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.

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League naming history:

1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Idaho Steelheads finished first in the 2022-23 ECHL standings with 119 points. Cincinnati Cyclones (103 points) and Newfoundland Growlers (98 points) followed.

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2022-2023 ECHL Standings

2022-2023 ECHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern Conference: North Division
1.	Newfoundland Growlers	72	48	-	22	-	2	271	217	54	98	1.36	Conference Final loss
2.	Reading Royals	72	41	-	25	-	6	262	215	47	88	1.22	Division Final loss
3.	Maine Mariners	72	42	-	27	-	3	267	210	57	87	1.21	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Adirondack Thunder	72	32	-	29	-	11	237	243	-6	75	1.04	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Worcester Railers	72	34	-	34	-	4	227	242	-15	72	1.00	Did not make playoffs
6.	Trois-Rivières Lions	72	29	-	40	-	3	216	273	-57	61	0.85	Did not make playoffs
7.	Norfolk Admirals	72	21	-	46	-	5	203	318	-115	47	0.65	Did not make playoffs
Eastern Conference: South Division
1.	South Carolina Stingrays	72	45	-	22	-	5	263	194	69	95	1.32	Division Semifinal loss
2.	Jacksonville Icemen	72	44	-	23	-	5	231	207	24	93	1.29	Division Final loss
3.	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	72	40	-	23	-	9	244	211	33	89	1.24	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Florida Everblades	72	38	-	25	-	9	225	213	12	85	1.18	Champion
5.	Atlanta Gladiators	72	35	-	30	-	7	226	240	-14	77	1.07	Did not make playoffs
6.	Orlando Solar Bears	72	30	-	33	-	9	219	260	-41	69	0.96	Did not make playoffs
7.	Savannah Ghost Pirates	72	28	-	34	-	10	207	258	-51	66	0.92	Did not make playoffs
Western Conference: Mountain Division
1.	Idaho Steelheads	72	58	-	11	-	3	290	153	137	119	1.65	Final loss
2.	Allen Americans	72	37	-	32	-	3	260	263	-3	77	1.07	Division Final loss
3.	Kansas City Mavericks	72	34	-	30	-	8	222	224	-2	76	1.06	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Utah Grizzlies	72	35	-	33	-	4	230	259	-29	74	1.03	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Wichita Thunder	72	33	-	32	-	7	227	238	-11	73	1.01	Did not make playoffs
6.	Rapid City Rush	72	33	-	34	-	5	242	272	-30	71	0.99	Did not make playoffs
7.	Tulsa Oilers	72	22	-	41	-	9	203	279	-76	53	0.74	Did not make playoffs
Western Conference: Central Division
1.	Cincinnati Cyclones	72	47	-	16	-	9	266	216	50	103	1.43	Division Final loss
2.	Toledo Walleye	72	45	-	19	-	8	252	179	73	98	1.36	Conference Final loss
3.	Indy Fuel	72	43	-	24	-	5	244	208	36	91	1.26	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Fort Wayne Komets	72	34	-	31	-	7	267	273	-6	75	1.04	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Kalamazoo Wings	72	29	-	37	-	6	178	226	-48	64	0.89	Did not make playoffs
6.	Wheeling Nailers	72	29	-	38	-	5	223	244	-21	63	0.88	Did not make playoffs
7.	Iowa Heartlanders	72	22	-	36	-	14	189	256	-67	58	0.81	Did not make playoffs

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2022-2023 ECHL Player Stats

2022-2023 ECHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Hank Crone (F)	69	49	56	105	67
2.	Jack Combs (F)	70	36	59	95	32
3.	Alex Ierullo (F)	67	27	60	87	34
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	59	23	64	87	8
5.	Cody Sylvester (F)	70	38	48	86	36

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2022-2023 ECHL Goalie Stats

2022-2023 ECHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Strauss Mann (G)	13	2.51	.932
2.	Pavel Cajan (G)	12	2.34	.932
3.	Adam Scheel (G)	37	1.97	.932
4.	John Lethemon (G)	26	1.99	.930
5.	Rémi Poirier (G)	23	2.07	.928

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2022-2023 ECHL Demographics

ECHL Games

ECHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/04/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Kalamazoo Wings	Toledo Walleye	-
11/03/2026 10:30 AM GMT-5	Jacksonville Icemen	Savannah Ghost Pirates	3 - 2 (OT 63:31)
11/03/2026 10:30 AM GMT-5	Indy Fuel	Cincinnati Cyclones	5 - 7
11/03/2026 10:30 AM GMT-5	Orlando Solar Bears	Atlanta Gladiators	1 - 0
11/02/2026 10:05 AM GMT-5	Worcester Railers	Adirondack Thunder	3 - 2

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ECHL Transactions

ECHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
11/04/2026	Confirmed	Patrick Kudla (D)	Manchester Storm	Greensboro Gargoyles	Details
11/04/2026	Confirmed	Brandon Yeamans (F)	Jacksonville Icemen	Reading Royals	Details
11/04/2026	Confirmed	Marcus Tesink (D)	Trois-Rivières Lions	Unknown	Details
11/04/2026	Confirmed	Matthew Argentina (F)	Norfolk Admirals	Unknown	Details
11/03/2026	Confirmed	Taos Jordan (D)	Sacred Heart Univ.	Jacksonville Icemen	Details

