Defending Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Picked By West Coaches

October 7, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL asked league coaches to predict the order of finish for their respective division.

In the National Conference, a first-place vote is eight points, a second-place vote is seven points, a third-place vote is six points, a fourth-place vote is five points, a fifth-place vote is four points, and a sixth-place vote is three points, a seventh-place vote is two points, and an eighth-place vote is one point.

Here are the results for the West Division of the National Conference with the number of first-place votes received in parenthesis.

National Conference

West Division

1. Idaho (3)                56
2. Las Vegas (2)                50
3. San Diego (1)                44
4. Alaska                        39
5. Long Beach                33
6. Bakersfield                24
7. Fresno (1)                22
8. Victoria (1)                20

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