The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4, 2011 following the end of the 2010–11 ECHL regular season.[1] The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason, with the exception of the changed conference names. 15 teams will qualify for the playoffs, being the top seven teams from the Western Conference and the top eight teams from the Eastern Conference.[2][3]
In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners will be seeded first, second and third and will play the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher will meet. The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game will face the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.
In the Western Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups will be the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals will have the first-place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher against the sixth-place finisher.
The first round in each Conference will be a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.[2]
Playoff seedsEdit
After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 97 points.[4] The Greenville Road Warriors earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 96 points.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
All statistics as of: 18:47, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
GoaltendingEdit
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
All statistics as of: 18:47, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
ReferencesEdit
^Press release (April 4, 2011). "2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs - Conference Quarterfinal Preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ abPress release (October 12, 2009). . ECHL. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^"ECHL board keeps playoff format, adopts NHL rules. - Where the Reign reigns". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^Press release (April 3, 2011). . ECHL. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
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The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4 2011 following the end of the 2010 11 ECHL regular season 1 The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason with the exception of the changed conference names 15 teams will qualify for the playoffs being the top seven teams from the Western Conference and the top eight teams from the Eastern Conference 2 3 2011 Kelly Cup playoffsTournament detailsDatesApril 4 May 21 2011Teams15Final positionsChampionsAlaska AcesRunner upKalamazoo WingsTournament statisticsScoring leader s Trent Daavettila Kalamazoo 28 points 20102012 Contents 1 Playoff format 2 Playoff seeds 2 1 Eastern Conference 2 2 Western Conference 3 Playoff bracket 4 Conference Quarterfinals 4 1 Eastern Conference 4 1 1 1 Greenville Road Warriors vs 8 Elmira Jackals 4 1 2 2 Reading Royals vs 7 Cincinnati Cyclones 4 1 3 3 Kalamazoo Wings vs 6 Florida Everblades 4 1 4 4 Wheeling Nailers vs 5 South Carolina Stingrays 4 2 Western Conference 4 2 1 2 Bakersfield Condors vs 7 Victoria Salmon Kings 4 2 2 3 Stockton Thunder vs 6 Utah Grizzlies 4 2 3 4 Las Vegas Wranglers vs 5 Idaho Steelheads 5 Conference Semifinals 5 1 Eastern Conference 5 1 1 1 Greenville Road Warriors vs 4 Wheeling Nailers 5 1 2 2 Reading Royals vs 3 Kalamazoo Wings 5 2 Western Conference 5 2 1 1 Alaska Aces vs 5 Idaho Steelheads 5 2 2 6 Utah Grizzlies vs 7 Victoria Salmon Kings 6 Conference Finals 6 1 Eastern Conference 6 1 1 3 Kalamazoo Wings vs 4 Wheeling Nailers 6 2 Western Conference 6 2 1 1 Alaska Aces vs 7 Victoria Salmon Kings 7 Kelly Cup Finals 7 1 1 Alaska Aces vs 3 Kalamazoo Wings 8 Statistical leaders 8 1 Skaters 8 2 Goaltending 9 References 10 See alsoPlayoff format EditIn the Eastern Conference postseason berths will be awarded