The Brampton Beast is a Canadian professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2014-15 season. The team played in the Central Hockey League for one season during the 2013–14 season. They serve as the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning and the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch. Based in Brampton, Ontario, the Beast plays its home games at the Powerade Centre. The Beast are the second Canadian-based team in the ECHL.