The 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 9, 2009. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played a best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Kelly Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 9–June 5, 2009 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Carolina Stingrays |
| Runner-up | Alaska Aces |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Josh Soares (Alaska) (27 points) |
Three league records were set during the first round of the playoffs. Game One of the North Division semifinals became the longest game in ECHL history, as the Elmira Jackals defeated the Trenton Devils 5 – 4 in a game that lasted 126:10. Elmira's Josh Aspenlind scored the game-winning goal at 6:10 of the fourth overtime.[1] Previously, the longest game was the Greenville Grrrowl's 3 – 2 four overtime victory against the Louisiana IceGators in Game Two of the 2000 Southern Conference Finals, which lasted 121:24. The game saw another league record fall, as Elmira and Trenton combined for 145 shots on goal (75 for Trenton, 70 for Elmira), besting the 139 combined shots on goal by Louisiana (82) and the Jackson Bandits (57) in Jackson's 5 – 4 triple overtime victory in Game Two of the 2002 Southwest Division Semifinals. Elmira's goaltender, Michael Teslak made the third most saves in a single game in ECHL history with 71.[2]
April 22 also went down in the ECHL history books as for the first time in the league's 21-year history, two Game 7s were played on the same day as the Stockton Thunder defeated the Ontario Reign 5 – 4 and the Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors 5 – 1, both games were Pacific Division Semifinals matchups.[3]
The Division finals saw the defending Kelly Cup champion Cincinnati Cyclones and the Alaska Aces cruise to easy Conference finals berths, under completely different circumstances. Cincinnati swept Elmira after both teams went the full seven games in their opening series, while Alaska defeated the Victoria Salmon Kings four games to one with both teams having an extended rest, with Victoria sweeping their opening series and Alaska winning their series in five games. The South Carolina Stingrays required a little more effort to oust the Florida Everblades, who sat atop the league's regular season standings, defeating them in six games to advance to play the Cyclones in the conference finals.
Three (Alaska, Cincinnati and South Carolina) of the four teams in the Conference Finals were former Kelly Cup Champions. The American Conference finals was a rematch of the 2008 edition with Cincinnati taking on South Carolina and Las Vegas made their second consecutive trip to the National Conference finals, taking on their most heated rival the Alaska Aces.
The South Carolina Stingrays led the Alaska Aces, 3-1, headed to Game 5 before blowing the lead, and having to face a Game 7, where the Stingrays clinched their third Kelly Cup with a 4-2 win, winning the series, 4-3. The Stingrays tied the ECHL record for most ECHL championships, with three. South Carolina would get their revenge on Cincinnati for defeating the Stingrays in the 2008 American Conference finals by sweeping the Cyclones in four games. The National Conference finals had the same results with Alaska sweeping Las Vegas in four games.
Playoff seeds
editAfter the 2008–09 ECHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Florida Everblades were the American Conference regular season champions as well as the Brabham Cup winners with the best overall regular season record. The Alaska Aces were the National Conference regular season champions. South Carolina goaltender James Reimer was named the Kelly Cup Finals MVP.
