ECHL announces changes from Governors Meeting
June 15, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Roanoke Express News Release
ROANOKE, VA – The ECHL held its annual Board of Governors Meeting from June 10-11 in Atlanta, GA and adopted several changes for the upcoming 2004-2005 season, including re-naming and re-aligning the divisions. The following items were approved by the Board of Governors:
Florida Everblades President and General Manager Craig Brush was re-elected as Chairman of the Board for the 2004-2005 season.
The ECHL Rules Committee recommended several items that were approved by the Board of Governors.
· The ECHL has eliminated the 10-minute misconduct penalty given for instigating a fight. The ‘instigator’ will receive a two-minute penalty and a five-minute major for fighting.
· The ECHL will allow a minimum of 10 shooters to participate in a shootout. After the 10th round of a shootout, a team may use a player who has already shot, or continue through its remaining players.
· Players traded after February 1 of the current playing season may not play (unless the player clears waivers) or be traded back to the same team until after January 1 of the following season.
· Upon recommendation of the Rules Committee, the coach with the highest winning percentage in each conference, as of January 3, will be selected as one coach for the ECHL All-Star Game. The other coach for each team will be selected using the same ballot process as previous years.
In addition to the rules changes, to reflect its national presence the ECHL renamed its conferences to the American Conference and the National Conference. It has also renamed the divisions, and re-aligned some of the teams. The following is a breakdown of how each conference and division will look for the 2004-2005 season:
AMERICAN CONFERENCE (14 teams)
East Division (7 teams) – Charlotte Checkers, Columbia Inferno, Greensboro Generals, Greenville Grrrowl, Pee Dee Pride, Roanoke Express and South Carolina Stingrays.
South Division (7 teams) – Augusta Lynx, Florida Everblades, Gwinnett Gladiators, Louisiana IceGators, Mississippi Sea Wolves, Pensacola Ice Pilots and Texas Wildcatters.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE (16 teams)
North Division (8 teams) – Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Dayton Bombers, Johnstown Chiefs, Peoria Rivermen, Reading Royals, Toledo Storm, Trenton Titans and Wheeling Nailers.
West Division (8 teams) – Alaska Aces, Bakersfield Condors, Fresno Falcons, Idaho Steelheads, Las Vegas Wranglers, Long Beach Ice Dogs, San Diego Gulls and Victoria Salmon Kings.
Season tickets for the 2004-2005 season are on sale now and may be purchased by stopping by the Roanoke Express offices at 14 E. Campbell Ave., or by calling the offices at (540) 343-4500. Visit the Express website at www.roanokeexpress.com to see the complete 2004-2005 schedule!
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