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East Coast Hockey League

ECHL (East Coast Hockey League) is a professional minor-league double-A hockey association based in the United States. In 2003, the ECHL absorbed the teams of the West Coast Hockey League (Alaska, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Long Beach, and San Diego) and has since realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. Following the merger, the official name of the league was changed from East Coast Hockey League to simply ECHL.

Table of contents

1 Teams 1.1 Eastern Conference 1.1.1 Northern Division 1.1.2 Southern Division 1.2 Western Conference 1.2.3 Central Division 1.2.4 Pacific Division 2 External links

Teams

( NHL affiliates in brackets)

Eastern Conference

Northern Division

• Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
• Dayton Bombers (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Johnstown Chiefs (San Jose Sharks)
• Peoria Rivermen (St. Louis Blues)
• Reading Royals (Los Angeles Kings)
• Toledo Storm (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators)
• Trenton Titans (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Wheeling Nailers (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Southern Division

• Charlotte Checkers (New York Rangers)
• Columbia Inferno (Vancouver Canucks)
• Florida Everblades play in Estero, FL (Carolina Hurricanes)
• Greensboro Generals
• Greenville Grrrowl
• Pee Dee Pride
• Roanoke Express
• South Carolina Stingrays play in North Charleston, SC (Edmonton Oilers)

Western Conference

Central Division

• Augusta Lynx (Florida Panthers)
• Columbus, Georgia Cottonmouths (Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens)
• Gwinnett Gladiators play in Duluth, GA (Atlanta Thrashers)
• Louisiana IceGators play in Lafayette, LA (Minnesota Wild)
• Mississippi Sea Wolves play in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS
• Pensacola Ice Pilots (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Texas Wildcatters play in Beaumont, TX

Pacific Division

• Alaska Aces play in Anchorage
• Bakersfield Condors
• Fresno Falcons (San Jose Sharks)
• Idaho Steelheads play in Boise (Dallas Stars)
• Las Vegas Wranglers (Calgary Flames)
• Long Beach Ice Dogs
• San Diego Gulls (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
• Victoria Salmon Kings

See also Developmental and minor sports leagues, List of ice hockey leagues

External links

• Official ECHL site
• Archive of ECHL standings and statistics - at Internet Hockey Database

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