Ice hockey league season
The 1992–93 ECHL season was the fifth season of the ECHL . In 1992, the league saw numerous changes in team membership. The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds move to Wheeling, WV , becoming the first franchise to make a major relocation, the Roanoke Valley Rebels announced that they were changing their name to the Roanoke Valley Rampage , and the Cincinnati Cyclones announced that they were moving to the International Hockey League and were being replaced with a franchise in Birmingham, AL . The fifteen teams played 64 games in the schedule. The Wheeling Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season. The Toledo Storm won their first Riley Cup championship.
East Division Teams
West Division Teams
1992-93 East Coast Hockey League Division Team City Arena East Greensboro Monarchs Greensboro , North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Hampton Roads Admirals Norfolk , Virginia Norfolk Scope Johnstown Chiefs Johnstown , Pennsylvania Cambria County War Memorial Arena Raleigh Icecaps Raleigh , North Carolina Dorton Arena Richmond Renegades Richmond , Virginia Richmond Coliseum Roanoke Valley Rampage Vinton , Virginia LancerLot Wheeling Thunderbirds Wheeling , West Virginia Wheeling Civic Center West Birmingham Bulls Birmingham , Alabama Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Columbus Chill Columbus , Ohio Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Dayton Bombers Dayton , Ohio Hara Arena Erie Panthers Erie , Pennsylvania Louis J. Tullio Arena Knoxville Cherokees Knoxville , Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Louisville Icehawks Louisville , Kentucky Broadbent Arena Nashville Knights Nashville , Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Toledo Storm Toledo , Ohio Toledo Sports Arena
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
1st Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals E.1 Wheeling 3 E.4 Johnstown 1 E.4 Johnstown 1 E.5 Richmond 0 E.1 Wheeling 4 E.3 Raleigh 2 E.2 Hampton Roads 1 E.3 Raleigh 3 E.1 Wheeling 2 W.1 Toledo 4 W.2 Dayton 0 W.4 Erie 1 W.3 Nashville 3 E.6 Greensboro 0 W.3 Nashville 2 W.1 Toledo 4 W.1 Toledo 3 W.4 Erie 1
E. is short for East Division W. is short for West Division Richmond vs. Johnstown Away Home Richmond 4 Johnstown 5 OT Johnstown wins series 1–0
Greensboro vs. Erie Away Home Greensboro 2 Erie 6 Erie wins series 1–0
Johnstown vs. Wheeling Away Home Johnstown 2 Wheeling 3 Johnstown 3 Wheeling 4 Wheeling 1 Johnstown 4 Wheeling 5 Johnstown 0 Wheeling wins series 3–1
Erie vs. Toledo Away Home Erie 3 Toledo 6 Erie 2 Toledo 5 Toledo 6 Erie 9 Toledo 6 Erie 2 Toledo wins series 3–1
Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh Away Home Raleigh 2 Hampton Roads 3 OT Raleigh 2 Hampton Roads 1 OT Hampton Roads 4 Raleigh 5 OT Hampton Roads 3 Raleigh 4 OT Raleigh wins series 3–1
Nashville vs. Dayton Away Home Nashville 4 Dayton 3 OT Nashville 4 Dayton 3 OT Dayton 3 Nashville 5 Nashville wins series 3–0
Raleigh vs. Wheeling Away Home Wheeling 2 Raleigh 3 OT Wheeling 2 Raleigh 5 Raleigh 4 Wheeling 7 Raleigh 4 Wheeling 5 OT Raleigh 3 Wheeling 5 Wheeling 3 Raleigh 0 Wheeling wins Series 4–2
Nashville vs. Toledo Away Home Nashville 1 Toledo 3 Nashville 4 Toledo 7 Toledo 3 Nashville 4 OT Toledo 2 Nashville 3 Nashville 2 Toledo 8 Toledo 9 Nashville 5 Toledo wins Series 4–2
Toledo vs. Wheeling Away Home Toledo 3 Wheeling 5 Toledo 3 Wheeling 7 Wheeling 3 Toledo 4 Wheeling 5 Toledo 7 Toledo 4 Wheeling 2 Wheeling 6 Toledo 7 OT Toledo wins Series and Riley Cup 4–2
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