2009 Kelly Cup playoffs

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

Contents

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

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

North Division

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

South Division

  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

Pacific Division

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

West Division

  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

This bracket
Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Kelly Cup finals
            
N1 Cincinnati 4
N4 Wheeling 3
N1 Cincinnati4
North Division
N3 Elmira 0
N2 Trenton 3
N3 Elmira 4
N1 Cincinnati 0
American Conference
S2 South Carolina4
S1 Florida 4
S4 Gwinnett 1
S1 Florida 2
South Division
S2 South Carolina4
S2 South Carolina 4
S3 Charlotte 2
S2 South Carolina4
W1 Alaska 3
P1 Ontario 3
P4 Stockton 4
P4 Stockton 3
Pacific Division
P2 Las Vegas4
P2 Las Vegas 4
P3 Bakersfield 3
P2 Las Vegas 0
National Conference
W1 Alaska4
W1 Alaska 4
W4 Utah 1
W1 Alaska4
West Division
W3 Victoria 1
W2 Idaho 0
W3 Victoria 4

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points. [4]

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Josh Soares Alaska Aces 20101727+1219
Colin Hemingway Alaska Aces 2091524+1214
Trent Campbell South Carolina Stingrays 2251823+213
Travis Morin South Carolina Stingrays 1841721+1112
Cam Keith Alaska Aces 1931720+1019
Alexandre Imbeault Alaska Aces 1971219010
Jeff Corey South Carolina Stingrays 2211718+312
Nikita Kashirsky South Carolina Stingrays 2161218+1318
Maxime Lacroix South Carolina Stingrays 2212517+637
Pierre-Luc O'Brien South Carolina Stingrays 2251217016

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

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]

PlayerTeamGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOMin
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Alaska Aces 20155598381.89.93641205
Josh Johnson Gwinnett Gladiators 30212472.10.9440200
James Reimer South Carolina Stingrays 733224162.20.9291437
Jeff Frazee Trenton Devils 422116102.22.9140271
Curtis Darling Wheeling Nailers 734274162.23.9421430

