1993–94 ECHL season
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 | Toledo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.5 | Dayton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.1 | Toledo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.2 | Columbus | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.2 | Columbus | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.4 | Johnstown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.1 | Toledo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.3 | Wheeling | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.3 | Wheeling | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.3 | Nashville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.3 | Wheeling | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.1 | Hampton Roads | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.1 | Hampton Roads | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.6 | South Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.1 | Toledo | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.2 | Raleigh | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.1 | Knoxville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.5 | Louisville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.5 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.2 | Birmingham | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.2 | Birmingham | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.4 | Huntsville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W.2 | Birmingham | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.2 | Raleigh | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.2 | Raleigh | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.5 | Roanoke | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.2 | Raleigh | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.3 | Greensboro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.3 | Greensboro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E.4 | Charlotte | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
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Riley Cup finals
| Toledo vs. Raleigh | |||
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| Raleigh 1 | Toledo 4 | ||
| Raleigh 3 | Toledo 8 | ||
| Toledo 3 | Raleigh 0 | ||
| Toledo 7 | Raleigh 2 | ||
| Toledo wins Series and Riley Cup 4–0 | |||
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) |
References
All stats come from Internet Hockey Database
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