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 1996-1997

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1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

South Carolina Stingrays finished first in the 1996-97 ECHL standings with 100 points. Hampton Roads Admirals (97 points) and Columbus Chill (93 points) followed.

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1996-1997 ECHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
East Division
1.	South Carolina Stingrays	70	45	-	15	-	10	345	253	92	100	1.43	Champion
2.	Hampton Roads Admirals	70	46	-	19	-	5	286	223	63	97	1.39	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Richmond Renegades	70	41	-	25	-	4	252	235	17	86	1.23	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Roanoke Express	70	38	-	26	-	6	262	250	12	82	1.17	First round loss
5.	Charlotte Checkers	70	35	-	28	-	7	271	267	4	77	1.10	First round loss
6.	Raleigh IceCaps	70	30	-	33	-	7	256	293	-37	67	0.96	Did not make playoffs
7.	Knoxville Cherokees	70	24	-	43	-	3	260	343	-83	51	0.73	Did not make playoffs
North Division
1.	Columbus Chill	70	44	-	21	-	5	303	257	46	93	1.33	Quarterfinal loss
2.	Peoria Rivermen	70	43	-	21	-	6	308	219	89	92	1.31	Semifinal loss
3.	Dayton Bombers	70	36	-	26	-	8	253	258	-5	80	1.14	First round loss
4.	Wheeling Nailers	70	36	-	29	-	5	298	291	7	77	1.10	First round loss
5.	Toledo Storm	70	32	-	28	-	10	258	248	10	74	1.06	First round loss
6.	Huntington Blizzard	70	33	-	33	-	4	273	296	-23	70	1.00	Did not make playoffs
7.	Louisville Riverfrogs	70	29	-	31	-	10	234	290	-56	68	0.97	Did not make playoffs
8.	Johnstown Chiefs	70	24	-	39	-	7	253	354	-101	55	0.79	Did not make playoffs
South Division
1.	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	70	39	-	23	-	8	263	236	27	86	1.23	First round loss
2.	Birmingham Bulls	70	36	-	25	-	9	291	296	-5	81	1.16	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Louisiana IceGators	70	38	-	28	-	4	292	244	48	80	1.14	Final loss
4.	Mobile Mysticks	70	34	-	25	-	11	257	263	-6	79	1.13	First round loss
5.	Mississippi Sea Wolves	70	34	-	26	-	10	241	245	-4	78	1.11	First round loss
6.	Pensacola Ice Pilots	70	36	-	31	-	3	275	275	0	75	1.07	Semifinal loss
7.	Baton Rouge Kingfish	70	31	-	33	-	6	222	238	-16	68	0.97	Did not make playoffs
8.	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	70	21	-	37	-	12	220	299	-79	54	0.77	Did not make playoffs

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1996-1997 ECHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Ed Courtenay (F)	68	54	56	110	70
2.	Mike Ross (F)	70	50	60	110	35
3.	Dany Bousquet (F)	68	54	53	107	39
4.	John Varga (F)	66	56	45	101	84
5.	Darren Colbourne (F)	69	53	48	101	32

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1996-1997 ECHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Travis Scott (G)	10	2.63	.917
2.	David Goverde (G)	44	2.96	.915
3.	Sylvain Daigle (G)	34	3.08	.914
4.	Jeff Salajko (G)	54	3.35	.906
5.	Derek Herlofsky (G)	26	2.87	.906

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1996-1997 ECHL Demographics

ECHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/23/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Savannah Ghost Pirates	South Carolina Stingrays	-
10/18/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Orlando Solar Bears	Florida Everblades	1 - 5
10/18/2026 09:00 PM UTC	New Mexico Goatheads	Idaho Steelheads	2 - 5
10/18/2026 08:05 PM UTC	Wichita Thunder	Tahoe Knight Monsters	4 - 3 (OT 63:16)
10/18/2026 07:10 PM UTC	Atlanta Gladiators	Norfolk Admirals	2 - 3

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ECHL Transactions

ECHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/20/2026	Confirmed	Blake Swetlikoff (F)	Greensboro Gargoyles	Briançon	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Jacob Frasca (F)	Merrimack College	Reading Royals	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Parker Lindauer (F)	Bloomington Bison	Greensboro Gargoyles	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Conor Cole (F)	Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage	Trenton Ironhawks	Details
10/17/2026	Confirmed	Will van der Veen (D)	Worcester Railers	Unknown	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
Trois-Rivières Lions	Anthony Beauregard (F)
Rapid City Rush	Ryan Wagner (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Mathieu Bizier (F)
Idaho Steelheads	Liam Malmquist (F)
Rapid City Rush	Alex Young (F)

ECHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Baton Rouge Kingfish	33	2 424	6'0"	194 lbs	24.21
2.	Birmingham Bulls	29	2 539	6'0"	192 lbs	24.17
3.	Charlotte Checkers	41	3 629	6'0"	194 lbs	24.12
4.	Columbus Chill	26	2 134	6'0"	196 lbs	23.04
5.	Dayton Bombers	39	2 322	6'0"	190 lbs	23.72
6.	Huntington Blizzard	31	2 928	6'0"	194 lbs	24.13
7.	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	41	2 922	6'0"	194 lbs	24.59
8.	Johnstown Chiefs	39	2 557	6'0"	198 lbs	24.00
9.	Knoxville Cherokees	37	2 795	6'0"	196 lbs	24.59
10.	Louisiana IceGators	29	2 921	6'0"	194 lbs	25.97
11.	Louisville Riverfrogs	42	2 925	6'0"	192 lbs	24.07
12.	Mississippi Sea Wolves	32	1 729	6'0"	198 lbs	24.53
13.	Mobile Mysticks	30	2 835	6'0"	198 lbs	24.67
14.	Norfolk Admirals	29	2 786	5'11"	192 lbs	24.41
15.	Pensacola Ice Pilots	43	2 394	6'0"	192 lbs	23.93
16.	Peoria Rivermen	33	2 083	6'0"	192 lbs	24.41
17.	Raleigh IceCaps	40	3 118	6'0"	196 lbs	24.78
18.	Richmond Renegades	36	2 580	5'11"	192 lbs	24.11
19.	Roanoke Express	35	2 841	6'0"	194 lbs	23.57
20.	South Carolina Stingrays	31	2 715	6'0"	194 lbs	24.55
21.	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	33	3 674	6'0"	192 lbs	24.55
22.	Toledo Walleye	47	3 221	6'0"	196 lbs	23.91
23.	Wheeling Nailers	36	2 510	6'0"	194 lbs	23.75

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	4	11	21	32	-
2.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	12	7	16	23	4
3.	Barret Kirwin (F)	2026-2027	Romford Raiders	NIHL	10	9	12	21	2
4.	Samuel Asselin (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	9	9	11	20	6
5.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	11	9	11	20	6
6.	Jackson Pierson (F)	2026-2027	Herforder Ice Dragons	Oberliga	10	8	12	20	2
7.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	10	6	14	20	0
8.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	10	4	16	20	6
9.	Carson MacKinnon (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	11	12	7	19	12
10.	Luke Henman (F)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	15	8	11	19	4

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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