2010 Kelly Cup playoffs
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The 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL
began April 5, 2010. 15 teams qualified, eight from the American Conference and seven from the National Conference. In the American conference, the winners of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified. Due to the National Conference's membership being limited to only eight teams, the two division winners and the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified, with the division winner with the highest point total receiving a bye to the conference semifinals.
The conference quarterfinals will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format.
The remaining rounds will be best-of-seven game series.
Due to a scheduling conflict with their home arena
, the Alaska Aces were forced to play their home games in the National Conference quarterfinals against the Stockton Thunder
at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in nearby Wasilla
.
were the National Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup
winners with the best record at 103 points. The Charlotte Checkers earned the top seed in the American Conference after winning a tiebreaker with the Kalamazoo Wings
and South Carolina Stingrays
after each of the three teams finished the season with 94 points each.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
and save percentage
with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
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
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
began April 5, 2010. 15 teams qualified, eight from the American Conference and seven from the National Conference. In the American conference, the winners of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified. Due to the National Conference's membership being limited to only eight teams, the two division winners and the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified, with the division winner with the highest point total receiving a bye to the conference semifinals.
The conference quarterfinals will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format.
The remaining rounds will be best-of-seven game series.
Due to a scheduling conflict with their home arena
Sullivan Arena
The George M. Sullivan Arena is an arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The arena opened in 1983 and has a seating capacity of 8,700 for basketball, 6,251 for hockey...
, the Alaska Aces were forced to play their home games in the National Conference quarterfinals against the Stockton Thunder
Stockton Thunder
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans...
at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in nearby Wasilla
Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
.
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Idaho SteelheadsIdaho Steelheads
The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....
were the National Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup
Brabham Cup
The Henry Brabham Cup is the trophy awarded annually by the ECHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season...
winners with the best record at 103 points. The Charlotte Checkers earned the top seed in the American Conference after winning a tiebreaker with the Kalamazoo Wings
Kalamazoo Wings
The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium....
and South Carolina Stingrays
South Carolina Stingrays
The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...
after each of the three teams finished the season with 94 points each.
American Conference
- Charlotte Checkers – South Division and American Conference regular season champions, 94 points (43 wins - South Division)
- Kalamazoo WingsKalamazoo WingsThe Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium....
– North Division champions, 94 points (42 wins) - Elmira JackalsElmira JackalsThe Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"...
– East Division champions, 83 points - South Carolina StingraysSouth Carolina StingraysThe South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...
– 94 points (41 wins - South Division) - Cincinnati CyclonesCincinnati CyclonesThe Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena....
– 91 points - Florida EverbladesFlorida EverbladesThe Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998...
– 85 points - Reading RoyalsReading RoyalsThe Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania...
– 80 points - Toledo WalleyeToledo WalleyeThe Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the ECHL...
– 77 points- NOTE: Tie-Breakers:
- South Division - Charlotte defeats South Carolina on wins (43 wins to 41 wins)
- Conference Seeding - Charlotte defeats Kalamazoo on wins (43 wins to 42 wins)
- NOTE: Tie-Breakers:
National Conference
- Idaho SteelheadsIdaho SteelheadsThe Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....
– West Division and National Conference regular season champions; Brabham CupBrabham CupThe Henry Brabham Cup is the trophy awarded annually by the ECHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season...
winners, 103 points - Bakersfield CondorsBakersfield CondorsThe Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League...
– Pacific Division champions, 81 points - Alaska Aces – 80 points
- Utah GrizzliesUtah GrizzliesThe Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :...
– 77 points - Las Vegas WranglersLas Vegas WranglersThe Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL...
– 76 points (34 wins) - Stockton ThunderStockton ThunderThe Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans...
– 76 points (33 wins) - Victoria Salmon KingsVictoria Salmon KingsThe Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL, debuting in the 2004–05 ECHL season and folding after the 2010–11 ECHL season as the Chilliwack Bruins WHL franchise...
– 74 points
(1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (8) Toledo Walleye
(2) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) Reading Royals
(3) Elmira Jackals vs. (6) Florida Everblades
(4) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones
(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
(3) Alaska Aces vs. (6) Stockton Thunder
(4) Utah Grizzlies vs. (5) Las Vegas Wranglers
(1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones
(6) Florida Everblades vs. (7) Reading Royals
(1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies
(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (6) Stockton Thunder
American Conference finals: (5) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (7) Reading Royals
National Conference finals: (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (6) Stockton Thunder
(1) Idaho Steelheads vs (5) Cincinnati Cyclones
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points.| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Gajic Milan Gajic Milan Gajic , is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Victoria Salmon Kings.-Playing career:... |
Florida Everblades Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998... |
9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| Ryan Cruthers Ryan Cruthers Ryan Cruthers is a professional ice hockey player. Cruthers is currently playing for the Reading Royals. During Cruthers pre-collegiate career he won an EJHL Championship with the New York Apple Core and a New York State Championship with St Marys High School... |
Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania... |
9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| James Sixsmith James Sixsmith James Sixsmith is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HK Acroni Jesenice in the Austrian Hockey League.... |
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :... |
8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| Olivier Labelle Olivier Labelle Olivier Labelle is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League.... |
Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania... |
9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| Oren Eizenman Oren Eizenman Oren Eizenman is an Israeli-Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Connecticut Whale in the American Hockey League.... |
Stockton Thunder Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans... |
6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Ben Gordon Ben Gordon (ice hockey) Ben Gordon is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Düsseldorf Metro Stars in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-External links:... |
Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania... |
9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Ryan Kinasewich Ryan Kinasewich Ryan Kinasewich is a Croatian-Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Croatian team, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, in the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :... |
8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Marc Cavosie Marc Cavosie Marc Cavosie is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Oji Eagles in the Asia League Ice Hockey... |
Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania... |
9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Miller | Alaska Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 0 |
| Matthew Pistilli Matthew Pistilli Matthew Pistilli is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League.... |
Florida Everblades Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998... |
8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
Plus/minus
Plus–minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures a player's goal differential. With the exclusion of penalty shot goals, when an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, the plus–minus statistic is increased by one for those players on the ice for the team scoring the goal; the plus–minus...
; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
- All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
Goaltending
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against averageGoals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
and save percentage
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bachman Richard Bachman Richard Bachman is a pseudonym used by horror fiction author Stephen King.-Origin:At the beginning of Stephen King's career, the general view among publishers was such that an author was limited to a book every year, since publishing more would not be acceptable to the public... |
Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003.... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 2.00 | .931 | 0 | 180 |
| Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith (ice hockey) Jeremy Smith is an American professional ice hockey goaltender now playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He has also played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He is a top goaltender prospect of the Nashville Predators... |
Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena.... |
7 | 4 | 3 | 458 | 17 | 2.23 | .919 | 1 | 458 |
| Riley Gill | Kalamazoo Wings Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium.... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 8 | 2.26 | .941 | 0 | 212 |
| Todd Ford Todd Ford Todd Ford is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Heilbronner Falken of Germany's 2nd Eishockey Bundesliga... |
South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
5 | 2 | 3 | 134 | 13 | 2.30 | .903 | 0 | 339 |
| Timo Pielmeier Timo Pielmeier Timo Pielmeier is a German ice hockey goaltender, playing within the Anaheim Ducks organization of the National Hockey League... |
Bakersfield Condors Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 8 | 2.55 | .918 | 0 | 189 |
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: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)