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Bakersfield Condors

Cincinnati Cyclones

Colorado Eagles

Elmira Jackals

Evansville IceMen

Florida Everblades

Fort Wayne Komets

Greenville Road Warriors

Gwinnett Gladiators

Idaho Steelheads

Indianapolis Fuel

Kalamazoo Wings

Las Vegas Wranglers

Ontario Reign

Orlando Solar Bears

Reading Royals

South Carolina Stingrays

Stockton Thunder

Toledo Walleye

Utah Grizzlies

Wheeling Nailers



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Indianapolis Fuel



Conference: TBA

Division: TBA

Coached by: TBA

AHL Affiliate: TBA

NHL Affiliate: TBA

Home Arena: Fairgrounds Coliseum

Capacity: 6145

Mgt: Sean Hallett

PR: TBA

1202 East 38th Street 
Indianapolis, IN 46205

t · +1 317.925.3835
f · +1 317.925.3850
e · contact@indyfuelhockey.com

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Fort Wayne Komets

Conference: Eastern

Division: North

Coached by: Gary Graham

AHL Affiliate: Independent

NHL Affiliate: Independent

Home Arena: Memorial Coliseum

Capacity: 10,500

Mgt: Michael Franke

PR: Chuck Bailey

1010 Memorial Way
Fort Wayne, IN 46805

t · 260.483.0011
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e · komets@komets.com

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Evansville IceMen

Conference: Eastern

Division: North

Coached by: TBA

AHL Affiliate: Springfield Falcons

NHL Affiliate: Columbus Blue Jackets

Home Arena: Ford Center

Capacity: 9100

Mgt: Ron Geary

PR: Derick Benigni

530 Main St
Evansville, IN 47708

t · 812.421.4625
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Orlando Solar Bears

Conference: Eastern

Division: South

Coached by: Vince Williams

AHL Affiliate: Iowa Wild & Toronto Marlies

NHL Affiliate: Minnesota Wild & Toronto Maple Leafs

Home Arena: Amway Center

Capacity: 9,555

Mgt: Jason Siegel

PR: Bob Mills

8701 Maitland Summit Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32810

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Colorado Eagles

Conference: Western

Division: Mountain

Coached by: Chris Stewart

AHL Affiliate: Independent

NHL Affiliate: Independent

Home Arena: Budweiser Events Center

Capacity: 5289

Mgt: Martin Lind

PR: Kevin McGlue & Jessica Kading

1625 Pelican Lakes Point, Suite 100
Windsor, CO 80550

t · +1 970.686.7468
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Wheeling Nailers

Conference: Eastern

Division: Atlantic

Coached by: Clark Donatelli

AHL Affiliate: Hamilton Bulldogs & Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

