The 1989-90 ECHL season was the 2nd season of the ECHL. The league brought back all five teams from the inaugural season and added three more franchises in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, and Norfolk, Virginia. Before the season began, the Carolina Thunderbirds changed their name to the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds. The 8 teams played 60 each in the schedule. The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season. The Greensboro Monarchs won their 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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Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | 60 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 82 | 312 | 257 |
Erie Panthers | 60 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 82 | 357 | 251 |
Virginia Lancers | 60 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 78 | 261 | 218 |
Greensboro Monarchs | 60 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 62 | 263 | 283 |
Hampton Roads Admirals | 60 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 60 | 252 | 267 |
Nashville Knights | 60 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 56 | 248 | 289 |
Johnstown Chiefs | 60 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 52 | 233 | 291 |
Knoxville Cherokees | 60 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 48 | 230 | 300 |
Riley Cup Playoffs[]
Bracket[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Winston-Salem | 4 | |||||||||||
6 | Nashville | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Winston-Salem | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Greensboro | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Erie | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Hampton Roads | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Erie | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Greensboro | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Greensboro | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Virginia | 1 |
ECHL awards[]
- See also: ECHL awards
Jack Riley Cup: | Greensboro Monarchs |
Henry Brabham Cup: | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds |
ECHL Most Valuable Player: | Bill McDougall (Erie) |
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: | Wade Flaherty (Greensboro) |
ECHL Rookie of the Year: | Bill McDougall (Erie) |
Defenseman of the Year: | Bill Whitfield (Virginia) |
Leading Scorer: | Bill McDougall (Erie) |
Team Photos[]
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 |
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