1992–93 ECHL season
The 1992–93 ECHL season was the fifth season of the ECHL. In 1992, the league saw numerous changes in team membership. The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds move to Wheeling, WV, becoming the first franchise to make a major relocation, the Roanoke Valley Rebels announced that they were changing their name to the Roanoke Valley Rampage, and the Cincinnati Cyclones announced that they were moving to the International Hockey League and were being replaced with a franchise in Birmingham, AL. The fifteen teams played 64 games in the schedule. The Wheeling Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season. The Toledo Storm won their first Riley Cup championship.
League realignment
The ECHL announced a realignment of the two divisions in the light of recent changes in team membership.
East Division
West Division
Regular season
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division
Riley Cup playoffs
Bracket
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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E.1 |
Wheeling |
3 |
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E.4 |
Johnstown |
1 |
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E.4 |
Johnstown |
1 |
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E.1 |
Wheeling |
4 |
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E.5 |
Richmond |
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E.3 |
Raleigh |
2 |
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E.2 |
Hampton Roads |
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E.3 |
Raleigh |
3 |
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E.1 |
Wheeling |
2 |
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W.1 |
Toledo |
4 |
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W.2 |
Dayton |
0 |
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W.3 |
Nashville |
3 |
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W.3 |
Nashville |
2 |
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W.4 |
Erie |
1 |
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W.1 |
Toledo |
4 |
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E.6 |
Greensboro |
0 |
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W.1 |
Toledo |
3 |
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W.4 |
Erie |
1 |
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- E. is short for East Division
- W. is short for West Division
1st round
Richmond vs. Johnstown
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| Richmond 4 | Johnstown 5 | OT |
| Johnstown wins series 1–0 |
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Greensboro vs. Erie
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| Away | Home |
| Greensboro 2 | Erie 6 |
| Erie wins series 1–0 |
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Quarterfinals
Johnstown vs. Wheeling
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| Away | Home |
| Johnstown 2 | Wheeling 3 |
| Johnstown 3 | Wheeling 4 |
| Wheeling 1 | Johnstown 4 |
| Wheeling 5 | Johnstown 0 |
| Wheeling wins series 3–1 |
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Erie vs. Toledo
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| Away | Home |
| Erie 3 | Toledo 6 |
| Erie 2 | Toledo 5 |
| Toledo 6 | Erie 9 |
| Toledo 6 | Erie 2 |
| Toledo wins series 3–1 |
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Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh
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| Away | Home |
| Raleigh 2 | Hampton Roads 3 | OT |
| Raleigh 2 | Hampton Roads 1 | OT |
| Hampton Roads 4 | Raleigh 5 | OT |
| Hampton Roads 3 | Raleigh 4 | OT |
| Raleigh wins series 3–1 |
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Nashville vs. Dayton
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| Nashville 4 | Dayton 3 | OT |
| Nashville 4 | Dayton 3 | OT |
| Dayton 3 | Nashville 5 |
| Nashville wins series 3–0 |
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Semifinals
Raleigh vs. Wheeling
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| Wheeling 2 | Raleigh 3 | OT |
| Wheeling 2 | Raleigh 5 |
| Raleigh 4 | Wheeling 7 |
| Raleigh 4 | Wheeling 5 | OT |
| Raleigh 3 | Wheeling 5 |
| Wheeling 3 | Raleigh 0 |
| Wheeling wins Series 4–2 |
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Nashville vs. Toledo
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| Nashville 1 | Toledo 3 |
| Nashville 4 | Toledo 7 |
| Toledo 3 | Nashville 4 | OT |
| Toledo 2 | Nashville 3 |
| Nashville 2 | Toledo 8 |
| Toledo 9 | Nashville 5 |
| Toledo wins Series 4–2 |
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Riley Cup finals
| Toledo vs. Wheeling |
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| Toledo 3 | Wheeling 5 |
| Toledo 3 | Wheeling 7 |
| Wheeling 3 | Toledo 4 |
| Wheeling 5 | Toledo 7 |
| Toledo 4 | Wheeling 2 |
| Wheeling 6 | Toledo 7 | OT |
Toledo wins Series
and Riley Cup 4–2 |
ECHL awards
See also
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