2025–26 ECHL season

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The 2025–26 ECHL season was the 38th season of the ECHL. The regular season began on October 17, 2025, and ended on April 19, 2026, with the 2026 Kelly Cup playoffs starting on April 23 and ending on June 15. Thirty teams affiliated with an NHL team in 22 states and one Canadian province are scheduled to play 72 regular season games. The Trois-Rivières Lions entered the season as the Kelly Cup champions, while South Carolina entered as the defending Brabham Cup winners. The season was interrupted from December 26 to December 29, 2025, by a strike action taken by Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA), the union representing ECHL players. An agreement to end the strike was ratified by the PHPA on December 30. Forty-one games were postponed as a result of the strike. On March 9, 2026, the ECHL Board of Governors approved the voluntary suspension of operations for the Iowa Heartlanders. They finished the remainder of the season. On June 15, 2026, the Florida Everblades won their fifth...

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