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May 9, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


2002 Kelly Cup Finals (Best of Seven)
Northern Conference Champion Dayton vs. Southern Conference Champion Greenville
Greenville leads series 3 games to 0

Game 1 Greenville 6, Dayton 2
Game 2 Greenville 4, Dayton 1
Game 3 Greenville 3, Dayton 2 (OT)
Game 4 May 10 at Dayton, 7:30 ET
Game 5 May 12 at Dayton, 6:00 ET (if necessary)
Game 6 May 15 at Greenville, 7:05 ET (if necessary)
Game 7 May 17 at Greenville, 7:05 ET (if necessary)

... Greenville can become the first team since Charlotte in 1996 and only the third team ever to record a sweep in the ECHL Finals. Charlotte swept Jacksonville in the 1996 Riley Cup Finals and Hampton Roads swept Louisville in the 1992 Riley Cup Finals. ... Greenville is only the third team ever to have a 3-0 lead in the ECHL Finals (Charlotte in 1996 and Hampton Roads in 1992). ... In ECHL history there have been seven sweeps in a seven-game series Finals (Charlotte in 1996 and Hampton Roads in 1992), Conference Finals (South Carolina in 2000 and Richmond in 1999), Division Finals (Greensboro in 1991) and Semifinals (Carolina and Johnstown in 1989). ... Luke Sellars scored two goals, including the game winner at 0:31 of overtime, and Tyrone Garner made 37 saves in the Grrrowl's 3-2 overtime win in Game 3 at Dayton. ... Damon Whitten, Luke Sellars, Ryan Stewart, and Simon Gamache each scored a goal and Roger Trudeau and Sean Venedam each had two assists while Tyrone Garner made 25 saves in the Grrrowl's 4-1 win in Game 2 at Greenville. ... Tyrone Garner made 30 saves and Jonathan Roy, Sean Venedam, Steve Rymsha and Colin Pepperall each scored a goal and had an assist in the Grrrowl's 6-2 win in Game 1 at Greenville. ... Six times in the ECHL Finals, teams with a 2-0 series lead have won the title South Carolina (1997 and 2001), Charlotte (1996), Richmond (1995), Toledo (1994) and Hampton Roads (1992). ... Three times in the ECHL Finals, teams have overcome a 0-2 series deficit Peoria (2000), Toledo (1993) and Carolina (1989). ... First-ever appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals for both Dayton and Greenville. ... First-ever meeting between Greenville and Dayton. ... Grrrowl was 0-1 against the Northwest Division during the regular season and 11-8 overall against the Northern Conference. ... Bombers did not play against the Southeast Division, but were 2-0 against the Southern Conference. ... Grrrowl advanced to Southern Conference Finals in 2000. ... Bombers have qualified for the postseason in each of their 11 seasons, tying the ECHL records for most appearances and most consecutive appearances (Hampton Roads, 1989-2000). ... Greenville is in the postseason for the second time in its four-year history. ... Dayton had never advanced past the second round and had only advanced past the first round twice in its previous 10 postseason appearances. ... Grrrowl is 11-4 in the playoffs in 2002 and 19-11 all-time. ... Bombers are 9-3 in the playoffs this season and 22-35 all-time. ... Greenville is 5-1 all-time in playoff series including 3-0 in 2002. ... Dayton is 5-10 all-time in playoff series including 3-0 in 2002. ... Grrrowl coach John Marks led Charlotte to the ECHL title in 1996 and can become the first coach in ECHL history to win the title with two different teams. ... Greenville assistant coach Nick Vitucci played 13 seasons in the ECHL and won four ECHL championships Carolina (1989), Greensboro (1990), Toledo (1994) and Charlotte (1996) and was the playoff MVP in 1989 and 1996. ... Dayton assistant coach Dave Flanagan won two ECHL titles as a player Hampton Roads (1991) and Toledo (1993) and scored 16 goals, one shy of the playoff record, and was named co-MVP with teammate Dave Gagnon in 1991. ... Greenville beat Florida, 3-2, in the Southeast Division Semifinals, Pee Dee, 3-1, in the Southeast Division Finals and Mississippi, 3-1, in the Southern Conference Finals. ... Dayton swept Cincinnati in the Northwest Division Semifinals and Johnstown in the Northwest Division Finals before beating Atlantic City, 3-1, in the Northern Conference Finals. ... Greenville leads the postseason in scoring with 4.06 goals per game. ... Bombers' Tom Nemeth leads defensemen in the postseason with nine assists and is tied for the lead with 13 points (4g-9a). ... 12 points and is tied for the lead with eight assists. ... Grrrowl's Luke Sellars leads defensemen in the postseason with four power-play goals and seven goals and he is tied for the lead with 13 points (7g-6a). ... Dayton's Karl Goehring leads the postseason with 805 minutes. ... Greenville's Simon Gamache has scored a point (10g-6a) in 10 consecutive games and he leads the postseason with 14 goals, six power-play goals and 23 points (14g-9a). ... Grrrowl's Steve Rymsha leads the postseason with 12 assists. ... Greenville's Simon Gamache and Colin Pepperall are tied for the postseason lead with three game-winning goals each. ... Grrrowl's Tyrone Garner leads the postseason with 11 wins and 388 saves. ... The team with home-ice advantage in the ECHL Finals has won eight of the 13 series, including three of five Kelly Cup Finals Peoria (2000), Mississippi (1999) and South Carolina (1997). ... Dayton is 6-1 at home in the postseason and was 26-5-5 at home in the regular season, including a 13-game home winning streak, the second longest in the ECHL in 2001-02. ... Greenville is 6-2 at home in the playoffs and was 26-8-2 at home in the regular season, including a 14-game home winning streak, the longest in the ECHL in 2001-02. ... In the 13 previous seasons, the winner has captured the championship on the road seven times, but the last three winners have won the deciding game at home and the Kelly Cup has been won by the home team three out of five times. ... Grrrowl is 2-0 in overtime games in the 2002 postseason and 3-2 all-time in the playoffs. ... Bombers are 2-1 in overtime games in the playoffs and 4-8 all-time in the postseason. ... In the history of the ECHL, there have been only four seven-game series that have gone the distance, and it has only happened twice in the Finals 1999 (Mississippi defeated Richmond 4-3 in double overtime) and 1989 (Carolina defeated Johnstown 7-4 in Game 7).

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