Category: East Coast Hockey League/ECHL

1996-97 Long Beach Ice Dogs Media Guide from the International Hockey League

Long Beach Ice Dogs

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

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Illustration of head coach Steve Carlson on the cover of a 1988 Johnstown Chiefs program from the East Coast Hockey League

Johnstown Chiefs

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:

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1992 Toledo Storm program from the East Coast Hockey League

Toledo Storm

Of all the minor league hockey teams that plied their trade at the old Toledo Sports Arena – the Mercury, the Blades, the Hornets, the Goaldiggers – it was the Toledo Storm that lasted the longest. The Storm skated for sixteen seasons between 1991 and 2007, winning the Riley Cup as champions of the East Coast Hockey League in back-to-back years in 1993 and 1994.

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1991-92 Louisville IceHawks Program from the East Coast Hockey League

Louisville IceHawks

The Louisville IceHawks were a minor league hockey outfit that played during the early years of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The IceHawks, formed in 1990, were Louisville’s first pro hockey entry since the Rebels of the International Hockey League left town in 1960.

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Goaltender Daniel Berthiaume on the cover of a 2001-02 Roanoke Express program from the East Coast Hockey League

Roanoke Express

East Coast Hockey League (1993-2004) Born: May 6, 1993 – ECHL expansion franchise Folded: July 20, 2004 First Game: October 19, 1993 (W 5-4 vs. South Carolina Stingrays)

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