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April 30, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
North Division Finals (Best-of-Seven)
Reading Leads Series 2-1
#3 Reading Royals
(38-26-8) at #1 Cincinnati Cyclones (55-12-5) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Reading won 5-2 at Cincinnati on Monday to lead the series 2-1.
- Cincinnati is 5-0 when leading after the second period in the Kelly Cup
Playoffs.
- Royals' Dany
Roussin is tied for second in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with four
power-play goals.
- Cyclones' David
Desharnais and Olivier
Latendresse are tied for the lead in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with nine
assists.
- Game 5 is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Cincinnati.
Watch Games Live on B2 Networks, the "Official Broadband Broadcast Provider" of the ECHL
Kelly Cup Playoff Series In Progress
North Division Finals (Best-of-Seven)
#1 Cincinnati Cyclones (55-12-5) vs. #3 Reading Royals (38-26-8)
Reading Leads Series 2-1
Game
1 - Cincinnati 3 at READING 5
Game
2 - CINCINNATI 3 at Reading 2
Game
3 - READING 5 at Cincinnati 2
Game 4 - Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati
National Conference Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)
#1 Las Vegas Wranglers (47-13-12) vs. #5 Alaska Aces (41-26-5)
Las Vegas Leads Series 3-0
Game
1 - Alaska 0 at LAS VEGAS 8
Game
2 - Alaska 1 at LAS VEGAS 3
Game
3 - LAS VEGAS 5 at Alaska 2
Game 4 - Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at Alaska
#2 Victoria Salmon Kings (42-23-7) vs. #6 Utah Grizzlies
(32-30-10)
Series Tied 1-1
Game
1 - UTAH 6 at Victoria 0
Game
2 - Utah 1 at VICTORIA 6
Game 3 - Thursday at 7 p.m. at Utah
South Division Finals (Best-of-Five)
#2 South Carolina Stingrays (47-22-3) vs. #5 Columbia Inferno
(33-28-11)
South Carolina Leads Series 2-0
Game
1 - Columbia 1 at SOUTH CAROLINA 2
Game
2 - Columbia 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 5
Game 3 - Friday at 7:05 p.m. at Columbia
Kelly Cup Playoff Results
North Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)
#4 Johnstown Chiefs (36-30-6) vs. #5 Dayton Bombers (29-31-12)
Johnstown Wins Series 2-0
Game
1 - Johnstown 3 at DAYTON 1
Game
2 - JOHNSTOWN 5 at Dayton 0
South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Five)
#1 Texas Wildcatters (52-9-11) vs. #8 Mississippi Sea Wolves (29-40-3)
Texas Wins Series 3-1
Game
1 - Mississippi 1 at TEXAS 4
Game
2 - Mississippi 2 at TEXAS 5
Game
3 - Texas 3 at MISSISSIPPI 4 (OT)
Game
4 - TEXAS 5 at Mississippi 3
#2 South Carolina Stingrays (47-22-3) vs. #7 Augusta Lynx (32-35-5)
South Carolina Wins Series 3-2
Game
1 - South Carolina 2 at AUGUSTA 5
Game
2 - South Carolina 3 at AUGUSTA 4 (OT)
Game
3 - Augusta 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (OT)
Game
4 - Augusta 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (2 OT)
Game
5 - Augusta 1 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3
#3 Gwinnett Gladiators (44-23-5) vs. #6 Charlotte Checkers (34-31-7)
Gwinnett Wins Series 3-0
Game
1 - Charlotte 0 at GWINNETT 4
