The 2005 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 12, 2005. 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. In the American Conference, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the National Conference, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs.
The Kelly Cup Final ended on June 1, 2005, with the Trenton Titans defeating the Florida Everblades four games to two to win the first Kelly Cup in team history. Trenton forward Leon Hayward was named the Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player.
The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs, with the division champions seeded 1 and 2 and the remaining six teams seeded 3 through 8 based on points. The Conference quarterfinals featured a best-of-5 series with the higher seeds (1, 2, 3 and 4) versus the lower seeds (8, 7, 6 and 5). The Conference semifinals featured a best-of-5 series as well as a reseeding with the highest remaining seeds hosting the lowest remaining seeds. The Conference finals featured a best-of-seven series with the winner crowned the American Conference champion and granted a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals.
National Conferenceedit
The top four teams in each of the North and West divisions qualified for the 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs. Each divisions' champion would be seeded first in the best-of-5 Division Semifinals hosting the fourth seed from their division, while the second seeds would play the third seeds. The winners of each Division semifinal would move on to the best-of-5 division finals. The winners of the two division finals play in a best-of-seven conference final. The winner of the conference final was crowned the National Conference champions and granted a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals
Kelly Cup Finalsedit
The Kelly Cup Finals will be a best-of-seven series between the two conference champions.
Playoff Seedsedit
After the 2005–06 ECHL regular season, 19 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the National Conference regular season champions, as well the Henry Brabham Cup winners with the best regular season record. The Gwinnett Gladiators were the National Conference regular season champions.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2005 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 12 2005 16 teams qualified for the playoffs In the American Conference the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs In the National Conference the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs The Kelly Cup Final ended on June 1 2005 with the Trenton Titans defeating the Florida Everblades four games to two to win the first Kelly Cup in team history Trenton forward Leon Hayward was named the Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Contents 1 Playoff format 1 1 American Conference 1 2 National Conference 1 3 Kelly Cup Finals 2 Playoff Seeds 2 1 American Conference 2 2 National Conference 2 2 1 North Division 2 2 2 West Division 3 Playoff Brackets 4 First round 4 1 American Conference quarterfinals 4 1 1 1 Pensacola Ice Pilots vs 8 Greenville Grrrowl 4 1 2 2 Columbia Inferno vs 7 Charlotte Checkers 4 1 3 3 Florida Everblades vs 6 South Carolina Stingrays 4 1 4 4 Gwinnett Gladiators vs 5 Mississippi Sea Wolves 4 2 National Conference division semifinals 4 2 1 N 1 Reading Royals vs N 4 Toledo Storm 4 2 2 N 2 Trenton Titans vs N 3 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 4 2 3 W 1 Alaska Aces vs W 4 Bakersfield Condors 4 2 4 W 2 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W 3 Idaho Steelheads 5 2nd Round 5 1 American Conference semifinals 5 1 1 3 Florida Everblades vs 8 Greenville Grrrowl 5 1 2 4 Gwinnett Gladiators vs 7 Charlotte Checkers 5 2 National Conference division finals 5 2 1 N 1 Reading Royals vs N 2 Trenton Titans 5 2 2 W 1 Alaska Aces vs W 2 Long Beach Ice Dogs 6 Conference Finals 6 1 American Conference 6 1 1 3 Florida Everblades vs 7 Charlotte Checkers 6 2 National Conference 6 2 1 W 1 Alaska Aces vs N 2 Trenton Titans 7 2005 Kelly Cup Finals 7 1 A 3 Florida Everblades vs N 2 Trenton Titans 8 See alsoPlayoff format editAmerican Conference edit The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs with the division champions seeded 1 and 2 and the remaining six teams seeded 3 through 8 based on points The Conference quarterfinals featured a best of 5 series with the higher seeds 1 2 3 and 4 versus the lower seeds 8 7 6 and 5 The Conference semifinals featured a best of 5 series