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1989–90 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season

Ice hockey league season

The 1989–90 ECHL season was the second season of the ECHL. The league brought back all five teams from the inaugural season and added three more franchises in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, and Norfolk, Virginia. Before the season began, the Carolina Thunderbirds changed their name to the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds. The eight teams played sixty games in the schedule, unchanged from the total games played in the inaugural 1988–89 ECHL season. The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season. The Greensboro Monarchs won their 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 LeagueGPWLOTLPtsGFGA
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds603816682312257
Erie Panthers603816682357251
Virginia Lancers603618678261218
Greensboro Monarchs602927462263283
Hampton Roads Admirals602929260252267
Nashville Knights602630456248289
Johnstown Chiefs602331652233291
Knoxville Cherokees602133648230300

Riley Cup playoffs

Bracket

| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Erie | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Hampton Roads | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Greensboro | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Virginia | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Winston-Salem | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-team2=Nashville | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Erie | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Greensboro | RD2-score4=2 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Winston-Salem | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=Greensboro | RD3-score2=4

1st round

Winston-Salem vs. NashvilleAwayHome
Nashville 3Winston-Salem 6
Winston-Salem 2Nashville 6
Winston-Salem 5Nashville 1
Nashville 2Winston-Salem 7
Nashville 3Winston-Salem 6
***Winston-Salem wins series 4-1 and
earns bye to Riley Cup Finals***
Erie vs. Hampton RoadsAwayHome
Hampton Roads 2Erie 4
Hampton Roads 5Erie 4OT
Erie 5Hampton Roads 9
Erie 4Hampton Roads 3
Hampton Roads 3Erie 7
*Erie wins series 3-2*
Greensboro vs. VirginiaAwayHome
Greensboro 3Virginia 2
Greensboro 4Virginia 5OT
Virginia 1Greensboro 3
Virginia 3Greensboro 4
*Greensboro wins series 3-1*

2nd round

Greensboro vs. ErieAwayHome
Greensboro 4Erie 3
Erie 2Greensboro 3
*Greensboro wins series 2-0*

[[Riley Cup|Riley Cup Finals]]

Winston-Salem vs. GreensboroAwayHome
Greensboro 5Winston-Salem 3
Greensboro 3Winston-Salem 6
Winston-Salem 1Greensboro 5
Winston-Salem 3Greensboro 4OT
Greensboro 4Winston-Salem 1
*Greensboro wins series and Riley Cup 4-1*

ECHL awards

All-Star teams

First All-Star Team

Forward: Bill McDougalli, Erie Panthers

Forward: Trent Kaese, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

Forward: Len Soccio, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

Defense: Dave Doucette, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

Defense: Bill Whitfield, Virginia Lancers

Defense: Andre Brassard, Nashville Knights

Goaltender: Alain Raymond, Hampton Roads Admirals

Head coach: Dave Allison, Virginia Lancers

Second All-Star Team

Forward: Joe Ferras, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

Forward: Glen Engevik, Nashville Knights

Forward: Trevor Jobe, Hampton Roads Admirals

Forward: Brian Martin, Hampton Roads Admirals

Defense: Scott Drevich, Virginia Lancers

Goaltender: Craig Barnett, Erie Panthers

Head coach: Ron Hansis, Erie Panthers

Note: The East Coast Hockey League did not hold an official All-Star game until the 1992–93 season. All-Star Teams were announced at the conclusion of the season.

References

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