List of ECHL team owners

Current ECHL team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:

Conference	Team	Owner(s)	Principal(s)	Year acquired	NHL affiliate	AHL affiliate
Eastern	Adirondack Thunder	Adirondack Civic Center Coalition [1]	Daniel Burke (President) [2]	2017	New Jersey Devils	Utica Comets
	Greensboro Gargoyles	Zawyer Sports & Entertainment [3]	Andy Kaufman [4]	2024 (founded)	Carolina Hurricanes	Chicago Wolves
	Maine Mariners	Dexter Paine and family [5]	Dexter Paine	2024 [6]	Boston Bruins	Providence Bruins
	Norfolk Admirals	Patrick Cavanagh [7]	Patrick Cavanagh	2019 [8]	Winnipeg Jets [9]	Manitoba Moose [9]
	Reading Royals	Berks County Convention Center Authority [10]	Michael Gombar Jr. (chairman)	2019 [11]	Philadelphia Flyers	Lehigh Valley Phantoms
	Trois-Rivières Lions	Spire Sports + Entertainment [12]	Jeff Dickerson (CEO), TJ Puchyr	2024 [13]	Montreal Canadiens [14]	Laval Rocket
	Wheeling Nailers	Hockey Club of the Ohio Valley [15]	Regional Economic Development Partnership and the Wheeling Area Hockey Association	2012 [15]	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
	Worcester Railers	Worcester Pro Hockey, LLC (Rucker Investments) [16]	Cliff Rucker [17]	2017 (founded)	New York Islanders	Bridgeport Islanders
	Atlanta Gladiators	ATL Hockey Group, LLC [18]	Alex Campbell (majority), Anson Carter (minority)	2022	Nashville Predators	Milwaukee Admirals
	Florida Everblades	David Hoffmann [19]	David Hoffmann [20]	2019 [21]	St. Louis Blues [22]	Springfield Thunderbirds [22]
	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Spire Sports + Entertainment [23]	Jeff Dickerson (CEO), TJ Puchyr		Los Angeles Kings	Ontario Reign
	Jacksonville Icemen	Zawyer Sports & Entertainment(SZH Hockey LLC) [24]	Andrew Kaufman	2019 [25]	Buffalo Sabres [26]	Rochester Americans [26]
	Orlando Solar Bears	RDV Sports, Inc. [27]	Dan DeVos (chairman), Alex Martins (CEO)	2017	Tampa Bay Lightning	Syracuse Crunch
	Savannah Ghost Pirates	Zawyer Sports & Entertainment	Andrew Kaufman		Florida Panthers [28]	Charlotte Checkers [28]
	South Carolina Stingrays	Todd Halloran [29]	Todd Halloran [30]	2018 [31]	Washington Capitals	Hershey Bears
Western	Bloomington Bison	Hallett Sports and Entertainment [32]	Sean Hallett	2024 (founded)	New York Rangers	Hartford Wolf Pack
	Cincinnati Cyclones	Nederlander Entertainment [33]	James L. Nederlander James M. Nederlander		Toronto Maple Leafs [34]	Toronto Marlies [34]
	Fort Wayne Komets	The Franke Family [35]		1990	Edmonton Oilers	Bakersfield Condors
	Indy Fuel	Hallett Sports and Entertainment [36]	Jim Hallet (chairman), Sean Hallet (CEO)	2014 (founded) [37]	Chicago Blackhawks	Rockford IceHogs
	Iowa Heartlanders	Michael Devlin	Michael Devlin		Minnesota Wild	Iowa Wild
	Kalamazoo Wings	Greenleaf Hospitality [38]	William D. Johnston, Ronda Stryker [39]	2008 [40]	Vancouver Canucks	Abbotsford Canucks
	Toledo Walleye	Toledo Arena Sports Inc. [41]	Joe Napoli (president)	2007 [42]	Detroit Red Wings	Grand Rapids Griffins
	Allen Americans	Myles Jack,LaSonjia Jack [43]	Myles Jack,LaSonjia Jack	2023	Ottawa Senators	Belleville Senators
	Idaho Steelheads	Idaho Sports Properties LLC	Eric Trapp (president), [44] John Cunningham	2004 [45]	Dallas Stars	Texas Stars
	Kansas City Mavericks	Lamar Hunt Jr. [46]	Lamar Hunt Jr.		Seattle Kraken	Coachella Valley Firebirds
	Rapid City Rush	Spire Sports + Entertainment [47]	Jeff Dickerson (CEO), TJ Puchyr	2019	Calgary Flames	Calgary Wranglers
	Tahoe Knight Monsters	David Hodges (Majority), Tim & Demi Tebow (Minority),Chip & Joanna Gaines (Minority) [48]	David Hodges (Majority), Tim & Demi Tebow (Minority),Chip & Joanna Gaines (Minority)	2007 [49]	Vegas Golden Knights	Henderson Silver Knights
	Tulsa Oilers	NL Sports, LLC [50]	Andy Scurto [51]	2021	Anaheim Ducks	San Diego Gulls
	Utah Grizzlies (Trenton Ironhawks)	Pro Hockey Partners, LLC [52]	Bob Ohrablo (president)	2025 [53]	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Eagles
	Wichita Thunder	Steven Brothers Sports Management [54]	Rodney Steven, Brandon Steven, Johnny Steven	2011	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Barracuda

See also

• List of current NHL franchise owners
• List of AHL team owners

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