At the end of the 2004–05 season, the Pee Dee Pride and Louisiana IceGators franchises ceased operations, with the Florence-based Pride announcing a move to nearby Conway (in the Myrtle Beach area; the cities of Florence and Myrtle Beach are considered one market for television purposes) while awaiting completion of the new Atlantic Center Arena that eventually never happened. The ECHL eventually revoked the franchise at the 2009 Board of Governors meeting. The Peoria Rivermen franchise also ceased operations when the ownership acquired an AHL franchise and under the same name.
The league also approved of Barry Kemp's Ontario, California, expansion franchise rights to be transferred to play in Bloomington, Illinois, in May 2004.[1][2][3] After an apparent fallout among the Bloomington Partners and the nearby Peoria Rivermen transferring to the AHL,[4] the Bloomington ECHL franchise was sold to Legacy Partners, LLC, headed by Phoenix Suns' majority owner Robert Sarver and the franchise was relocated as the Phoenix RoadRunners[5] as the only expansion team for the season.
Just prior to the start of the season, the Texas Wildcatters and the Mississippi Sea Wolves were both forced to sit out the season due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Wildcatters were given permission to re-enter the league for the 2006–07 season, while the Sea Wolves were allowed to return for the 2007–08 season.
While most leagues adopted the entire NHL rule change package for 2005–06 (based on the 2004–05 AHL rule changes), the ECHL kept the shootout at five players, and kept the automatic icing rule which has been used in the league.
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The 2005 06 ECHL season is the 18th season of the ECHL a professional ice hockey league based in the United States The season ran from late October 2005 to early June 2006 The Brabham Cup regular season champions and Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Alaska Aces 2005 06 ECHL seasonLeagueECHLSportIce hockeyDurationOctober 2005 May 2006Regular seasonBrabham CupAlaska AcesSeason MVPJeff Campbell Gwinnett Top scorerAlex Leavitt Alaska PlayoffsAmerican championsGwinnett Gladiators American runners upToledo StormNational championsAlaska Aces National runners upFresno FalconsPlayoffs MVPMike Scott Alaska FinalsChampionsAlaska Aces Runners upGwinnett GladiatorsECHL seasons 2004 052006 07 Contents 1 League changes 2 All Star Game 3 Regular season 3 1 Final standings 3 1 1 American Conference 3 1 2 National Conference 3 2 Scoring leaders 3 3 Leading goaltenders 4 Kelly Cup playoffs 4 1 American Conference 4 2 Bracket 4 2 1 Division quarterfinals 4 2 2 Division semifinals 4 2 3 Division finals 4 2 4 Conference finals 4 3 National Conference 4 4 Bracket 4 4 1 Division semifinals 4 4 2 Division finals 4 4 3 Conference finals 4 5 Kelly Cup finals 5 ECHL awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLeague changes EditAt the end of the 2004 05 season the Pee Dee Pride and Louisiana IceGators franchises ceased operations with the Florence based Pride announcing a move to nearby Conway in the Myrtle Beach area the cities of Florence and Myrtle Beach are considered one market for television purposes while awaiting completion of the new Atlantic Center Arena that eventually never happened The ECHL eventually revoked the franchise at the 2009 Board of Governors meeting The Peoria Rivermen franchise also ceased operations when the ownership acquired an AHL franchise and under the