is majority owner of both Hurricanes and Everblades)ĪHL: Rockford IceHogs (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Indy Fuel (Affiliation through 2018-19) 5-year affiliation agreement signed Apthrough 2018-19.ĪHL: San Antonio Rampage (Affiliation through 2019-20 from 2015-16 season with a 5-year agreement)ĮCHL: Colorado Eagles (Affiliation through 2019-20) – ).ĪHL: Cleveland Monsters (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Kalamazoo Wings (Affiliation, 2015-16)ĮCHL: Idaho Steelheads (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Toledo Walleye (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Norfolk Admirals (Affiliate) ĪHL: Springfield Thunderbirds (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Manchester Monarchs (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Quad City Mallards (Affiliation, 2016-17)ĪHL: St. It will begin play in 2016-17 season.ĮCHL: Rapid City Rush (Affiliation) ĮCHL: Atlanta Gladiators (Affiliation 2-year contract for 2015-16 & 2016-17)ĮCHL: Elmira Jackals (Affiliation, 2016-17) ĪHL: Charlotte Checkers (NHL Influenced Affiliation Checkers owner Michael Kahn is one of the minority owners of the Hurricanes)ĮCHL: Florida Everblades (NHL owned – Owner Peter Karmanos Jr. 20, 20-17+)ĪHL: Tucson Roadrunners (NHL owned) – Coyotes purchased the former Springfield Falcons franchise, relocated it to Tucson and renamed the team. NHL affiliations with Minor Leagues (ownership indicated if NHL team owned)ĮCHL: Utah Grizzlies (Affiliation) – Signed a multi-year extension on Feb. If you are aware of any updates to this list, please let me know. The League officially changed their name from the East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003. You will thank me for this! And here is the league map.įor 2015-16 affiliations see 2015-16 NHL team affiliations with AHL and ECHL teams. Team Directory.įorget about the old ECHL name containing the term “Eastern” and just embrace the name as ECHL.
Three ECHL clubs were Independent in 2015-16: Alaska Aces, Colorado Eagles and the Wichita Thunder. Investors in Portland are discussing moving a currently operating ECHL team to Maine now that their AHL team Portland Pirates has moved to Springfield. There has been discussion of an additional team joining the Western Conference’s Central Division, however for now there is nothing official that possibility has disappeared. There is room to expand the league to 30 teams and that does seem to be the plan. Team Map & Directory.ĮCHL = ( formerly the East Coast Hockey League) as of the league is at 29 teams however the Owensboro IceMen (formerly Evansville) has suspended operations for one season to return in 2017-18 and the new Worcester Railers team will begin playing in 2017-18. Website.ĪHL = American Hockey League, 30 teams - number set at 30 until the NHL expansion is official. NHL = National Hockey League, 30 teams - number set at 30 until the expansion is official. 2016-17 season updates are listed if they have been announced, otherwise the 2015-16 season teams are listed for now. As new minor league affiliations are announced in the coming months this list will be updated. Currently NHL teams (or their ownership groups) own 17 AHL teams and 4 ECHL teams, and they are indicated on the chart below. In April the Arizona Coyotes purchased the AHL Springfield Falcons franchise and they plan to move the team to Tucson for next season. There will be a number of NHL teams shifting their minor league affiliates and even moving their teams for the 2016-17 season.
It is that time of year again when NHL teams begin to announce their new minor league affiliations for the coming season.
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