The Atlantic Coast Hockey League was a minor league hockey organization that operated between 1981 and 1987. The league was founded by Bill Coffey.
Beginning in 1988 the league merged with the All-American Hockey League to create the East Coast Hockey League (today the ECHL). The Bob Paine Trophy was awarded to the team who won the league playoff championship.
According to a 1985 Montreal Gazette article, rookies were paid "$150 a week plus $35 for a victory" and veterans were paid "as much as $300 a week". League regulations also said that half the roster (eight out of fifteen players) must be rookie Americans.
Read more about Atlantic Coast Hockey League: Formation, Inaugural Season, ACHL To ECHL, Teams, Seasons
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