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

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

North Division

(N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N4) Wheeling Nailers
April 9Cincinnati Cyclones1 – 4Wheeling Nailers US Bank Arena  
No scoringFirst period Aaron Clarke (1) – 15:16
Billy Ryan (1) – 15:45
No scoringSecond periodNo 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 shotsGoalie stats Curtis Darling 36 saves / 37 shots
April 10Cincinnati Cyclones1 – 3Wheeling Nailers US Bank Arena  
No scoringFirst period12:38 – pp – Doug Krantz (1)
No scoringSecond period2:24 – pp – Jordan Morrison (1)
Matt Syroczynski (1) – pp – 15:31Third period13:50 – Bryan Ewing (1)
Ryan Nie 23 saves / 26 shotsGoalie stats Curtis Darling 34 saves / 35 shots
April 11Wheeling Nailers3 – 7Cincinnati Cyclones WesBanco Arena  
Bryan Ewing (2) – 13:11First period19:41 – Dustin Sproat (1)
Billy Ryan (2) – pp – 12:10Second period0:30 – pp – Matt Syroczynski (2)
4:28 – Jacob Dietrich (1)
18:11 – Mark Van Guilder (1)
Jordan Morrison (2) – 15:41Third period2:39 – Mac Faulkner (1)
8:16 – Dustin Sproat (2)
10:23 – Jacob Dietrich (2)
Curtis Darling 34 saves / 40 shots
David Brown 4 saves / 5 shots		Goalie stats Loic Lacasse 30 saves / 33 shots
April 15Wheeling Nailers3 – 4Cincinnati Cyclones WesBanco Arena  
No scoringFirst period4:25 – pp – Matt Syroczynski (3)
5:38 – pp – Matt Syroczynski (4)
Tommy Goebel (2) – 1:11Second period17:10 – sh – Dustin Sproat (3)
Aaron Clarke (2) – 9:30
Aaron Clarke (3) – sh – 19:32		Third period1:26 – Jimmy Kilpatrick (1)
Curtis Darling 31 saves / 35 shotsGoalie stats Loic Lacasse 28 saves / 31 shots
April 17Wheeling Nailers1 – 2Cincinnati Cyclones WesBanco Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Chris Snavely (1) – pp – 15:11Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period9:14 – Mike Quesnele (1)
19:15 – Barret Ehgoetz (1)
Curtis Darling 33 saves / 35 shotsGoalie stats Loic Lacasse 23 saves / 24 shots
April 18Cincinnati Cyclones0 – 6Wheeling Nailers US Bank Arena  
No scoringFirst period0:40 – Reid Cashman (1)
12:49 – Billy Ryan (3)
17:08 – pp – Reid Cashman (2)
17:53 – pp – Bryan Ewing (3)
No scoringSecond period15:47 – Erik Johnson (1)
No scoringThird period4:03 – 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 20Cincinnati Cyclones2 – 12OTWheeling Nailers US Bank Arena  
9:45 – Felix Petit (2)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Jordan Morrison (3) – 3:22
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
3:48 – Matt Syroczynski (5)Second overtime periodNo scoring
Loic Lacasse 27 saves / 28 shotsGoalie stats Curtis Darling 49 saves / 51 shots
Cincinnati wins series 4–3
(N2) Trenton Devils vs. (N3) Elmira Jackals
April 10Trenton Devils4 – 54OTElmira Jackals Sovereign Bank Arena  
Tony Zancanaro (1) – 8:26First period Slavomir Tomko (1) – 2:10
Pierre-Luc Faubert (1) – pp – 12:09
Pierre-Luc Faubert (2) – 16:44
Trevor Kell (1) – pp – 5:25Second periodNo scoring
Dan Eves (1) – 1:53
Tony Zancanaro (2) – 10:52		Third period Chris Korchinski (1) – 19:01
No scoringFourth overtime period Josh Aspenlind (1) – 6:10
Gerald Coleman 65 saves / 70 shotsGoalie stats Michael-Lee Teslak 71 saves / 75 shots
April 11Trenton Devils6 –5Elmira 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 periodChris Korchinski (4) – 12:23
Benoit Doucet (1) – 13:37
Gerald Coleman 28 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Riku Helenius 32 saves / 38 shots
April 15Elmira Jackals5 – 0Trenton Devils First Arena  
18:23 – pp – Brandon Roach (1)First periodNo scoring
2:49 – Brendan Connolly (1)
3:03 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (3)		Second periodNo scoring
7:02 – sh – Steve Yetman (2)
16:08 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (4)		Third periodNo scoring
Michael-Lee Teslak 32 saves / 32 shotsGoalie stats Gerald Coleman 26 saves / 31 shots
April 16Elmira Jackals3 – 1Trenton Devils First Arena  
No scoringFirst period Brandon Roach (2) – pp – 15:50
No scoringSecond 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 shotsGoalie stats Jeff Frazee 22 saves / 24 shots
April 18Trenton Devils3 – 2OTElmira Jackals Sovereign Bank Arena  
No scoringFirst period Paul McIlveen (1) – 12:08
1:56 – Jeff Prough (1)Second periodNo scoring
5:29 – Dan Eves (3)Third period Chaz Johnson (1) – 4:22
7:56 – pp – Trevor Kell (3)First overtime periodNo scoring
Jeff Frazee 20 saves / 22 shotsGoalie stats Michael-Lee Teslak 26 saves / 29 shots
April 19Trenton Devils3 – 22OTElmira Jackals Sovereign Bank Arena  
No scoringFirst period Chaz Johnson (2) – pp – 6:19
14:57 – Dave Leaderer (1)Second periodNo scoring
18:31 – Justin Coutu (2)Third period Derek Couture (1) – 18:31
5:43 – Éric Castonguay (1)Second overtime periodNo scoring
Jeff Frazee 43 saves / 45 shotsGoalie stats Michael-Lee Teslak 38 saves / 41 shots
April 21Elmira Jackals3 – 5Trenton Devils First Arena  
8:42 – Mike Sgroi (1)First period Nathan Perkovich (1) – 9:10
Jeff Prough (2) – sh – 14:47
8:54 – pp – Chris Korchinski (4)Second periodNo scoring
11:43 – pp – Josh Aspenlind (2)
14:59 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (6)
18:35 – en – Steve Yetman (3)		Third period Dave Leaderer – 18:59
Michael-Lee Teslak 35 saves / 38 shotsGoalie stats Jeff Frazee 21 saves / 25 shots
Elmira wins series 4–3