NHL Affiliate: Montreal Canadiens & Pittsburgh Penguins

Home Arena: WesBanco Arena

Capacity: 5406

Mgt: Don Rigby

PR: Craig Bommer

1315 Main Street
Wheeling, WV 26003

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Utah Grizzlies

Conference: Western

Division: Mountain

Coached by: Tim Branham

AHL Affiliate: Norfolk Admirals

NHL Affiliate: Anaheim Ducks

Home Arena: Maverik Center

Capacity: 10207

Mgt: Kevin Bruder

PR: Adrian Denny

3200 South Decker Lake Drive
West Valley City, UT 84119

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Toledo Walleye

Conference: Eastern

Division: North

Coached by: Dan Watson

AHL Affiliate: Grand Rapids Griffins & Rockford IceHogs

NHL Affiliate: Detroit Red Wings & Chicago Blackhawks

Home Arena: Huntington Center

Capacity: 7431

Mgt: Joe Napoli

PR: Andi Roman

406 Washington Street
Toledo, OH 43604

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Stockton Thunder

Conference: Western

Division: Pacific

Coached by: Rich Kromm

AHL Affiliate: Bridgeport Sound Tigers

NHL Affiliate: New York Islanders

Home Arena: Stockton Arena

Capacity: 9737

Mgt: Brian Sandy

PR: Brandon Kisker and Caleb Lamb

248 W. Fremont St.
Stockton, CA 95203

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South Carolina Stingrays

Conference: Eastern

Division: South

Coached by: Spencer Carbery

AHL Affiliate: Providence Bruins

NHL Affiliate: Boston Bruins

Home Arena: North Charleston Coliseum

Capacity: 6712

Mgt: Rob Concannon

PR: Joseph Zakrzewski

3300 West Montague Avenue, A-200
North Charleston, SC 29418

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Reading Royals

Conference: Eastern

Division: Atlantic

Coached by: Larry Courville

AHL Affiliate: Hershey Bears

NHL Affiliate: Washington Capitals

Home Arena: Santander Arena

Capacity: 7160

Mgt: Mark Wallace

PR: Mark Thompson

700 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19602

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Ontario Reign

Conference: Western

Division: Pacific

Coached by: Jason Christie

AHL Affiliate: Manchester Monarchs & St. John's IceCaps

NHL Affiliate: Los Angeles Kings & Winnipeg Jets

Home Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena

Capacity: 9584

Mgt: Justin Kemp

PR: Laura Tolbirt 

901 Via Piemonte, Suite 370
Ontario, CA 91764

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Las Vegas Wranglers

Conference: Western

Division: Pacific

Coached by: Mike Madill

AHL Affiliate: Independent

NHL Affiliate: Independent

Home Arena: Orleans Arena

Capacity: 7773

Mgt: Billy Johnson

PR: Ian Tasso

4500 West Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV 89103

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Kalamazoo Wings

Conference: Eastern

Division: North

Coached by: Nick Bootland

AHL Affiliate: Utica Comets & Chicago Wolves

NHL Affiliate: Vancouver Canucks & St. Louis Blues

Home Arena: Wings Stadium

Capacity: 5113

Mgt: Jim Burlew

PR: Mike Modugno

3620 Vanrick Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49001

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Idaho Steelheads

Conference: Western

Division: Mountain

Coached by: Brad Ralph

AHL Affiliate: Texas Stars

NHL Affiliate: Dallas Stars

Home Arena: CenturyLink Arena

Capacity: 5006

Mgt: Eric Trapp

PR: Will Hoenike

251 South Capitol Boulevard
Boise, ID 83702

t · +1 208.383.0080
f · +1 208.383.0194
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Gwinnett Gladiators

Conference: Eastern

Division: South

Coached by: Rick Emmett

AHL Affiliate: Portland Pirates

NHL Affiliate: Phoenix Coyotes

Home Arena: The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Capacity: 11355

Mgt: Steve Chapman

PR: Dave Foley

PO Box 957238
Duluth, GA 30095

t · +1 770.497.5100
f · +1 770.497.5101
e · hockey@gwinnettgladiators.com

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Greenville Road Warriors

Conference: Eastern

Division: South

Coached by: Dean Stork

AHL Affiliate: Hartford Wolf Pack

NHL Affiliate: New York Rangers

Home Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Capacity: 7044

Mgt: Chris Lewis

PR: Andy Zilch

650 N. Academy St.
Greenville, SC 29601

t · +1 864.250.4868
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Florida Everblades

Conference: Eastern

Division: South

Coached by: Greg Poss

AHL Affiliate: Charlotte Checkers &
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NHL Affiliate: Carolina Hurricanes &
Tampa Bay Lightning

Home Arena: Germain Arena

Capacity: 7186

Mgt: Craig Brush

PR: Alex Reed

11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL 33928

t · +1 239.948.7825
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Elmira Jackals

Conference: Eastern

Division: Atlantic

Coached by: Dwight Mullins

AHL Affiliate: Binghamton Senators & Albany Devils

NHL Affiliate: Ottawa Senators & New Jersey Devils

Home Arena: First Arena

Capacity: 3784

Mgt: Tom Freeman

PR: Ray Schmitt

155 N. Main St.
Elmira, NY 14901

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Cincinnati Cyclones

Conference: Eastern

Division: North

Coached by: Ben Simon

AHL Affiliate: San Antonio Rampage &
Milwaukee Admirals

NHL Affiliate: Florida Panthers &
Nashville Predators

Home Arena: U.S. Bank Arena

Capacity: 6955

Mgt: Ray Harris

PR: Nick Brunker

100 Broadway
Cincinnati, OH 45202

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Bakersfield Condors

Conference: Western

Division: Pacific

Coached by: Troy Mann

AHL Affiliate: Oklahoma City Barons

NHL Affiliate: Edmonton Oilers

Home Arena: Rabobank Arena

Capacity: 8782

Mgt: Matt Riley

PR: Kevin Bartl and Ryan Holt

1001 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93303

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Alaska Aces

Conference: Western

Division: Mountain

Coached by: Rob Murray

AHL Affiliate: Abbotsford Heat

NHL Affiliate: Calgary Flames

Home Arena: Sullivan Arena

Capacity: 6399

Mgt: Terry Parks

PR: Mike Benton

724 East 15th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

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The ECHL

April 21, 2014

For the 21st consecutive season, over three-million fans attended ECHL games during the 2013-14 season. ECHL teams welcomed 3,642,779 fans this season, for an average of 4,706 per game, marking the 10th straight season and the 22nd time in the last 24 seasons that the per-game average has exceeded 4,000 fans. It is an increase over the 4,695 fans per game from 2012-13 and marks the highest per-game average in 14 years since 4,774 fans attended games during the 1999-2000 season.