American Conference
editNorth Division
edit- Cincinnati Cyclones - 87 points
- Trenton Devils - 87 points
- Elmira Jackals - 85 points
- Wheeling Nailers - 80 points
South Division
edit- Florida Everblades - American Conference regular season champions, Brabham Cup winners, 103 points
- South Carolina Stingrays - 90 points
- Charlotte Checkers - 76 points
- Gwinnett Gladiators - 68 points
National Conference
editPacific Division
edit- Ontario Reign - 82 points
- Las Vegas Wranglers - 76 points
- Bakersfield Condors - 74 points
- Stockton Thunder - 71 points
West Division
edit- Alaska Aces - National Conference regular season champions, 93 points
- Idaho Steelheads - 92 points
- Victoria Salmon Kings - 83 points
- Utah Grizzlies - 72 points
Bracket
edit| Division semifinals | Division finals | Conference finals | Kelly Cup finals | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Wheeling | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Elmira | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Trenton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Elmira | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| American Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Florida | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Gwinnett | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Florida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Charlotte | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Ontario | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Stockton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Stockton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Las Vegas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Las Vegas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Bakersfield | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Las Vegas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| National Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Victoria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Idaho | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Victoria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Statistical leaders
editSkaters
editThese are the top ten skaters based on points.[4]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Soares | Alaska Aces | 20 | 10 | 17 | 27 | +12 | 19 |
| Colin Hemingway | Alaska Aces | 20 | 9 | 15 | 24 | +12 | 14 |
| Trent Campbell | South Carolina Stingrays | 22 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +2 | 13 |
| Travis Morin | South Carolina Stingrays | 18 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +11 | 12 |
| Cam Keith | Alaska Aces | 19 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +10 | 19 |
| Alexandre Imbeault | Alaska Aces | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeff Corey | South Carolina Stingrays | 22 | 11 | 7 | 18 | +3 | 12 |
| Nikita Kashirsky | South Carolina Stingrays | 21 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +13 | 18 |
| Maxime Lacroix | South Carolina Stingrays | 22 | 12 | 5 | 17 | +6 | 37 |
| Pierre-Luc O'Brien | South Carolina Stingrays | 22 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
- All statistics as of: 08:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Goaltending
editThese are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).[5]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Philippe Lamoureux | Alaska Aces | 20 | 15 | 5 | 598 | 38 | 1.89 | .936 | 4 | 1205 |
| Josh Johnson | Gwinnett Gladiators | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 7 | 2.10 | .944 | 0 | 200 |
| James Reimer | South Carolina Stingrays | 7 | 3 | 3 | 224 | 16 | 2.20 | .929 | 1 | 437 |
| Jeff Frazee | Trenton Devils | 4 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 10 | 2.22 | .914 | 0 | 271 |
| Curtis Darling | Wheeling Nailers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 274 | 16 | 2.23 | .942 | 1 | 430 |
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
- All statistics as of: 08:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Division Semifinals
edit- Note 1: All times are local.
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
American Conference
editNorth Division
edit(N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N4) Wheeling Nailers
edit| April 9 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1 – 4 | Wheeling Nailers | US Bank Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Aaron Clarke (1) – 15:16 Billy Ryan (1) – 15:45 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:33 – Felix Petit (1) | Third period | Mitch Ganzak (1) – pp – 15:20 Tommy Goebel (1) – en – 18:19 | ||||||
| Loic Lacasse 17 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Curtis Darling 36 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| April 10 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1 – 3 | Wheeling Nailers | US Bank Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Doug Krantz (1) – pp – 12:38 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jordan Morrison (1) – pp – 2:24 | ||||||