as well as a reseeding with the highest remaining seeds hosting the lowest remaining seeds The Conference finals featured a best of seven series with the winner crowned the American Conference champion and granted a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals National Conference edit The top four teams in each of the North and West divisions qualified for the 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs Each divisions champion would be seeded first in the best of 5 Division Semifinals hosting the fourth seed from their division while the second seeds would play the third seeds The winners of each Division semifinal would move on to the best of 5 division finals The winners of the two division finals play in a best of seven conference final The winner of the conference final was crowned the National Conference champions and granted a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals Kelly Cup Finals edit The Kelly Cup Finals will be a best of seven series between the two conference champions Playoff Seeds editAfter the 2005 06 ECHL regular season 19 teams qualified for the playoffs The Alaska Aces were the National Conference regular season champions as well the Henry Brabham Cup winners with the best regular season record The Gwinnett Gladiators were the National Conference regular season champions American Conference edit Pensacola Ice Pilots South Division and American Conference champions Brabham Cup winners 107 points Columbia Inferno East Division champions 88 points Florida Everblades 94 points Gwinnett Gladiators 88 points Mississippi Sea Wolves 87 points South Carolina Stingrays 87 points Charlotte Checkers 85 points Greenville Grrrowl 83 points National Conference edit North Division edit Reading Royals 93 points Trenton Titans 93 points Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 92 points Toledo Storm 87 points West Division edit Alaska Aces National Conference regular season champions 98 points Long Beach Ice Dogs 95 points Idaho Steelheads 91 points Bakersfield Condors 90 pointsPlayoff Brackets editThis bracket viewtalkedit Conference quarterfinalsConference semifinalsConference finalsKelly Cup finals A1Pensacola1A8Greenville3A8Greenville0A3Florida3A3Florida3A6South Carolina1A3Florida4American ConferenceA7Charlotte2A4Gwinnett3A5Mississippi1A4Gwinnett1A7Charlotte3A2Columbia2A7Charlotte3A3Florida2N2Trenton4N1Reading3N4Toledo1N1Reading1N2Trenton3N2Trenton3N3Atlantic City0N2Trenton4National ConferenceW1Alaska3W1Alaska3W4Bakersfield2W1Alaska3W2Long Beach0W2Long Beach3W3Idaho1First round editNote 1 All times are local Note 2 Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary Note 3 Home team is listed first American Conference quarterfinals edit 1 Pensacola Ice Pilots vs 8 Greenville Grrrowl edit April 14 Pensacola Ice Pilots 4 5 OT Greenville Grrrowl Pensacola Civic Center April 15 Pensacola Ice Pilots 2 3 OT Greenville Grrrowl Pensacola Civic Center April 16 Greenville Grrrowl 2 3 OT Pensacola Ice Pilots BI LO Center April 19 Greenville Grrrowl 4 0 Pensacola Ice Pilots BI LO Center Greenville wins series 3 1 2 Columbia Inferno vs 7 Charlotte Checkers edit April 13 Columbia Inferno 2 0 Charlotte Checkers Carolina Coliseum April 15 Columbia Inferno 4 2 Charlotte Checkers Carolina Coliseum April 16 Charlotte Checkers 3 1 Columbia Inferno Charlotte Bobcats Arena April 17 Charlotte Checkers 5 2 Columbia Inferno Charlotte Bobcats Arena April 20 Columbia Inferno 3 4 OT Charlotte Checkers Carolina Coliseum Charlotte wins series 3 2 3 Florida Everblades vs 6 South Carolina Stingrays edit April 13 Florida Everblades 7 4 South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena April 15 Florida Everblades 3 4 South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena April 16 South Carolina Stingrays 2 5 Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum April 18 South Carolina Stingrays 3 4 OT Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum Florida wins series 3 1 4 Gwinnett Gladiators vs 5 Mississippi Sea Wolves edit April 13 Gwinnett Gladiators 5 1 Mississippi Sea Wolves Arena at Gwinnett Center April 15 Mississippi Sea Wolves 3 2 OT Gwinnett Gladiators Mississippi Coast Coliseum April 16 Gwinnett Gladiators 8 1 Mississippi Sea Wolves Arena at Gwinnett Center April 18 Gwinnett Gladiators 3 1 Mississippi Sea Wolves Arena at Gwinnett Center Gwinnett wins series 3 1 National Conference division semifinals edit N 1 Reading Royals vs N 4 Toledo Storm edit April 14 Reading Royals 0 1 Toledo Storm Sovereign Center April 