ECHL Hall of Fame
The ECHL Hall of Fame is an ice hockey museum dedicated to honoring members that have played in the ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League). It was created by the league in 2008. The ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fame to recognize the achievements of players, coaches, and personnel who dedicated their careers to the league. Hall of Fame members are selected in four categories: Player, Developmental Player, Builder, and Referee/Linesman. Players must have concluded their career as an active player for a minimum of three playing seasons, though not continuous or full seasons. Developmental Players must have begun their career in the ECHL and went on to a distinguished career in the NHL, playing a minimum of 260 regular season games in the NHL, AHL and ECHL. Builders may be active or inactive whereas Referee/Linesman must have concluded their active officiating career for a minimum of three playing seasons.
No more than five candidates are elected to the Hall of Fame each year with no more than three Players, one Developmental Player, two Builders and one Referee/Linesman. The Builder and the Referee/Linesman categories are dependent upon the number of candidates in the Player category.
The nomination and subsequent selection of candidates is determined by the ECHL Hall of Fame Selection Committee which is appointed by the ECHL.
The ECHL Hall of Fame inaugural class was inducted during the 2008 ECHL All-Star Game festivities at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California , and included ECHL founder Henry Brabham , the ECHL's first commissioner Patrick J. Kelly , and former players Nick Vitucci and Chris Valicevic .
List of Hall of Famers
Year
Name
Position/role
ECHL Team(s)
2008
Henry Brabham [ 1]
ECHL founder
League executive
Patrick J. Kelly [ 1]
Commissioner (1988–1996)
League executive
Chris Valicevic [ 1]
Defenseman
Greensboro Monarchs , Louisiana IceGators
Nick Vitucci [ 1]
Goaltender
Carolina / Winston-Salem Thunderbirds , Greensboro Monarchs , Hampton Roads Admirals , Toledo Storm , Charlotte Checkers , Greenville Grrrowl
2009
John Brophy [ 2]
Head coach
Hampton Roads Admirals , Wheeling Nailers
Blake Cullen [ 2]
Owner
Hampton Roads Admirals
Tom Nemeth [ 2]
Defenseman
Dayton Bombers , South Carolina Stingrays , Toledo Storm
Rod Taylor [ 2]
Left winger
Hampton Roads Admirals , Richmond Renegades , Roanoke Express , South Carolina Stingrays , Peoria Rivermen , Toledo Storm
2010
Cam Brown [ 3]
Left winger
Columbus Chill , Erie Panthers , Baton Rouge Kingfish , Gwinnett Gladiators
E.A. "Bud" Gingher [ 3]
Owner; chairman
Board of Governors Chairman (1992–95); Dayton Bombers owner
Olaf Kolzig [ 3]
Goaltender
Hampton Roads Admirals
Darryl Noren [ 3]
Center
Greensboro Monarchs , Charlotte Checkers
2011
Phil Berger [ 4]
Right winger
Greensboro Monarchs , Charlotte Checkers , Raleigh IceCaps , Hampton Roads Admirals
Richard Adams [ 4]
President/CEO (1995–02)
League executive
Luke Curtin [ 4]
Left winger
Baton Rouge Kingfish , Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies , Fresno Falcons
Joe Ernst [ 4]
Referee
League official
2012
Bob Woods [ 5]
Defenseman
Johnstown Chiefs , Hampton Roads Admirals , Mobile Mysticks , Tallahassee Tiger Sharks , Mississippi Sea Wolves
Bill Coffey [ 6]
Founder
League executive
Sheldon Gorski [ 7]
Right winger
Louisville Icehawks , Louisville RiverFrogs , Miami Matadors , Pensacola Ice Pilots
John Marks [ 8]
Coach
Charlotte Checkers , Greenville Grrrowl , Pensacola Ice Pilots , Augusta Lynx
Dave Seitz [ 9]
Center
South Carolina Stingrays
2013
Dave Craievich [ 10]
Defenseman
