ECHL Hall of Fame

The ECHL Hall of Fame is an ice hockey museum dedicated to honoring members that have played in the ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League). It was created by the league in 2008. The ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fame to recognize the achievements of players, coaches, and personnel who dedicated their careers to the league. Hall of Fame members are selected in four categories: Player, Developmental Player, Builder, and Referee/Linesman. Players must have concluded their career as an active player for a minimum of three playing seasons, though not continuous or full seasons. Developmental Players must have begun their career in the ECHL and went on to a distinguished career in the NHL, playing a minimum of 260 regular season games in the NHL, AHL and ECHL. Builders may be active or inactive whereas Referee/Linesman must have concluded their active officiating career for a minimum of three playing seasons.

No more than five candidates are elected to the Hall of Fame each year with no more than three Players, one Developmental Player, two Builders and one Referee/Linesman. The Builder and the Referee/Linesman categories are dependent upon the number of candidates in the Player category.

The nomination and subsequent selection of candidates is determined by the ECHL Hall of Fame Selection Committee which is appointed by the ECHL.

The ECHL Hall of Fame inaugural class was inducted during the 2008 ECHL All-Star Game festivities at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California, and included ECHL founder Henry Brabham, the ECHL's first commissioner Patrick J. Kelly, and former players Nick Vitucci and Chris Valicevic.

