The 2022–23 ECHL season was the
35th season of the
ECHL
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...
. The regular season began on October 21, 2022, and ended on April 16, 2023, with the
2023 Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. 28 teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces played 72 games.
Team changes
*The league added a new expansion team, the
Savannah Ghost Pirates in
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...
. With the addition of Savannah to the South Division and the move of the Norfolk Admirals from the South Division to the North Division, it made all the divisions equal at 7 teams each for the first time since the
2014-15 ECHL season, not counting the
2020-21 ECHL season, where only 14 teams played in two seven-team divisions.
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 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 (regular season) champion
Postseason
Playoffs format
At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in each division qualify for the
2023 Kelly Cup playoffs and are seeded one through four based on the highest points total earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third seed. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pit the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.
Bracket
See also
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List of ECHL seasons
This is a list of season (sport), seasons of the ECHL since its inception:
Notes
References
External links ECHL official website
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References
External links
ECHL website
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