ECHL 2009-10

ECHL 2009-10	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors	72	38	29	5	232	243	81
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	34	30	8	234	257	76
Stockton Thunder	72	33	29	10	235	241	76
Ontario Reign	72	31	31	10	214	229	72
Mountain Division
Idaho Steelheads	72	48	17	7	260	191	103
Alaska Aces	72	36	28	8	232	240	80
Utah Grizzlies	72	34	29	9	260	253	77
Victoria Salmon Kings	72	34	32	6	230	243	74
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
Elmira Jackals	72	37	26	9	275	231	83
Reading Royals	72	37	29	6	254	275	80
Trenton Devils	72	33	30	9	244	252	75
Johnstown Chiefs	72	18	43	11	215	307	47
North Division
Kalamazoo Wings	72	42	20	10	273	243	94
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	44	25	3	235	200	91
Toledo Walleye	72	35	30	7	254	274	77
Wheeling Nailers	72	33	32	7	240	249	73
South Division
Charlotte Checkers	72	43	21	8	253	223	94
South Carolina Stingrays	72	41	19	12	248	216	94
Florida Everblades	72	48	28	9	234	221	85
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	31	33	8	243	277	70

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
National Conference		Quarter-Finals
Bakersfield Condors	3	Victoria Salmon Kings	2
Stockton Thunder	3	Alaska Aces	1
Utah Grizzlies	3	Las Vegas Wranglers	2
Idaho Steelheads	bye
American Conference		Quarter-Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	3	South Carolina Stingrays	2
Charlotte Checkers	3	Toledo Walleye	1
Florida Everblades	3	Elmira Jackals	2
Reading Royals	3	Kalamazoo Wings	2
National Conference		Semi-Finals
Idaho Steelheads	4	Utah Grizzlies	0
Stockton Thunder	4	Bakersfield Condors	1
American Conference		Semi-Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Charlotte Checkers	3
Reading Royals	4	Florida Everblades	0
National Conference		Finals
Idaho Steelheads	4	Stockton Thunder	2
American Conference		Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Reading Royals	3
Kelly Cup		Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Idaho Steelheads	1

ECHL 2010-11

ECHL 2010-11	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors	72	41	27	4	222	210	86
Stockton Thunder	72	37	23	12	232	210	86
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	38	25	5	216	230	81
Ontario Reign	72	27	39	6	195	269	60
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	72	47	22	3	241	174	97
Idaho Steelheads	72	32	27	13	225	217	77
Utah Grizzlies	72	33	32	7	189	227	73
Victoria Salmon Kings	72	32	36	4	217	234	68
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Reading Royals	72	44	23	5	257	220	93
Elmira Jackals	72	32	30	10	249	264	74
Trenton Devils	72	27	37	8	218	257	62
North Division
Kalamazoo Kings	72	44	23	5	255	223	93
Wheeling Nailers	72	38	29	5	230	210	81
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	33	29	10	199	299	76
Toledo Walleye	72	33	33	6	239	255	72
South Division
Greenville Road Warriors	72	46	22	4	255	192	96
South Carolina Stingrays	72	37	29	6	194	204	80
Florida Everblades	72	37	30	5	236	222	79
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	30	34	8	203	250	68

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Victoria Salmon Kings	3	Bakersfield Condors	1
Utah Grizzlies	3	Stockton Thunder	1
Idaho Steelheads	3	Las Vegas Wranglers	2
Alaska Aces		bye
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Greenville Road Warriors	3	Elmira Jackals	1
Reading Royals	3	Cincinnati Cyclones	1
Kalamazoo Kings	3	Florida Everblades	1
Wheeling Nailers	3	South Carolina Stingrays	1
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Victoria Salmon Kings	4	Utah Grizzlies	0
Alaska Aces	4	Idaho Steelheads	0
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Wheeling Nailers	4	Greenville Road Warriors	3
Kalamazoo Kings	4	Reading Royals	0
Western Conference		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Victoria Salmon Kings	0
Eastern Conference		Finals
Kalamazoo Kings	4	Wheeling Nailers	2
Kelly Cup		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Kalamazoo Kings	1

