List of ECHL seasons

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This is a list of seasons of the ECHL since its inception: [1]

Contents

No.SeasonNo. of
teams		Reg. season
games		Start
(reg. season)		Finish
(reg. season)		 Top record Champion
1 1988–89 560April 12 Erie Panthers (37–20–3) Carolina Thunderbirds
2 1989–90 860 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (38–16–6) Greensboro Monarchs
3 1990–91 1164April 11 Knoxville Cherokees (46–13–5) Hampton Roads Admirals
4 1991–92 1564 Toledo Storm (46–15–3) Hampton Roads Admirals
5 1992–93 1564 Wheeling Thunderbirds (40–16–8) Toledo Storm
6 1993–94 1968 Knoxville Cherokees (44–18–6) Toledo Storm
7 1994–95 1868 Wheeling Thunderbirds (46–17–5) Richmond Renegades
8 1995–96 2170 Richmond Renegades (46–11–13) Charlotte Checkers
9 1996–97 2370 South Carolina Stingrays (45–15–10) South Carolina Stingrays
10 1997–98 2570 Louisiana IceGators (43–17–10) Hampton Roads Admirals
11 1998–99 2770 Pee Dee Pride (51–15–4) Mississippi Sea Wolves
12 1999–00 2870OctoberMay 31 Florida Everblades (53–15–2) Peoria Rivermen
13 2000–01 2472 Trenton Titans (50–18–4) South Carolina Stingrays
14 2001–02 2972 Louisiana IceGators (56–12–4) Greenville Grrrowl
15 2002–03 2772 Toledo Storm (47–15–10) Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
16 2003–04 3172 San Diego Gulls (49–13–10) Idaho Steelheads
17 2004–05 2872 Pensacola Ice Pilots (51–16–5) Trenton Titans
18 2005–06 2572OctoberMay Alaska Aces (53–12–7) Alaska Aces
19 2006–07 2572OctoberMay Las Vegas Wranglers (46–12–14) Idaho Steelheads
20 2007–08 2572OctoberMay Cincinnati Cyclones (55–12–5) Cincinnati Cyclones
21 2008–09 2372October 17June 5 Florida Everblades (49–17–5) South Carolina Stingrays
22 2009–10 2072October 15April 3 Idaho Steelheads (47–17–7) Cincinnati Cyclones
23 2010–11 1972October 5April 2 Alaska Aces (47–22–3) Alaska Aces
24 2011–12 2072October 4March 31 Alaska Aces (43–18–11) Florida Everblades
25 2012–13 2372October 12March 30 Alaska Aces (49–15–8) Reading Royals
26 2013–14 2272October 18April 13 Alaska Aces (45–19–7) Alaska Aces
27 2014–15 2772October 16April 9 Toledo Walleye (50–15–7) Allen Americans
28 2015–16 2872October 17April 11 Missouri Mavericks (52–15–5) Allen Americans
29 2016–17 2772October 14April 9 Toledo Walleye (51–17–4) Colorado Eagles
30 2017–18 2772October 13June 9 Florida Everblades (53–13–6) Colorado Eagles
31 2018–19 2772October 12April 7 Cincinnati Cyclones (51–13–8) Newfoundland Growlers
32 2019–20 2659–64 [lower-alpha 1] October 11March 11Not awarded [lower-alpha 1]
33 2020–21 2751–72 [lower-alpha 2] December 11June 6 Florida Everblades (42–19–8) Fort Wayne Komets
34 2021–22 2767–72 [lower-alpha 2] October 21April 17 Toledo Walleye (49–19–4) Florida Everblades
35 2022–23 2872October 21April 16 Idaho Steelheads (58-11-3) Florida Everblades
36 2023–24 2872October 19April 14 Kansas City Mavericks (54-12-6) Florida Everblades

Notes

  1. 1 2 Season ended short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. 1 2 Due to COVID-19 pandemic, not all teams played all 72 games.

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References

  1. ↑ "ECHL Stats Archive". ECHL. The ECHL – Premier "AA" Hockey League. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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