Hall of famers

Year	Name	Position or role	ECHL teams
2008	Henry Brabham [1] [2]	ECHL founder	League executive
	Patrick J. Kelly [3] [2]	Commissioner (1988–1996)	League executive
	Chris Valicevic [4] [2]	Defenseman	Greensboro Monarchs, Louisiana IceGators
	Nick Vitucci [5] [2]	Goaltender	Carolina / Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Greensboro Monarchs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Toledo Storm, Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Grrrowl
2009	John Brophy [6] [7]	Head coach	Hampton Roads Admirals, Wheeling Nailers
	Blake Cullen [8] [7]	Owner	Hampton Roads Admirals
	Tom Nemeth [9] [7]	Defenseman	Dayton Bombers, South Carolina Stingrays, Toledo Storm
	Rod Taylor [10] [7]	Left winger	Hampton Roads Admirals, Richmond Renegades, Roanoke Express, South Carolina Stingrays, Peoria Rivermen, Toledo Storm
2010	Cam Brown [11] [12]	Left winger	Columbus Chill, Erie Panthers, Baton Rouge Kingfish, Gwinnett Gladiators
	E.A. "Bud" Gingher [13] [12]	Owner; chairman	Board of Governors Chairman (1992–95); Dayton Bombers owner
	Olaf Kolzig [14] [12]	Goaltender	Hampton Roads Admirals
	Darryl Noren [15] [12]	Center	Greensboro Monarchs, Charlotte Checkers
2011	Phil Berger [16] [17]	Right winger	Greensboro Monarchs, Charlotte Checkers, Raleigh IceCaps, Hampton Roads Admirals
	Richard Adams [18] [17]	President/CEO (1995–02)	League executive
	Luke Curtin [19] [17]	Left winger	Baton Rouge Kingfish, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Fresno Falcons
	Joe Ernst [20] [17]	Referee	League official
2012	Bob Woods [21] [22]	Defenseman	Johnstown Chiefs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Mobile Mysticks, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Mississippi Sea Wolves
	Bill Coffey [23] [24]	Founder	League executive
	Sheldon Gorski [25] [26]	Right winger	Louisville Icehawks, Louisville RiverFrogs, Miami Matadors, Pensacola Ice Pilots
	John Marks [27] [28]	Coach	Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Grrrowl, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Augusta Lynx
	Dave Seitz [29] [30]	Center	South Carolina Stingrays
2013	Dave Craievich [31] [32]	Defenseman	Cincinnati Cyclones, Birmingham Bulls, Mobile Mysticks
	Marc Magliarditi [33] [34]	Goaltender	Columbus Chill, Florida Everblades, Louisiana IceGators, Richmond Renegades, Las Vegas Wranglers
	Steve Poapst [35] [36]	Defenseman	Hampton Roads Admirals
	Darren Schwartz [37] [38]	Left winger	Johnstown Chiefs, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers
2014	James Edwards [39]	President; chairman	Johnstown Chiefs president, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (1999–2003)
	Wes Goldie [40]	Right winger	Pee Dee Pride, Victoria Salmon Kings, and Alaska Aces
	Al MacIsaac [41]	Defense; GM/coach	Hampton Roads Admirals
	John Spoltore [42]	Center	Louisiana IceGators
2015	Darren Colbourne [43]	Right winger	Dayton Bombers, Richmond Renegades, Raleigh IceCaps, Augusta Lynx
	Louis Dumont [44]	Center	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Wheeling Thunderbirds, Louisiana IceGators, Augusta Lynx, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Mississippi Sea Wolves, and Utah Grizzlies
	Scott Sabatino [45]	Executive vice president; COO	League executive
	Carl Scheer [46]	Owner; chairman	Charlotte Checkers owner, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors, Greenville Grrrowl owner
2016	Daniel Berthiaume [47]	Goaltender	Wheeling Thunderbirds, Roanoke Express and Greensboro Generals
	Craig Brush [48]	General manager	Florida Everblades
	Allan Sirois [49]	Left winger	Baton Rouge Kingfish, Jacksonville Lizard Kings, Pee Dee Pride, Pee Dee Pride, Greenville Grrrowl, Texas Wildcatters
2017	T. Paul Hendrick [50]	ECHL general counsel	League executive
	Rick Kowalsky [51]	Right winger; head coach	as player: Hampton Roads Admirals, Trenton Titans, Roanoke Express; as head coach: Trenton Titans/Devils
	Brad Phillips [52]	Linesman	League official
2018 [53]	Steve Chapman [54]	General manager; chairman	League executive; Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (2006–2015); president and general manager of Mobile Mysticks (1995–2001) and Gwinnett Gladiators (2002–2015); assistant general manager of Birmingham Bulls (1992–1995)
	Sam Ftorek [55]	Defenseman	Augusta Lynx, Mobile Mysticks, Greensboro Generals, Gwinnett Gladiators, Fresno Falcons, Cincinnati Cyclones, Kalamazoo Wings
	Jason Saal [56]	Goaltender	South Carolina Stingrays, Peoria Rivermen, Hampton Roads Admirals, Dayton Bombers, Louisiana IceGators, Arkansas RiverBlades, Augusta Lynx
2019 [57]	Jim Bermingham [58]	Center	Toledo Storm, Wheeling Thunderbirds, Huntington Blizzard, Jackson Bandits, Pensacola Ice Pilots
	Alex Hicks [59]	Left winger	Toledo Storm
	Rick Judson [60]	Left winger	Toledo Storm, Greenville Grrrowl
	Brian McKenna [61]	Commissioner (2002–2018); general manager	League executive; general manager of the Trenton Titans
2020 [62]	Jared Bednar [63]	Defenseman; coach	as player: Huntington Blizzard, South Carolina Stingrays; as coach: South Carolina Stingrays (assistant from 2002 to 2007, head coach from 2007 to 2009)
	Dany Bousquet [64]	Left winger	Hampton Roads Admirals, Birmingham Bulls, Pee Dee Pride
	Derek Clancey [65]	Center; coach	as player: Erie Panthers, Toledo Storm, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Columbus Chill, Chesapeake Icebreakers; as coach: Chesapeake Icebreakers, Jackson Bandits, Reading Royals, Dayton Bombers
	Glen Metropolit [66]	Center	Nashville Knights, Pensacola Ice Pilots
2022	Ray Harris [67]	Owner	Cincinnati Cyclones
	Brett Marietti [68]	Player	South Carolina Stingrays
	Joel Martin [69]	Goaltender	Columbus Cottonmouths, Trenton Titans, Elmira Jackals, Augusta Lynx
	Tim Novak [70]	Official	ECHL
2023	Mark Bernard [71]	Goaltender	Hampton Roads Admirals
	Scott Bertoli [72]	Player	Trenton Titans
	Victor Gervais [73]	Player	Hampton Roads Admirals, Florence Pride
	Dana Heinze [74]	Equipment manager	Johnstown Chiefs
2024	Scott Burfoot [75]	Center	Erie Panthers, Roanoke Valley Rampage,Huntsville Blast, Richmond Renegades
	Brad Dexter [76]	Defenseman	Raleigh IceCaps, South Carolina Stingrays, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Victoria Salmon Kings
	Jason Fitzsimmons [77]	Goalie/Coach	South Carolina Stingrays, Columbus Chill (player); South Carolina Stingrays (coach)
	June Kelly [78]	ECHL	League Executive
	Shawn Wheeler [79]	Left wing	Greensboro Monarchs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Charlotte Checkers
2025	Alex Burrows [80]	Left winger	Greenville Grrrowl
	Dave Gagnon [81]	Goaltender	Hampton Roads Admirals, Toledo Storm and Roanoke Valley Rampage
	Glen Thornborough [82]	League officer
	Jamey Hicks [83]	Center; head coach; director [84]	Birmingham Bulls and Arkansas River Blades

