2009 Kelly Cup playoffs

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.

2009 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 9–June 5, 2009
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Carolina Stingrays
Runner-upAlaska Aces
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Josh Soares (Alaska) (27 points)
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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

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After 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

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North Division

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  1. Cincinnati Cyclones - 87 points
  2. Trenton Devils - 87 points
  3. Elmira Jackals - 85 points
  4. Wheeling Nailers - 80 points

South Division

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  1. Florida Everblades - American Conference regular season champions, Brabham Cup winners, 103 points
  2. South Carolina Stingrays - 90 points
  3. Charlotte Checkers - 76 points
  4. Gwinnett Gladiators - 68 points

National Conference

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Pacific Division

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  1. Ontario Reign - 82 points
  2. Las Vegas Wranglers - 76 points
  3. Bakersfield Condors - 74 points
  4. Stockton Thunder - 71 points

West Division

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  1. Alaska Aces - National Conference regular season champions, 93 points
  2. Idaho Steelheads - 92 points
  3. Victoria Salmon Kings - 83 points
  4. Utah Grizzlies - 72 points

Bracket

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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

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Skaters

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These 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

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These 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

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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

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North Division

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(N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N4) Wheeling Nailers
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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 – ppMatt 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 – ppBilly 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 – ppBryan Ewing (3)
No scoring Second period 15:47 – Erik Johnson (1)
No scoring Third period 4:03 – ppChris 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
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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 – ppTrevor 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 – ppTrevor 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 – ppBrandon Roach (1) First period No scoring
2:49 – Brendan Connolly (1)
3:03 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (3)
Second period No scoring
7:02 – shSteve 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 – ppTrevor 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 – shJeff 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

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(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S4) Gwinnett Gladiators
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April 10 Florida Everblades 5 – 3 Gwinnett Gladiators Germain Arena  
5:53 – ppDoug 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 – ppAndrew 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 – ppMilan Gajic (1)
18:39 – ppKevin 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 – ppDan Sullivan (1)
9:17 – Pat Bateman (2)
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Ross Carlsonpp – 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 – ppRoss 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
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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 – ppPatrick 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 – ppEthan Graham (2)
11:44 – ppMichel Leveille (1)
12:47 – ppMike 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 – ppMaxime 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 – ppZach Tarkir (1)
14:23 – Spencer Carbery (2)
19:02 – ppBrad Farynuk (1)
First period Chris Capraro (1) – pp – 7:09
Marty Guerin (3) – 15:44
11:06 – ppKeith 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 – ppJeff Miles (1) Second period Matt Scherer (4) – 3:25
1:04 – Peter Tsimikalis
6:11 – ppMichel 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

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Pacific Division

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(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder
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April 10 Ontario Reign 4 – 3 Stockton Thunder Citizens Business Bank Arena  
19:01 – Shawn Germain (1) First period No scoring
6:55 – ppJon 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 Kinleypp – 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
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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

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(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W4) Utah Grizzlies
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April 10 Alaska Aces 2 – 0 Utah Grizzlies Sullivan Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
16:47 – ppBryan 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
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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

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American Conference

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North Division

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(N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N3) Elmira Jackas
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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

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(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays
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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

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Pacific Division

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(P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder
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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

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(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings
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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

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American Conference

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(S2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (N1) Cincinnati Cyclones

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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

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(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (P2) Las Vegas Wranglers

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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

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(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays

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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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  1. ^ Chakler, Rob (April 11, 2009). "T-Devils fall in longest game in ECHL history". The Trentonian. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Elmira Beats Trenton In Longest Game In ECHL History". ECHL. April 11, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "ECHL Has Record Two Game 7s Wednesday". ECHL. April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Top Scorers - 2009 Playoffs - All Players". ECHL. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  5. ^ "Top Goalies - 2009 Playoffs - Goals Against Average". ECHL. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.

See also

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Preceded by Kelly Cup Playoffs
2009
Succeeded by