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	72	October 19	April 14	Kansas City Mavericks (54-12-6)	Florida Everblades

Notes

^ ^a ^b Season ended short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
^ ^a ^b Due to COVID-19 pandemic, not all teams played all 72 games.

References

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

External links

ECHL official website

[Covid-2] Season ended short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

[Covid2-3] Due to COVID-19 pandemic, not all teams played all 72 games.

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

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