User:Stolilv87/Sandbox/ECHL Timeline

Season Teams Expansion Defunct Suspended Return from Hiatus Relocated Name Changes
1988-89 5 Erie Panthers
Johnstown Chiefs
Knoxville Cherokees
Carolina Thunderbirds
Virginia Lancers
1989-90 8 Greensboro Monarchs
Hampton Roads Admirals
Nashville Knights
Carolina Thunderbirds →
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
1990-91 11 Cincinnati Cyclones
Louisville Icehawks
Richmond Renegades
Virginia Lancers →
Roanoke Valley Rebels
1991-92 15 Columbus Chill
Dayton Bombers
Raleigh Icecaps
Toledo Storm
1992-93 15 Birmingham Bulls Cincinnati Cyclones → IHL Winston-Salem →
Wheeling Thunderbirds
Roanoke Valley Rebels →
Roanoke Valley Rampage
1993-94 19 Charlotte Checkers
Huntington Blizzard
Roanoke Express
South Carolina Stingrays
Roanoke Valley →
Huntsville
Roanoke Valley Rampage →
Huntsville Blast
1994-95 18 Louisville Icehawks Huntsville → Tallahassee Huntsville Blast →
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
1995-96 21 Louisiana IceGators
Mobile Mysticks
Louisville River Frogs
Greensboro MonarchsAHL Louisville → Jacksonville Louisville Icehawks →
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
1996-97 23 Peoria Rivermen
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Erie → Baton Rouge
Nashville → Pensacola
Erie Panthers → Baton Rouge Kingfish
Nashville Knights → Pensacola Ice Pilots
Wheeling Thunderbirds → Wheeling Nailers
1997-98 25 Chesapeake Icebreakers
New Orleans Brass
Knoxville → Florence Knoxville Cherokees →
Pee Dee Pride
1998-99 27 Florida Everblades
Greenville Grrrowl
Louisville → Miami
Raleigh → Augusta
Louisville River Frogs → Miami Matadors
Raleigh Icecaps → Augusta Lynx
1999-00 28 Arkansas RiverBlades
Greensboro Generals
Trenton Titans
Columbus Chill
Miami Matadors
Chesapeake → Jackson Chesapeake Icebreakers →
Jackson Bandits
2000-01 25 Hamp. Roads Admirals → AHL
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Huntington Blizzard
2001-02 29 Columbia Inferno Birmingham → Atlantic City
Columbus → Reading
Hampton Roads → Columbus
Miami → Cincinnati
Tallahassee → Macon
Birmingham Bulls → Atl. City Boardwalk Bullies
Columbus Chill → Reading Royals
Hampton Roads Admirals → Col. Cottonmouths
Miami Matadors → Cincinnati Cyclones
Tallahassee → Macon Whoopee
2002-03 27 New Orleans Brass Mobile Mysticks Macon →
Lexington
Macon Whoopee →
Lexington Men O' War
2003-04 31 Alaska Aces
Bakersfield Condors
Fresno Falcons
Idaho Steelheads
Las Vegas Wranglers
Long Beach Ice Dogs
San Diego Gulls
Arkansas RiverBlades
Jackson Bandits
Richmond Renegades
Baton Rouge Kingfish
Lexington Men O' War
Huntington → Beaumont
Mobile → Duluth
Huntington Blizzard → Texas Wildcatters
Mobile Mysticks → Gwinnett Gladiators
Pee Dee Pride → Florence Pride
2004-05 28 Columbus Cottonmouths → SPHL
Greensboro Generals
Roanoke Express
Cincinnati Cyclones Baton Rouge → Victoria Baton Rouge Kingfish → Victoria Salmon Kings
Florence Pride → Pee Dee Pride
2005-06 25 Phoenix Roadrunners
Utah Grizzlies
Louisiana IceGators
Peoria Rivermen → AHL
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Pee Dee Pride
Texas Wildcatters
Atlantic City → Stockton Atl. City Boardwalk Bullies → Stockton Thunder
2006-07 25 Greenville Grrrowl
San Diego Gulls
Cincinnati Cyclones
Texas Wildcatters
2007-08 25 Elmira Jackals Long Beach Ice Dogs Toledo Storm Mississippi Sea Wolves Toledo Storm → Toledo Walleye
Trenton Titans → Trenton Devils
2008-09 23 Pee Dee Pride
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Columbia Inferno Beaumont → Ontario Texas Wildcatters → Ontario Reign
2009-10 20 Kalamazoo Wings Augusta Lynx
Dayton Bombers
Fresno Falcons
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Phoenix Roadrunners
Toledo Walleye
2010-11 19 Charlotte Checkers → AHL Johnstown → Greenville Johnstown Chiefs → Greenville Road Warriors
2011-12 20 Chicago Express
Colorado Eagles
Victoria Salmon Kings Trenton Devils → Trenton Titans