Game
2 - Charlotte 1 at GWINNETT 4
Game
3 - GWINNETT 2 at Charlotte 1
#4 Florida Everblades (39-25-8) vs. #5 Columbia Inferno (33-28-11)
Columbia Wins Series 3-0
Game
1 - COLUMBIA 3 at Florida 2 (OT)
Game
2 - COLUMBIA 3 at Florida 1
Game
3 - Florida 2 at COLUMBIA 3
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
#1 Las Vegas Wranglers (47-13-12) vs. #8 Stockton Thunder (27-40-5)
Las Vegas Wins Series 4-2
Game
1 - STOCKTON 4 at Las Vegas 2
Game
2 - Stockton 4 at LAS VEGAS 5 (OT)
Game
3 - LAS VEGAS 3 at Stockton 2
Game
4 - LAS VEGAS 4 at Stockton 3 (OT)
Game
5 - Las Vegas 3 at STOCKTON 6
Game
6 - Stockton 1 at LAS VEGAS 4
#2 Victoria Salmon Kings (42-23-7) vs. #7 Bakersfield Condors
(26-37-9)
Victoria Wins Series 4-2
Game
1 - BAKERSFIELD 2 at Victoria 1 (OT)
Game
2 - Bakersfield 3 at VICTORIA 4
Game
3 - VICTORIA 3 at Bakersfield 2 (OT)
Game
4 - VICTORIA 4 at Bakersfield 1
Game
5 - Victoria 4 at BAKERSFIELD 5
Game
6 - Bakersfield 5 at VICTORIA 6 (OT)
#3 Fresno Falcons (42-22-8) vs. #6 Utah Grizzlies (32-30-10)
Utah Wins Series 4-2
Game
1 - UTAH 6 at Fresno 1
Game
2 - UTAH 4 at Fresno 3 (3 OT)
Game
3 - FRESNO 3 at Utah 0
Game
4 - FRESNO 6 at Utah 1
Game
5 - Fresno 0 at UTAH 1 (OT)
Game
6 - UTAH 4 at Fresno 2
#4 Idaho Steelheads (40-22-10) vs. #5 Alaska Aces (41-26-5)
Alaska Wins Series 4-0
Game
1 - ALASKA 4 at Idaho 1
Game
2 - ALASKA 6 at Idaho 4
Game
3 - Idaho 2 at ALASKA 3 (2OT)
Game
4 - Idaho 1 at ALASKA 2
North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)
#1 Cincinnati Cyclones (55-12-5) vs. #4 Johnstown Chiefs (36-30-6)
Cincinnati Wins Series 4-0
Game
1 - Johnstown 3 at CINCINNATI 5
Game
2 - Johnstown 1 at CINCINNATI 4
Game
3 - CINCINNATI 4 at Johnstown 2
Game
4 - CINCINNATI 3 at Johnstown 2
#2 Elmira Jackals (41-24-7) vs. #3 Reading Royals (38-26-8)
Reading Wins Series 4-2
Game
1 - Reading 0 at ELMIRA 1
Game
2 - Elmira 4 at READING 5 (OT)
Game
3 - READING 3 at Elmira 2
Game
4 - ELMIRA 5 at Reading 2
Game
5 - READING 2 at Elmira 1 (OT)
Game
6 - Elmira 4 at READING 5 (2 OT)
South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)
#1 Texas Wildcatters (52-9-11) vs. #5 Columbia Inferno (33-28-11)
Columbia Wins Series 3-2
Game
1 - COLUMBIA 4 at Texas 2
Game
2 - Columbia 2 at TEXAS 6
Game
3 - TEXAS 1 at Columbia 0 (OT)
Game
4 - Texas 1 at COLUMBIA 2 (OT)
Game
5 - COLUMBIA 4 at Texas 1
#2 South Carolina Stingrays (47-22-3) vs. #3 Gwinnett Gladiators
(44-23-5)
South Carolina Wins Series 3-2
Game
1 - Gwinnett 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 5
Game
2 - Gwinnett 4 at SOUTH CAROLINA 5 (OT)
Game
3 - South Carolina 1 at GWINNETT 4
Game
4 - South Carolina 0 at GWINNETT 3
Game
5 - Gwinnett 0 at SOUTH CAROLINA 2
Premier AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
- Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08, the ECHL is the
third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National
Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
- ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be
a coast-to-coast league with 25 teams playing 900 games in 17 states and
British Columbia in 2007-08.