South Division

(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S4) Gwinnett Gladiators
April 10Florida Everblades5 – 3Gwinnett Gladiators Germain Arena  
Doug O'Brien (1) – pp – 5:53
Ross Carlson (1) – 17:28		First periodNo scoring
Jacob Micflikier (1) – 18:38
Mark Lee (1) – 19:59		Second period2:20 – pp – Tomislav Zanoški (1)
12:40 – pp – Brandon Kaleniecki (1)
14:08 – pp – Pat Bateman (1)
Andrew Sweetland (1) – pp – 9:58Third periodNo scoring
David Leggio 16 saves / 19 shotsGoalie stats Joe Fallon 21 saves / 26 shots
April 11Florida Everblades3 – 2OTGwinnett Gladiators Germain Arena  
No scoringFirst period Tomislav Zanoški (2) – 6:40
Brandon Kaleniecki (2) – pp – 16:09
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
1:16 – pp – Milan Gajic (1)
18:39 – pp – Kevin Baker (1)		Third periodNo scoring
12:52 – Jacob Micflikier (2)First overtime periodNo scoring
David Leggio 23 saves / 25 shotsGoalie stats Josh Johnson 40 saves / 43 shots
April 16Gwinnett Gladiators3 – 2OTFlorida Everblades Arena at Gwinnett Center  
17:44 – Dirk Southern (1)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo 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 periodNo scoring
Josh Johnson 43 saves / 45 shots
Joe Fallon 4 saves / 4 shots		Goalie stats David Leggio 27 saves / 30 shots
April 17Gwinnett Gladiators2 – 4Florida Everblades Arena at Gwinnett Center  
No scoringFirst period3:23 – Steve McJannet (1)
17:43 – pp – Mark Lee (3)
Dan Sullivan (1) – pp – 8:36
Pat Bateman (2) – 9:17		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period13:05 – pp – Ross Carlson
19:58 – en – Ross Carlson
Joe Fallon 39 saves / 42 shotsGoalie stats David Leggio 21 saves / 23 shots
April 19Gwinnett Gladiators1 – 2Florida Everblades Arena at Gwinnett Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
2:43 – Jean-Claude Sawyer (1)Second period Ross Carlson (4) – pp – 11:19
No scoringThird period Yannick Tifu (1) – 19:36
Josh Johnson 34 saves / 36 shotsGoalie stats David Leggio 21 saves / 22 shots
Florida wins series 4–1
(S2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (S3) Charlotte Checkers
April 9Charlotte Checkers5 – 3South Carolina StingraysExtreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC) 
4:47 – pp – Marty Guerin (1)
13:40 – pp – Ethan Graham (1)		First period Mick Berge (1) - 6:35
8:10 – Matthew Ford (1)
10:10 – Marty Guerin (2)
10:32 – Mike Bayrack (1)		Second period Patrick Wellar (1) – pp – 0:38
No scoringThird period Matt Scherer – 15:26
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 11Charlotte Checkers3 – 5South Carolina StingraysExtreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC) 
Pierre-Luc O'Brien (1) – sh – 9:21First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period4:18 – 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 periodNo scoring
Jeff Jakaitis 41 saves / 44 shotsGoalie stats James Reimer 36 saves / 41 shots
April 14South Carolina Stingrays2 – 4Charlotte Checkers North Charleston Coliseum  
10:45 – Ethan Graham (3)
14:31 – Matt Schepke (1)		First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Spencer Carbery (1) – 0:15
Maxime Lacroix (1) – pp – 1:49
No scoringThird period Keith Johnson (1) – 3:48
Maxime Lacroix (2) – 4:12
Jonathan Boutin 18 saves / 20 shotsGoalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 36 saves / 40 shots
April 16South Carolina Stingrays4 – 1Charlotte Checkers North Charleston Coliseum
April 17South Carolina Stingrays8 – 3Charlotte Checkers North Charleston Coliseum
April 19Charlotte Checkers3 – 4South Carolina StingraysExtreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC)
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

