The 1988-89 ECHL season was the inaugural season of the ECHL. The leagues first season consisted of five teams in Erie, Pennsylvania, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Knoxville, Tennessee, Vinton, Virginia and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 5 teams played 60 games each in the schedule. The Erie Panthers finished first overall in the regular season. The Carolina Thunderbirds won the first Riley Cup championship.
Regular Season[]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Loses; OTL = Overtime loses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot
East Coast Hockey League | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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Erie Panthers | 60 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 77 | 327 | 256 |
Johnstown Chiefs | 60 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 70 | 295 | 251 |
Knoxville Cherokees | 60 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 65 | 266 | 286 |
Carolina Thunderbirds | 60 | 27 | 32 | 1 | 55 | 266 | 329 |
Virginia Lancers | 60 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 52 | 266 | 298 |
Riley Cup Playoffs[]
Riley Cup Semifinals | Riley Cup Finals | ||||||||
1 | Erie | 0 | |||||||
4 | Carolina | 4 | |||||||
4 | Carolina | 4 | |||||||
2 | Johnstown | 3 | |||||||
3 | Knoxville | 0 | |||||||
2 | Johnstown | 4 |
ECHL awards[]
- See also: ECHL awards
Jack Riley Cup: | Carolina Thunderbirds |
Henry Brabham Cup: | Erie Panthers |
John Brophy Award: | Ron Hansis (Erie) |
ECHL Most Valuable Player: | Daryl Harpe (Erie) |
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: | Nick Vitucci (Carolina) |
ECHL Rookie of the Year: | Tom Sasso (Johnstown) |
Defenseman of the Year: | Kelly Szauter (Erie) |
Leading Scorer: | Daryl Harpe (Erie) |
Team Photos[]
References[]
All stats from Internet Hockey Database
See also[]
ECHL seasons |
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1988-89 · 1989-90 · 1990-91 · 1991-92 · 1992-93 · 1993-94 · 1994-95 · 1995-96 · 1996-97 · 1997-98 · 1998-99 |
1999-00 · 2000-01 · 2001-02 · 2002-03 · 2003-04 · 2004-05 · 2005-06 · 2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2008-09 · 2009-10 · 2010-11 · 2011-12 · 2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 |
ECHL (2023–24) | |||||||||
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