Cincinnati Cyclones , Birmingham Bulls , Mobile Mysticks
Marc Magliarditi [ 11]
Goaltender
Columbus Chill , Florida Everblades , Louisiana IceGators , Richmond Renegades , Las Vegas Wranglers
Steve Poapst [ 12]
Defenseman
Hampton Roads Admirals
Darren Schwartz [ 13]
Left winger
Johnstown Chiefs , Winston-Salem Thunderbirds , Tallahassee Tiger Sharks , Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers
2014
James Edwards
President; chairman
Johnstown Chiefs president, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (1999–2003)
Wes Goldie
Right winger
Pee Dee Pride , Victoria Salmon Kings , and Alaska Aces
Al MacIsaac
Defense; GM/coach
Hampton Roads Admirals
John Spoltore
Center
Louisiana IceGators
2015
Darren Colbourne
Right winger
Dayton Bombers , Richmond Renegades , Raleigh IceCaps , Augusta Lynx
Louis Dumont
Center
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks , Wheeling Thunderbirds , Louisiana IceGators , Augusta Lynx , Pensacola Ice Pilots , Mississippi Sea Wolves , and Utah Grizzlies
Scott Sabatino
Executive vice president; COO
League executive
Carl Scheer
Owner; chairman
Charlotte Checkers owner, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors, Greenville Grrrowl owner
2016
Daniel Berthiaume
Goaltender
Wheeling Thunderbirds , Roanoke Express and Greensboro Generals
Craig Brush
General manager
Florida Everblades
Allan Sirois
Left winger
Baton Rouge Kingfish , Jacksonville Lizard Kings , Pee Dee Pride , Pee Dee Pride , Greenville Grrrowl , Texas Wildcatters
2017
T. Paul Hendrick
ECHL general counsel
League executive
Rick Kowalsky
Right winger; head coach
as player : Hampton Roads Admirals, Trenton Titans , Roanoke Express; as head coach : Trenton Titans/Devils
Brad Phillips
Linesman
League official
2018[ 14]
Steve Chapman
General manager; chairman
League executive; Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (2006–2015); president and general manager of Mobile Mysticks (1995–2001) and Gwinnett Gladiators (2002–2015); assistant general manager of Birmingham Bulls (1992–1995)
Sam Ftorek
Defenseman
Augusta Lynx , Mobile Mysticks , Greensboro Generals , Gwinnett Gladiators , Fresno Falcons , Cincinnati Cyclones , Kalamazoo Wings
Jason Saal
Goaltender
South Carolina Stingrays , Peoria Rivermen , Hampton Roads Admirals , Dayton Bombers , Louisiana IceGators , Arkansas RiverBlades , Augusta Lynx
2019[ 15]
Jim Bermingham
Center
Toledo Storm , Wheeling Thunderbirds , Huntington Blizzard , Jackson Bandits , Pensacola Ice Pilots
Alex Hicks
Left winger
Toledo Storm
Rick Judson
Left winger
Toledo Storm , Greenville Grrrowl
Brian McKenna
Commissioner (2002–2018); general manager
League executive; general manager of the Trenton Titans
2020[ 16]
Jared Bednar
Defenseman; coach
as player : Huntington Blizzard , South Carolina Stingrays ; as coach : South Carolina Stingrays (assistant from 2002 to 2007, head coach from 2007 to 2009)
Dany Bousquet
Left winger
Hampton Roads Admirals , Birmingham Bulls , Pee Dee Pride
Derek Clancey
Center; coach
as player : Erie Panthers , Toledo Storm , Winston-Salem Thunderbirds , Columbus Chill , Chesapeake Icebreakers ; as coach : Chesapeake Icebreakers, Jackson Bandits , Reading Royals , Dayton Bombers
Glen Metropolit
Center
Nashville Knights , Pensacola Ice Pilots
2022
Ray Harris
Owner
Cincinnati Cyclones
Brett Marietti
Player
South Carolina Stingrays
Joel Martin
Goaltender
Columbus Cottonmouths , Trenton Titans , Elmira Jackals , Augusta Lynx
Tim Novak
Official
ECHL
2023
Mark Bernard
Goaltender
Hampton Roads Admirals
Scott Bertoli
Player
Trenton Titans
Victor Gervais
Player
Hampton Roads Admirals , Florence Pride
Dana Heinze
Equipment manager
