ECHL Grows into Starting Point Toward NHL
November 28, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
In the summer of 1988, Pat Kelly thought he was ready to get out of professional hockey.
After 36 years in the business, including the previous five seasons coaching the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League, Kelly returned home to Charlotte, North Carolina, believing at 52 years old, it might be time to try something new. Then, he got a phone call from Henry Brabham.
"Mr. Brabham called me and wanted to know if I was interested in forming a league," Kelly said. "I said, 'No. I think I'm going to get out of hockey.' "
But Brahham, who owned the Virginia Raiders of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL) when Kelly coached them prior to moving on to Peoria in 1983, was persistent.
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