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ECHL announces Preseason Schedule

ECHL announces Preseason Schedule

Thursday, September 12th

The ECHL announced on Thursday its preseason schedule of 19 games, taking place on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5.

The Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League will open its 32nd season with seven games on Friday, October 11. Opening weekend continues with 12 games on Saturday, October 12 and one game on Sunday, October 13.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,445 fans per game in 2018-19, the 15th consecutive season and the 27th time in the last 29 years that the ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans.

2019 ECHL Preseason Schedule

Friday, October 4Cincinnati at Indy 6:35 p.m. ETNewfoundland at Brampton 7 p.m. ET (Cassie Campbell Arena)Adirondack at Reading 7 p.m. ETToledo at Kalamazoo 7 p.m. ETGreenville at South Carolina 7 p.m. ET (Carolina Ice Palace)Fort Wayne at Wheeling 7:05 p.m. ETOrlando at Florida 7:30 p.m. ETAllen at Kansas City 7:05 p.m. CTIdaho at Utah 7:05 p.m. MT

Saturday, October 5Newfoundland at Brampton TBDWorcester vs. Maine 4:30 p.m. ET (The Rinks at Exeter – Exeter, N.H.)South Carolina at Greenville 6 p.m. ETReading at Adirondack 7 p.m. ETOrlando at Florida 7 p.m. ETKalamazoo at Toledo 7:15 p.m. ETIndy at Cincinnati 7:35 p.m. ETWheeling at Fort Wayne 7:35 p.m. ETTulsa at Wichita 7:05 p.m. CT (Wichita Ice Center)Utah at Idaho 7:05 p.m. MT

About the ECHL

Began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 26 teams in 19 states and two Canadian provinces for its 32nd season in 2019-20. There have been 662 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 20 who made their NHL debuts in the 2018-19 season. The ECHL had affiliations with 25 of the 31 NHL teams in 2018-19, marking the 22nd consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available at ECHL.com as well as on Twitter and Facebook.