to the first place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference based on points The division winners will be seeded first second and third and will play the eighth place finisher the seventh place finisher and the sixth place finisher respectively while the fourth place finisher and the fifth place finisher will meet The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first place and eighth place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth place and fifth place game while the winner of the second place and seventh place game will face the winner of the third place and sixth place matchup In the Western Conference postseason berths will be awarded to the first place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference based on points The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round The other first round matchups will be the third place finisher in the conference against the sixth place finisher in the conference and the fourth place finisher in the conference against the fifth place finisher in the conference The conference semifinals will have the first place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth place and fifth place matchup and the winner of the second place finisher and seventh place finisher against the winner of the third place finisher against the sixth place finisher The first round in each Conference will be a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series 2 Playoff seeds EditAfter the regular season 15 teams qualified for the playoffs The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 97 points 4 The Greenville Road Warriors earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 96 points Eastern Conference Edit Greenville Road Warriors South Division and Eastern Conference champions 96 points Reading Royals Atlantic Division champions 93 points Kalamazoo Wings North Division champions 88 points Wheeling Nailers 81 points South Carolina Stingrays 80 points Florida Everblades 79 points Cincinnati Cyclones 76 points Elmira Jackals 74 points Western Conference Edit Alaska Aces Western Conference and Mountain Division champions Brabham Cup winner 97 points Bakersfield Condors Pacific Division champions 86 points Stockton Thunder 86 points Las Vegas Wranglers 81 points Idaho Steelheads 77 points Utah Grizzlies 73 points Victoria Salmon Kings 68 points Playoff bracket EditConference quarterfinals 5 Conference semifinals 6 Conference finals 7 8 Kelly Cup finals 9 10 1Greenville38Elmira11Greenville34Wheeling44Wheeling35South Carolina14Wheeling2Eastern Conference3Kalamazoo42Reading37Cincinnati12Reading03Kalamazoo43Kalamazoo36Florida1W1Alaska4E3Kalamazoo11Alaska 8BYE 1Alaska45Idaho04Las Vegas25Idaho31Alaska4Western Conference7Victoria02Bakersfield17Victoria37Victoria46Utah03Stockton16Utah3Conference Quarterfinals EditNote Home team is listed first Eastern Conference Edit 1 Greenville Road Warriors vs 8 Elmira Jackals Edit April 5 Elmira Jackals 2 5 Greenville Road Warriors First ArenaApril 6 Elmira Jackals 6 3 Greenville Road Warriors First ArenaApril 8 Greenville Road Warriors 2 0 Elmira Jackals BI LO CenterApril 9 Greenville Road Warriors 2 1 OT2 Elmira Jackals BI LO CenterGreenville wins series 3 1 2 Reading Royals vs 7 Cincinnati Cyclones Edit April 5 Reading Royals 2 5 Cincinnati Cyclones Sovereign CenterApril 6 Reading Royals 5 4 OT2 Cincinnati Cyclones Sovereign CenterApril 8 Cincinnati Cyclones 0 3 Reading Royals U S Bank ArenaApril 9 Cincinnati Cyclones 1 2 OT2 Reading Royals U S Bank ArenaReading wins series 3 1 3 Kalamazoo Wings vs 6 Florida Everblades Edit April 5 Florida Everblades 2 1 Kalamazoo Wings Germain ArenaApril 6 Florida Everblades 1 4 Kalamazoo Wings Germain ArenaApril 8 Kalamazoo Wings 4 3 Florida Everblades Wings StadiumApril 9 Kalamazoo Wings 5 3 Florida Everblades