| 15:31 – pp – Matt Syroczynski (1) | Third period | Bryan Ewing (1) – 13:50 | ||||||
| Ryan Nie 23 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Curtis Darling 34 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Wheeling Nailers | 3 – 7 | Cincinnati Cyclones | WesBanco Arena | ||||
| 13:11 – Bryan Ewing (2) | First period | Dustin Sproat (1) – 19:41 | ||||||
| 12:10 – pp – Billy Ryan (2) | Second period | Matt Syroczynski (2) – pp – 0:30 Jacob Dietrich (1) – 4:28 Mark Van Guilder (1) – 18:11 | ||||||
| 15:41 – Jordan Morrison (2) | Third period | Mac Faulkner (1) – 2:39 Dustin Sproat (2) – 8:16 Jacob Dietrich (2) – 10:23 | ||||||
| Curtis Darling 34 saves / 40 shots David Brown 4 saves / 5 shots |
Goalie stats | Loic Lacasse 30 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Wheeling Nailers | 3 – 4 | Cincinnati Cyclones | WesBanco Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Matt Syroczynski (3) – pp – 4:25 Matt Syroczynski (4) – pp – 5:38 | ||||||
| 1:11 – Tommy Goebel (2) | Second period | Dustin Sproat (3) – sh – 17:10 | ||||||
| 9:30 – Aaron Clarke (2) 19:32 – sh – Aaron Clarke (3) |
Third period | Jimmy Kilpatrick (1) – 1:26 | ||||||
| Curtis Darling 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Loic Lacasse 28 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Wheeling Nailers | 1 – 2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | WesBanco Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Snavely (1) – pp – 15:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:14 – Mike Quesnele (1) 19:15 – Barret Ehgoetz (1) | ||||||
| Curtis Darling 33 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Loic Lacasse 23 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 0 – 6 | Wheeling Nailers | US Bank Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | 0:40 – Reid Cashman (1) 12:49 – Billy Ryan (3) 17:08 – pp – Reid Cashman (2) 17:53 – pp – Bryan Ewing (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:47 – Erik Johnson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:03 – pp – Chris Snavely (2) | ||||||
| Loic Lacasse 13 saves / 17 shots Ryan Nie 14 saves / 16 shots |
Goalie stats | Curtis Darling 41 saves / 41 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2 – 1 | 2OT | Wheeling Nailers | US Bank Arena | |||
| 9:45 – Felix Petit (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jordan Morrison (3) – 3:22 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:48 – Matt Syroczynski (5) | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Loic Lacasse 27 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Curtis Darling 49 saves / 51 shots | ||||||
| Cincinnati wins series 4–3 | |
(N2) Trenton Devils vs. (N3) Elmira Jackals
edit| April 10 | Trenton Devils | 4 – 5 | 4OT | Elmira Jackals | Sovereign Bank Arena | |||
| 8:26 – Tony Zancanaro (1) | First period | Slavomir Tomko (1) – 2:10 Pierre-Luc Faubert (1) – pp – 12:09 Pierre-Luc Faubert (2) – 16:44 | ||||||
| 5:25 – pp – Trevor Kell (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:53 – Dan Eves (1) 10:52 – Tony Zancanaro (2) |
Third period | Chris Korchinski (1) – 19:01 | ||||||
| No scoring | Fourth overtime period | Josh Aspenlind (1) – 6:10 | ||||||
| Gerald Coleman 65 saves / 70 shots | Goalie stats | Michael-Lee Teslak 71 saves / 75 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Trenton Devils | 6 –5 | Elmira Jackals | Sovereign Bank Arena | ||||
| 5:43 – Tony Zancanaro (3) 17:26 – Dan Eves (2) |
First period | Slavomir Tomko (2) – 2:58 Chris Korchinski (3) – pp – 15:24 | ||||||
| 2:15 – Justin Coutu (1) 5:56 – Mike Wilson (1) |
Second period | Steve Yetman (1) – 12:50 | ||||||
| 2:06 – pp – Trevor Kell (2) 10:43 – Matt Radoslovich (1) |
Third period | Chris Korchinski (4) – 12:23 Benoit Doucet (1) – 13:37 | ||||||
| Gerald Coleman 28 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Riku Helenius 32 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Elmira Jackals | 5 – 0 | Trenton Devils | First Arena | ||||
| 18:23 – pp – Brandon Roach (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:49 – Brendan Connolly (1) 3:03 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (3) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:02 – sh – Steve Yetman (2) 16:08 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (4) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael-Lee Teslak 32 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Gerald Coleman 26 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | Elmira Jackals | 3 – 1 | Trenton Devils | First Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Brandon Roach (2) – pp – 15:50 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Brendan Connolly (2) – pp – 7:31 | ||||||
| 3:33 - pp - Jim Henkel (1) | Third period | Pierre-Luc Faubert (5) – en – 19:41 | ||||||