Inductees by team

• 16: Hampton Roads Admirals (includes one owner and two coaches)
• 9: League executives
• 8 South Carolina Stingrays (includes two inductees who have both played and coached for team), Toledo Storm
• 6: Charlotte Checkers (includes one owner and one coach), Pensacola Ice Pilots (includes one coach)
• 5: Augusta Lynx, Dayton Bombers (includes one owner and one coach), Greensboro Monarchs, Louisiana IceGators, Greenville Grrrowl (includes owner and one coach), Johnstown Chiefs (including one president), Mobile Mysticks (includes one manager), Richmond Renegades, Trenton Titans/Devils (includes one player/coach and manager), Wheeling Nailers/Thunderbirds (includes one coach)
• 4: Birmingham Bulls (including one manager and one player who became a coach)
• 3: Columbus Chill, Erie Panthers, Gwinnett Gladiators (including one manager), Raleigh Icecaps, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
• 2: Baton Rouge Kingfish, Cincinnati Cyclones, Fresno Falcons, Huntington Blizzard, Jackson Bandits (includes one coach), Mississippi Sea Wolves, Pee Dee Pride, Peoria Rivermen, Roanoke Express, Victoria Salmon Kings, Arkansas RiverBlades, Roanoke Valley Rampage
• 1: Alaska Aces, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Chesapeake Icebreakers, Florence Pride, Greensboro Generals, Huntsville Blast, Jacksonville Lizard Kings, Kalamazoo Wings, Las Vegas Wranglers, Louisville Icehawks, Louisville RiverFrogs, Miami Matadors, Reading Royals (coach), Utah Grizzlies

See also

• Hockey Hall of Fame
• AHL Hall of Fame

References

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40. "Wes Goldie". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
41. "Al MacIsaac". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
42. "John Spoltore". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
43. "Darren Colbourne". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
44. "Louis Dumont". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
45. "Scott Sabatino". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
46. "Carl Scheer". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
47. "Daniel Berthiaume". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
48. "Craig Brush". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
49. "Allan Sirois". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
50. "T. Paul Hendrick". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
51. "Rick Kowalsky". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
52. "Brad Phillips". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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55. "Sam Ftorek". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
56. "Jason Saal". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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58. "Jim Bermingham". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
59. "Alex Hicks". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
60. "Rick Judson". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
61. "Brian McKenna". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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63. "Jared Bednar". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
64. "Danny Bousquet". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
65. "Derek Clancey". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
66. "Glen Metropolit". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
67. "Ray Harris". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
68. "Brett Marietti". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
69. "Joel Martin". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
70. "Tim Nowak". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
71. "Mark Bernard". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
72. "Scott Bertoli". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
73. "Victor Gervais". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
74. "Dana Heinze". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
75. "Scott Burfoot". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
76. "Brad Dexter". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
77. "Jason Fitzsimmons". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
78. "June M. Kelly". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
79. "Shawn Wheeler". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
80. "Alex Burrows". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
81. "Dave Gagnon". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
82. "Glen Thornborough". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
83. "Jamey Hicks". ECHL. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
84. "Jamey Hicks - Stats, Contract, Salary & More". www.eliteprospects.com.

External links

• Official website