same name The league also approved of Barry Kemp s Ontario California expansion franchise rights to be transferred to play in Bloomington Illinois in May 2004 1 2 3 After an apparent fallout among the Bloomington Partners and the nearby Peoria Rivermen transferring to the AHL 4 the Bloomington ECHL franchise was sold to Legacy Partners LLC headed by Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver and the franchise was relocated as the Phoenix RoadRunners 5 as the only expansion team for the season The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were sold and relocated to Stockton California as the Stockton Thunder The Utah Grizzlies new ownership also bought the former Lexington Men O War franchise that had been dormant since 2003 after the American Hockey League s Grizzlies ceased operations Just prior to the start of the season the Texas Wildcatters and the Mississippi Sea Wolves were both forced to sit out the season due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita The Wildcatters were given permission to re enter the league for the 2006 07 season while the Sea Wolves were allowed to return for the 2007 08 season While most leagues adopted the entire NHL rule change package for 2005 06 based on the 2004 05 AHL rule changes the ECHL kept the shootout at five players and kept the automatic icing rule which has been used in the league All Star Game EditThe ECHL All Star Game was held at the Save Mart Center in Fresno California and was hosted by the Fresno Falcons The National Conference All Stars defeated the American Conference All Stars 7 6 with Fresno s Luke Curtin 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 Points Green shade Clinched playoff spot Blue shade Clinched division z Clinched home ice advantage 6 7 American Conference Edit North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GAToledo Storm 72 46 21 3 2 97 244 189Wheeling Nailers 72 45 21 3 3 96 247 186Reading Royals 72 42 23 3 4 91 249 209Johnstown Chiefs 72 30 26 4 12 76 223 243Trenton Titans 72 31 36 2 3 67 166 214Dayton Bombers 72 20 46 4 2 46 193 275South Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GAGwinnett Gladiators z 72 50 15 0 7 107 304 208Florida Everblades 72 48 20 3 1 100 267 208Greenville Grrrowl 72 44 25 0 3 93 248 203South Carolina Stingrays 72 32 25 7 8 79 230 237Charlotte Checkers 72 34 33 2 3 73 226 250Augusta Lynx 72 30 36 1 5 66 216 255Columbia Inferno 72 25 39 3 5 58 209 290Pensacola Ice Pilots 72 21 44 5 2 49 194 293National Conference Edit West Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GAAlaska Aces z 72 53 12 5 2 113 289 168Las Vegas Wranglers 72 53 13 4 2 112 267 176Idaho Steelheads 72 43 21 4 4 94 268 221Utah Grizzlies 72 36 30 5 1 78 235 236Victoria Salmon Kings 72 26 37 5 4 61 204 261Phoenix RoadRunners 72 20 47 1 4 45 156 263Pacific Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GAFresno Falcons 72 43 15 5 9 100 230 205Bakersfield Condors 72 40 26 2 4 86 221 222Long Beach Ice Dogs 72 36 27 4 5 81 210 217San Diego Gulls 72 34 30 4 4 76 213 214Stockton Thunder 72 18 40 7 7 48 192 260Scoring leaders Edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A PtsAlex Leavitt Alaska 72 26 65 91Mike Scott Alaska 72 37 50 87D Arcy McConvey Idaho 58 39 47 86Ryan Kinasewich Utah 60 39 46 85Jeff Campbell Gwinnett 62 30 53 83Luke Curtin Fresno 64 21 61 82Daniel Sisca Florida 71 29 50 79Matt Dzieduszycki Las Vegas 68 34 44 78Sean Collins Wheeling 62 27 49 76Scott Cameron South Carolina 68 22 50 72Justin Kelley