| Season | Teams | Expansion | Defunct | Suspended | Return from Hiatus | Relocated | Name Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 5 | Erie Panthers Johnstown Chiefs Knoxville Cherokees Carolina Thunderbirds Virginia Lancers |
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| 1989-90 | 8 | Greensboro Monarchs Hampton Roads Admirals Nashville Knights |
Carolina Thunderbirds → Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | ||||
| 1990-91 | 11 | Cincinnati Cyclones Louisville Icehawks Richmond Renegades |
Virginia Lancers → Roanoke Valley Rebels | ||||
| 1991-92 | 15 | Columbus Chill Dayton Bombers Raleigh Icecaps Toledo Storm |
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| 1992-93 | 15 | Birmingham Bulls | Cincinnati Cyclones → IHL | Winston-Salem → Wheeling Thunderbirds |
Roanoke Valley Rebels → Roanoke Valley Rampage | ||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Charlotte Checkers Huntington Blizzard Roanoke Express South Carolina Stingrays |
Roanoke Valley → Huntsville |
Roanoke Valley Rampage → Huntsville Blast | |||
| 1994-95 | 18 | Louisville Icehawks | Huntsville → Tallahassee | Huntsville Blast → Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | |||
| 1995-96 | 21 | Louisiana IceGators Mobile Mysticks Louisville River Frogs |
Greensboro Monarchs → AHL | Louisville → Jacksonville | Louisville Icehawks → Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ||
| 1996-97 | 23 | Peoria Rivermen Mississippi Sea Wolves |
Erie → Baton Rouge Nashville → Pensacola |
Erie Panthers → Baton Rouge Kingfish Nashville Knights → Pensacola Ice Pilots Wheeling Thunderbirds → Wheeling Nailers | |||
| 1997-98 | 25 | Chesapeake Icebreakers New Orleans Brass |
Knoxville → Florence | Knoxville Cherokees → Pee Dee Pride | |||
| 1998-99 | 27 | Florida Everblades Greenville Grrrowl |
Louisville → Miami Raleigh → Augusta |
Louisville River Frogs → Miami Matadors Raleigh Icecaps → Augusta Lynx | |||
| 1999-00 | 28 | Arkansas RiverBlades Greensboro Generals Trenton Titans |
Columbus Chill Miami Matadors |
Chesapeake → Jackson | Chesapeake Icebreakers → Jackson Bandits | ||
| 2000-01 | 25 | Hamp. Roads Admirals → AHL Jacksonville Lizard Kings |
Huntington Blizzard | ||||
| 2001-02 | 29 | Columbia Inferno | Birmingham → Atlantic City Columbus → Reading Hampton Roads → Columbus Miami → Cincinnati Tallahassee → Macon |
Birmingham Bulls → Atl. City Boardwalk Bullies Columbus Chill → Reading Royals Hampton Roads Admirals → Col. Cottonmouths Miami Matadors → Cincinnati Cyclones Tallahassee → Macon Whoopee | |||
| 2002-03 | 27 | New Orleans Brass | Mobile Mysticks | Macon → Lexington |
Macon Whoopee → Lexington Men O' War | ||
| 2003-04 | 31 | Alaska Aces Bakersfield Condors Fresno Falcons Idaho Steelheads Las Vegas Wranglers Long Beach Ice Dogs San Diego Gulls |
Arkansas RiverBlades Jackson Bandits Richmond Renegades |
Baton Rouge Kingfish Lexington Men O' War |
Huntington → Beaumont Mobile → Duluth |
Huntington Blizzard → Texas Wildcatters Mobile Mysticks → Gwinnett Gladiators Pee Dee Pride → Florence Pride | |
| 2004-05 | 28 | Columbus Cottonmouths → SPHL Greensboro Generals Roanoke Express |
Cincinnati Cyclones | Baton Rouge → Victoria | Baton Rouge Kingfish → Victoria Salmon Kings Florence Pride → Pee Dee Pride | ||
| 2005-06 | 25 | Phoenix Roadrunners Utah Grizzlies |
Louisiana IceGators Peoria Rivermen → AHL |
Mississippi Sea Wolves Pee Dee Pride Texas Wildcatters |
Atlantic City → Stockton | Atl. City Boardwalk Bullies → Stockton Thunder | |
| 2006-07 | 25 | Greenville Grrrowl San Diego Gulls |
Cincinnati Cyclones Texas Wildcatters |
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| 2007-08 | 25 | Elmira Jackals | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Toledo Storm | Mississippi Sea Wolves | Toledo Storm → Toledo Walleye Trenton Titans → Trenton Devils | |
| 2008-09 | 23 | Pee Dee Pride Pensacola Ice Pilots |
Columbia Inferno | Beaumont → Ontario | Texas Wildcatters → Ontario Reign | ||
| 2009-10 | 20 | Kalamazoo Wings | Augusta Lynx Dayton Bombers Fresno Falcons Mississippi Sea Wolves Phoenix Roadrunners |
Toledo Walleye | |||
| 2010-11 | 19 | Charlotte Checkers → AHL | Johnstown → Greenville | Johnstown Chiefs → Greenville Road Warriors | |||
| 2011-12 | 20 | Chicago Express Colorado Eagles |
Victoria Salmon Kings | Trenton Devils → Trenton Titans |
