Henry Brabham is the founder of the ECHL, formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League.
In 2008, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the ECHL Hall of Fame.Founded in 1988, the ECHL is a minor professional ice hockey league that serves as a development league for the NHL.
The ECHL iced 27 teams during the 2018–19 season.Brabham also served as the owner to several minor league franchises.
He served as the co-owner of the Johnstown Chiefs (along with former Johnstown Jets General Manager John Daley) from 1987 until he sold the franchise to Ned Nakles Sr., Ned Nakles Jr., and Leonard Reeves in 1993.
The Henry Brabham Cup, first awarded in 1989, is an award presented by the ECHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season.