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ECHL
Also known as East Coast Hockey League
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The league serves as a farm system to the AHL and National Hockey League (NHL).
Key facts
- Hockey league.name
- ECHL
- Hockey league.logo
- ECHL logo.svg
- Hockey league.pixels
- 200
- Hockey league.country
- United States (29 teams)Canada (1 team)
- Hockey league.leader_title
- Commissioner
- Hockey league.leader_name
- Ryan Crelin
- Hockey league.leader_title2
- Commissioner Emeritus
- Hockey league.leader_name2
- Patrick J. Kelly
- Hockey league.first
- 1988–89
- Hockey league.teams
- 30 (31 in 2027)
- Hockey league.feeds
- AHL, NHL
- Hockey league.champ
- Kelly Cup
Gallery (16)
Connections
Categories
1988 establishments in North AmericaECHLIce hockey in New JerseyMinor league ice hockeyMulti-national ice hockey leagues in North AmericaMulti-national sports leaguesOrganizations based in Princeton, New JerseyProfessional ice hockey leagues in CanadaProfessional ice hockey leagues in the United StatesSports leagues established in 1988Third-tier ice hockey leagues