Kelly Cup Tour Ends Friday, Saturday In Atlantic City

Published on March 31, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. – Traveling 2,506 miles from Boise, Idaho, the Kelly Cup makes the final stop of the inaugural Kelly Cup Tour as it returns to its home for the past year, Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Beginning on February 20 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the Kelly Cup has traveled 7,543 miles while visiting 10 ECHL cities in eight states.

Each of the 31 teams in the ECHL were offered the opportunity to have the Kelly Cup, presented annually to the ECHL Postseason Champion and won in 2003 by Atlantic City, visit their city for appearances at games, schools, sponsors, radio and television stations and community events.

The 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs begin April 5 with a Wild Card Game between the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher with the winner advancing to meet Wheeling in the Northern Division Semifinals. The best-of-five division semifinals will be played April 6-15 while the best-of-five division finals are scheduled to be played April 16-25. The best-of-five conference finals will be played April 27-May 8 with the best-of-seven Kelly Cup Finals scheduled for May 10-23.

Heading into the final week of the regular season, nine teams are battling for the remaining six berths in the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs.

ECHL Stories from March 31, 2004

• Checkers close out 2003-04 regular season this weekend - Charlotte Checkers
• Bullies Blank Storm 4-0 - Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
• Falcons Sign Rookie Center - Fresno Falcons
• Texas' Smital Suspended One Game, Wolfe Suspended Two Games - ECHL
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• Gladiators Secure Playoff Berth - Atlanta Gladiators
• Rookie Paul Caponigri Signed - San Diego Gulls
• Barber Selected to All-Rookie Team - San Diego Gulls
• Marquee Madness Contest Is Back - Mississippi Sea Wolves
• Gulls - Wranglers Game Preview - San Diego Gulls
• Nail Your Cholesterol Night announced - Wheeling Nailers
• Nailers Nick Boucher named to All-Rookie Team - Wheeling Nailers
• Doell Named to ECHL All Rookie Team - Atlanta Gladiators
• Lynx Offer Jerseys On EBay - Augusta Lynx
• Blades Host Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday - Florida Everblades
• Cullen, Fahey Named To ECHL All-Rookie Team - Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
• Kelly Cup Tour Ends Friday, Saturday In Atlantic City - ECHL
• Lynx Blanked By Stingrays - Augusta Lynx
• 2003-04 ECHL All-Rookie Team Announced - ECHL
• Today In The ECHL - ECHL
• Gwinnett, Pensacola Secure Kelly Cup Playoff Berths - ECHL
• Sea Wolves Melt Cottonmouths 4-3 In Shootout - Mississippi Sea Wolves
• Bullies Release Tentative Home Playoff Dates - Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
• IceGators Acquire Local Prospect - Louisiana IceGators
• Ice Pilots Clinch Kelly Cup Playoff Berth - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Titans Host Easter Egg Auction - Trenton Devils
• Denike Just Does It - Fresno Falcons
• Ice Pilots Rally Past Wildcatters in OT 5-4 - Texas Wildcatters
• Aces settle for point at last-place Fresno - Alaska Aces

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