ECHL 1993/94
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The 1993/94 season was the sixth regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 19 teams completed 68 matches each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Knoxville Cherokees , while the Toledo Storm were able to repeat their previous year's success in the play-offs and won their second Riley Cup .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Roanoke Valley Rampage were relocated to Huntsville , Alabama and played under the name Huntsville Blast .
- The Charlotte Checkers were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Huntington Blizzard were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Roanoke Express were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The South Carolina Stingrays were added to the league as an expansion team.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Hampton Roads Admirals | 68 | 41 | 19th | 5 | 3 | 298 | 246 | 90 |
Raleigh icecaps | 68 | 41 | 20th | 0 | 7th | 296 | 221 | 89 |
Greensboro Monarchs | 68 | 41 | 21st | 2 | 4th | 319 | 262 | 88 |
Charlotte Checkers | 68 | 39 | 25th | 1 | 3 | 281 | 271 | 82 |
Roanoke Express | 68 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 290 | 77 |
South Carolina Stingrays | 68 | 33 | 26th | 3 | 6th | 294 | 291 | 75 |
Richmond Renegades | 68 | 34 | 29 | 4th | 1 | 286 | 293 | 73 |
North Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Toledo Storm | 68 | 44 | 20th | 1 | 3 | 338 | 289 | 92 |
Columbus Chill | 68 | 41 | 20th | 1 | 6th | 344 | 285 | 89 |
Wheeling Thunderbirds | 68 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 4th | 327 | 289 | 83 |
Johnstown Chiefs | 68 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 323 | 308 | 78 |
Dayton Bombers | 68 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 6th | 316 | 308 | 66 |
Erie Panthers | 68 | 27 | 36 | 1 | 4th | 264 | 334 | 59 |
West Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Knoxville Cherokees | 68 | 44 | 18th | 1 | 5 | 325 | 246 | 94 |
Birmingham Bulls | 68 | 44 | 20th | 3 | 1 | 340 | 268 | 92 |
Nashville Knights | 68 | 26th | 36 | 1 | 5 | 255 | 289 | 58 |
Huntsville Blast | 68 | 20th | 39 | 7th | 2 | 241 | 315 | 49 |
Louisville Icehawks | 68 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 6th | 236 | 356 | 40 |
Huntington Blizzard | 68 | 14th | 49 | 2 | 3 | 191 | 413 | 33 |
Riley Cup playoffs
First round | Second round | Third round | Riley Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
N5 | Dayton Bombers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Columbus Chill | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Columbus Chill | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Johnstown Chiefs | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Wheeling Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Wheeling Thunderbirds | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Nashville Knights | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Wheeling Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Hampton Roads Admirals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Hampton Roads Admirals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E6 | South Carolina Stingrays | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raleigh icecaps | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Knoxville Cherokees | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W5 | Louisville Icehawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W5 | Louisville Icehawks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Birmingham Bulls | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Birmingham Bulls | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | Huntsville Blast | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Birmingham Bulls | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raleigh icecaps | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raleigh icecaps | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E5 | Roanoke Express | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raleigh icecaps | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Greensboro Monarchs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Greensboro Monarchs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte Checkers | 1 |
Riley Cup winner
Riley Cup winner Toledo Storm |
Chris Bergeron , Rick Corriveau , Mark Deazeley , Norm Dezainde , Iain Duncan , Steve Dykstra , Dave Gagnon , John Hendry , Alex Hicks , Rick Judson , Marc Lyons , Mike Markovich , Jay Neal , Darren Perkins , Greg Puhalski , Pat Pylypuik , Andy Suhy , Nick Vitucci Trainer: Chris McSorley |
Awarded trophies
Award | player | team |
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John Brophy Award Best Trainer |
Barry Smith | Knoxville Cherokees |
ECHL Most Valuable Player Best player of the regular season |
Joe Flanagan | Birmingham Bulls |
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Best player of the playoffs |
Dave Gagnon | Toledo Storm |
ECHL Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season |
Dan Gravelle | Greensboro Monarchs |
ECHL Goaltender of the Year Best goalkeeper of the regular season |
Cory Cadden | Knoxville Cherokees |
ECHL Defenseman of the Year Best Regular Season Defender |
Tom Nemeth | Dayton Bombers |
ECHL Leading Scorer Best scorer of the regular season |
Phil Berger | Greensboro Monarchs |
Riley Cup winner of the ECHL playoffs |
Toledo Storm | |
Henry Brabham Cup Best team of the regular season |
Knoxville Cherokees |