The Ontario Reign led the ECHL with an impressive average of 8,158 fans per game, an increase of 7.7 percent over last season and becoming the first team since Greenville in 1999-2000 to average at least 8,000 per game. Ontario had seven sell-out crowds this season and 10 crowds in excess of 8,900. The Reign have led the league in attendance in three of the last four seasons, and have finished either first or second in the final attendance rankings in each of their six ECHL seasons.

Fort Wayne, which led the league in attendance last season, finished second in 2013-14 with an average of 7,211 per game. The Komets welcomed nine crowds of over 8,000 fans to Memorial Coliseum this season.

For the second straight season, the Orlando Solar Bears were third in the ECHL with 6,355 fans per game at Amway Center. Orlando had seven crowds of over 7,000 fans this season. The Solar Bears and the Amway Center will host the 2015 ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 21, 2015.

Toledo surpassed the 6,000 fans per game mark for the fourth time in five seasons and finished fourth in the league with 6,022 per game. The Walleye tied their all-time club record of 8,250 fans on Feb. 22 against Orlando.

Evansville rounded out the top five with an average of 5,369. The IceMen had a team record crowd of 9,458 on Jan. 18 against South Carolina and had nine other crowds that exceeded 6,300 fans.

The Colorado Eagles sold out all 36 games at the 5,289-seat Budweiser Events Center, extending the team’s incredible minor-league hockey record to over 410 consecutive sellouts.

Utah had an ECHL-best 8.2 percent increase over last season with a club-record 5,003 fans per game. The Grizzlies welcomed 9,862 fans on Feb. 17 and had 9,127 on March 22, while also having a crowd of 8,961 on Jan. 20.

South Carolina averaged 3,812 per game, an increase of 8.1 percent over last season. The Stingrays set a team record with 10,617 fans on Jan. 25.

The Elmira Jackals saw a 6.7 percent increase over the 2012-13 season with an average of 2,629 fans per game at First Arena while Bakersfield had an average of 4,859 fans this season for an increase of 5.2 percent over last season.

Two other teams saw slight increases over last season with Las Vegas welcoming 4,581 fans, including a team record 7,786 on Jan. 31 against Ontario, and Idaho which finished with an average of 3,997 per game.

Cincinnati had the largest ECHL crowd of the season, setting a team regular-season record with 13,237 fans on Jan. 4 against Reading.

The Kalamazoo Wings also set a new team record this year as 5,576 fans were in attendance at Wings Stadium for their home opener on Oct. 26.

Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League Fast Facts 

• Watch games live on America ONE Sports, the “Official Broadband & Mobile Broadcaster” of the ECHL.

• The ECHL celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2012-13 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.

• ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 21 teams in 15 states in 2013-14. 

• The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.

• 541 players have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL including 22 in 2012-13. 

• 29 ECHL players have made their NHL debuts in 2013-14: former Reading Royals Will Acton (Edmonton on Oct. 1), former Kalamazoo Wings left wing Darren Archibald (Vancouver on Oct. 25), former Columbia Inferno, Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Road Warriors and Reading Royals defenseman Julien Brouillette (Washington on Feb. 6), former Colorado Eagles defensemen Ben Chiarot (Winnipeg on Nov. 2) former San Francisco Bulls left wing Jamie Devane (Toronto on Oct. 5), former Elmira Jackals and Reading Royals left wing Brett Gallant (New York Islanders on April 8), former Idaho Steelheads left wing Luke Gazdic (Edmonton on Oct. 1), former Toledo Walleye center Luke Glendening (Detroit on Oct. 12), former Wheeling Nailers defenseman Alex Grant (Anaheim on Nov. 30), former Florida Everblades goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis (Tampa Bay on April 11), former Trenton Titans goaltender Cal Heeter (Philadelphia on April 12), former Cincinnati Cyclones goaltender <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=11fe087258b6

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