[1] They played their home games at the Riverside Centroplex (since renamed Raising Cane's River Center) and maintained a parent club affiliation with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.

Although league divisions were restructured several times, the Kingfish played most often in the Southwest Division, which usually included the (Biloxi) Mississippi Sea Wolves, Mobile Mysticks, Birmingham Bulls, Pensacola Ice Pilots, New Orleans Brass, Jackson Bandits, (Little Rock) Arkansas RiverBlades, and the (Lafayette) Louisiana IceGators who were one of the most successful franchises in the history of the ECHL, both in wins and ticket sales.

[1][2] The proximity of the IceGators, (about 50 miles west of Baton Rouge) contributed to them immediately becoming a fierce rival of both the Kingfish players and fans, a rivalry dubbed by bumper stickers as "the cold war".

Former Kingfish that went on to play in the NHL include forwards Alex Burrows, Raitis Ivanāns and Reed Low, defensemen Shane Hnidy and David Van Drunen, and goaltenders Johan Hedberg, and Travis Scott.

Kingfish players that had previously played in the NHL include forward Cam Brown and goaltenders Mike Lenarduzzi, Christian Soucy, Jordan Willis.