| Michael-Lee Teslak 26 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Frazee 22 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | Trenton Devils | 3 – 2 | OT | Elmira Jackals | Sovereign Bank Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | Paul McIlveen (1) – 12:08 | ||||||
| 1:56 – Jeff Prough (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:29 – Dan Eves (3) | Third period | Chaz Johnson (1) – 4:22 | ||||||
| 7:56 – pp – Trevor Kell (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Frazee 20 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Michael-Lee Teslak 26 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Trenton Devils | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Elmira Jackals | Sovereign Bank Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | Chaz Johnson (2) – pp – 6:19 | ||||||
| 14:57 – Dave Leaderer (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:31 – Justin Coutu (2) | Third period | Derek Couture (1) – 18:31 | ||||||
| 5:43 – Éric Castonguay (1) | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Frazee 43 saves / 45 shots | Goalie stats | Michael-Lee Teslak 38 saves / 41 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Elmira Jackals | 3 – 5 | Trenton Devils | First Arena | ||||
| Mike Sgroi (1) – 8:42 | First period | 9:10 – Nathan Perkovich (1) 14:47 – sh – Jeff Prough (2) | ||||||
| Chris Korchinski (4) – pp – 8:54 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Josh Aspenlind (2) – pp – 11:43 Pierre-Luc Faubert (6) – 14:59 Steve Yetman (3) – en – 18:35 |
Third period | 18:59 – Dave Leaderer | ||||||
| Michael-Lee Teslak 35 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Frazee 21 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| Elmira wins series 4–3 | |
South Division
edit(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S4) Gwinnett Gladiators
edit| April 10 | Florida Everblades | 5 – 3 | Gwinnett Gladiators | Germain Arena | ||||
| 5:53 – pp – Doug O'Brien (1) 17:28 – Ross Carlson (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:38 – Jacob Micflikier (1) 19:59 – Mark Lee (1) |
Second period | Tomislav Zanoški (1) – pp – 2:20 Brandon Kaleniecki (1) – pp – 12:40 Pat Bateman (1) – pp – 14:08 | ||||||
| 9:58 – pp – Andrew Sweetland (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Leggio 16 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Joe Fallon 21 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Florida Everblades | 3 – 2 | OT | Gwinnett Gladiators | Germain Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | Tomislav Zanoški (2) – 6:40 Brandon Kaleniecki (2) – pp – 16:09 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:16 – pp – Milan Gajic (1) 18:39 – pp – Kevin Baker (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:52 – Jacob Micflikier (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Leggio 23 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Josh Johnson 40 saves / 43 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 3 – 2 | OT | Florida Everblades | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |||
| 17:44 – Dirk Southern (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:59 – Andy Brandt (1) | Third period | Mark Lee (2) – pp – 2:53 Peter Metcalf (1) – 19:12 | ||||||
| 12:59 – Tomislav Zanoški (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Josh Johnson 43 saves / 45 shots Joe Fallon 4 saves / 4 shots |
Goalie stats | David Leggio 27 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 2 – 4 | Florida Everblades | Arena at Gwinnett Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Steve McJannet (1) – 3:23 Mark Lee (3) – pp – 17:43 | ||||||
| 8:36 – pp – Dan Sullivan (1) 9:17 – Pat Bateman (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Ross Carlson – pp – 13:05 Ross Carlson – en – 19:58 | ||||||
| Joe Fallon 39 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | David Leggio 21 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 1 – 2 | Florida Everblades | Arena at Gwinnett Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jean-Claude Sawyer (1) – 2:43 | Second period | 11:19 – pp – Ross Carlson (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:36 – Yannick Tifu (1) | ||||||
| Josh Johnson 34 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | David Leggio 21 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| Florida wins series 4–1 | |
(S2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (S3) Charlotte Checkers
edit| April 9 | Charlotte Checkers | 5 – 3 | South Carolina Stingrays | Extreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC) | ||||
| Marty Guerin (1) – pp – 4:47 Ethan Graham (1) – pp – 13:40 |
First period | 6:35 – Mick Berge (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Ford (1) – 8:10 Marty Guerin (2) – 10:10 Mike Bayrack (1) – 10:32 |
