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2004–05 ECHL season

January 01, 1970

The 2004–05 ECHL season was the 17th season of the ECHL. The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Trenton Titans.

2004–05 ECHL season
LeagueECHL
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Brabham CupPensacola Ice Pilots
Season MVPScott Gomez (Alaska)
Top scorerScott Gomez (Alaska)
Playoffs
American championsFlorida Everblades
  American runners-upCharlotte Checkers
National championsTrenton Titans
  National runners-upAlaska Aces
Playoffs MVPLeon Hayward (Trenton)
Finals
ChampionsTrenton Titans
  Runners-upFlorida Everblades
ECHL seasons

During this season, the National Hockey League cancelled its season due to the player lockout. This led to many players who would normally be in the American Hockey League pushed out of roster spots by the younger NHL players back into the ECHL. Some NHL players also found work in the ECHL, some as a way to return to their hometowns (or their wives'), and others to give back to the league which gave them a start. Scott Gomez chose to return home to his Anchorage roots and played for the Alaska Aces. Curtis Brown played for his wife's hometown in San Diego. Jeremy Stevenson, who played his first professional season with Greensboro ten years before, returned to the Carolinas with the South Carolina Stingrays. Stevenson's NHL teammate Shane Hnidy, who played 21 games with the former Baton Rouge Kingfish as a rookie, returned to the South playing for the Florida Everblades. Hnidy and Stevenson would find themselves playing against each other in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL.

League changes edit

After the 2003–04 season, the Columbus Cottonmouths, Greensboro Generals, and Roanoke Express franchises all ceased operations as their franchises were revoked. The Columbus organization joined the Southern Professional Hockey League for 2004–05 as one of its inaugural members. Their ECHL franchise had planned to be in Bradenton, Florida, as the Gulf Coast Swords but eventually had its franchise revoked in the September 2006 ECHL Board of Governors meeting after several issues led to them never completing their arena. The Cincinnati Cyclones requested a voluntary suspension of franchise, which was lifted for the 2006–07 season, when the crosstown Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ownership failed to secure an American Hockey League franchise.

The league added one team for the season, their first Canadian franchise, the Victoria Salmon Kings. The Salmon Kings purchased the defunct Baton Rouge Kingfish franchise and relocated its home territory to Victoria.

Realignment edit

The league also adopted a "Mason-Dixon" format, as the conferences were split on the Mason–Dixon line, with the National Conference teams being north of the line and American Conference teams south of the line creating a "North vs South" format.

All-Star Game edit

The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was hosted by the Reading Royals. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 6–2, with Idaho's Frank Doyle named Most Valuable Player.

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage[1][2]

American Conference edit

East Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Columbia Inferno 72 38 22 4 8 88 199 186
South Carolina Stingrays 72 39 24 3 6 87 230 219
Charlotte Checkers 72 39 26 2 5 85 226 219
Greenville Grrrowl 72 39 28 0 5 83 210 204
Pee Dee Pride 72 31 36 2 3 67 203 219
Augusta Lynx 72 28 35 5 4 65 188 237
South Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Pensacola Ice Pilots (z) 72 51 16 2 3 107 248 178
Florida Everblades 72 42 20 4 6 94 237 192
Gwinnett Gladiators 72 40 24 1 7 88 241 202
Mississippi Sea Wolves 72 39 24 4 5 87 223 215
Louisiana IceGators 72 26 40 2 4 58 192 266
Texas Wildcatters 72 17 44 2 9 45 178 260

National Conference edit

North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Reading Royals 72 43 22 2 5 93 220 161
Trenton Titans 72 42 21 4 5 93 220 161
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 72 42 22 3 5 92 205 189
Toledo Storm 72 41 26 2 3 87 203 194
Peoria Rivermen 72 38 26 2 6 84 213 177
Wheeling Nailers 72 38 29 2 3 81 171 173
Johnstown Chiefs 72 22 36 5 9 58 191 258
Dayton Bombers 72 23 40 2 7 55 175 225
West Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Alaska Aces (z) 72 45 19 3 5 98 233 187
Long Beach Ice Dogs 72 43 20 4 5 95 220 181
Idaho Steelheads 72 42 23 2 5 91 223 183
Bakersfield Condors 72 40 22 5 5 90 232 205
Fresno Falcons 72 39 25 3 5 86 204 217
San Diego Gulls 72 35 29 4 4 78 206 222
Las Vegas Wranglers 72 31 33 3 5 70 201 199
Victoria Salmon Kings 72 15 52 3 2 35 178 298

Scoring leaders edit

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts
Scott Gomez AK 61 13 73 86
Carl Mallette TOL 64 30 50 80
Jamie Johnson AUG 72 22 58 80
Chris Minard AK 69 49 29 78
Joe Tenute SC 68 34 41 75
Wes Mason LA 72 31 39 70
Brian McCullough PEO 71 39 30 69
Kris Goodjohn GWT 69 21 48 69
Evan Cheverie LB 72 29 39 68
Scott Bertoli TRE 70 27 41 68

