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What is the full name of the ECHL?

  • East Coast Hockey League

  • Elite Canadian Hockey League

  • Eastern Canadian Hockey League

  • East Coast Hockey Association

Answer

The East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that is considered to be the third tier of North American ice hockey after the National Hockey League (NHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL). The ECHL was founded in 1989 and currently has 27 teams in 19 states in the United States and two provinces in Canada.
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