The Premier "AA" Hockey League, the ECHL has affiliations with 23 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League and 24 of the 28 teams in the American Hockey League. As of February 1, there were 110 players in the ECHL on AHL contracts and 98 players on NHL contracts.
If you have a chance to go to an echl game, you wont be dissapointed. the action on the ice is excellant and just about the only difference from a NHL game is the size of the arena.