Second period | 0:38 – pp – Patrick Wellar (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 15:26 – Matt Scherer | ||||||
| Jeff Jakaitis 22 saves / 24 shots Maxime Daigneault 21 saves / 22 shots |
Goalie stats | Jonathan Boutin 20 saves / 25 shots James Reimer 18 saves / 18 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Charlotte Checkers | 3 – 5 | South Carolina Stingrays | Extreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC) | ||||
| Pierre-Luc O'Brien (1) – sh – 9:21 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:18 – Ryan Murphy (1) 4:41 – Matthew Ford (2) 6:16 – pp – Ethan Graham (2) 11:44 – pp – Michel Leveille (1) 12:47 – pp – Mike Bayrack (2) | ||||||
| Nikita Kashirsky (1) – 8:38 Travis Morin (1) – 13:20 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Jakaitis 41 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | James Reimer 36 saves / 41 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | South Carolina Stingrays | 2 – 4 | Charlotte Checkers | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| Ethan Graham (3) – 10:45 Matt Schepke (1) – 14:31 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:15 – Spencer Carbery (1) 1:49 – pp – Maxime Lacroix (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:48 – Keith Johnson (1) 4:12 – Maxime Lacroix (2) | ||||||
| Jonathan Boutin 18 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis 36 saves / 40 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | South Carolina Stingrays | 4 – 1 | Charlotte Checkers | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| Travis Morin (2) – pp – 13:24 Maxime Lacroix (2) – 15:23 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Scherer (2) – 14:33 Matt Scherer (3) – 18:30 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:25 – Ken Scuderi (1) | ||||||
| Jonathan Boutin 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis 22 saves / 26 shots Maxime Daigneault 13 saves / 13 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | South Carolina Stingrays | 8 – 3 | Charlotte Checkers | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| 3:40 – Jeff Coffey (1) 11:29 – pp – Zach Tarkir (1) 14:23 – Spencer Carbery (2) 19:02 – pp – Brad Farynuk (1) |
First period | Chris Capraro (1) – pp – 7:09 Marty Guerin (3) – 15:44 | ||||||
| 11:06 – pp – Keith Johnson (2) 17:08 – Travis Morin (3) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 9:21 – pp – Brad Farynuk (2) 13:46 – pp – Brad Farynuk (3) |
Third period | Michel Leveille (2) – 4:46 | ||||||
| Jonathan Boutin 26 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Maxime Daigneault 6 saves / 10 shots Jeff Jakaitis 24 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Charlotte Checkers | 3 – 4 | South Carolina Stingrays | Extreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC) | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Keith Johnson (3) – pp – 1:28 Jeff Coffey (2) – 14:26 | ||||||
| 2:58 – pp – Jeff Miles (1) | Second period | Matt Scherer (4) – 3:25 | ||||||
| 1:04 – Peter Tsimikalis 6:11 – pp – Michel Leveille (3) |
Third period | Spencer Carbery (3) – 2:48 | ||||||
| Jeff Jakaitis 36 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Jonathan Boutin 32 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| South Carolina wins series 4–2 | |
NOTE: Neither team's home arena was available in the first week of the ECHL playoffs; Time Warner Cable Arena was unavailable for this round (final week of NBA games by the Charlotte Bobcats, and the North Charleston Coliseum had rehearsals for a concert tour. The ECHL arranged the playoff series in the following order: two games at the Extreme Ice Center, three games at the North Charleston Coliseum, and then one game at the Extreme Ice Center. Had a seventh game been necessary, it would have been played at the North Charleston Coliseum.
National Conference
editPacific Division
edit(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder
edit| April 10 | Ontario Reign | 4 – 3 | Stockton Thunder | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| 19:01 – Shawn Germain (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:55 – pp – Jon Rheault (1) | Second period | Cory Urquhart (1) – 14:18 | ||||||
| 0:59 – P.J. Atherton (1) 12:18 – pp – Shawn Germain (2) |
Third period | Cory Urquhart (2) – 7:18 Cory Urquhart (2) – pp – 11:27 | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Andrew Perugini 17 saves / 19 shots Bryan Pitton 8 saves / 10 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Ontario Reign | 5 – 6 | Stockton Thunder | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| 19:13 – Bud Holloway (1) | First period | Mike Lalonde (1) – 13:23 Cleve Kinley (1) – 13:53 Brandon Naurato (1) – 17:22 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Craig Valette (1) – 0:28 Ryan Huddy (1) – 15:39 | ||||||
| 2:27 – Mike Howe 13:27 – Bud Holloway (2) 15:37 – Bud Holloway (3) 19:35 – Tim Kraus (1) |
