All Along The Coast
April 18, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northeast Division Finals (Best-of-Five)
Atlantic City Leads Series 2-1
No. 1 Atlantic City at No. 2 Greensboro 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
* Entering in the first period, Jake Moreland, who was signed the day before the playoffs out of St. Cloud State, stopped 19-of-20 shots in Atlantic City's 6-3 win in Game 3.
* Mark Turner scored two goals, including the game winner, in Greensboro's 3-2 overtime win in Game 2.
* J.F. Caudron scored at 4:11 in overtime to lead Atlantic City to a 3-2 win in Game 1
* Generals' Jay Murphy leads the Kelly Cup Playoffs with 12 points (5g-7a) in seven games.
* J.F. Caudron leads the Kelly Cup Playoffs with three game-winning goals and is tied for the lead with five goals in six games.
* Atlantic City's Luke Curtin is tied for the Kelly Cup Playoffs lead with eight assists.
* Greensboro is making its first-ever Kelly Cup Playoffs appearance.
* Bullies' Paul Spadafora leads the Kelly Cup Playoffs with two shorthand goals.
* Greensboro is 11-2 in its last 13 games, including 4-2 in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Bullies' Matthew Yeats is 4-1 with a shutout, a 2.45 GAA and a .897 save percentage in the postseason.
* Greensboro's Daniel Berthiaume is tied for third place with Sean Gauthier on the all-time list for most career ECHL playoff games by a goaltender with 39 games, two behind second place Dave Gagnon.
* Bullies' Jimmy Henkel had 10 points (6g-4a) in five games against Greensboro in the regular season.
* Greensboro's postseason power play ranks seventh at 18.8 percent (6-for-32) while Atlantic City ranks eighth at 17.9 percent (7-for-39).
* Generals' Kurtis Drummond is tied for fifth among ECHL defensemen in scoring during the Kelly Cup Playoffs with five points (2g-3a).
* Atlantic City was 4-2-0 against Greensboro in 2002-03 and is 8-2-0 all-time in the regular season.
Northern Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven Series)
Northeast Division Winner vs. Cincinnati April 22 - May 4
Southern Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven Series)
Wednesday, April 23
Mississippi at Columbia 7:05 p.m. ET
Friday, April 25 Mississippi at Columbia 7:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 27 Columbia at Mississippi 5:05 p.m. CT
Monday, April 28 Columbia at Mississippi 7:05 p.m. CT
*Wednesday, April 30 Columbia at Mississippi 7:05 p.m. CT
*Friday, May 2 Mississippi at Columbia 7:05 p.m. ET
*Saturday, May 3 Mississippi at Columbia 7:05 p.m. ET
* - If Necessary
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- Condors Win Community, Game Presentation Awards - Bakersfield Condors
- Generals Playoff Game Night Notes - Greensboro Generals
- Bombers Heading in New Direction - Dayton Bombers
- Steelheads Zamboni Playoff Cruise III - Idaho Steelheads
- Avalanche and Panthers to Open Budweiser Events Center - Colorado Eagles
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