Pacific Division

(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder
April 10Ontario Reign4 – 3Stockton Thunder Citizens Business Bank Arena
April 11Ontario Reign5 – 6Stockton Thunder Citizens Business Bank Arena
April 15Stockton Thunder1 – 5Ontario Reign Stockton Arena
April 17Stockton Thunder5 – 4OTOntario Reign Stockton Arena
April 19Stockton Thunder4 – 2Ontario Reign Stockton Arena
April 21Ontario Reign4 – 3Stockton Thunder Citizens Business Bank Arena
April 22Ontario Reign4 – 5Stockton Thunder Citizens Business Bank Arena
Stockton wins series 4–3
(P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P3) Bakersfield Condors
April 10Las Vegas Wranglers3 – 1Bakersfield Condors Orleans Arena
April 11Las Vegas Wranglers2 – 3Bakersfield Condors Orleans Arena
April 15Bakersfield Condors6 – 5OTLas Vegas Wranglers Rabobank Arena
April 17Bakersfield Condors0 – 4Las Vegas Wranglers Rabobank Arena
April 18Bakersfield Condors4 – 3OTLas Vegas Wranglers Rabobank Arena
April 21Las Vegas Wranglers3 – 1Bakersfield Condors Orleans Arena
April 22Las Vegas Wranglers5 – 1Bakersfield Condors Orleans Arena
Las Vegas wins series 4–3

West Division

(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W4) Utah Grizzlies
April 10Alaska Aces2 – 0Utah Grizzlies Sullivan Arena
April 11Alaska Aces2 – 0Utah Grizzlies Sullivan Arena
April 15Utah Grizzlies3 – 2OTAlaska Aces E Center
April 17Utah Grizzlies2 – 5Alaska Aces E Center
April 18Utah Grizzlies2 – 5Alaska Aces E Center
Alaska wins series 4–1
(W2) Idaho Steelheads vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings
April 11Idaho Steelheads1 – 3Victoria Salmon Kings Qwest Arena
April 12Idaho Steelheads0 – 2Victoria Salmon Kings Qwest Arena
April 15Victoria Salmon Kings9 – 2Idaho Steelheads Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
April 17Victoria Salmon Kings2 – 1OTIdaho Steelheads Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Victoria wins series 4–0

Division Finals

American Conference

North Division

(N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N3) Elmira Jackas
April 24Cincinnati Cyclones8 – 3Elmira Jackals US Bank Arena
April 25Cincinnati Cyclones5 – 4OTElmira Jackals US Bank Arena
April 29Elmira Jackals2 – 4Cincinnati Cyclones First Arena
May 1Elmira Jackals0 – 2Cincinnati Cyclones First Arena
Cincinnati wins series 4–0

South Division

(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays
April 24Florida Everblades1 – 2OTSouth Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena
April 25Florida Everblades4 – 3South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena
May 1South Carolina Stingrays4 – 3Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum
May 2South Carolina Stingrays2 – 32OTFlorida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum
May 3South Carolina Stingrays4 – 3Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum
May 5Florida Everblades3 – 4OTSouth Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena
South Carolina wins series 4–2

National Conference

Pacific Division

(P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder
April 24Stockton Thunder4 – 3Las Vegas Wranglers Stockton Arena
April 27Las Vegas Wranglers4 – 2Stockton Thunder Orleans Arena
April 30Stockton Thunder5 – 1Las Vegas Wranglers Stockton Arena
May 2Stockton Thunder2 – 3OTLas Vegas Wranglers Stockton Arena
May 4Las Vegas Wranglers4 – 2Stockton Thunder Orleans Arena
May 5Las Vegas Wranglers1 – 3Stockton Thunder Orleans Arena
May 6Las Vegas Wranglers5 – 1Stockton 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

