Atlantic Coast Hockey League
The Atlantic Coast Hockey League ( ACHL ) was a unterklassige hockey minor league in the southern United States, was established in 1981. In 1988 it merged with the All- American Hockey League, from which the East Coast Hockey League was formed. For the season 2002/ 03 a new league was founded under the same name, but which existed only one year.
Teams in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League
- Baltimore Skipjacks (1981-1982)
- Birmingham Bulls (1983-1984)
- Cape Cod Buccaneers (1981-1982)
- Carolina Thunderbirds (1982-1987)
- Erie Golden Blades (1982-1987)
- Fitchburg Trappers (1981-1982)
- Hampton Roads Gulls (1982-1983)
- Mohawk Valley Comets (1985-1987)
- Mohawk Valley Stars (1981-1985, were Mohawk Valley Comets )
- Nashville South Stars (1982-1983, were Virginia Lancers )
- New York Slapshots (1985-1986, were Troy Slapshots )
- Pinebridge Bucks (1983-1985)
- Salem Raiders (1981-1982, were Virginia Raiders )
- Schenectady Chiefs (1981-1982)
- Troy Slapshots (1986-1987)
- Virginia Lancers (1983-1987)
- Virginia Raiders (1982-1983)
- Winston -Salem Thunderbirds (1981-1982, were Carolina Thunderbirds )