Leading goaltenders edit

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA
Dany Sabourin WHL 27 1578 19 6 1 44 5 .942 1.67
Barry Brust REA 42 2413 27 9 4 79 4 .928 1.96
Alfie Michaud PEO 48 2712 27 13 5 92 6 .929 2.04
Tyler MacKay FLA 27 1601 18 7 2 56 2 .921 2.10
Chris Madden LB 28 1598 19 5 2 57 5 .941 2.14

Kelly Cup playoffs edit

Main article: 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs
This bracket
Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Kelly Cup finals
            
A1 Pensacola 1
A8 Greenville 3
A8 Greenville 0
A3 Florida 3
A3 Florida 3
A6 South Carolina 1
A3 Florida 4
American Conference
A7 Charlotte 2
A4 Gwinnett 3
A5 Mississippi 1
A4 Gwinnett 1
A7 Charlotte 3
A2 Columbia 2
A7 Charlotte 3
A3 Florida 2
N2 Trenton 4
N1 Reading 3
N4 Toledo 1
N1 Reading 1
N2 Trenton 3
N2 Trenton 3
N3 Atlantic City 0
N2 Trenton 4
National Conference
W1 Alaska 3
W1 Alaska 3
W4 Bakersfield 2
W1 Alaska 3
W2 Long Beach 0
W2 Long Beach 3
W3 Idaho 1


ECHL awards edit

See also: ECHL awards
Patrick Kelly Cup: Trenton Titans
Henry Brabham Cup: Pensacola Ice Pilots
Gingher Memorial Trophy: Florida Everblades
Bruce Taylor Trophy: Trenton Titans
John Brophy Award: Nick Vitucci (Toledo)
CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player: Scott Gomez (Alaska)
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Leon Hayward (Trenton)
Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year: Chris Madden (Long Beach)
CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year: Joe Tenute (South Carolina)
Defenseman of the Year: Ray DiLauro (Wheeling)
Leading Scorer: Scott Gomez (Alaska)
Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award: Aaron Philips (Pensacola)
Sportsmanship Award: Kris Goodjohn (Gwinnett)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2004–05 ECHL Standings". HockeyDB. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. ^ . ECHL. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

