The Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League, the ECHL has a player or coach each of the 32 teams and has affiliations with 28 of the 32 teams in the NHL, marking the 27th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
The ECHL has 72 players on National Hockey League opening-day rosters, marking the 22nd season in a row with more than 50 former ECHL players on opening-day rosters.
