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 2025-2026

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League naming history:

1988 - 2003ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Kansas City Mavericks finished first in the 2025-26 ECHL standings with 115 points. Florida Everblades (108 points) and Fort Wayne Komets (100 points) followed.

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2025-2026 ECHL Standings

2025-2026 ECHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern Conference: North Division
1.	Wheeling Nailers	72	46	-	20	-	6	231	175	56	98	1.36	Conference Final loss
2.	Maine Mariners	72	42	-	21	-	9	223	177	46	93	1.29	Division Final loss
3.	Adirondack Thunder	72	37	-	24	-	11	213	216	-3	85	1.18	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Reading Royals	72	36	-	26	-	10	199	205	-6	82	1.14	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Trois-Rivières Lions	72	35	-	30	-	7	207	203	4	77	1.07	Did not make playoffs
6.	Worcester Railers	72	35	-	30	-	7	196	213	-17	77	1.07	Did not make playoffs
7.	Norfolk Admirals	72	30	-	38	-	4	211	250	-39	64	0.89	Did not make playoffs
8.	Greensboro Gargoyles	72	19	-	46	-	7	184	276	-92	45	0.63	Did not make playoffs
Eastern Conference: South Division
1.	Florida Everblades	72	49	-	13	-	10	245	142	103	108	1.50	Champion
2.	South Carolina Stingrays	72	45	-	23	-	4	223	204	19	94	1.31	Division Final loss
3.	Atlanta Gladiators	72	44	-	23	-	5	209	183	26	93	1.29	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Savannah Ghost Pirates	72	35	-	33	-	4	209	208	1	74	1.03	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Jacksonville Icemen	72	29	-	32	-	11	190	238	-48	69	0.96	Did not make playoffs
6.	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	72	27	-	35	-	10	191	224	-33	64	0.89	Did not make playoffs
7.	Orlando Solar Bears	72	29	-	38	-	5	186	230	-44	63	0.88	Did not make playoffs
Western Conference: Mountain Division
1.	Kansas City Mavericks	72	55	-	12	-	5	255	159	96	115	1.60	Final loss
2.	Allen Americans	72	43	-	23	-	6	268	209	59	92	1.28	Division Final loss
3.	Idaho Steelheads	72	42	-	23	-	7	251	219	32	91	1.26	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Tahoe Knight Monsters	72	35	-	30	-	7	257	260	-3	77	1.07	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Utah Grizzlies	72	30	-	32	-	10	237	255	-18	70	0.97	Did not make playoffs
6.	Rapid City Rush	72	29	-	36	-	7	223	261	-38	65	0.90	Did not make playoffs
7.	Tulsa Oilers	72	29	-	38	-	5	196	255	-59	63	0.88	Did not make playoffs
8.	Wichita Thunder	72	25	-	35	-	12	199	241	-42	62	0.86	Did not make playoffs
Western Conference: Central Division
1.	Fort Wayne Komets	72	45	-	17	-	10	250	189	61	100	1.39	Conference Final loss
2.	Toledo Walleye	72	43	-	17	-	12	253	198	55	98	1.36	Division Final loss
3.	Bloomington Bison	72	37	-	30	-	5	224	219	5	79	1.10	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Indy Fuel	72	34	-	27	-	11	182	190	-8	79	1.10	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Kalamazoo Wings	72	36	-	30	-	6	228	246	-18	78	1.08	Did not make playoffs
6.	Cincinnati Cyclones	72	35	-	32	-	5	217	248	-31	75	1.04	Did not make playoffs
7.	Iowa Heartlanders	72	24	-	40	-	8	188	252	-64	56	0.78	Did not make playoffs

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2025-2026 ECHL Player Stats

2025-2026 ECHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Marcus Crawford (D)	70	14	72	86	125
2.	Brandon Hawkins (F)	69	35	43	78	20
3.	Brayden Watts (F)	71	24	51	75	12
4.	Simon Pinard (F)	70	30	43	73	20
5.	Danny Dzhaniyev (F)	72	24	49	73	22

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2025-2026 ECHL Goalie Stats

2025-2026 ECHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Brad Arvanitis (G)	38	2.17	.929
2.	Taylor Gauthier (G)	36	2.09	.929
3.	Matt Davis (G)	24	2.56	.928
4.	Jack LaFontaine (G)	29	1.97	.928
5.	Arno Tiefensee (G)	11	2.32	.926