(W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings
April 24Alaska Aces3 – 0Victoria Salmon Kings Sullivan Arena
April 25Alaska Aces8 – 2Victoria Salmon Kings Sullivan Arena
April 29Victoria Salmon Kings2 – 5Alaska Aces Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
May 1Victoria Salmon Kings4 – 0Alaska Aces Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
May 2Victoria Salmon Kings4 – 6Alaska Aces Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Alaska wins series 4–1

Conference finals

American Conference

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

May 9South Carolina Stingrays7 – 4Cincinnati Cyclones North Charleston Coliseum
May 11South Carolina Stingrays3 – 1Cincinnati Cyclones North Charleston Coliseum
May 13Cincinnati Cyclones3 – 4South Carolina Stingrays US Bank Arena
May 15Cincinnati Cyclones2 – 3South Carolina Stingrays US Bank Arena
South Carolina wins series 4–0

National Conference

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

May 9Alaska Aces2 – 0Las Vegas Wranglers Sullivan Arena
May 10Alaska Aces4 – 1Las Vegas Wranglers Sullivan Arena
May 12Las Vegas Wranglers1 – 3Alaska Aces Orleans Arena
May 14Las Vegas Wranglers1 – 5Alaska Aces Orleans Arena
Alaska wins series 4–0

Kelly Cup Finals

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

May 22Alaska Aces2 – 4South Carolina Stingrays Sullivan Arena
May 23Alaska Aces3 – 1South Carolina Stingrays Sullivan Arena
May 27South Carolina Stingrays4 – 2Alaska Aces North Charleston Coliseum
May 29South Carolina Stingrays5 – 0Alaska Aces North Charleston Coliseum
May 30South Carolina Stingrays2 – 3OTAlaska Aces North Charleston Coliseum
June 4Alaska Aces3 – 2South Carolina Stingrays Sullivan Arena
June 5Alaska Aces2 – 4South Carolina Stingrays Sullivan Arena
South Carolina wins Kelly Cup 4–3.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Kelly Cup playoffs</span>

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The 2013 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 5, 2013, following the end of the 2012–13 ECHL regular season. The playoff format changed from that of the 2012 postseason; 16 teams qualified for the playoffs, the top eight teams from both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference. First-round series were scheduled as best-of-seven, where in prior years they were best-of-five.

The 2015–16 ECHL season was the 28th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 16, 2015 to April 9, 2016 with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-eight teams in 21 states and one Canadian province each played a 72-game schedule. The league alignment was significantly altered before the season when the American Hockey League announced the formation of a Pacific Division on January 30, 2015 displacing the ECHL teams that had been in California markets.

The 2016–17 ECHL season was the 29th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 14, 2016 to April 9, 2017, with the Kelly Cup playoffs following. Twenty-seven teams in 21 states and one Canadian province each played a 72-game schedule.

The 2017–18 ECHL season is the 30th season of the ECHL. The regular season ran from October 13, 2017 to April 8, 2018, with the 2018 Kelly Cup playoffs following. Twenty-seven teams in 21 states and one Canadian province each played a 72-game schedule.

The 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL began in April 2019 following the conclusion of the 2018–19 ECHL regular season. The Kelly Cup was won by the expansion Newfoundland Growlers in six games over the Toledo Walleye.

The 2019–20 ECHL season was the 32nd season of the ECHL. The regular season began in October 2019 to and was set to conclude in April 2020 with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-six teams in 19 states and two Canadian provinces were each scheduled for 72 games.

The 2021–22 ECHL season was the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season was scheduled to run from October 21, 2021, to April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces were each scheduled to play 72 games. The Florida Everblades were the 2022 Kelly Cup champions when they defeated the Toledo Walleye in five games in the Kelly Cup championship.

The 2022–23 ECHL season was the 35th season of the ECHL. The regular season began on October 21, 2022, and ended on April 16, 2023, with the 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. 28 teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces played 72 games.

References

  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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