ACHL To ECHL
One team from the current ECHL has roots tracing back to the Atlantic Coast Hockey League: Wheeling Nailers
- 1981-82: Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ACHL)
- 1982-87: Carolina Thunderbirds (ACHL)
- 1987-88: Carolina Thunderbirds (AAHL)
- 1988-89: Carolina Thunderbirds (ECHL)
- 1989-92: Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL)
- 1992-95: Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
- 1995–present: Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
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