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This doesn’t happen very often. Four ECHL players currently lead their team in points and plus/minus:
Sahil Panwar, Cincinnati (15 points, +12)
Parker Lindauer, Greensboro (9 points, +6)
Lukas Jirousek, Tulsa (5 points, +5)
Philip Tresca, Savannah (5 points, +2)
Three of the top 4 points leaders in the ECHL are Trois Rivières players:
1. Brooklyn Kalmikov - 15 points, Trois Rivières
2. Mathieu Bizier - 12 points, Trois Rivières
3. Sahil Panwar - 12 points, Cincinnati
4. Anthony Beauregard - 11 points, Trois Rivières
Road success early in the ECHL season. 3 teams with a combined 11-0 road record and 57-23 scoring advantage:
4-0-0-0: Trois Rivières has outscored its opponents 22-9.
4-0-0-0: Rapid City has outscored its opponents 20-10.
3-0-0-0: South Carolina has outscored its opponents 15-4.
Early season ECHL WOW stats:
- Riley Kidney, ALN, Anthony Beauregard & Mathieu Bizier, TR, lead in goals (6), averaging a goal per game.
- Sahil Panwar, CIN is averaging 2.25 PPG & is tied for plus/minus lead, +8.
- Rookie goalie Jake Sibell, TUL, 3 games, 0.33 GAA, .990 save %.
CBA - Bereavement Leave
In the event of a death of an immediate family member of a Player, the Player shall be entitled to four days leave with pay upon notice to the Member. Furthermore, the Member shall furnish the Player and Spouse with a round-trip ticket
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38 players signed to NHL contracts are currently assigned to ECHL teams. 14 of the 38 are goalies. Here are the ECHL teams with NHL contracted players assigned:
5: ORL
4: ALN, IDH
3: MNE, TRE
2: ADK, ATL, GSO, KAL, TUL
1: BLM, FLA, FW, IND, JAX, NM, SAV, TAH, WHL
Number of NHL/AHL contracted players on each ECHL team:
11: FLA, RC, SC
9: SAV
8: CIN, IND, KC, MNE, *NM, *WOR
7: GVL, KAL, *ORL
6: ADK, ALN, *ATL, TAH, TR, TUL, WIC
5: BLM, REA, TOL
4: *FW, IDH, *TRE
3: *GSO, *JAX
2: *WHL
0: NOR
*Teams below .380 points percentage.
CBA: Family Leave
Player may request leave for birth of child, family emergency or illness. Player shall get 4 days leave with pay provided he has received prior approval from the League. Before approval League may require appropriate documentation to support request for leave.
Best and worst shooting ECHL teams thus far in 2026-27 as measured by shooting percentage:
BEST
20.4% Trois Rivières*
16.8% South Carolina*
13.5% Trenton
13.0% Toledo
12.6% Wichita*
WORST
3.4% Savannah
5.3% Atlanta
5.9% Greensboro
6.0% Jacksonville
6.8% New Mexico
*undfeated
There are 7 games on the ECHL schedule today with 6 being interdivisional. It is still very early in the season, but six teams haven’t lost (BLM, FLA, REA, SC, TR, WIC) and five teams haven’t won (GSO, JAX, KAL, ORL, WHL). Orlando is the only team without a point.
Five ECHL teams have a perfect 3-0 record, led by Florida who has scored 13 goals (GF) and allowed only two (GA). The other 3-0 teams with GF & GA are:
Rapid City: 14-7
South Carolina: 14-4
Trois Rivières: 18-9
Wichita: 12-6
The only 0-3 team is Kansas City, 7 GF, 14 GA
ECHL teams are limited to 4 veterans on active roster, but some teams have very few. Just 7 of 30 teams have the maximum:
5: FLA, FW
4: ADK, IDH, IND. ORL, TUL
3: ALN, BLM, RC, SC, TOL, TR, WHL, WOR
2: ATL, GVL, KAL, KC, SAV, TAH, TRE, WIC
1: CIN, MNE, NM, NOR
0: GSO, JAX, REA
14-day injured reserve was changed to 7-day injured reserve in 2026-27. Players currently on 7-day IR for each ECHL team.
5: ORL
4: FW, TOL, TUL, ATL
3: ADK, CIN, IDH, KAL, RC, SAV
2: FLA, IND, NM, NOR, REA, TAH, TR, WHL, WIC, WOR
1: BLM, JAX, KC, MNE, SC
0: ALN, GSO, GVL, TRE
183 NHL/AHL contracted players are assigned to ECHL teams, an increase of 12 from last week. Team breakdown:
12: RC, SC
10: FLA
9: SAV
8: CIN, GVL, IND, MNE, NM
7: FW, KAL, KC
6: ADK, ALN, ATL, BLM, TAH
5: ORL, REA, TOL, TUL, WIC, WOR
4: IDH, TRE, TR
3: GSO
2: JAX, WHL
0: NOR
DID YOU KNOW
- In the 39 year ECHL history, over 780 players have gone on to the NHL, including 14 in 2025-26.
- 2026 Stanley Cup Champion, Carolina, had 7 employees with ECHL experience.
- A record number of NHL/AHL contracted players were assigned to ECHL teams in 2025-26.
It’s only opening weekend but already some noteworthy performances:
- Idaho leads ECHL with 6 points (3-0) in 3 road games.
- Trois Rivières scored 12 goals in 2 games.
- Norfolk allowed 4 goals in 3 games.
- Kansas City, 3 time Mountain Division champions, lost twice at home.
It’s that time of the season when all 30 ECHL teams think they can win a Kelly Cup. That will change soon. Most recent ECHL champions.
2026, 2024, 2023 & 2022: Florida
2025: Trois Rivières
2021: Fort Wayne
2019: Newfoundland
2018 & 2017: Colorado
2016 & 2015: Allen
As 2026-27 ECHL season begins tonite here are some league averages, plus high and low teams from 2025-26:
Attendance 5018
9198 JAX to 1626 IA
PIMS per game 12.34
16.61 SC to 8.44 TOL
Points % when scoring 1st .738
.932 KC to .482 IA
Ave goals scored 3.03
3.72 ALN to 2.53 IND