Trust & Proof: ECHL – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

ECHL

(https://echl.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: June 20, 2026
Trust & Proof — The Lens

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
20 Impact Weight: 20 / 100
100% Reputation

No trust theatre flags are present as the site does not use unverified third-party reviews (review_count: 0) to manufacture credibility. Instead, it utilizes ‘proof_links_count: 1′ per page and relies on falsifiable historical data, such as being represented on the Stanley Cup champion for ’26th straight year,’ which is a verifiable professional metric.

Proof density is optimal, with a nearly 1:1 ratio of claims to data points. The ‘League Leaders’ section alone provides over 20 distinct data columns for every player listed, and the News page features dated entries (June 20, 2026) that align perfectly with the temporal anchor, proving the site is current and active.

Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.

🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
0Review mentions (all pages)
4External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 0 1
/teams/ 0 1
/news/ 0 1
/schedule/ 0 1
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "SportsOrganization",
    "name": "ECHL",
    "url": "https://echl.com",
    "logo": "https://echl.imgix.net/production/echl/siteconfiguration/1/site_logo/e4ff9b5c-f37a-487c-8a8e-582f01915a23/echl-normal-logo-for-site.svg?s=42b88b7cef464db829f81f12645fb1db",
    "telephone": "(609) 452-0770",
    "email": "echl@echl.com",
    "address": {
        "@type": "PostalAddress",
        "name": "ECHL",
        "streetAddress": "830 Broad St., Suite 3",
        "addressLocality": "Shrewsbury",
        "addressRegion": "NJ",
        "postalCode": "07702"
    }
}
/teams/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "url": "https://echl.com",
                "name": "Home",
                "@id": "https://echl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "url": "https://echl.com/teams",
                "name": "Teams",
                "@id": "https://echl.com/teams"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/news/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "url": "https://echl.com",
                "name": "Home",
                "@id": "https://echl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "url": "https://echl.com/news",
                "name": "News",
                "@id": "https://echl.com/news"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/schedule/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "url": "https://echl.com",
                "name": "Home",
                "@id": "https://echl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "url": "https://echl.com/schedule",
                "name": "Schedule",
                "@id": "https://echl.com/schedule"
            }
        }
    ]
}