Kelly Cup Playoffs North Division Finals Open Sunday
April 20, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
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No. 1 Dayton Bombers (37-26-9) vs. No. 3 Cincinnati Cyclones
(37-29-6)
PRINCETON, N.J. - Sweeps in the semifinals have set up an all-Ohio
battle in the North Division Finals between regular season champion Dayton
and third-place Cincinnati, who were separated by only three points in the
final standings.
It is the third time that Dayton and Cincinnati, who are located 62 miles
from each other, have met in the ECHL postseason. On their way to a berth
in the 2002 Kelly Cup Finals, the Bombers swept the Cyclones in the
division semifinals, also the last postseason appearance for Dayton. In the
other meeting between the cities, Cincinnati beat Dayton in three games in
the first round of the 1992 Riley Cup Playoffs.
The North Division Finals are a best-of-seven series with the winner
advancing to meet the South Division Finals winner in the best-of-seven
America Conference Finals scheduled for May 7-19.
Dayton hosts Games 1 and 2 on Apr. 22 and 25 and Cincinnati hosts Games 3
and 4 on Apr. 27 and 28. Game 5, if necessary, would be played at
Cincinnati on Apr. 30. Game 6, if necessary, would be played at Dayton on
May. 2 and Game 7, if necessary, would be at Dayton on May 3.
The Cyclones, who had a voluntary suspension for each of the last two
years, have reached the Kelly Cup Playoffs three times in four seasons
since relocating to Cincinnati in 2001-02. In 2003 they advanced to Game 7
of the conference finals before losing to eventual Kelly Cup champion
Atlantic City.
Dayton won the last regular season meeting 3-2 at Cincinnati on Apr. 5 and
the Bombers were 3-2-1 on the road and 5-5-2 overall against the Cyclones
in 2006-07. Cincinnati won the last meeting at Dayton 3-2 on Mar. 18 and
the Cyclones were 4-2-0 on the road and 7-4-1 overall against the Bombers
in the regular season.
Yannick
Tifu led Dayton with eight assists and 11 points and tied for the team
lead with three goals in 10 games against Cincinnati. Adam
Berkhoel was 5-3-1 with two shutouts and a goals-against average of
2.08 in nine games against the Cyclones. Jason
Deitsch led Cincinnati with seven goals, four power-play goals and two
shorthand goals and 10 points in 11 games against Dayton. Cedrick
Desjardins was 4-4-0 with two shutouts and a goals-against average of
2.23 in eight games against the Bombers.
Berkhoel posted back-to-back 1-0 wins against Trenton, making 30 saves on
Apr. 19 and stopping all 14 shots on Apr. 16, and he has not allowed a goal
in 121:06. The ECHL Goaltender of the Year is 3-0 and leads the Kelly Cup
Playoffs with two shutouts and a goals-against average of 1.00 while he is
third with a save percentage of .960.
Desjardins, who was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team and who finished
third in voting for ECHL Rookie of the Year, stopped 36 shots in a 4-0 win
against Toledo on Apr. 19 and he has not allowed a goal in 89:54. He is 3-0
and is tied for the lead with a save percentage of .963 while he is tied
for second with one shutout and tied for third with a goals-against average
of 1.33.
The postseason record for longest shutout sequence is 199:59 by Travis
Scott of Mississippi in 1999. Scott held Florida scoreless for 64:51 of a
5-4 double overtime road win on Apr. 22 followed by back-to-back shutouts
at Florida on Apr. 24 and at Pee Dee on May 1. He held Pee Dee scoreless
for the first 15:08 of a 4-3 triple overtime road loss on May 2.
Broadcasting the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the fourth year in a row is B2
Networks, the "Official Broadband Broadcast Provider of the ECHL". Fans
can access the B2 Networks broadcast from the scores page on ECHL.com.
Clicking a team vs. team match-up below will open the head-to-head
match-up page as a PDF in a separate browser window.
No. 1 Dayton Bombers (37-26-9) vs. No. 3 Cincinnati Cyclones
(37-29-6)
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