East Coast Hockey League
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The East Coast Hockey League, now known simply as the ECHL, is a mid-level professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as a primary developmental league for the NHL and AHL.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Coast Hockey League canonical | 5 |
| ECHL Board of Governors | 1 |
| East Coast Hockey League championship | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional ice hockey league
ⓘ
sports organization ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning | originally East Coast Hockey League, now an orphan initialism ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
American Hockey League
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| championshipTrophy | Kelly Cup ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | mid-level professional ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentName | ECHL ⓘ |
| developmentalFor |
American Hockey League
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| developmentRole | primary developmental league for NHL and AHL ⓘ |
| formerChampionshipTrophy | Riley Cup ⓘ |
| founded | 1988 ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | independent league ⓘ |
| hasDraft | no league-wide entry draft ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffs | true ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
|
| location | North America ⓘ |
| nameChange | 2003 ⓘ |
| nameChangeReason | league expanded beyond the East Coast and dropped the full name in favor of the initials ECHL ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | approximately 28 ⓘ |
| originalName | East Coast Hockey League self-link ⓘ |
| playerSource |
AHL prospects
ⓘ
NHL prospects ⓘ college hockey graduates ⓘ free agents ⓘ major junior hockey graduates ⓘ |
| playoffTiming | typically April to June ⓘ |
| playsOn | ice rink ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | minor professional ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| rulesBasedOn | ice hockey rules similar to NHL ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | typically October to April for regular season ⓘ |
| shortName | ECHL ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamsCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| teamSport | true ⓘ |
| tier | AA ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
ice hockey puck
ⓘ
ice hockey stick ⓘ ice skates ⓘ |
| website | https://www.echl.com ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ECHL Board of Governors
subject surface form:
Riley Cup
this entity surface form:
East Coast Hockey League championship