16 Reading Royals 1 0 Toledo Storm Sovereign Center April 17 Toledo Storm 0 2 Reading Royals Toledo Sports Arena April 19 Toledo Storm 2 5 Reading Royals Toledo Sports Arena Reading wins series 3 1 N 2 Trenton Titans vs N 3 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies edit April 13 Trenton Titans 4 2 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies Sovereign Bank Arena April 15 Trenton Titans 2 1 OT Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies Sovereign Bank Arena April 17 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 3 4 OT Trenton Titans Boardwalk Hall Trenton wins series 3 0 W 1 Alaska Aces vs W 4 Bakersfield Condors edit April 12 Alaska Aces 5 2 Bakersfield Condors Sullivan Arena April 13 Alaska Aces 3 1 Bakersfield Condors Sullivan Arena April 14 Bakersfield Condors 3 2 Alaska Aces Bakersfield Centennial Garden April 16 Bakersfield Condors 4 3 OT Alaska Aces Bakersfield Centennial Garden April 18 Alaska Aces 6 2 Bakersfield Condors Sullivan Arena Alaska wins series 3 2 W 2 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W 3 Idaho Steelheads edit April 13 Long Beach Ice Dogs 3 2 Idaho Steelheads Long Beach Sports Arena April 15 Long Beach Ice Dogs 2 3 Idaho Steelheads Long Beach Sports Arena April 16 Idaho Steelheads 2 4 Long Beach Ice Dogs Qwest Arena April 17 Idaho Steelheads 0 3 Long Beach Ice Dogs Qwest Arena Long Beach wins series 3 12nd Round editAmerican Conference semifinals edit 3 Florida Everblades vs 8 Greenville Grrrowl edit April 22 Florida Everblades 4 1 Greenville Grrrowl Germain Arena April 25 Florida Everblades 4 3 OT Greenville Grrrowl Germain Arena April 26 Greenville Grrrowl 1 2 OT Florida Everblades BI LO Center Florida wins series 3 0 4 Gwinnett Gladiators vs 7 Charlotte Checkers edit April 24 Gwinnett Gladiators 2 1 OT Charlotte Checkers Arena at Gwinnett Center April 25 Gwinnett Gladiators 3 4 OT Charlotte Checkers Arena at Gwinnett Center April 27 Charlotte Checkers 4 1 Gwinnett Gladiators Charlotte Bobcats Arena April 28 Charlotte Checkers 3 0 Gwinnett Gladiators Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte wins series 3 1 National Conference division finals edit N 1 Reading Royals vs N 2 Trenton Titans edit April 22 Reading Royals 4 2 Trenton Titans Sovereign Center April 23 Reading Royals 1 2 Trenton Titans Sovereign Center April 27 Trenton Titans 3 2 OT Reading Royals Sovereign Bank Arena April 29 Trenton Titans 3 4 Reading Royals Sovereign Bank Arena Trenton wins series 3 1 W 1 Alaska Aces vs W 2 Long Beach Ice Dogs edit April 22 Long Beach Ice Dogs 1 2 OT Alaska Aces Long Beach Sports Arena April 23 Long Beach Ice Dogs 2 4 Alaska Aces Long Beach Sports Arena April 25 Alaska Aces 3 1 Long Beach Ice Dogs Sullivan Arena Alaska wins series 3 0Conference Finals editAmerican Conference edit 3 Florida Everblades vs 7 Charlotte Checkers edit May 2 Florida Everblades 6 4 Charlotte Checkers Germain Arena May 4 Florida Everblades 4 5 Charlotte Checkers Germain Arena May 6 Charlotte Checkers 1 2 Florida Everblades Charlotte Bobcats Arena May 8 Charlotte Checkers 4 1 Florida Everblades Charlotte Bobcats Arena May 10 Florida Everblades 5 0 Charlotte Checkers Germain Arena May 13 Charlotte Checkers 0 1 OT Florida Everblades Charlotte Bobcats Arena Florida wins series 4 2 National Conference edit W 1 Alaska Aces vs N 2 Trenton Titans edit May 3 Alaska Aces 6 0 Trenton Titans Sullivan Arena May 4 Alaska Aces 1 7 Trenton Titans Sullivan Arena May 7 Trenton Titans 4 3 OT Alaska Aces Sovereign Bank Arena May 8 Trenton Titans 3 4 OT Alaska Aces Sovereign Bank Arena May 10 Trenton Titans 3 0 Alaska Aces Sovereign Bank Arena May 13 Alaska Aces 2 1 OT Trenton Titans Sullivan Arena May 16 Alaska Aces 0 2 Trenton Titans Sullivan Arena Trenton wins series 4 32005 Kelly Cup Finals edit A 3 Florida Everblades vs N 2 Trenton Titans edit May 21 Florida Everblades 0 7 Trenton Titans Germain Arena May 22 Florida Everblades 1 2 Trenton Titans Germain Arena May 27 Trenton Titans 4 5 OT Florida Everblades Sovereign Bank Arena May 28 Trenton Titans 3 6 Florida Everblades Sovereign Bank Arena May 30 Trenton Titans 5 2 Florida Everblades Sovereign Bank Arena June 1 Florida Everblades 1 4 Trenton Titans Germain Arena Trenton wins series 4 2See also edit2004 05 ECHL season List of ECHL seasons Preceded by2004 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs2005 Succeeded by2006 Kelly Cup playoffs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs amp oldid 1193490518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