ECHL 2011-12

ECHL 2011-12	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Ontario Reign	72	43	21	8	242	193	94
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	42	22	8	235	198	92
Stockton Thunder	72	34	33	5	204	216	73
Bakersfield Condors	72	24	41	7	199	241	55
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	72	43	18	11	224	172	97
Colorado Eagles	72	38	28	6	250	252	82
Utah Grizzlies	72	33	33	6	183	223	72
Idaho Steelheads	72	31	32	9	194	236	71
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Elmira Jackals	72	45	22	5	228	224	95
Wheeling Nailers	72	37	26	9	219	202	83
Reading Royals	72	36	28	8	229	235	80
Trenton Titans	72	21	41	10	211	271	52
North Division
Kalamazoo Wings	72	38	26	8	264	237	84
Chicago Express	72	34	26	12	216	234	80
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	35	28	9	228	227	79
Toledo Walleye	72	28	38	6	189	258	62
South Division
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	41	20	11	214	200	93
Greenville Road Warriors	72	41	25	6	232	215	88
Florida Everblades	72	39	26	7	260	218	85
South Carolina Stingrays	72	37	28	7	191	180	81

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Idaho Steelheads	3	Ontario Reign	2
Las Vegas Wranglers	3	Utah Grizzlies	0
Stockton Thunder	3	Colorado Eaglers	0
Alaska Aces		bye
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Elmira Jackals	3	Reading Royals	2
South Carolina Stingrays	3	Gwinnett Gladiators	1
Kalamazoo Wings	3	Wheeling Nailers	1
Florida Everblades	3	Greenville Road Warriors	0
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Las Vegas Wranglers	4	Idaho Steelheads	1
Alaska Aces	4	Stockton Thunder	1
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Florida Everblades	4	Elmira Jackals	1
Kalamazoo Wings	4	South Carolina Stingrays	1
Western Conference		Finals
Las Vegas Wranglers	4	Alaska Aces	1
Eastern Conference		Finals
Florida Everblades	4	Kalamazoo Wings	1
Kelly Cup		Finals
Florida Everblades	4	Las Vegas Wranglers	1

ECHL 2012-13

ECHL 2012-13	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Ontario Reign	72	46	19	7	246	192	99
Stockton Thunder	72	37	26	9	223	216	83
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	37	30	5	196	192	79
San Francisco Bulls	72	25	38	9	191	252	59
Bakersfield Condors	72	22	44	6	171	247	50
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	72	49	15	8	228	172	108
Idaho Steelheads	72	45	20	7	262	198	97
Colorado Eagles	72	34	31	7	239	224	75
Utah Grizzlies	72	29	30	13	217	277	71
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Reading Royals	72	46	19	7	246	185	99
Elmira Jackals	72	40	25	7	247	220	87
Wheeling Nailers	72	31	29	13	193	225	74
Trenton Titans	72	32	32	8	226	247	72
North Division
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	42	22	8	227	195	92
Toledo Walleye	72	37	26	9	224	195	83
Kalamazoo Wings	72	34	30	8	205	215	76
Fort Wayne Komets	72	33	35	4	205	246	70
Evansville IceMen	72	25	40	7	207	272	57
South Division
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	43	26	3	211	191	89
Florida Everblades	72	39	22	11	260	241	89
South Carolina Stingrays	72	38	26	8	198	171	84
Greenville Road Warriors	72	36	28	8	226	219	80
Orlando Solar Bears	72	38	27	7	197	253	63

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Alaska Aces	4	San Francisco Bulls	1
Ontario Reign	4	Utah Grizzlies	0
Idaho Steelheads	4	Colorado Eagles	2
Stockton Thunder	4	Las Vegas Wranglers	3
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Reading Royals	4	Greenville Road Warriors	1
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Toledo Walleye	2
Gwinnett Gladiators	4	South Carolina Stingrays	0
Florida Everblades	4	Elmira Jackals	2
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Stockton Thunder	4	Alaska Aces	2
Idaho Steelheads	4	Ontario Reign	0
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Reading Royals	4	Florida Everblades	3
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Gwinnett Gladiators	2
Western Conference		Finals
Stockton Thunder	4	Idaho Steelheads	2
Eastern Conference		Finals
Reading Royals	4	Cincinnati Cyclones	1
Kelly Cup		Finals
Reading Royals	4	Stockton Thunder	1

ECHL 2013-14

ECHL 2013-14	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
Ontario Reign	71	44	20	7	215	191	95
Bakersfield Condors	72	36	30	6	197	202	78
Stockton Thunder	72	33	31	8	224	235	74
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	20	44	8	174	248	48
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces	71	45	19	7	243	164	97
Utah Grizzlies	71	38	24	9	187	173	85
Idaho Steelheads	72	39	26	7	223	212	85
Colorado Eagles	71	33	26	12	211	218	78
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Reading Royals	72	46	22	4	229	182	96
Wheeling Nailers	72	39	27	6	216	196	84
Elmira Jackals	72	24	40	8	172	256	56
North Division
Kalamazoo Wings	72	42	22	8	224	197	92
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	41	23	8	247	204	90
Fort Wayne Komets	72	36	24	12	215	215	84
Evansville IceMen	72	31	30	11	226	273	73
Toledo Walleye	72	21	44	7	193	268	49
South Division
South Carolina Stingrays	72	43	23	6	197	173	92
Orlando Solar Bears	72	43	24	5	225	219	91
Greenville Road Warriors	72	39	27	6	220	208	84
Florida Everblades	72	37	27	8	240	222	82
Gwinnett Gladiators	72	39	28	5	203	227	63

