A total of 28 of the 32 NHL teams have an affiliate team in the ECHL.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/sports/kalamazoo-wings-canucks-re-enter-affiliate-partnership/

Carbery is one of four coaches to ever win coach of the year awards at both the AHL and ECHL levels.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/former-south-carolina-stingrays-player-coach-spencer-carbery-named-nhl-head-coach/article_9cef70ae-ff01-11ed-bee2-bfd5a449e821.html

His last stop before making his UK roster debut with the Knights, was in the ECHL with the Reading Royals.

Source: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/grant-cooper-signs-for-the-giants-as-12-for-rest-of-the-season-3989614

Martin was an assistant coach and goaltending coach with the club from 2018 to 2022 and is also an ECHL Hall of Famer for a terrific career between the pipes at that level.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/sports/kalamazoo-wings-canucks-re-enter-affiliate-partnership/

Most recently assigned to Savannah of the ECHL, he has six assists in 18 games with that club.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/analysis-new-penguins-forward-mikael-granlund-isnt-a-rental-but-does-he-make-them-better/

The Maine Mariners and Reading Royals met last year in the ECHL North Division semifinals, with Reading winning the series in six games.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/04/20/maine-mariners-open-playoffs-friday-against-familiar-foe/