1988–89 ECHL season

The 1988–89 ECHL season was the inaugural season of the East Coast Hockey League. The leagues first season consisted of five teams in Erie, Pennsylvania, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Knoxville, Tennessee, Vinton, Virginia and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 5 teams played 60 games each in the schedule. The Erie Panthers finished first overall in the regular season. The Carolina Thunderbirds won the first Riley Cup championship.

Regular season

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot

East Coast Hockey League GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
Erie Panthers603720377327256
Johnstown Chiefs603222670295251
Knoxville Cherokees603227165266286
Carolina Thunderbirds602732155266329
Virginia Lancers602230852266298

Riley Cup playoffs

Riley Cup Semifinals Riley Cup Finals
      
1 Erie 0
4 Carolina 4
4 Carolina 4
2 Johnstown 3
3 Knoxville 0
2 Johnstown 4

Johnstown Chiefs vs. Carolina Thunderbirds

Carolina wins series 4 3

ECHL awards

Jack Riley Cup:Carolina Thunderbirds
Henry Brabham Cup:Erie Panthers
John Brophy Award:Ron Hansis (Erie)
ECHL Most Valuable Player:Daryl Harpe (Erie)
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:Nick Vitucci (Carolina)
ECHL Rookie of the Year:Tom Sasso (Johnstown)
Defenseman of the Year:Kelly Szauter (Erie)
Leading Scorer:Daryl Harpe (Erie)

References

All stats from Internet Hockey Database

See also

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