Winners	Games	Runners-Up	Games
Western Conference		Quarter-Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Las Vegas Wranglers	0
Stockton Thunder	4	Ontario Reign	0
Bakersfield Condors	4	Utah Grizzlies	1
Idaho Steelheads	4	Colorado Eagles	2
Eastern Conference		Quarter-Finals
Fort Wayne Komets	4	Reading Royals	1
Greenville Road Warriors	4	Kalamazoo Wings	2
Wheeling Nailers	4	South Carolina Stingrays	0
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Orlando Solar Bears	2
Western Conference		Semi-Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Idaho Steelheads	1
Bakersfield Condors	4	Stockton Thunder	1
Eastern Conference		Semi-Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Fort Wayne Komets	2
Greenville Road Warriors	4	Wheeling Nailers	2
Western Conference		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Bakersfield Condors	2
Eastern Conference		Finals
Cincinnati Cyclones	4	Greenville Road Warriors	2
Kelly Cup		Finals
Alaska Aces	4	Cincinnati Cyclones	1

Report

The ECHL is a AA American Ice Hockey League, equivalent to Division 3 in English Football terms (Modern Day League 1). It is aligned with the NHL (National Hockey League) the Premier League of Ice Hockey in North America which has Head Offices in both Toronto and New York as well as teams throughout Canada and USA. Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League joined the ECHL (an orphaned acronym meaning East Coast Hockey League) in 2009-10. The team is famous for being the first to dye their home ice green for a match on St. Patrick’s Day – a tradition started on March 17th 1982 by Boston Irish-American Steve Doherty, the teams Public Relations Officer. It is as tradition which they still maintain to this day.

A fifth Division – the North Division – was required within the ECHL for this expansion – and the Wings won it the first three years of their history in the ECHL. After slipping to second place in the division in 2012-13 they won the North Division title again in 2013-14. Kalamazoo Wings lost in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals 3 games to 2 to Reading Royals in 2009-10; In 2010-11 they made it all the way to the Kelly Cup (another Irish Connection) but lost to Western Conference Champions Alaska Aces 4 games to 1. They made it to the Eastern Conference Finals the following year losing 4-1 to Florida Everblades, and in 2013-14 after a year absent from the playoffs they lost in the Eastern Conference Quartet-Finals 4 games to 2 to Greenville Road Warriors.

For the 2014-15 season the Central Hockey League, based primarily in Texas and the Prairie States merged with the ECHL creating a sixth division. ECHL once stood for East Coast Hockey League but merged with numerous other regional AA leagues until it became a National League, thus dropping the East Coast Hockey League name and just going by the orphaned acronym ECHL. The Kelly Cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, one of the founding fathers of the ECHL, who retired in 1996. Prior to 1997 when the Cup was named after him the Riley Cup was awarded to the ECHL Champions.

The Wings were not only the first to dye the Ice green, but also the first to dye the ice pink in aid of breast cancer. To read more about this Green Ice Tradition please read this article from the Kalamazoo Wings: https://www.kwings.com/en/news/bird-s-eye-view-the-green-light [Last Accessed 27 April 2021]

References

Logos

[1] ECHL (2020) ECHL [Internet] Available from: https://echl-cloudinary.corebine.com/echl-production/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_1.0,f_jpg,h_565,w_1080/v1/echl-prod/ECHL [Accessed 24 January 2021]

Websites

[2] ECHL (2021) Official Guide & Record Book 2020-21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.echl.com/en/pages/official-guide-record-book [Accessed 27 April 2021][Direct Link: https://res.cloudinary.com/echl-production/image/upload/v1606494995/echl-prod/assets/2020-21_ECHL_Guide_and_Record_Book.pdf [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[3] Kalamazoo Wings (2021) Birds Eye View: The Green Light [Internet] Available from: https://www.kwings.com/en/news/bird-s-eye-view-the-green-light [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[4] ECHL (2021) Kelly Cup Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.echl.com/en/pages/award-pages/kelly-cup-champions [Accessed 27 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martha Griffin.

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