ECHL to hold NHL 20 Tournament

The ECHL announced on Monday that the League will hold an NHL 20 Tournament, with the games to be streamed live on Twitch with links provided on social media each day.

The eight-team tournament will feature round-robin play from June 25-30. Teams will receive three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. The top four teams from the round-robin tournament will advance to bracket play beginning on July 6. Normal ECHL tiebreakers will apply in the event of a tie.

Each round of the playoffs will feature best-of-three series. The first round of bracketed play will see the #1 seed take on #4 and the #2 seed meeting #3 from July 6-9. The semifinals will take place on July 10 and July 11 with the finals being contested on July 12.

The schedule for the round-robin portion of the tournament is below. Please note this schedule is subject to change. Fans can tune into games on Twitch.

Thursday, June 25Friday, June 26Saturday, June 27
Adirondack vs. Atlanta –  5 p.m. ETBrampton vs. Florida – 12 p.m. ETJacksonville vs. Wichita – 2 p.m. ET
Jacksonville vs. Maine – 7 p.m. ETMaine vs. Rapid City – 8 p.m. ETAtlanta vs. Brampton – 6 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 28Monday, June 29Tuesday, June 30
Wichita vs. Rapid City – 2 p.m. ETAtlanta vs. Florida – 6:30 p.m. ETWichita vs. Maine – 2 p.m. ET
Adirondack vs. Florida – 6 p.m. ETJacksonville vs. Rapid City – 8 p.m. ETAdirondack vs. Brampton – 6 p.m. ET
Monday, July 6Tuesday, July 7Wednesday, July 8
Round 1Round 1Round 1
Thursday, July 9Friday, July 10Saturday, July 11
Round 1SemifinalsSemifinals
Sunday, July 12
Finals

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