External links edit

  • ECHL website

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2004 05 ECHL season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2004 05 ECHL season was the 17th season of the ECHL The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Trenton Titans 2004 05 ECHL seasonLeagueECHLSportIce hockeyRegular seasonBrabham CupPensacola Ice PilotsSeason MVPScott Gomez Alaska Top scorerScott Gomez Alaska PlayoffsAmerican championsFlorida Everblades American runners upCharlotte CheckersNational championsTrenton Titans National runners upAlaska AcesPlayoffs MVPLeon Hayward Trenton FinalsChampionsTrenton Titans Runners upFlorida EverbladesECHL seasons 2003 042005 06 During this season the National Hockey League cancelled its season due to the player lockout This led to many players who would normally be in the American Hockey League pushed out of roster spots by the younger NHL players back into the ECHL Some NHL players also found work in the ECHL some as a way to return to their hometowns or their wives and others to give back to the league which gave them a start Scott Gomez chose to return home to his Anchorage roots and played for the Alaska Aces Curtis Brown played for his wife s hometown in San Diego Jeremy Stevenson who played his first professional season with Greensboro ten years before returned to the Carolinas with the South Carolina Stingrays Stevenson s NHL teammate Shane Hnidy who played 21 games with the former Baton Rouge Kingfish as a rookie returned to the South playing for the Florida Everblades Hnidy and Stevenson would find themselves playing against each other in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL Contents 1 League changes 1 1 Realignment 1 2 All Star Game 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 2 1 1 American Conference 2 1 2 National Conference 2 2 Scoring leaders 2 3 Leading goaltenders 3 Kelly Cup playoffs 4 ECHL awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLeague changes editAfter the 2003 04 season the Columbus Cottonmouths Greensboro Generals and Roanoke Express franchises all ceased operations as their franchises were revoked The Columbus organization joined the Southern Professional Hockey League for 2004 05 as one of its inaugural members Their ECHL franchise had planned to be in Bradenton Florida as the Gulf Coast Swords but eventually had its franchise revoked in the September 2006 ECHL Board of Governors meeting after several issues led to them never completing their arena The Cincinnati Cyclones requested a voluntary suspension of franchise which was lifted for the 2006 07 season when the crosstown Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ownership failed to secure an American Hockey League franchise The league added one team for the season their first Canadian franchise the Victoria Salmon Kings The Salmon Kings purchased the defunct Baton Rouge Kingfish franchise and relocated its home territory to Victoria Realignment edit The league also adopted a Mason Dixon format as the conferences were split on the Mason Dixon line with the National Conference teams being north of the line and American Conference teams south of the line creating a North vs South format All Star Game edit The ECHL All Star Game was held at the Sovereign Center in Reading Pennsylvania and was hosted by the Reading Royals The National Conference All Stars defeated the American Conference All Stars 6 2 with Idaho s Frank Doyle named Most Valuable Player Regular season editFinal standings edit Note GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime Losses SOL Shootout Losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts PointsGreen shade Clinched playoff spot Blue shade Clinched division z Clinched home ice advantage 1 2 American Conference edit East Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Columbia Inferno 72 38 22 4 8 88 199 186 South Carolina Stingrays 72 39 24 3 6 87 230 219 Charlotte Checkers 72 39 26 2 5 85 226 219 Greenville Grrrowl 72 39 28 0 5 83 210 204 Pee Dee Pride 72 31 36 2 3 67 203 219 Augusta Lynx 72 28 35 5 4 65 188 237 South Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pensacola Ice Pilots z 72 51 16 2 3 107 248 178 Florida Everblades 72 42 20 4 6 94 237 192 Gwinnett Gladiators 72 40 24 1 7 88 241 202 Mississippi Sea Wolves 72 39 24 4 5 87 223 215 Louisiana IceGators 72 26 40 2 4 58 192 266 Texas Wildcatters 72 17 44 2 9 45 178 260 National Conference edit North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Reading Royals 72 43 22 2 5 93 220 161 Trenton Titans 72 42 21 4 5 93 220 161 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 72 42 22 3 5 92 205 189 Toledo Storm 72 41 26 2 3 87 203 194 Peoria Rivermen 72 38 26 2 6 84 213 177 Wheeling Nailers 72 38 29 2 3 81 171 173 Johnstown Chiefs 72 22 36 5 9 58 191 258 Dayton Bombers 72 23 40 2 7 55 175 225 West Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Alaska Aces z 72 45 19 3 5 98 233 187 Long Beach Ice Dogs 72 43 20 4 5 95 220 181 Idaho Steelheads 72 42 23 2 5 91 223 183 Bakersfield Condors 72 40 22 5 5 90 232 205 Fresno Falcons 72 39 25 3 5 86 204 217 San Diego Gulls 72 35 29 4 4 78 206 222 Las Vegas Wranglers 72 31 33 3 5 70 201 199 Victoria Salmon Kings 72 15 52 3 2 35 178 298 Scoring leaders edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts Scott Gomez AK 61 13 73 86 Carl Mallette TOL 64 30 50 80 Jamie Johnson AUG 72 22 58 80 Chris Minard AK 69 49 29 78 Joe Tenute SC 68 34 41 75 Wes Mason LA 72 31 39 70 Brian McCullough PEO 71 39 30 69 Kris Goodjohn GWT 69 21 48 69 Evan Cheverie LB 72 29 39 68 Scott Bertoli TRE 70 27 41 68 Leading goaltenders edit Note GP Games played Mins Minutes played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals allowed SO Shutouts GAA Goals against average Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv GAA Dany Sabourin WHL 27 1578 19 6 1 44 5 942 1 67 Barry Brust REA 42 2413 27 9 4 79 4 928 1 96 Alfie Michaud PEO 48 2712 27 13 5 92 6 929 2 04 Tyler MacKay FLA 27 1601 18 7 2 56 2 921 2 10 Chris Madden LB 28 1598 19 5 2 57 5 941 2 14Kelly Cup playoffs editMain article 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs This bracket viewtalkedit Conference quarterfinalsConference semifinalsConference finalsKelly Cup finals A1Pensacola1A8Greenville3A8Greenville0A3Florida3A3Florida3A6South Carolina1A3Florida4American ConferenceA7Charlotte2A4Gwinnett3A5Mississippi1A4Gwinnett1A7Charlotte3A2Columbia2A7Charlotte3A3Florida2N2Trenton4N1Reading3N4Toledo1N1Reading1N2Trenton3N2Trenton3N3Atlantic City0N2Trenton4National ConferenceW1Alaska3W1Alaska3W4Bakersfield2W1Alaska3W2Long Beach0W2Long Beach3W3Idaho1ECHL awards editSee also ECHL awards Patrick Kelly Cup Trenton Titans Henry Brabham Cup Pensacola Ice Pilots Gingher Memorial Trophy Florida Everblades Bruce Taylor Trophy Trenton Titans John Brophy Award Nick Vitucci Toledo CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player Scott Gomez Alaska Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Leon Hayward Trenton Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year Chris Madden Long Beach CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year Joe Tenute South Carolina Defenseman of the Year Ray DiLauro Wheeling Leading Scorer Scott Gomez Alaska Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award Aaron Philips Pensacola Sportsmanship Award Kris Goodjohn Gwinnett See also editList of ECHL seasons 2004 in sports 2005 in sportsReferences edit 2004 05 ECHL Standings HockeyDB Retrieved March 1 2017 2004 05 ECHL Stats ECHL Archived from the original on March 2 2017 Retrieved March 1 2017 External links editECHL website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 05 ECHL season amp oldid 1193140562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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