2026-2027 ECHL Free Agents

2026-2027 ECHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Allen Americans	Colton Hargrove (F)
Tahoe Knight Monsters	Casey Bailey (F)
Wheeling Nailers	Logan Pietila (F)
Atlanta Gladiators	Cody Sylvester (F)
Worcester Railers	Drew Callin (F)

2027-2028 ECHL Free Agents

2027-2028 ECHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Trois-Rivières Lions	Brooklyn Kalmikov (F)
Cincinnati Cyclones	Sahil Panwar (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Mathieu Bizier (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Anthony Beauregard (F)
Rapid City Rush	Ryan Wagner (F)

ECHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2022-2023 ECHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adirondack Thunder	53	3 962	6'0"	192 lbs	26.92
2.	Allen Americans	46	4 318	6'0"	192 lbs	27.50
3.	Atlanta Gladiators	43	4 772	6'0"	190 lbs	26.93
4.	Cincinnati Cyclones	46	3 936	6'0"	192 lbs	25.89
5.	Florida Everblades	53	4 395	6'0"	194 lbs	26.70
6.	Fort Wayne Komets	51	3 698	6'1"	196 lbs	26.27
7.	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	43	3 401	6'1"	196 lbs	26.57
8.	Idaho Steelheads	33	3 000	6'1"	194 lbs	26.00
9.	Indy Fuel	57	4 436	6'0"	190 lbs	25.77
10.	Iowa Heartlanders	65	3 288	6'0"	187 lbs	25.82
11.	Jacksonville Icemen	47	4 137	6'0"	192 lbs	26.38
12.	Kalamazoo Wings	58	5 617	6'0"	192 lbs	26.43
13.	Kansas City Mavericks	46	3 913	6'1"	194 lbs	26.41
14.	Maine Mariners	47	3 566	6'1"	194 lbs	26.04
15.	Newfoundland Growlers	42	3 044	6'0"	190 lbs	25.07
16.	Norfolk Admirals	55	4 055	6'0"	194 lbs	26.58
17.	Orlando Solar Bears	57	4 411	6'1"	196 lbs	25.95
18.	Rapid City Rush	36	3 772	6'1"	194 lbs	26.56
19.	Reading Royals	53	3 484	6'0"	192 lbs	25.68
20.	Savannah Ghost Pirates	70	3 501	6'1"	192 lbs	26.04
21.	South Carolina Stingrays	46	3 115	6'0"	190 lbs	25.89
22.	Toledo Walleye	48	4 253	6'0"	190 lbs	26.48
23.	Trois-Rivières Lions	56	3 641	6'0"	192 lbs	25.80
24.	Tulsa Oilers	44	3 605	6'0"	190 lbs	27.11
25.	Utah Grizzlies	40	2 733	6'0"	192 lbs	26.55
26.	Wheeling Nailers	58	3 490	6'0"	192 lbs	25.33
27.	Wichita Thunder	53	3 445	6'1"	194 lbs	25.98
28.	Worcester Railers	48	3 115	6'1"	196 lbs	26.52

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

ECHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Filip Bratt (D)	2026-2027	Send It HC	IAHL	5	14	21	35	-
2.	Barret Kirwin (F)	2026-2027	Romford Raiders	NIHL	15	12	19	31	4
3.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	14	11	20	31	0
4.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	15	11	19	30	6
5.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	15	11	19	30	15
6.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	15	17	10	27	12
7.	Guillaume Asselin (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	12	13	14	27	12
8.	Danny Weight (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	14	12	15	27	2
9.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	16	9	18	27	10
10.	Samuel Asselin (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	13	11	15	26	6

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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)	940	311	302	613
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

List of ECHL Champions

ECHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Florida Everblades
2025	Trois-Rivières Lions
2024	Florida Everblades
2023	Florida Everblades
2022	Florida Everblades
2021	Fort Wayne Komets
2019	Newfoundland Growlers
2018	Colorado Eagles
2017	Colorado Eagles
2016	Allen Americans
2015	Allen Americans
2014	Alaska Aces
2013	Reading Royals
2012	Florida Everblades
2011	Alaska Aces
2010	Cincinnati Cyclones
2009	South Carolina Stingrays
2008	Cincinnati Cyclones
2007	Idaho Steelheads
2006	Alaska Aces
2005	Trenton Titans
2004	Idaho Steelheads
2003	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
2002	Greenville Grrrowl
2001	South Carolina Stingrays
2000	Peoria Rivermen
1999	Mississippi Sea Wolves
1998	Hampton Roads Admirals
1997	South Carolina Stingrays
1996	Charlotte Checkers
1995	Richmond Renegades
1994	Toledo Storm
1993	Toledo Storm
1992	Hampton Roads Admirals
1991	Hampton Roads Admirals
1990	Greensboro Monarchs
1989	Carolina Thunderbirds