Johnstown Chiefs
Inductees by team
12: Hampton Roads Admirals (includes one owner and two coaches)
9: League executives
7: Toledo Storm
5: Augusta Lynx , Charlotte Checkers (includes one owner and one coach), Dayton Bombers (includes one owner and one coach), Louisiana IceGators , Pensacola Ice Pilots (includes one coach), South Carolina Stingrays (includes on coach)
4: Greensboro Monarchs , Greenville Grrrowl (includes owner and one coach), Johnstown Chiefs (including one president), Mobile Mysticks (includes one manager), Wheeling Nailers/Thunderbirds (includes one coach)
3: Birmingham Bulls (including one manager), Columbus Chill , Gwinnett Gladiators (including one manager), Richmond Renegades , Tallahassee Tiger Sharks , Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
2: Baton Rouge Kingfish , Cincinnati Cyclones , Erie Panthers , Fresno Falcons , Huntington Blizzard , Jackson Bandits (includes one coach), Mississippi Sea Wolves , Pee Dee Pride , Peoria Rivermen , Raleigh Icecaps , Roanoke Express , Trenton Titans/Devils (includes one player/coach and manager)
1: Alaska Aces , Arkansas RiverBlades , Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies , Chesapeake Icebreakers , Greensboro Generals , Jacksonville Lizard Kings , Kalamazoo Wings , Las Vegas Wranglers , Louisville Icehawks , Louisville RiverFrogs , Miami Matadors , Reading Royals (coach), Utah Grizzlies , Victoria Salmon Kings
See also
References
^ a b c d ECHL Press Release (January 23, 2008). "Inaugural ECHL Hall Of Fame Class Announced" . ECHL.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2013 .
^ a b c d ECHL Press Release (November 5, 2008). "2009 ECHL Hall Of Fame Class is Brophy, Cullen, Nemeth, Taylor" . ECHL . Retrieved May 6, 2013 .
^ a b c d J.P. Hoornstra (December 3, 2009). "2010 ECHL Hall Of Fame announced" . Inside SoCal. Retrieved May 6, 2013 .
^ a b c d ECHL Press Release (November 19, 2010). "ECHL Announces 2011 ECHL Hall Of Fame Class" . Arena Digest. Retrieved May 6, 2013 .
^ Mike Ashmore (January 19, 2012). "ECHL Alumni Profile - Bob Woods" . ECHL . Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ "2012 ECHL Hall of Fame is Coffey, Gorski, Marks, Seitz, and Woods" . ECHL . December 1, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ ECHL Press Release (December 1, 2011). "2012 ECHL Hall Of Fame is Coffey, Gorski, Marks, Seitz, and Woods" . ECHL . Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ Whitney Baumgartner (December 4, 2011). "Head Coach Marks To Be Inducted Into The 2012 ECHL Hall Of Fame" . Fargo Force . Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ ECHL Press Release (January 18, 2013). "Seitz to Enter ECHL Hall of Fame" . ECHL.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013 .
^ "ECHL Announces 2013 Hall Of Fame Class" . Colorado Eagles . December 3, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Paul De Los Santos (December 25, 2012). "Former Wranglers goalie made Las Vegas his home, shined in last stop of career" . Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ Nate Haeni (December 3, 2012). "Poapst among 2013 ECHL Hall Of Fame Class" . Rockford IceHogs . Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ Shawn Rine (December 4, 2012). "Schwartz A Worthy Choice" . The Intelligencer. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ "11TH CLASS OFFICIALLY JOINS ECHL HALL OF FAME" . ECHL. January 19, 2018.
^ "ECHL Announces 2019 Hall of Fame Class" . ECHL. November 15, 2018.
^ "ECHL Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class" . OurSports Central . November 18, 2019.
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