
Louisville RiverFrogs
East Coast Hockey League (1995-1998) Born: March 21, 1995 – ECHL expansion franchise Move Announced: March 6, 1998 (Miami Matadors) First Game: October 13, 1995 (W

East Coast Hockey League (1995-1998) Born: March 21, 1995 – ECHL expansion franchise Move Announced: March 6, 1998 (Miami Matadors) First Game: October 13, 1995 (W

The Knights were Nashville’s minor league hockey team for seven winters from 1989 to 1996. The Knights were members of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), a circuit generally considered two rungs below the NHL. The team played at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium and was co-founded by former pro wrestler Ron Fuller, AKA The Tennessee Stud.

East Coast Hockey League (1988-1997) Born: August 1988 – ECHL expansion franchise Moved Announced: March 17,1997 (Pee Dee Pride) First Game: Final Game: March 29, 1997

International Hockey League (1996-2000) West Coast Hockey League (2000-2003) ECHL (2003-2007) Born: December 31, 1995 – The Los Angeles Ice Dogs announce they will relocate

All-American Hockey League (1988) East Coast Hockey League (1988-2010) Born: December 1987 – AAHL expansion franchise Moved: 2010 (Greenville Road Warriors) First Game: Last Game:
Explore ECHL history with teams, standout players, league changes, and memorable moments that helped shape the modern era of professional minor league hockey.