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 2002-2003

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1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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2002-2003

2002-2003 Season

Toledo Storm finished first in the 2002-03 ECHL standings with 104 points. Peoria Rivermen (103 points) and Columbia Inferno (96 points) followed.

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2002-2003 ECHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Northern Conference: Northeast Division
1.	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	72	41	-	19	-	12	268	224	44	94	1.31	Champion
2.	Greensboro Generals	72	42	-	21	-	9	235	211	24	93	1.29	Division Final loss
3.	Roanoke Express	72	42	-	24	-	6	265	239	26	90	1.25	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Trenton Titans	72	38	-	24	-	10	229	207	22	86	1.19	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Charlotte Checkers	72	41	-	28	-	3	262	234	28	85	1.18	Did not make playoffs
6.	Richmond Renegades	72	35	-	31	-	6	240	239	1	76	1.06	Did not make playoffs
7.	Reading Royals	72	32	-	35	-	5	261	303	-42	69	0.96	Did not make playoffs
Northern Conference: Northwest Division
1.	Toledo Storm	72	47	-	15	-	10	247	196	51	104	1.44	Division Final loss
2.	Peoria Rivermen	72	48	-	17	-	7	241	181	60	103	1.43	Division Semifinal loss
3.	Cincinnati Cyclones	72	36	-	29	-	7	257	236	21	79	1.10	Conference Final loss
4.	Lexington Men O'War	72	34	-	31	-	7	188	212	-24	75	1.04	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Johnstown Chiefs	72	28	-	33	-	11	214	243	-29	67	0.93	Did not make playoffs
6.	Wheeling Nailers	72	28	-	41	-	3	193	261	-68	59	0.82	Did not make playoffs
7.	Dayton Bombers	72	24	-	38	-	10	191	247	-56	58	0.81	Did not make playoffs
Southern Conference: Southeast Division
1.	Columbia Inferno	72	47	-	23	-	2	265	202	63	96	1.33	Final loss
2.	South Carolina Stingrays	72	42	-	22	-	8	248	225	23	92	1.28	Division Semifinal loss
3.	Pee Dee Pride	72	40	-	26	-	6	244	213	31	86	1.19	Division Final loss
4.	Florida Everblades	72	35	-	23	-	14	239	243	-4	84	1.17	Playoffs Qualifier loss
5.	Greenville Grrrowl	72	28	-	36	-	8	217	262	-45	64	0.89	Division Semifinal loss
6.	Augusta Lynx	72	27	-	39	-	6	203	256	-53	60	0.83	Did not make playoffs
7.	Columbus Cottonmouths	72	25	-	39	-	8	197	270	-73	58	0.81	Did not make playoffs
Southern Conference: Southwest Division
1.	Mississippi Sea Wolves	72	44	-	24	-	4	250	211	39	92	1.28	Conference Final loss
2.	Louisiana IceGators	72	40	-	20	-	12	249	210	39	92	1.28	Division Final loss
3.	Arkansas RiverBlades	72	37	-	24	-	11	238	236	2	85	1.18	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Jackson Bandits	72	38	-	26	-	8	210	195	15	84	1.17	Playoffs Qualifier loss
5.	Pensacola Ice Pilots	72	33	-	30	-	9	228	241	-13	75	1.04	Division Semifinal loss
6.	Baton Rouge Kingfish	72	20	-	43	-	9	184	266	-82	49	0.68	Did not make playoffs
• Inactive
1.	Huntington Blizzard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Mobile Mysticks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	New Orleans Brass	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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2002-2003 ECHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Bud Smith (F)	72	30	74	104	28
2.	Brian McCullough (F)	69	39	59	98	84
3.	Rejean Stringer (F)	72	37	59	96	16
4.	Shawn McNeil (F)	72	40	51	91	58
5.	Steffon Walby (F)	59	42	47	89	51

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2002-2003 ECHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jamie Hodson (G)	14	2.43	.938
2.	Alfie Michaud (G)	30	2.10	.927
3.	Sébastien Centomo (G)	10	2.55	.926
4.	Mathieu Chouinard (G)	15	2.12	.924
5.	Greg Gardner (G)	55	2.77	.919

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2002-2003 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.	Arkansas RiverBlades	33	4 006	6'0"	194 lbs	25.15
2.	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	41	4 189	6'0"	192 lbs	25.70
3.	Augusta Lynx	45	5 624	6'1"	201 lbs	25.11
4.	Baton Rouge Kingfish	42	4 689	6'0"	196 lbs	24.98
5.	Charlotte Checkers	40	3 855	6'1"	198 lbs	25.03
6.	Cincinnati Cyclones	41	3 556	6'0"	194 lbs	25.00
7.	Columbia Inferno	27	2 512	6'0"	194 lbs	25.44
8.	Columbus Cottonmouths	26	3 030	6'1"	203 lbs	24.54
9.	Dayton Bombers	55	5 660	6'0"	196 lbs	24.50
10.	Florida Everblades	37	4 873	6'0"	201 lbs	25.05
11.	Greensboro Generals	34	6 051	6'0"	196 lbs	27.38
12.	Greenville Grrrowl	37	3 855	6'0"	196 lbs	24.43
13.	Jackson Bandits	31	4 271	6'1"	205 lbs	24.48
14.	Johnstown Chiefs	31	3 420	6'0"	201 lbs	25.00
15.	Lexington Men O'War	30	2 654	6'0"	192 lbs	24.67
16.	Louisiana IceGators	33	3 237	6'1"	201 lbs	24.91
17.	Mississippi Sea Wolves	31	3 657	6'0"	201 lbs	25.03
18.	Pee Dee Pride	23	3 801	6'0"	196 lbs	25.13
19.	Pensacola Ice Pilots	37	4 448	6'0"	194 lbs	25.03
20.	Peoria Rivermen	37	4 616	6'0"	196 lbs	25.22
21.	Reading Royals	38	2 894	6'0"	198 lbs	24.55
22.	Richmond Renegades	35	4 733	6'1"	203 lbs	25.11
23.	Roanoke Express	24	3 049	6'0"	196 lbs	24.63
24.	South Carolina Stingrays	27	5 548	6'0"	198 lbs	27.41
25.	Toledo Walleye	44	4 276	6'0"	198 lbs	26.25
26.	Trenton Titans	46	3 975	6'0"	198 lbs	24.07
27.	Wheeling Nailers	32	2 804	6'1"	203 lbs	24.06

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