Johnstown 59 31 40 71Leading 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 GAADrew MacIntyre Toledo 33 1981 24 7 2 68 2 926 2 06Andy Franck Wheeling 55 3214 33 15 5 122 5 919 2 28Matt Underhill Alaska 50 2979 36 10 3 113 5 917 2 28Marc Magliarditi Las Vegas 51 2985 34 11 5 123 3 909 2 47Cody Rudkowsky Reading 38 2291 24 11 3 96 2 916 2 51Kelly Cup playoffs EditAmerican Conference Edit Bracket Edit Division Quarters April 9 12Division Semis April 14 22Division Finals April 24 May 2Conference Finals May 5 16N1Toledo3N4Johnstown2N4Johnstown0N5Trenton0N1Toledo3N2Wheeling2N2Wheeling3N3Reading1N1Toledo1S1Gwinnett4S1Gwinnett3S4South Carolina2S4South Carolina0S5Charlotte1S1Gwinnett3S2Florida1S2Florida3S3Greenville2S3Greenville1S6Augusta0Division quarterfinals Edit North Division Quarterfinals Johnstown vs TrentonDate Away HomeApril 10 Trenton 1 Johnstown 2 OTApril 11 Johnstown 4 Trenton 3Johnstown wins series 2 0South Division Quarterfinals South Carolina vs CharlotteDate Away HomeApril 10 Charlotte 3 South Carolina 6April 11 South Carolina 3 Charlotte 4April 12 Charlotte 1 South Carolina 3South Carolina wins series 2 1 South Division Quarterfinals Greenville vs AugustaDate Away HomeApril 9 Augusta 1 Greenville 2April 11 Greenville 3 Augusta 2 OTGreenville wins series 2 0Division semifinals Edit North Division Semifinals Toledo vs JohnstownDate Away HomeApril 14 Johnstown 2 Toledo 3April 15 Johnstown 1 Toledo 4April 19 Toledo 5 Johnstown 3Toledo wins series 3 0 North Division Semifinals Reading vs WheelingDate Away HomeApril 14 Wheeling 3 Reading 2 OTApril 16 Reading 4 Wheeling 1April 18 Reading 3 Wheeling 4April 19 Wheeling 5 Reading 4Wheeling wins series 3 1South Division Semifinals Gwinnett vs South CarolinaDate Away HomeApril 15 South Carolina 3 Gwinnett 5April 16 South Carolina 4 Gwinnett 5 OTApril 19 Gwinnett 3 South Carolina 1Gwinnett wins series 3 0 South Division Semifinals Florida vs GreenvilleDate Away HomeApril 14 Greenville 4 Florida 5 OTApril 15 Greenville 2 Florida 4April 21 Florida 0 Greenville 1 OTApril 22 Florida 9 Greenville 4Florida wins series 3 1Division finals Edit North Division Finals Toledo vs WheelingDate Away HomeApril 24 Wheeling 4 Toledo 5 OTApril 26 Wheeling 5 Toledo 3April 28 Toledo 0 Wheeling 6April 29 Toledo 3 Wheeling 1May 2 Wheeling 2 Toledo 3Toledo wins Series 3 2 South Division Finals Gwinnett vs FloridaDate Away HomeApril 26 Florida 3 Gwinnett 5April 28 Florida 7 Gwinnett 3April 29 Gwinnett 6 Florida 4May 1 Gwinnett 7 Florida 4Gwinnett wins series 3 1Conference finals Edit American Conference Finals Toledo vs GwinnettDate Away HomeMay 5 Toledo 3 Gwinnett 5May 8 Toledo 4 Gwinnett 3 OTMay 12 Gwinnett 4 Toledo 2May 14 Gwinnett 4 Toledo 2May 16 Gwinnett 3 Toledo 2 OTGwinnett wins series 4 1National Conference Edit Bracket Edit Division Semifinals April 10 22Division Finals April 24 May 6Conference Finals May 8 22 W1Alaska4W4Utah0W1Alaska4W2Las Vegas3W2Las Vegas4W3Idaho0W1Alaska4P1Fresno0P2Bakersfield4P3Long Beach3P2Bakersfield3P1Fresno4P1Fresno4P4San Diego3Division semifinals Edit West Division Semifinals Alaska vs UtahDate Away HomeApril 10 Utah 1 Alaska 4April 11 Utah 1 Alaska 3April 13 Alaska 4 Utah 1April 14 Alaska 6 Utah 2Alaska wins series 4 0 West Division Semifinals Las Vegas vs IdahoDate Away HomeApril 11 Idaho 0 Las Vegas 4April 12 Idaho 0 Las Vegas 2April 14 Las Vegas 5 Idaho 4April 15 Las Vegas 4 Idaho 2Las Vegas wins series 4 0Pacific Division Semifinals Fresno vs San DiegoDate Away HomeApril 11 San Diego 3 