Third period | Craig Valette (2) – en – 19:17 | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff 19 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Bryan Pitton 24 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Stockton Thunder | 1 – 5 | Ontario Reign | Stockton Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Dale Reinhardt (1) – 8:57 | ||||||
| 9:51 – Mark Adamek (1) | Second period | Bud Holloway (4) – 0:42 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Geoff Walker (1) – 4:58 Shawn Germain (3) – pp – 10:23 Geoff Walker (2) – pp – 17:33 | ||||||
| Bryan Pitton 25 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Zatkoff 21 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Stockton Thunder | 5 – 4 | OT | Ontario Reign | Stockton Arena | |||
| 2:00 – David Rohlfs (1) | First period | Tim Kraus (2) – pp – 6:48 | ||||||
| 10:27 – Cory Urquhart (4) 14:29 – Ryan Huddy (2) |
Second period | Tim Kraus (3) – pp – 7:20 | ||||||
| 6:13 – James Bates (2) | Third period | Jon Rheault (2) – sh – 18:08 Bud Holloway (5) – sh – 19:37 | ||||||
| 2:28 – James Bates (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Parker Van Buskirk 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Zatkoff 33 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Stockton Thunder | 4 – 2 | Ontario Reign | Stockton Arena | ||||
| Cory Urquhart (5) – 8:15 Cleve Kinley – pp – 12:29 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Craig Valette (3) – 8:40 James Bates (3) – 16:51 |
Second period | 2:09 – Andrew Martens (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:34 – Jon Francisco (1) | ||||||
| Parker Van Buskirk 30 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Zatkoff 24 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Ontario Reign | 4 – 3 | Stockton Thunder | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| April 22 | Ontario Reign | 4 – 5 | Stockton Thunder | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| Stockton wins series 4–3 | |
(P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P3) Bakersfield Condors
edit| April 10 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 3 – 1 | Bakersfield Condors | Orleans Arena | ||||
| 6:51 – Kelly Czuy (1) 17:24 – Adam Miller (1) |
First period | Brett Pilkington (1) – 0:34 | ||||||
| 4:33 – Kelly Czuy (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Glenn Fisher 28 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Yutaka Fukufuji 28 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 2 – 3 | Bakersfield Condors | Orleans Arena | ||||
| April 15 | Bakersfield Condors | 6 – 5 | OT | Las Vegas Wranglers | Rabobank Arena | |||
| April 17 | Bakersfield Condors | 0 – 4 | Las Vegas Wranglers | Rabobank Arena | ||||
| April 18 | Bakersfield Condors | 4 – 3 | OT | Las Vegas Wranglers | Rabobank Arena | |||
| April 21 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 3 – 1 | Bakersfield Condors | Orleans Arena | ||||
| April 22 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 5 – 1 | Bakersfield Condors | Orleans Arena | ||||
| Las Vegas wins series 4–3 | |
West Division
edit(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W4) Utah Grizzlies
edit| April 10 | Alaska Aces | 2 – 0 | Utah Grizzlies | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:47 – pp – Bryan Miller (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:35 – Lance Galbraith (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jean-Philippe Lamoureux 36 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Mole 37 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Alaska Aces | 2 – 0 | Utah Grizzlies | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| April 15 | Utah Grizzlies | 3 – 2 | OT | Alaska Aces | E Center | |||
| April 17 | Utah Grizzlies | 2 – 5 | Alaska Aces | E Center | ||||
| April 18 | Utah Grizzlies | 2 – 5 | Alaska Aces | E Center | ||||
| Alaska wins series 4–1 | |
(W2) Idaho Steelheads vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings
edit| April 11 | Idaho Steelheads | 1 – 3 | Victoria Salmon Kings | Qwest Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:32 – Matt McKnight (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Olivier Labelle (1) – 7:14 Brady Leavold (1) – 14:30 Shaun Landolt (1) – en – 18:22 | ||||||
| Matt Climie 36 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Todd Ford 29 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Idaho Steelheads | 0 – 2 | Victoria Salmon Kings | Qwest Arena | ||||
| April 15 | Victoria Salmon Kings | 9 – 2 | Idaho Steelheads | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | ||||
| April 17 | Victoria Salmon Kings | 2 – 1 | OT | Idaho Steelheads | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | |||
| Victoria wins series 4–0 | |
Division Finals
editAmerican Conference
editNorth Division
edit(N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N3) Elmira Jackas
