The newest team in the ECHL set to drop the puck in 2025-26 will be called the Greensboro Gargoyles, calling Greensboro, N.C., and the First Horizon Coliseum home.
Jan 14
A frequent topic of conversation in the ECHL remains expansion, as the league would like to get to 32 teams – enough for every NHL team to have a minor-league affiliate at this level.
ECHL teams have had four weekends of play, enough time for us to get a sense of interesting early storylines.
Nov 13, 2024
The ECHL has two expansion teams this season – the Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters – with another on the way in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Oct 25, 2024
The 2024-2025 ECHL season is off and running, and the opening weekend didn’t disappoint.
Oct 22, 2024
The last few seasons in the ECHL has brought a lot of intrigue. There have been new teams, plenty of new exciting players and prospects, and there’s been a three-peat champion bringing a little consistency to the mix.
Oct 18, 2024
For the vast majority of players in the NHL, they're going to need a stop playing within the farm system of the club that either drafted or signed them. Some will get their start in the ECHL, the premier "AA" hockey circuit, while many will spends some time in the American Hockey League, the last step for most players before they realize their NHL dreams.
Sep 12, 2024
It’s as sure a sign of summer when NHL teams are playing some musical chairs with their ECHL affiliates. A number of high profile NHL clubs are making switches for their Premier ‘AA’ affiliates this offseason including the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, a pair of Original Six franchises and the St. Louis Blues are getting back in the ECHL mix on a more official basis for the first time in a while.
Jul 10, 2024
So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?
Jul 9, 2024
Playing in the ECHL can be a grueling endeavor.
Mar 14, 2024
I’m based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and whenever I watch the ECHL’s Komets play these days, I find myself pondering this question: What the heck is Jack Dugan doing at this level?
Nov 30, 2023
Unless it’s, oh, Dec. 15, it’s too early to panic about any ECHL team. That’s what I always tell people, anyway.
Nov 21, 2023
ECHL teams are only allowed to dress four veterans in games, a rule that used to seem incredibly important. But as the ECHL has evolved into a younger, faster developmental circuit for the NHL, the veteran limit has become increasingly inconsequential.
Nov 7, 2023
The ECHL, at its core, is a development league. According to the league, 72 players who donned an ECHL jersey in their career made NHL opening-night rosters this season. As the premier "AA" hockey league in North America, the ECHL can represent one of the first steps a player takes on his professional hockey journey.
Oct 25, 2023
The South Division has become the ECHL’s strongest division. That much was proved last season and signs are pointing to it continuing this season.
Oct 12, 2023
