The 1995–96 ECHL season was the eighth season of the ECHL. Before the season started, the Greensboro Monarchs franchise moved up to the American Hockey League and became the Carolina Monarchs. The league saw the addition of four new teams for the 1995–96 season, which included the relocation of the Louisville IceHawks to Jacksonville, FL and expansion franchises in Laffayette, LA and Mobile, AL, as well as a return to Louisville, KY, bringing the number of teams in the league to twenty-one. With the increase in the number of teams the league decided to increase the number of games played in the regular season from 68 to 70. The Richmond Renegades finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup and the Charlotte Checkers won their first Riley Cup sweeping the Jacksonville Lizard Kings in four games.

Regular season

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division

East Division GP W L SOL Pts GF GA
Richmond Renegades70461113105314225
Charlotte Checkers704521494294250
South Carolina Stingrays704022888284251
Roanoke Express703628678231260
Hampton Roads Admirals7032151377278265
Raleigh Icecaps7023341359215266
North Division GP W L SOL Pts GF GA
Toledo Storm7048148104301240
Wheeling Thunderbirds704223589289261
Louisville RiverFrogs703924785266237
Columbus Chill703728579285268
Dayton Bombers703528777247237
Erie Panthers702540555227293
Johnstown Chiefs7021381153249322
Huntington Blizzard7021391052232309
South Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
Louisiana IceGators704321692312261
Nashville Knights704222690368307
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks704222690283260
Knoxville Cherokees703729478323303
Jacksonville Lizard Kings703329874267288
Birmingham Bulls702639557258360
Mobile Mysticks7022371155265325

Riley Cup playoffs

Bracket

First Round
(Best of 5)
Quarterfinals
(Best of 5)
Semifinals
(Best of 5)
Finals
(Best of 7)
            
Richmond 3
Hampton Roads 2
Richmond 0
Jacksonville 3
Louisiana 0
Jacksonville 3
Jacksonville 3
Toledo 2
Toledo 3
Dayton 0
Toledo 3
Knoxville 0
Nashville 1
Knoxville 3
Jacksonville 0
Charlotte 4
Charlotte 3
Roanoke 0
Charlotte 3
South Carolina 0
South Carolina 3
Louisville 0
Charlotte 3
Tallahassee 0
Tallahassee 3
Raleigh 1
Tallahassee 3
Wheeling 1
Wheeling 3
Columbus 0

ECHL awards

Jack Riley Cup:Charlotte Checkers
Henry Brabham Cup:Richmond Renegades
John Brophy Award:Roy Sommer (Richmond)
ECHL Most Valuable Player:Hugo Belanger (Nashville)
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:Nick Vitucci (Charlotte)
ECHL Goaltender of the Year:Alain Morissette (Louisville)
ECHL Rookie of the Year:Keli Corpse (Wheeling)
Defenseman of the Year:Chris Valicevic (Louisiana)
Leading Scorer:Hugo Belanger (Nashville)

See also

References

All stats come from Internet Hockey Database

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