The 2012–13 ECHL season will be the 25th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule will run from October 12, 2012 to March 30, 2013, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. After not holding its All-Star Game and Skills Challenge for 2011-12, the ECHL will bring it back for this season, holding it on January 23 at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, home of the Colorado Eagles.