2021–22 ECHL season | |
League | ECHL |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 21, 2021 – April 17, 2022 |
Regular season | |
Playoffs |
The 2021–22 ECHL season is the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season is scheduled to run from October 21, 2021, to April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces each play a 72-game schedule.[1]
2021–22 ECHL season | |
League | ECHL |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 21, 2021 – April 17, 2022 |
Regular season | |
Playoffs |
The 2021–22 ECHL season is the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season is scheduled to run from October 21, 2021, to April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces each play a 72-game schedule.[1]
League business[]
League changes[]
Following the delayed and COVID-19 pandemic affected season that led to 12 teams going on hiatus before starting the season, the league plans to return its typical season start date in October with 27 teams participating. The league will also return to a two-conference, four-division alignment.[1]
Team changes[]
- Eleven of the twelve teams that opted out of participating in the previous season returned: the Adirondack Thunder, Atlanta Gladiators, Cincinnati Cyclones, Idaho Steelheads, Kalamazoo Wings, Maine Mariners, Newfoundland Growlers, Norfolk Admirals, Reading Royals, Toledo Walleye, and Worcester Railers.
- The Brampton Beast announced the team had suspended operations entirely on February 18, 2021, after originally opting out of the season.[2]
- The league added two expansion teams: the Iowa Heartlanders in Coralville, Iowa, and the Trois-Rivières Lions in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.[3]
Affiliation changes[]
ECHL team | New affiliates | Former affiliates |
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Adirondack Thunder | Utica Comets (AHL) | Binghamton Devils (AHL) |
Allen Americans | Minnesota Wild (NHL) Iowa Wild (AHL) | |
Atlanta Gladiators | Boston Bruins (NHL) Providence Bruins | |
Iowa Heartlanders[4] | Minnesota Wild (NHL) Iowa Wild (AHL) |
Expansion team |
Jacksonville Icemen[5] | New York Rangers (NHL) Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) |
Winnipeg Jets (NHL) Manitoba Moose (AHL) |
Kalamazoo Wings[6] | Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
Vancouver Canucks (AHL) Utica Comets (AHL) |
Maine Mariners[7] | Boston Bruins (NHL) Providence Bruins (AHL) |
New York Rangers (NHL) Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) |
Trois-Rivières Lions[8] | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Laval Rocket (AHL) |
Expansion team |
2021–22 teams[]
Alignment and affiliations as of July 3, 2021. Not all affiliations for the 2021–22 season have been announced or extended.[9]
- Notes
- An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.
All-star game[]
During the 2019–20 season, the league had awarded the Jacksonville Icemen the 2021 All-Star Game,[11] but the Jacksonville-hosted event was deferred to 2022.[12]
Standings[]
To be added upon completion of the regular season
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ECHL RELEASES 2021-22 SCHEDULE (May 11, 2021).
- ↑ BRAMPTON BEAST A CASUALTY OF COVID-19 (February 18, 2021).
- ↑ ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships (January 12, 2021).
- ↑ Minnesota Wild Announces Affiliation Agreement with Iowa Heartlanders (June 17, 2021).
- ↑ Icemen Enter into Affiliation Agreement with New York Rangers & Hartford Wolf Pack (June 29, 2021).
- ↑ K-WINGS ANNOUNCE NHL AFFILIATION WITH COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (July 21, 2021).
- ↑ MARINERS ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH BOSTON BRUINS (June 30, 2021).
- ↑ The Canadiens announce affiliation with the new ECHL Trois-Rivières club (January 19, 2021).
- ↑ ECHL Standings - Division.
- ↑ Habs name Trois-Rivieres ECHL affiliate (January 19, 2021).
- ↑ Jacksonville Selected as Host of 2021 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic (January 11, 2020).
- ↑ ECHL ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULING OF 2021 ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC (August 6, 2020).
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