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 1998-1999

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1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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1998-1999

1998-1999 Season

Pee Dee Pride finished first in the 1998-99 ECHL standings with 106 points. Louisiana IceGators (98 points) and Florida Everblades (95 points) followed.

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1998-1999 ECHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Northern Conference: Northeast Division
1.	Roanoke Express	70	38	-	22	-	10	224	201	23	86	1.23	Conference Final loss
2.	Hampton Roads Admirals	70	38	-	24	-	8	215	213	2	84	1.20	Conference QF loss
3.	Richmond Renegades	70	40	-	27	-	3	239	196	43	83	1.19	Final loss
4.	Chesapeake Icebreakers	70	34	-	25	-	11	229	206	23	79	1.13	Conference SF loss
5.	Johnstown Chiefs	70	27	-	34	-	9	218	265	-47	63	0.90	Did not make playoffs
Northern Conference: Northwest Division
1.	Columbus Chill	70	39	-	24	-	7	257	242	15	85	1.21	Conference QF loss
2.	Peoria Rivermen	70	39	-	25	-	6	243	230	13	84	1.20	Conference QF loss
3.	Toledo Storm	70	39	-	26	-	5	256	246	10	83	1.19	Conference SF loss
4.	Dayton Bombers	70	34	-	27	-	9	239	241	-2	77	1.10	Conference QF loss
5.	Huntington Blizzard	70	31	-	33	-	6	221	253	-32	68	0.97	Did not make playoffs
6.	Wheeling Nailers	70	27	-	37	-	6	206	249	-43	60	0.86	Did not make playoffs
Southern Conference: Southeast Division
1.	Pee Dee Pride	70	51	-	15	-	4	289	191	98	106	1.51	Conference Final loss
2.	Florida Everblades	70	45	-	20	-	5	253	180	73	95	1.36	Conference SF loss
3.	South Carolina Stingrays	70	40	-	20	-	10	235	216	19	90	1.29	Conference QF loss
4.	Augusta Lynx	70	38	-	27	-	5	235	233	2	81	1.16	Playoffs Qualifier loss
5.	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	70	35	-	33	-	2	235	255	-20	72	1.03	Playoffs Qualifier loss
6.	Charlotte Checkers	70	29	-	30	-	11	221	262	-41	69	0.99	Did not make playoffs
7.	Miami Matadors	70	28	-	32	-	10	208	266	-58	66	0.94	Did not make playoffs
8.	Greenville Grrrowl	70	26	-	33	-	11	208	241	-33	63	0.90	Did not make playoffs
Southern Conference: Southwest Division
1.	Louisiana IceGators	70	46	-	18	-	6	297	205	92	98	1.40	Conference QF loss
2.	Mississippi Sea Wolves	70	41	-	22	-	7	251	215	36	89	1.27	Champion
3.	Birmingham Bulls	70	37	-	29	-	4	251	267	-16	78	1.11	Conference QF loss
4.	New Orleans Brass	70	30	-	27	-	13	244	261	-17	73	1.04	Conference SF loss
5.	Mobile Mysticks	70	31	-	31	-	8	231	259	-28	70	1.00	Playoffs Qualifier loss
6.	Baton Rouge Kingfish	70	30	-	30	-	10	222	228	-6	70	1.00	Conference QF loss
7.	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	70	27	-	34	-	9	212	250	-38	63	0.90	Did not make playoffs
8.	Pensacola Ice Pilots	70	25	-	41	-	4	199	267	-68	54	0.77	Did not make playoffs

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1998-1999 ECHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	John Spoltore (F)	69	36	73	109	96
2.	Jamie Ling (F)	70	39	56	95	32
3.	Chris Valicevic (D)	70	20	72	92	63
4.	Jamey Hicks (F)	65	16	75	91	60
5.	Dany Bousquet (F)	62	36	54	90	63

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1998-1999 ECHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Blaine Russell (G)	12	2.90	.924
2.	Maxime Gingras (G)	50	2.26	.924
3.	Bujar Amidovski (G)	27	2.32	.923
4.	Mike Tamburro (G)	35	2.45	.921
5.	David Gagnon (G)	34	2.57	.918

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1998-1999 ECHL Demographics

ECHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/18/2026 09:00 PM UTC	New Mexico Goatheads	Idaho Steelheads	-
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
10/18/2026 07:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Trois-Rivières Lions	2 - 5
10/18/2026 01:00 AM UTC	New Mexico Goatheads	Idaho Steelheads	3 - 4 (OT 63:03)

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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
Trois-Rivières Lions	Anthony Beauregard (F)
Rapid City Rush	Ryan Wagner (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Mathieu Bizier (F)
Rapid City Rush	Alex Young (F)
Idaho Steelheads	Liam Malmquist (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

ECHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Augusta Lynx	38	2 921	6'1"	198 lbs	24.29
2.	Baton Rouge Kingfish	36	3 024	6'0"	194 lbs	25.28
3.	Birmingham Bulls	37	3 023	6'0"	194 lbs	24.11
4.	Charlotte Checkers	41	3 886	6'1"	198 lbs	24.32
5.	Chesapeake Icebreakers	38	2 734	6'0"	194 lbs	24.71
6.	Columbus Chill	36	2 570	6'0"	194 lbs	24.72
7.	Dayton Bombers	49	3 461	6'0"	194 lbs	24.19
8.	Florida Everblades	31	1 764	6'0"	194 lbs	24.19
9.	Greenville Grrrowl	29	3 396	6'0"	198 lbs	24.59
10.	Huntington Blizzard	31	3 548	6'1"	201 lbs	24.48
11.	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	50	3 318	6'0"	194 lbs	24.19
12.	Johnstown Chiefs	33	2 297	6'0"	198 lbs	23.84
13.	Louisiana IceGators	32	3 994	6'0"	198 lbs	25.23
14.	Miami Matadors	30	2 789	6'0"	194 lbs	25.03
15.	Mississippi Sea Wolves	29	3 485	6'0"	201 lbs	25.31
16.	Mobile Mysticks	33	3 276	6'0"	194 lbs	24.79
17.	New Orleans Brass	34	3 593	6'0"	198 lbs	23.91
18.	Norfolk Admirals	32	3 371	6'0"	198 lbs	24.03
19.	Pee Dee Pride	26	3 830	6'0"	194 lbs	25.62
20.	Pensacola Ice Pilots	38	3 932	6'0"	192 lbs	25.14
21.	Peoria Rivermen	38	2 751	6'1"	198 lbs	24.32
22.	Richmond Renegades	32	3 006	5'11"	187 lbs	24.88
23.	Roanoke Express	34	3 089	6'0"	190 lbs	24.47
24.	South Carolina Stingrays	35	3 244	6'0"	198 lbs	25.63
25.	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	35	3 302	6'0"	198 lbs	25.40
26.	Toledo Walleye	42	3 013	6'0"	198 lbs	23.59
27.	Wheeling Nailers	35	3 528	6'0"	194 lbs	23.91

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.	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.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	10	7	12	19	0

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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