmquist (F)
Adirondack Thunder	Tristan Ashbrook (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

ECHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Carolina Monarchs	30	1 083	6'0"	194 lbs	22.30
2.	Erie Panthers	30	1 455	6'0"	185 lbs	23.29
3.	Johnstown Chiefs	39	1 625	6'0"	190 lbs	23.46
4.	Knoxville Cherokees	37	1 537	5'11"	187 lbs	24.21
5.	Nashville Knights	29	1 295	6'0"	192 lbs	23.70
6.	Norfolk Admirals	36	1 053	6'0"	190 lbs	22.67
7.	Virginia Lancers	40	1 362	5'11"	187 lbs	23.32
8.	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	35	1 447	6'0"	192 lbs	24.46

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Filip Bratt (D)	2026-2027	Send It HC	IAHL	3	11	16	27	-
2.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	11	7	15	22	4
3.	Samuel Asselin (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	9	9	11	20	6
4.	Barret Kirwin (F)	2026-2027	Romford Raiders	NIHL	10	9	11	20	2
5.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	11	9	11	20	6
6.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	10	6	14	20	0
7.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	10	4	16	20	6
8.	Carson MacKinnon (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	11	12	7	19	12
9.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	10	7	12	19	0
10.	Danny Weight (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	10	7	12	19	2

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Regular Season

ECHL All-Time Points

ECHL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Louis Dumont (F)	771	325	566	891
2.	Rod Taylor (F)	678	368	321	689
3.	Michael Pelech (F)	884	208	478	686
4.	Darryl Noren (F)	549	295	390	685
5.	Trevor Jobe (F)	352	324	310	634

ECHL All-Time Goals

ECHL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wes Goldie (F)	697	370	235	605
2.	Rod Taylor (F)	678	368	321	689
3.	Louis Dumont (F)	771	325	566	891
4.	Trevor Jobe (F)	352	324	310	634
5.	Darren Colbourne (F)	421	324	245	569

ECHL All-Time Assists

ECHL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Louis Dumont (F)	771	325	566	891
2.	Michael Pelech (F)	884	208	478	686
3.	Chris Valicevic (D)	590	151	460	611
4.	Matt Register (D)	687	118	432	550
5.	Darryl Noren (F)	549	295	390	685

ECHL All-Time Penalty Min.

ECHL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Garet Hunt (F)	776	106	261	2807
2.	Cam Brown (F)	789	206	499	2425
3.	Brian Goudie (D)	598	72	266	2253
4.	Jason Clarke (F)	320	81	196	2246
5.	Trevor Senn (F)	307	78	202	2183

ECHL All-Time Games Played

ECHL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Justin Taylor (F)	936	310	300	610
2.	Michael Pelech (F)	884	208	478	686
3.	Sam Ftorek (D)	859	189	366	555
4.	Cam Brown (F)	789	206	293	499
5.	Garet Hunt (F)	776	106	155	261

ECHL All-Time Points Per Game

ECHL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Alexei Lozhkin (F)	1	3	4	4.00
2.	Kurtis Miller (F)	2	3	6	3.00
3.	Rick Gazzola (F)	1	2	3	3.00
4.	Cody Morgan (F)	1	0	3	3.00
5.	Tom Bissett (F)	5	7	14	2.80

ECHL All-Time Points Per Season

ECHL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Trevor Jobe (F)	1992-1993	ECHL	61	85	76	161	2.64	222
2.	Bill McDougall (F)	1989-1990	ECHL	57	80	68	148	2.60	226
3.	Hugo Bélanger (F)	1995-1996	ECHL	67	54	90	144	2.15	49
4.	Stan Drulia (F)	1990-1991	ECHL	64	63	77	140	2.19	39
5.	Philip Berger (F)	1993-1994	ECHL	68	56	83	139	2.04	118

ECHL All-Time Goals Per Season

ECHL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Trevor Jobe (F)	1992-1993	ECHL	61	85	76	161	2.64	222
2.	Bill McDougall (F)	1989-1990	ECHL	57	80	68	148	2.60	226
3.	Darren Colbourne (F)	1991-1992	ECHL	64	69	50	119	1.86	70
4.	Darren Colbourne (F)	1993-1994	ECHL	68	69	35	104	1.53	100
5.	Mark Green (F)	1991-1992	ECHL	64	68	49	117	1.83	44

ECHL All-Time Assists Per Season

ECHL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Daniel Gauthier (F)	1990-1991	ECHL	63	41	93	134	2.13	44
2.	John Spoltore (F)	1999-2000	ECHL	66	27	92	119	1.80	89
3.	Hugo Bélanger (F)	1995-1996	ECHL	67	54	90	144	2.15	49
4.	Chad Costello (F)	2016-2017	ECHL	72	33	89	122	1.69	42
5.	Brad Schell (F)	2006-2007	ECHL	63	25	85	110	1.75	60

ECHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

ECHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Rob McCaig (D)	1995-1996	ECHL	55	3	11	14	0.25	512
2.	Trevor Senn (F)	1995-1996	ECHL	57	18	31	49	0.86	507
3.	Kevin Evans (F)	1996-1997	ECHL	63	19	27	46	0.73	505
4.	Jason Clarke (F)	1995-1996	ECHL	59	20	18	38	0.64	491
5.	Jason Clarke (F)	1994-1995	ECHL	63	11	18	29	0.46	467