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2025-2026 ECHL Demographics

ECHL Games

ECHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/25/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Greensboro Gargoyles	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	-
10/25/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Tahoe Knight Monsters	New Mexico Goatheads	1 - 5
10/25/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Idaho Steelheads	Allen Americans	2 - 5
10/25/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Rapid City Rush	Kansas City Mavericks	0 - 3
10/24/2026 11:35 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Komets	Indy Fuel	2 - 6

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ECHL Transactions

ECHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Mark Cooper (D)	Orlando Solar Bears	Wentworth Gryphins	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Tate Popple (F)	Maine Mariners	Wentworth Gryphins	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Kyler Rhoades (G)	Georgia Southern Univ.	South Carolina Stingrays	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Dalton Duhart (F)	Worcester Railers	Florida Everblades	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Doug Melvin (G)	No team	Allen Americans	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	Mathieu Bizier (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Anthony Beauregard (F)
Trois-Rivières Lions	Brooklyn Kalmikov (F)
Norfolk Admirals	Will Gavin (F)
Florida Everblades	Devon Paliani (F)

ECHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2025-2026 ECHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adirondack Thunder	48	5 884	6'0"	190 lbs	27.04
2.	Allen Americans	46	4 928	6'1"	194 lbs	26.48
3.	Atlanta Gladiators	44	4 329	6'0"	185 lbs	27.07
4.	Bloomington Bison	48	4 840	6'1"	194 lbs	26.60
5.	Cincinnati Cyclones	50	3 991	6'0"	190 lbs	25.76
6.	Florida Everblades	42	5 492	6'1"	194 lbs	27.31
7.	Fort Wayne Komets	52	6 303	6'1"	192 lbs	26.02
8.	Greensboro Gargoyles	59	4 261	6'0"	190 lbs	25.98
9.	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	46	5 029	6'0"	190 lbs	26.65
10.	Idaho Steelheads	38	3 969	6'0"	190 lbs	27.42
11.	Indy Fuel	46	3 974	6'1"	194 lbs	26.43
12.	Iowa Heartlanders	52	3 967	6'0"	192 lbs	25.92
13.	Jacksonville Icemen	50	5 558	6'0"	190 lbs	26.32
14.	Kalamazoo Wings	49	4 915	6'0"	190 lbs	26.88
15.	Kansas City Mavericks	39	3 509	6'0"	190 lbs	26.74
16.	Maine Mariners	53	4 360	6'1"	194 lbs	25.65
17.	Norfolk Admirals	52	5 059	6'0"	187 lbs	26.29
18.	Orlando Solar Bears	54	4 503	6'0"	192 lbs	26.63
19.	Rapid City Rush	55	4 059	6'1"	190 lbs	26.31
20.	Reading Royals	56	5 113	6'1"	192 lbs	26.18
21.	Savannah Ghost Pirates	41	3 637	6'1"	194 lbs	25.98
22.	South Carolina Stingrays	57	4 001	6'0"	192 lbs	27.44
23.	Tahoe Knight Monsters	51	3 815	6'1"	192 lbs	27.52
24.	Toledo Walleye	46	5 368	6'0"	190 lbs	26.43
25.	Trois-Rivières Lions	43	3 415	6'0"	190 lbs	25.56
26.	Tulsa Oilers	53	4 470	6'1"	194 lbs	26.51
27.	Utah Grizzlies	64	3 720	6'0"	190 lbs	26.30
28.	Wheeling Nailers	46	3 290	6'1"	192 lbs	25.41
29.	Wichita Thunder	43	3 693	6'0"	187 lbs	26.33
30.	Worcester Railers	54	4 273	6'1"	196 lbs	25.94

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	4	11	21	32	-
2.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	13	8	17	25	4
3.	Guillaume Asselin (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	11	11	13	24	10
4.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	11	8	16	24	0
5.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	12	8	16	24	6
6.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	11	13	9	22	8
7.	Samuel Asselin (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	11	10	12	22	6
8.	Jackson Pierson (F)	2026-2027	Herforder Ice Dragons	Oberliga	12	10	12	22	2
9.	Barret Kirwin (F)	2026-2027	Romford Raiders	NIHL	12	10	12	22	4
10.	Danny Weight (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	11	9	13	22	2

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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)	937	311	300	611
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