2018-19 ECHL Season

This is the 2018-19 ECHL season. This is the league's 31st season.

Membership changes[]

The Alaska Aces ceased operations after the 2016-17 season.^[1] The franchise was later purchased and relocated to Portland, Maine, for the 2018–19 season The team was later announced as being named the Maine Mariners.^[2]
On March 13, 2018 the city of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador was announced a team will begin play out of the Mile One Centre for the 2018-19 season. The team would be later named as the Newfoundland Growlers^[3] On May 23, 2018 the team would be announced as being called the Newfoundland Growlers.^[4]
Also on March 13th the Quad City Mallards announced they would cease operations effective the end of the 2017-18 season.^[5] The arena would land a Southern Professional Hockey League team for the 2018-19 season. The franchise rights will be of the former Louisiana IceGators franchise. ^[6]

Teams[]

Standings[]

Eastern Conference[]

North Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Newfoundland Growlers	72	43	21	4	4	258	207	94
Adirondack Thunder	72	37	26	6	3	234	220	83
Manchester Monarchs	72	39	29	2	2	233	232	82
Brampton Beast	72	36	29	5	2	241	217	79
Reading Royals	72	34	28	4	6	229	229	78
Worcester Railers	72	37	32	2	1	221	247	77
Maine Mariners	72	32	29	7	4	196	226	75

South Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Florida Everblades	72	50	16	5	1	276	181	106
Orlando Solar Bears	72	41	25	5	1	251	238	88
South Carolina Stingrays	72	35	31	5	1	221	223	76
Jacksonville Icemen	72	36	32	2	2	198	217	76
Atlanta Gladiators	72	31	30	8	3	197	211	73
Norfolk Admirals	72	27	36	6	3	218	278	63
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	72	25	41	3	3	192	254	56

Western Conference[]

Central Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	51	13	5	3	282	176	110
Toledo Walleye	72	40	23	6	3	237	221	89
Fort Wayne Komets	78	36	26	4	6	233	248	82
Kalamazoo Wings	72	36	31	2	3	229	254	77
Indy Fuel	72	35	32	2	3	230	247	75
Wheeling Nailers	72	31	31	6	4	239	240	72

Mountain Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Tulsa Oilers	72	42	24	4	2	236	198	90
Idaho Steelheads	72	41	25	4	2	241	203	88
Utah Grizzlies	72	37	26	4	5	232	218	83
Kansas City Mavericks	72	36	30	4	2	234	228	78
Wichita Thunder	72	29	31	9	3	224	251	70
Rapid City Rush	72	30	33	5	4	168	225	69
Allen Americans	72	25	41	4	2	208	269	59

2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs[]

Format[]

At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.

References[]

↑ "Alaska Aces to Cease Operations at Conclusion of 2016-17 Season", KTUU-TV, February 23, 2017. Retrieved on February 23, 2017.
↑ Portland lands a pro hockey team for the fall of 2018. Portland Press Herald (June 15, 2017).
↑ https://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/st-johns-echl-approved-2018-19-launch/
↑ https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/new-2018-19-newfoundland-growlers/
↑ https://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/quad-city-mallards-withdrawing-echl-membership/
↑ https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/sphl-quad-city-squad-play-taxslayer-center/

External links[]

ECHL website

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[1] "Alaska Aces to Cease Operations at Conclusion of 2016-17 Season", KTUU-TV, February 23, 2017. Retrieved on February 23, 2017.

[2] Portland lands a pro hockey team for the fall of 2018. Portland Press Herald (June 15, 2017).

[3] ttps://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/st-johns-echl-approved-2018-19-launch/

[4] ttps://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/new-2018-19-newfoundland-growlers/

[5] ttps://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/quad-city-mallards-withdrawing-echl-membership/

[6] ttps://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/sphl-quad-city-squad-play-taxslayer-center/

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Division	Team	City	Arena
Eastern Conference
North	Adirondack Thunder	Glens Falls, New York	Cool Insuring Arena
	Brampton Beast	Brampton, Ontario	CAA Centre
	Maine Mariners	Portland, Maine	Cross Insurance Arena
	Manchester Monarchs	Manchester, New Hampshire	SNHU Arena
	Newfoundland Growlers	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Mile One Centre
	Reading Royals	Reading, Pennsylvania	Santander Arena
	Worcester Railers	Worcester, Massachusetts	DCU Center
South	Atlanta Gladiators	Duluth, Georgia	Infinite Energy Arena
	Florida Everblades	Estero, Florida	Hertz Arena
	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
	Jacksonville Icemen	Jacksonville, Florida	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
	Norfolk Admirals	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk Scope
	Orlando Solar Bears	Orlando, Florida	Amway Center
	South Carolina Stingrays	North Charleston, South Carolina	North Charleston Coliseum
Western Conference
Central	Cincinnati Cyclones	Cincinnati, Ohio	U.S. Bank Arena
	Fort Wayne Komets	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
	Indy Fuel	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
	Kalamazoo Wings	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Wings Event Center
	Toledo Walleye	Toledo, Ohio	Huntington Center
	Wheeling Nailers	Wheeling, West Virginia	WesBanco Arena
Mountain	Allen Americans	Allen, Texas	Allen Event Center
	Idaho Steelheads	Boise, Idaho	CenturyLink Arena
	Kansas City Mavericks	Independence, Missouri	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
	Rapid City Rush	Rapid City, South Dakota	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
	Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa, Oklahoma	BOK Center
	Utah Grizzlies	West Valley City, Utah	Maverik Center
	Wichita Thunder	Wichita, Kansas	Intrust Bank Arena

2018-19 ECHL Season

Membership changes[]

Teams[]

Standings[]

Eastern Conference[]

North Division[]

South Division[]

Western Conference[]

Central Division[]

Mountain Division[]

2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs[]

Format[]

North Division Semifinals[]

South Division Semifinals[]

Central Division Semifinals[]

Mountain Division Semifinals[]

North Division Final[]

South Division Final[]

Central Division Final[]

Mountain Division Final[]

Eastern Conference Final[]

Western Conference Final[]

Kelly Cup Final[]

References[]

External links[]