edit| April 24 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 8 – 3 | Elmira Jackals | US Bank Arena | ||||
| April 25 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 5 – 4 | OT | Elmira Jackals | US Bank Arena | |||
| April 29 | Elmira Jackals | 2 – 4 | Cincinnati Cyclones | First Arena | ||||
| May 1 | Elmira Jackals | 0 – 2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | First Arena | ||||
| Cincinnati wins series 4–0 | |
South Division
edit(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays
edit| April 24 | Florida Everblades | 1 – 2 | OT | South Carolina Stingrays | Germain Arena | |||
| April 25 | Florida Everblades | 4 – 3 | South Carolina Stingrays | Germain Arena | ||||
| May 1 | South Carolina Stingrays | 4 – 3 | Florida Everblades | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| May 2 | South Carolina Stingrays | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Florida Everblades | North Charleston Coliseum | |||
| May 3 | South Carolina Stingrays | 4 – 3 | Florida Everblades | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| May 5 | Florida Everblades | 3 – 4 | OT | South Carolina Stingrays | Germain Arena | |||
| South Carolina wins series 4–2 | |
National Conference
editPacific Division
edit(P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder
edit| April 24 | Stockton Thunder | 4 – 3 | Las Vegas Wranglers | Stockton Arena | ||||
| April 27 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 4 – 2 | Stockton Thunder | Orleans Arena | ||||
| April 30 | Stockton Thunder | 5 – 1 | Las Vegas Wranglers | Stockton Arena | ||||
| May 2 | Stockton Thunder | 2 – 3 | OT | Las Vegas Wranglers | Stockton Arena | |||
| May 4 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 4 – 2 | Stockton Thunder | Orleans Arena | ||||
| May 5 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 1 – 3 | Stockton Thunder | Orleans Arena | ||||
| May 6 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 5 – 1 | Stockton Thunder | Orleans Arena | ||||
| Las Vegas wins series 4–3 | |
NOTE: Arena conflicts led to the ECHL shifting the first games of the playoff series.
West Division
edit(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings
edit| April 24 | Alaska Aces | 3 – 0 | Victoria Salmon Kings | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| April 25 | Alaska Aces | 8 – 2 | Victoria Salmon Kings | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| April 29 | Victoria Salmon Kings | 2 – 5 | Alaska Aces | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | ||||
| May 1 | Victoria Salmon Kings | 4 – 0 | Alaska Aces | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | ||||
| May 2 | Victoria Salmon Kings | 4 – 6 | Alaska Aces | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | ||||
| Alaska wins series 4–1 | |
Conference finals
editAmerican Conference
edit(S2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (N1) Cincinnati Cyclones
edit| May 9 | South Carolina Stingrays | 7 – 4 | Cincinnati Cyclones | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| May 11 | South Carolina Stingrays | 3 – 1 | Cincinnati Cyclones | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| May 13 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 – 4 | South Carolina Stingrays | US Bank Arena | ||||
| May 15 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2 – 3 | South Carolina Stingrays | US Bank Arena | ||||
| South Carolina wins series 4–0 | |
National Conference
edit(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (P2) Las Vegas Wranglers
edit| May 9 | Alaska Aces | 2 – 0 | Las Vegas Wranglers | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| May 10 | Alaska Aces | 4 – 1 | Las Vegas Wranglers | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| May 12 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 1 – 3 | Alaska Aces | Orleans Arena | ||||
| May 14 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 1 – 5 | Alaska Aces | Orleans Arena | ||||
| Alaska wins series 4–0 | |
Kelly Cup Finals
edit(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays
edit| May 22 | Alaska Aces | 2 – 4 | South Carolina Stingrays | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| May 23 | Alaska Aces | 3 – 1 | South Carolina Stingrays | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| May 27 | South Carolina Stingrays | 4 – 2 | Alaska Aces | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| May 29 | South Carolina Stingrays | 5 – 0 | Alaska Aces | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
| May 30 | South Carolina Stingrays | 2 – 3 | OT | Alaska Aces | North Charleston Coliseum | |||
| June 4 | Alaska Aces | 3 – 2 | South Carolina Stingrays | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| June 5 | Alaska Aces | 2 – 4 | South Carolina Stingrays | Sullivan Arena | ||||
| South Carolina wins Kelly Cup 4–3. | |
References
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