- The league officially changed its name to ECHL on May
19, 2003.
- Affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League,
marking the 11th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations
with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
- 355 former ECHL
players have played in NHL.
- 26 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former
Peoria Rivermen and Alaska Aces goaltender Chris
Beckford-Tseu (St. Louis on Feb. 21), former Pensacola Ice Pilots left
wing Adam
Berti (Chicago on Apr. 4), former Florida Everblades center David
Brine (Florida on Feb. 2), former Idaho Steelheads right wing B.J.
Crombeen (Dallas on Jan. 19), former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Kevin
Doell (Atlanta on Jan. 4), former Alaska defenseman Zack
FitzGerald (Vancouver on Feb. 5), former Columbia left wing Alex
Foster (Toronto on Mar. 18), former Fresno goaltender Thomas
Greiss (San Jose on Jan. 14), former Roanoke Express and Wheeling
Nailers left wing Jason
Jaffray (Vancouver on Dec. 12), former Wheeling Nailers left wing Joe
Jensen (Carolina on Feb. 18), former Dayton and Elmira goaltender Dan
LaCosta (Columbus on Mar. 25), former Toledo Storm goaltender Drew
MacIntyre (Vancouver on Dec. 13), former San Diego Gulls left wing Cody
McLeod (Colorado on Dec. 19), former Alaska Aces and Pensacola Ice
Pilots center Chris
Minard (Pittsburgh on Jan. 21), former Columbia Inferno center Brandon
Nolan (Carolina on Dec. 22), former Johnstown Chiefs and Fresno Falcons
goaltender Dmitri
Patzold (San Jose on Oct. 7), former Gwinnett Gladiators and Louisiana
IceGators left wing Pascal
Pelletier (Boston on Jan. 17), former Reading Royals goaltender Jonathan
Quick (Los Angeles on Dec. 6), former Stockton Thunder left wing Liam
Reddox (Edmonton on Dec. 7), former Cincinnati Cyclones left wing Greg
Stewart (Montreal on Apr. 5), former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Colin
Stuart (Atlanta on Dec. 29), former Bakersfield Condors, Reading
Royals, Texas Wildcatters and Wheeling Nailers goaltender
Danny Taylor (Los Angeles on Mar. 29), former Columbus Chill, Richmond
Renegades and Trenton Titans left wing Pete
Vandermeer (Phoenix on Feb. 10), former San Diego goaltender Tyler
Weiman (Colorado on Oct. 4), former Charlotte Checkers right wing Craig
Weller (Phoenix on Oct. 4) and former Phoenix RoadRunners center Daniel
Winnik (Phoenix Coyotes on Oct. 4).
- 210 former ECHL players have played their first game in the NHL in the
past seven seasons, including 94 since 2005-06.
- Twenty-six former ECHL players made their NHL debut in 2006-07, including
two who played in both the ECHL and the NHL as goaltender Yutaka
Fukufuji played for Reading and Los Angeles while defenseman Bryan
Young skated for Stockton and Edmonton. Dave
McKee played for Augusta and dressed for five games as the backup
goaltender for Stanley Cup champion Anaheim.
- ECHL has been represented on last seven Stanley Cup champions.
- There are 15 coaches in the NHL who have ECHL experience including former
Wheeling coach Peter Laviolette, who is head coach of the Carolina
Hurricanes, and former Mississippi coach
Bruce Boudreau, who is head coach of the Washington Capitals.
- ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey
League, marking the seventh consecutive season that it has had affiliations
with 20 or more teams in the AHL.
- ECHL has been represented on last 18 Calder Cup champions.
- In the last five seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than
all other professional leagues combined with over 2,000 call-ups involving
more than 1,000 players since 2002-03.
ECHL and its member teams
contributed nearly $3 million for charity and relief funds in 2006-07.
- Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.
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