The East Coast Hockey League and Central Hockey League are reportedly in talks to merge.
According to hockey agent Darryl Wolski, the president of the 2112 Hockey Agency, the two professional hockey leagues, which have teams primarily in the U.S., could merge as early as the 2015-16 season.Hearing the ECHL and CHL are in talks to merge both leagues
— Darryl Wolski (@darrylwolski) August 6, 2014
Wolski added that Bakersfield, Las Vegas, Stockton and Ontario - all teams currently in the ECHL - could join the American Hockey League next year to form a true Western Conference. The AHL has been in discussions with western-based NHL teams about moving their affiliations to the west making it easier for player transactions to occur.
The ECHL currently has 22 teams while the CHL has nine teams schedule to play during the 2014-15 season. The AHL meanwhile has 30 clubs all currently affiliated with an NHL team.
