The ECHL Hall of Fame was formed in 2007-08 in conjunction with the ECHL’s 20th Anniversary. The third-longest tenured professional hockey league, behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League is celebrating its 25th Anniversary season in 2012-13 and has grown from five teams in four states in 1988-89 into a coast-to-coast league with 23 teams in 16 states in 2012-13. 

ECHL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CLASSES

CLASS OF 2008   CLASS OF 2009   CLASS OF 2010
Henry Brabham   John Brophy   Cam Brown
Patrick J. Kelly   Blake Cullen   E.A. "Bud" Gingher
Chris Valicevic   Tom Nemeth   Olaf Kolzig
Nick Vitucci   Rod Taylor   Darryl Noren
         
         
CLASS OF 2011   CLASS OF 2012   CLASS OF 2013
Richard Adams   Bill Coffey   David Craievich
Phil Berger   Sheldon Gorski   Marc Magliarditi
Luke Curtin   John Marks   Steve Poapst
Joe Ernst   Dave Seitz   Darren Schwartz
    Bob Woods    

 
Hall of Fame members are selected in four categories: Player, Developmental Player, Builder, and Referee/Linesman. Players must have concluded their career as an active player for a minimum of three playing seasons, though not continuous or full seasons. Development Players must have began their career in the ECHL and went on to a distinguished career in the NHL, playing a minimum of 260 regular season games in the NHL, AHL and ECHL. Builders may be active or inactive whereas Referee/Linesman must have concluded their active officiating career for a minimum of three playing seasons.