I didn't mean to go this long between updates. It has just been quite a week. But, we're already halfway through the ECHL, so I'm not going to leave it undone. Today we're going to start looking at the Eastern Conference, starting with the North Division. There are only six teams in this division, as opposed to the five in every other division. If you're doing the math, that gives you 27 teams in the ECHL, which you may also note is quite a handful under the 32 teams of the NHL. I'd imagine there will be some expansion in the ECHL to get every team their own affiliate, but I don't have any sort of real information or insight into that. There are some markets in the SPHL that very well might be able to handle an ECHL team, but I have serious doubts that Danville will be that market. Adirondack ThunderFrom: Glens Falls, NY Population: 14,830 City; 128,774 Metro Home Arena: Cool Insuring Arena Capacity: 4,794 Built: 1979 Avg. Attendance: 3,266 21-22 Record: 27-40-4, 58 pts. Inaugural Year: 1990 0 Championships Affiliates: New Jersey Devils, Utica Comets Maine MarinersFrom: Portland, ME Population: 68,408 City; 556,893 Metro Home Arena: Cross Insurance Arena Capacity: 6,206 Built: 1977 Avg. Attendance: 2,851 21-22 Record: 33-31-5, 74 pts. Inaugural Year: 1989 0 Championships Affiliates: Boston Bruins, Providence Bruins Newfoundland GrowlersFrom: St. John's, NL Population: 110,525 City; 205,995 Metro Home Arena: Mary Brown's Centre Capacity: 6,287 Built: 2001 Avg. Attendance: 2,261 21-22 Record: 42-20-4, 89 pts. Inaugural Year: 2018 1 Championship (2019) Affiliates: Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies Trois-Rivieres LionsFrom: Trois-Rivieres, QC Population: 141,352 City; 156,042 Metro Home Arena: Colisee Videotron Capacity: 4,390 Built: 2021 Avg. Attendance: 2,900 21-22 Record: 34-29-5, 74 pts. Inaugural Year: 2021 0 Championships Affiliates: Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket Reading RoyalsFrom: Reading, PA Population: 95,112 City; 428,849 Metro Home Arena: Santander Arena Capacity: 6,500 Built: 2001 Avg. Attendance: 3,151 21-22 Record: 45-17-7, 99 pts. Inaugural Year: 1991 1 Championship (2013) Affiliates: Philadelphia Flyers, Lehigh Valley Phantoms Worchester RailersFrom: Worchester, MA Population: 206,518 City; 923,672 Metro Home Arena: DCU Center Capacity: 12,135 Built: 1982 Avg. Attendance: 3,968 21-22 Record: 32-32-5, 71 pts. Inaugural Year: 2017 0 Championships Affiliates: New York Islanders, Bridgeport Islanders Comments are closed.
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