List of ECHL seasons

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

No. Season No. of
teams		 Reg. season
games		 Start
(reg. season)		 Finish
(reg. season)		 Top record Champion
1 1988–89 5 60 April 12 Erie Panthers (37–20–3) Carolina Thunderbirds
2 1989–90 8 60 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (38–16–6) Greensboro Monarchs
3 1990–91 11 64 April 11 Knoxville Cherokees (46–13–5) Hampton Roads Admirals
4 1991–92 15 64 Toledo Storm (46–15–3) Hampton Roads Admirals
5 1992–93 15 64 Wheeling Thunderbirds (40–16–8) Toledo Storm
6 1993–94 19 68 Knoxville Cherokees (44–18–6) Toledo Storm
7 1994–95 18 68 Wheeling Thunderbirds (46–17–5) Richmond Renegades
8 1995–96 21 70 Richmond Renegades (46–11–13) Charlotte Checkers
9 1996–97 23 70 South Carolina Stingrays (45–15–10) South Carolina Stingrays
10 1997–98 25 70 Louisiana IceGators (43–17–10) Hampton Roads Admirals
11 1998–99 27 70 Pee Dee Pride (51–15–4) Mississippi Sea Wolves
12 1999–00 28 70 October May 31 Florida Everblades (53–15–2) Peoria Rivermen
13 2000–01 24 72 Trenton Titans (50–18–4) South Carolina Stingrays
14 2001–02 29 72 Louisiana IceGators (56–12–4) Greenville Grrrowl
15 2002–03 27 72 Toledo Storm (47–15–10) Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
16 2003–04 31 72 San Diego Gulls (49–13–10) Idaho Steelheads
17 2004–05 28 72 Pensacola Ice Pilots (51–16–5) Trenton Titans
18 2005–06 25 72 October May Alaska Aces (53–12–7) Alaska Aces
19 2006–07 25 72 October May Las Vegas Wranglers (46–12–14) Idaho Steelheads
20 2007–08 25 72 October May Cincinnati Cyclones (55–12–5) Cincinnati Cyclones
21 2008–09 23 72 October 17 June 5 Florida Everblades (49–17–5) South Carolina Stingrays
22 2009–10 20 72 October 15 April 3 Idaho Steelheads (47–17–7) Cincinnati Cyclones
23 2010–11 19 72 October 5 April 2 Alaska Aces (47–22–3) Alaska Aces
24 2011–12 20 72 October 4 March 31 Alaska Aces (43–18–11) Florida Everblades
25 2012–13 23 72 October 12 March 30 Alaska Aces (49–15–8) Reading Royals
26 2013–14 22 72 October 18 April 13 Alaska Aces (45–19–7) Alaska Aces
27 2014–15 27 72 October 16 April 9 Toledo Walleye (50–15–7) Allen Americans
28 2015–16 28 72 October 17 April 11 Missouri Mavericks (52–15–5) Allen Americans
29 2016–17 27 72 October 14 April 9 Toledo Walleye (51–17–4) Colorado Eagles
30 2017–18 27 72 October 13 June 9 Florida Everblades (53–13–6) Colorado Eagles
31 2018–19 27 72 October 12 April 7 Cincinnati Cyclones (51–13–8) Newfoundland Growlers
32 2019–20 26 59–64[a] October 11 March 11 Not awarded[a]
33 2020–21 27 51–72[b] December 11 June 6 Florida Everblades (42–19–8) Fort Wayne Komets
34 2021–22 27 67–72[b] October 21 April 17 Toledo Walleye (49–19–4) Florida Everblades
35 2022–23 28 72 October 21 April 16 Idaho Steelheads (58-11-3) Florida Everblades
36 2023–24 28[c] 72 October 19 April 14 Kansas City Mavericks (54–12–6) Florida Everblades
37 2024–25 29 72 October 18 April 13 South Carolina Stingrays (52–15–5) Trois-Rivières Lions
38 2025–26 30 72 October 17 April 19 Kansas City Mavericks (55–12–5) 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.
  3. ↑ The league terminated the Newfoundland Growlers franchise by league bylaws on April 2, 2024, after the St. John's-based team's owners could not finalize the sale of the team (the Trois-Rivières Lions were sold, however, and they also owned the Lions). Therefore, the total number of teams by season's end was 27.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "ECHL Stats Archive". ECHL. The ECHL – Premier "AA" Hockey League. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "ECHL Terminates Newfoundland Membership". echl.com. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Newfoundland Growlers won't finish the season as membership in ECHL terminated". CBC. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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