Fresno 4April 12 San Diego 1 Fresno 4April 14 Fresno 2 San Diego 1 OTApril 15 Fresno 1 San Diego 5April 17 San Diego 3 Fresno 2April 20 Fresno 3 San Diego 4 OTApril 22 San Diego 0 Fresno 2Fresno wins series 4 3 Pacific Division Semifinals Bakersfield vs Long BeachDate Away HomeApril 11 Long Beach 1 Bakersfield 3April 14 Long Beach 5 Bakersfield 4April 15 Bakersfield 6 Long Beach 3April 16 Bakersfield 4 Long Beach 5April 19 Bakersfield 4 Long Beach 1April 21 Long Beach 6 Bakersfield 2April 22 Long Beach 3 Bakersfield 4 OTBakersfield wins series 4 3Division finals Edit West Division Finals Alaska vs Las VegasDate Away HomeApril 24 Las Vegas 5 Alaska 0April 25 Las Vegas 3 Alaska 4 OTApril 27 Alaska 2 Las Vegas 6April 29 Alaska 3 Las Vegas 4 OTApril 30 Alaska 3 Las Vegas 1May 2 Las Vegas 0 Alaska 2May 5 Las Vegas 3 Alaska 4 3OTAlaska wins series 4 3 Pacific Division Finals Fresno vs BakersfieldDate Away HomeApril 24 Bakersfield 3 Fresno 5April 25 Bakersfield 2 Fresno 4April 28 Fresno 2 Bakersfield 4April 29 Fresno 3 Bakersfield 2 OTMay 3 Fresno 2 Bakersfield 4May 5 Bakersfield 4 Fresno 3 OTMay 6 Bakersfield 2 Fresno 4Fresno wins series 4 3Conference finals Edit National Conference Finals Alaska vs FresnoDate Away HomeMay 8 Fresno 1 Alaska 3May 10 Fresno 0 Alaska 2May 12 Alaska 4 Fresno 3May 13 Alaska 3 Fresno 1Alaska wins series 4 0Kelly Cup finals Edit Kelly Cup Finals Alaska vs GwinnettDate Away HomeMay 24 Gwinnett 2 Alaska 3May 25 Gwinnett 3 Alaska 4May 29 Alaska 5 Gwinnett 4May 31 Alaska 1 Gwinnett 6June 1 Alaska 4 Gwinnett 3Alaska wins series and Kelly Cup 4 1ECHL awards EditSee also ECHL awards Patrick Kelly Cup Alaska AcesHenry Brabham Cup Alaska AcesGingher Memorial Trophy Gwinnett GladiatorsBruce Taylor Trophy Alaska AcesJohn Brophy Award Glen Gulutzan Las Vegas CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player Jeff Campbell Gwinnett Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Mike Scott Alaska Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year Matt Underhill Alaska CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year Alex Leavitt Alaska Defenseman of the Year Ryan Gaucher Alaska Leading Scorer Alex Leavitt Alaska Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award Peter Metcalf Alaska Sportsmanship Award Steve Saviano Florida See also EditECHL All Star Game Kelly CupReferences Edit BLOOMINGTON PARTNERS SIGNS 10 YEAR FACILITY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF BLOOMINGTON ECHL com May 10 2004 Archived from the original on October 4 2018 Retrieved October 4 2018 Get set for pro hockey The Pantagraph May 11 2004 Retrieved October 4 2018 ECHL OFFICIALLY WELCOMES BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS ECHL com May 10 2004 Archived from the original on October 4 2018 Retrieved October 4 2018 Page 63 of the November 27 2004 The Pantagraph The Pantagraph November 27 2004 Retrieved October 4 2018 Board Approves Phoenix Suns Ownership Purchase Relocation of ECHL Membership ECHL com February 1 2005 Archived from the original on October 5 2018 Retrieved October 4 2018 2005 06 ECHL Standings HockeyDB Retrieved March 1 2017 2005 06 ECHL Stats ECHL Archived from the original on March 2 2017 Retrieved March 1 2017 External links EditECHL websitePreceded by2005 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs2006 Succeeded by2007 Kelly Cup playoffs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 06 ECHL season amp oldid 1113739055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
