1993–94 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season August 2023 The 1993–94 ECHL season was the sixth season of the ECHL. In 1993, the league saw the Roanoke Valley Rampage move to Huntsville, AL becoming the Huntsville Blast, as well as an expansion to three new markets: Charlotte, NC, North Charleston, SC, and Huntington, WV and returned to the Roanoke Valley with the Roanoke Express. The 19 teams played 68 games in the schedule. The Knoxville Cherokees finished first overall in the regular season. The Toledo Storm won their second straight Riley Cup Championship. League realignment The league announced a realignment of the league by adding a third division. East Division Charlotte Checkers Greensboro Monarchs Hampton Roads Admirals Raleigh Icecaps Richmond Renegades Roanoke Express South Carolina Stingrays North Division Columbus Chill Dayton Bombers Erie Panthers Johnstown Chiefs Toledo Storm Wheeling Thunderbirds West Division Birmingham Bulls Huntington Blizzard Huntsville Blast Knoxville Cherokees Louisville Icehawks Nashville Knights Regular season Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division East Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Hampton Roads Admirals 68 41 19 8 90 298 246 Raleigh Icecaps 68 41 20 7 89 296 221 Greensboro Monarchs 68 41 21 6 88 319 262 Charlotte Checkers 68 39 25 4 82 281 271 Roanoke Express 68 37 28 3 77 300 290 South Carolina Stingrays 68 33 26 9 75 294 291 Richmond Renegades 68 34 29 5 73 286 293 North Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Toledo Storm 68 44 20 4 92 338 289 Columbus Chill 68 41 20 7 89 344 285 Wheeling Thunderbirds 68 38 23 7 83 327 289 Johnstown Chiefs 68 37 27 4 78 323 308 Dayton Bombers 68 29 31 8 66 316 308 Erie Panthers 68 27 36 5 59 264 334 West Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Knoxville Cherokees 68 44 18 6 94 325 246 Birmingham Bulls 68 44 20 4 92 340 268 Nashville Knights 68 26 36 6 58 255 289 Huntsville Blast 68 20 39 9 49 241 315 Louisville Icehawks 68 16 44 8 40 236 356 Huntington Blizzard 68 14 49 5 33 191 413 Riley Cup playoffs Bracket First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Riley Cup N.1 N.5 Toledo Dayton 2 1 N.2 N.4 Columbus Johnstown 2 1 N.3 W.3 Wheeling Nashville 2 0 E.1 E.6 Hampton Roads South Carolina 2 1 W.1 W.5 Knoxville Louisville 1 2 W.2 W.4 Birmingham Huntsville 2 1 E.2 E.5 Raleigh Roanoke 2 0 E.3 E.4 Greensboro Charlotte 2 1 N.1 Toledo N.2 Columbus 3 0 N.3 Wheeling E.1 Hampton Roads 3 1 W.5 Louisville W.2 Birmingham 0 3 E.2 Raleigh E.3 Greensboro 3 2 N.1 Toledo N.3 Wheeling 3 0 W.2 Birmingham E.2 Raleigh 1 3 N.1 Toledo E.2 Raleigh 4 1 1st round Toledo vs. Dayton Away Home Dayton 3 Toledo 7 Toledo 3 Dayton 4 Dayton 3 Toledo 4 OT Toledo wins series 2–1 Columbus vs. Johnstown Away Home Columbus 1 Johnstown 2 Johnstown 4 Columbus 9 Johnstown 1 Columbus 4 Columbus wins series 2–1 Wheeling vs. Nashville Away Home Wheeling 3 Nashville 2 Nashville 1 Wheeling 4 Wheeling wins series 2–0 Hampton Roads vs. South Carolina Away Home Hampton Roads 3 South Carolina 6 South Carolina 0 Hampton Roads 4 South Carolina 2 Hampton Roads 7 Hampton Roads wins series 2–1 Knoxville vs. Louisville Away Home Knoxville 0 Louisville 7 Louisville 2 Knoxville 8 Louisville 6 Knoxville 4 Louisville wins series 2–1 Birmingham vs. Huntsville Away Home Huntsville 1 Birmingham 8 Birmingham 3 Huntsville 7 Huntsville 2 Birmingham 9 Birmingham wins series 2–1 Raleigh vs. Roanoke Away Home Raleigh 5 Roanoke 2 Roanoke 2 Raleigh 7 Raleigh wins series 2–0 Greensboro vs. Charlotte Away Home Charlotte 4 Greensboro 5 OT Greensboro 2 Charlotte 3 Charlotte 3 Greensboro 5 Greensboro wins series 2–1 2nd round Toledo vs. Columbus Away Home Columbus 2 Toledo 7 Toledo 8 Columbus 3 Columbus 4 Toledo 6 Toledo wins series 3–0 Wheeling vs. Hampton Roads Away Home Wheeling 5 Hampton Roads 4 OT Wheeling 1 Hampton Roads 3 Hampton Roads 5 Wheeling 6 Hampton Roads 1 Wheeling 5 Wheeling wins series 3–1 Louisville vs. Birmingham Away Home Louisville 2 Birmingham 5 Louisville 2 Birmingham 8 Birmingham 3 Louisville 2 Birmingham wins series 3–0 Raleigh vs. Greensboro Away Home Greensboro 4 Raleigh 3 Greensboro 4 Raleigh 3 Raleigh 4 Greensboro 1 Raleigh 3 Greensboro 1 Greensboro 1 Raleigh 3 Raleigh wins series 3–2 Semifinals Toledo vs. Wheeling Away Home Wheeling 1 Toledo 5 Toledo 6 Wheeling 2 Wheeling 2 Toledo 5 Toledo wins Series 3–0 Raleigh vs. Birmingham Away Home Raleigh 3 Birmingham 1 Raleigh 1 Birmingham 7 Birmingham 5 Raleigh 7 Birmingham 6 Raleigh 7 Raleigh wins Series 3–1 Riley Cup finals Toledo vs. Raleigh Away Home Raleigh 3 Toledo 4OT Raleigh 3 Toledo 4OT Toledo 2 Raleigh 3OT Toledo 7 Raleigh 2 Toledo 7 Raleigh 6 Toledo wins Series and Riley Cup 4–1 ECHL awards ECHL awards Jack Riley Cup: Toledo Storm Henry Brabham Cup: Knoxville Cherokees John Brophy Award: Barry Smith (Knoxville) ECHL Most Valuable Player: Joe Flanagan (Birmingham) Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Dave Gagnon (Toledo) ECHL Goaltender of the Year: Cory Cadden (Knoxville) ECHL Rookie of the Year: Dan Gravelle (Greensboro) Defenseman of the Year: Tom Nemeth (Dayton) Leading Scorer: Phil Berger (Greensboro) See also ECHL All-Star Game Kelly Cup List of ECHL seasons 1993 in sports 1994 in sports References All stats come from Internet Hockey Database Category:ECHL seasons ECHL season