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.

ECHL ECHL 2016-2017

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League naming history:

1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Toledo Walleye finished first in the 2016-17 ECHL standings with 106 points. Allen Americans (104 points) and Colorado Eagles (99 points) followed.

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2016-2017 ECHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern Conference: North Division
1.	Adirondack Thunder	72	41	-	20	-	11	266	218	48	93	1.29	Division Semifinal loss
2.	Reading Royals	72	41	-	25	-	6	255	217	38	88	1.22	Division Semifinal loss
3.	Brampton Beast	72	40	-	24	-	8	263	256	7	88	1.22	Division Final loss
4.	Manchester Monarchs	72	37	-	24	-	11	264	252	12	85	1.18	Conference Final loss
5.	Wheeling Nailers	72	34	-	30	-	8	244	239	5	76	1.06	Did not make playoffs
6.	Elmira Jackals	72	17	-	47	-	8	171	279	-108	42	0.58	Did not make playoffs
Eastern Conference: South Division
1.	Florida Everblades	72	46	-	21	-	5	275	219	56	97	1.35	Division Final loss
2.	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	72	40	-	26	-	6	251	252	-1	86	1.19	Division Semifinal loss
3.	South Carolina Stingrays	72	40	-	28	-	4	227	211	16	84	1.17	Final loss
4.	Orlando Solar Bears	72	36	-	26	-	10	260	258	2	82	1.14	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Cincinnati Cyclones	72	36	-	29	-	7	200	209	-9	79	1.10	Did not make playoffs
6.	Atlanta Gladiators	72	27	-	37	-	8	234	278	-44	62	0.86	Did not make playoffs
7.	Norfolk Admirals	72	26	-	40	-	6	214	271	-57	58	0.81	Did not make playoffs
Western Conference: Mountain Division
1.	Allen Americans	72	49	-	17	-	6	294	203	91	104	1.44	Division Final loss
2.	Colorado Eagles	72	47	-	20	-	5	265	206	59	99	1.38	Champion
3.	Idaho Steelheads	72	43	-	22	-	7	234	206	28	93	1.29	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Utah Grizzlies	72	36	-	29	-	7	225	240	-15	79	1.10	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Missouri Mavericks	72	33	-	30	-	9	233	241	-8	75	1.04	Did not make playoffs
6.	Alaska Aces	72	32	-	30	-	10	219	230	-11	74	1.03	Did not make playoffs
7.	Rapid City Rush	72	26	-	38	-	8	215	256	-41	60	0.83	Did not make playoffs
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1.	Owensboro Icemen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Conference: Central Division
1.	Toledo Walleye	72	51	-	17	-	4	302	191	111	106	1.47	Conference Final loss
2.	Fort Wayne Komets	72	45	-	19	-	8	264	210	54	98	1.36	Division Final loss
3.	Quad City Mallards	72	40	-	28	-	4	232	220	12	84	1.17	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Kalamazoo Wings	72	38	-	30	-	4	222	237	-15	80	1.11	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Tulsa Oilers	72	27	-	37	-	8	194	241	-47	62	0.86	Did not make playoffs
6.	Indy Fuel	72	23	-	42	-	7	196	290	-94	53	0.74	Did not make playoffs
7.	Wichita Thunder	72	21	-	44	-	7	189	278	-89	49	0.68	Did not make playoffs

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2016-2017 ECHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Chad Costello (F)	72	33	89	122	42
2.	Casey Pierro-Zabotel (F)	72	24	64	88	47
3.	Shane Berschbach (F)	70	18	68	86	25
4.	Brant Harris (F)	67	32	51	83	47
5.	David Vallorani (F)	72	32	51	83	28

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2016-2017 ECHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Riley Gill (G)	43	2.22	.935
2.	Landon Bow (G)	27	2.08	.933
3.	Lukas Hafner (G)	10	2.37	.932
4.	Michael Houser (G)	41	2.58	.919
5.	J.P. Anderson (G)	30	2.47	.918

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2016-2017 ECHL Demographics

ECHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/17/2026 10:05 PM UTC	South Carolina Stingrays	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	-
10/17/2026 01:00 AM UTC	New Mexico Goatheads	Idaho Steelheads	1 - 4
10/17/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Kansas City Mavericks	Rapid City Rush	3 - 6
10/16/2026 11:15 PM UTC	Indy Fuel	Wheeling Nailers	2 - 1 (OT 65:17)
10/16/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Atlanta Gladiators	5 - 1

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ECHL Transactions

ECHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
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
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Ryan Beck (F)	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
Rapid City Rush	Alexander Campbell (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Anthony Beauregard (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Mathieu Bizier (F)
Kansas City Mavericks	Nolan Walker (F)
Trenton Ironhawks	Max Ellis (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

ECHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adirondack Thunder	51	2 733	6'0"	194 lbs	25.84
2.	Alaska Aces	41	3 684	6'0"	192 lbs	26.72
3.	Allen Americans	46	4 883	6'0"	194 lbs	26.02
4.	Atlanta Gladiators	53	4 819	6'0"	196 lbs	26.62
5.	Brampton Beast	46	3 913	6'0"	194 lbs	26.30
6.	Cincinnati Cyclones	43	3 526	6'1"	194 lbs	25.28
7.	Colorado Eagles	41	3 859	6'0"	196 lbs	26.22
8.	Elmira Jackals	52	3 701	6'0"	192 lbs	25.48
9.	Florida Everblades	55	4 077	6'0"	194 lbs	26.02
10.	Fort Wayne Komets	35	4 331	6'1"	196 lbs	26.20
11.	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	39	2 949	6'1"	194 lbs	25.44
12.	Idaho Steelheads	39	3 270	6'1"	198 lbs	25.87
13.	Indy Fuel	60	4 798	6'1"	196 lbs	25.45
14.	Kalamazoo Wings	33	4 099	6'0"	194 lbs	26.18
15.	Kansas City Mavericks	44	3 712	6'1"	194 lbs	25.05
16.	Manchester Monarchs	53	2 952	6'0"	196 lbs	25.26
17.	Norfolk Admirals	69	4 693	6'0"	192 lbs	25.61
18.	Orlando Solar Bears	51	4 250	6'0"	192 lbs	26.00
19.	Quad City Mallards	41	3 371	6'0"	196 lbs	25.32
20.	Rapid City Rush	44	3 656	6'0"	192 lbs	25.27
21.	Reading Royals	46	4 655	6'0"	190 lbs	26.22
22.	South Carolina Stingrays	41	3 783	6'0"	192 lbs	26.10
23.	Toledo Walleye	47	3 987	6'0"	190 lbs	25.89
24.	Tulsa Oilers	46	4 347	6'0"	194 lbs	25.26
25.	Utah Grizzlies	47	4 417	6'0"	194 lbs	26.26
26.	Wheeling Nailers	49	3 659	6'0"	192 lbs	25.80
27.	Wichita Thunder	49	4 410	6'0"	194 lbs	25.50

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.	Samuel Asselin (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	8	9	11	20	6
3.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	10	9	10	19	6
4.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	9	7	12	19	0
5.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	10	6	13	19	4
6.	Carson MacKinnon (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	10	11	7	18	12
7.	Barret Kirwin (F)	2026-2027	Romford Raiders	NIHL	8	8	10	18	0
8.	Jackson Pierson (F)	2026-2027	Herforder Ice Dragons	Oberliga	9	8	10	18	0
9.	Luke Henman (F)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	14	7	11	18	2
10.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	8	6	12	18	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.	Tom Bissett (F)	5	7	14	2.80
5.	Bill McDougall (F)	57	80	148	2.60

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