2019–20 ECHL season
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The 2019–20 ECHL season was the 32nd season of the ECHL. The regular season began in October 2019 to and was set to conclude in April 2020 with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-six teams in 19 states and two Canadian provinces were each scheduled for 72 games.
2019–20 ECHL season | |
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League | ECHL |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 11, 2019 – March 11, 2020 |
Total attendance | 3,449,348[1] |
Average attendance | 4,327[1] |
Regular season | |
Brabham Cup | Not awarded |
Season MVP | Josh Kestner (Toledo) |
Top scorer | Josh Kestner (Toledo) |
ECHL seasons | |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
On March 12, 2020, the league announced that the season has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 14, the league cancelled the remainder of the season.[3]
The league did not award the regular season trophy, as the AHL had done following the pandemic termination, because of a league rule regarding regular-season bonuses paid to the league champion from the playoff revenue pool. The South Carolina Stingrays were unofficially league regular-season champions at 92 points (44-14-4, .742 winning percentage), with 38 wins in regulation, as they were tied with the Florida Everblades (43-13-6, .742 winning percentage), which had 37 wins in regulation.