Gladiators Playoff March Update
Published on April 3, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
Playoff March Notes
- The top six teams in the American Conference's South Division qualify for the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Seeds 3 - 6 will play in a best-of-three wild-card round between the dates of Monday, April 10th and Thursday, April 13th. The top two seeds in the Division receive a bye from the best-of-three wild card round.
- The winners of the wild card round will be reseeded according to regular season standings points for the second round with the lowest point total playing the highest point total.
- The Gladiators clinched a 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff berth with a win over Pensacola on Tuesday, February 28th
- The Gladiators clinched a bye in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a win over Pensacola on Friday, March 24 coupled with a loss by the Greenville Grrrowl that same night.
- The Gladiators clinched the South Division and the American Conference regular season title with a win on April 1st at South Carolina.
- Gwinnett has already set new team records for points in a season with 103 and wins in a season with 48.
- All six playoff spots have already been secured with Pensacola and Columbia being eliminated during the week of March 20th though March 26th.
- Augusta was the last team to clinch a Kelly Cup Playoff berth, beating Florida on Sunday, March 26 to secure the playoff berth.
- The first four playoff positions have been determined. Augusta and Charlotte are battling for the fifth and sixth playoff positions with three points separating the two teams.
- Of the four teams playing wild card round series, the only team the Gladiators cannot play in the Division Semi-Finals (2nd round) would be the Greenville Grrrowl.
- The Gladiators will open the Division Semi-Finals (2nd round) on Saturday, April 15th at 7:35 p.m. with Game 2 of the series on Sunday, April 16th at 4:05 p.m.
- Gladiator Playoff Plans and individual game tickets for Games 1 and 2 of the Division Semi-Final series are on sale now. Call 770-497-5100 for details.
Important ECHL South Division Games This Week:
April 4th
Florida @ Gwinnett
South Carolina @ Greenville
April 7th
Charlotte @ Columbia
Augusta @ Greenville
South Carolina @ Gwinnett
Florida @ Pensacola
April 8th
Augusta @ Gwinnett
South Carolina @ Columbia
Charlotte @ Greenville
Florida @ Pensacola
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