The 2022–23 ECHL season is the 35th season of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). Th ...

. The regular season began on October 21, 2022, and is scheduled to end on April 16, 2023, with the

Kelly Cup The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the playoff champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup, named after former American Hockey League president Jack Riley. Th ...

playoffs to follow. Twenty-eight teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces are scheduled to play 72 games.

League business

League changes

Coaching changes

Team changes

*The league added a new expansion team, the

Savannah Ghost Pirates The Savannah Ghost Pirates are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Savannah, Georgia. The team began play in the 2022–23 ECHL season with home games at the Enmarket Arena. History On May 19, 2022, the Ghost Pira ...

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Affiliation changes

Annual Board of Governors meeting

Beginning the 2022–23 ECHL season, The Board of Governors approved utilizing a two-referee system for 25 percent of all League regular-season games during the 2022–23 Season. Each team will play nine home games where the two-referee system is used.

All-star game

The 2023

All Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or div ...

was held on January 16, 2023, in Norfolk Scope Arena, home arena of the Norfolk Admirals.

Standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

– clinched playoff spot, – clinched regular season division title, –

Brabham Cup The Henry Brabham Cup is the trophy awarded annually by the ECHL to the team that finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season. The Brabham Cup has been awarded 33 times to 16 different franchises since its debut in 1989. ...

(regular season) champion

References

External links

ECHL website
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