1989-90 ECHL season

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 seasonEdit

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
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 PlayoffsEdit

Main article: 1990 Riley Cup Playoffs

BracketEdit

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 awardsEdit

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)

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1989-90 ECHL season

Regular seasonEdit

Riley Cup PlayoffsEdit

BracketEdit

ECHL awardsEdit

Team PhotosEdit

See alsoEdit