The 1985–86 Atlantic Coast Hockey League season was the fifth season of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Five teams participated in the regular season. The new expansion franchise, the New York Slapshots, ran into construction problems on their new arena and with no place to play they became a travel team, playing all of their games on the road until late in the season when they found a temporary home ice in Virginia. The Carolina Thunderbirds were the league champions.
Regular season GP W L T GF GA Pts Carolina Thunderbirds 63 49 14 0 397 227 104 Erie Golden Blades 64 34 30 0 369 321 76 Virginia Lancers 62 28 34 0 299 340 61 Mohawk Valley Comets 62 23 39 0 259 332 49 New York Slapshots 59 21 38 0 260 367 43
Playoffs
External links Season 1985/86 on hockeydb.com