Wings StadiumKalamazoo wins series 3 1 4 Wheeling Nailers vs 5 South Carolina Stingrays Edit April 5 South Carolina Stingrays 3 4 OT Wheeling Nailers North Charleston ColiseumApril 6 South Carolina Stingrays 1 2 OT Wheeling Nailers North Charleston ColiseumApril 8 Wheeling Nailers 2 4 South Carolina Stingrays WesBanco ArenaApril 9 Wheeling Nailers 3 2 South Carolina Stingrays WesBanco ArenaWheeling wins series 3 1 Western Conference Edit 2 Bakersfield Condors vs 7 Victoria Salmon Kings Edit April 4 Victoria Salmon Kings 3 1 Bakersfield Condors Save On Foods Memorial CentreApril 5 Victoria Salmon Kings 3 6 Bakersfield Condors Save On Foods Memorial CentreApril 8 Bakersfield Condors 0 2 Victoria Salmon Kings Rabobank ArenaApril 9 Bakersfield Condors 2 3 OT Victoria Salmon Kings Rabobank ArenaVictoria wins series 3 1 3 Stockton Thunder vs 6 Utah Grizzlies Edit April 5 Utah Grizzlies 5 2 Stockton Thunder Maverik CenterApril 6 Utah Grizzlies 2 3 OT Stockton Thunder Maverik CenterApril 9 Stockton Thunder 2 4 Utah Grizzlies Stockton ArenaApril 10 Stockton Thunder 0 5 Utah Grizzlies Stockton ArenaUtah wins series 3 1 4 Las Vegas Wranglers vs 5 Idaho Steelheads Edit April 5 Las Vegas Wranglers 1 0 OT2 Idaho Steelheads Orleans ArenaApril 6 Las Vegas Wranglers 2 3 OT3 Idaho Steelheads Orleans ArenaApril 8 Idaho Steelheads 3 1 Las Vegas Wranglers Qwest ArenaApril 9 Idaho Steelheads 1 5 Las Vegas Wranglers Qwest ArenaApril 12 Idaho Steelheads 3 1 Las Vegas Wranglers Qwest ArenaIdaho wins series 3 2Conference Semifinals EditNote Home team is listed first Eastern Conference Edit 1 Greenville Road Warriors vs 4 Wheeling Nailers Edit April 14 Greenville Road Warriors 3 4 Wheeling Nailers BI LO CenterApril 15 Greenville Road Warriors 2 1 OT Wheeling Nailers BI LO CenterApril 20 Wheeling Nailers 3 2 Greenville Road Warriors WesBanco ArenaApril 22 Wheeling Nailers 2 1 Greenville Road Warriors WesBanco ArenaApril 23 Wheeling Nailers 1 5 Greenville Road Warriors WesBanco ArenaApril 26 Greenville Road Warriors 6 3 Wheeling Nailers BI LO CenterApril 27 Greenville Road Warriors 3 4 OT Wheeling Nailers BI LO CenterWheeling wins series 4 3 2 Reading Royals vs 3 Kalamazoo Wings Edit April 15 Reading Royals 3 8 Kalamazoo Wings Sovereign CenterApril 16 Reading Royals 4 5 Kalamazoo Wings Sovereign CenterApril 20 Kalamazoo Wings 5 4 Reading Royals Wings StadiumApril 22 Kalamazoo Wings 5 4 Reading Royals Wings StadiumKalamazoo wins series 4 0 Western Conference Edit 1 Alaska Aces vs 5 Idaho Steelheads Edit April 15 Alaska Aces 2 1 Idaho Steelheads Sullivan ArenaApril 16 Alaska Aces 2 0 Idaho Steelheads Sullivan ArenaApril 20 Idaho Steelheads 1 3 Alaska Aces Qwest ArenaApril 22 Idaho Steelheads 0 4 Alaska Aces Qwest ArenaAlaska wins series 4 0 6 Utah Grizzlies vs 7 Victoria Salmon Kings Edit April 15 Utah Grizzlies 2 4 Victoria Salmon Kings Maverik CenterApril 16 Utah Grizzlies 2 4 Victoria Salmon Kings Maverik CenterApril 20 Victoria Salmon Kings 3 2 OT Utah Grizzlies Save On Foods Memorial CentreApril 22 Victoria Salmon Kings 2 1 OT2 Utah Grizzlies Save On Foods Memorial CentreVictoria wins series 4 0Conference Finals EditEastern Conference Edit 3 Kalamazoo Wings vs 4 Wheeling Nailers Edit April 29 Kalamazoo Wings 2 3 OT Wheeling Nailers Wings StadiumApril 30 Kalamazoo Wings 4 1 Wheeling Nailers Wings StadiumMay 5 Wheeling Nailers 5 3 Kalamazoo Wings WesBanco ArenaMay 7 Wheeling Nailers 2 3 Kalamazoo Wings WesBanco ArenaMay 8 Wheeling Nailers 0 4 Kalamazoo Wings WesBanco ArenaMay 10 Kalamazoo Wings 6 1 Wheeling Nailers Wings StadiumKalamazoo wins series 4 2 Western Conference Edit 1 Alaska Aces vs 7 Victoria Salmon Kings Edit April 27 Alaska Aces 2 1 Victoria Salmon Kings Sullivan ArenaApril 28 Alaska Aces 4 3 OT Victoria Salmon Kings Sullivan ArenaApril 30 Victoria Salmon Kings 2 6 Alaska Aces Save On Foods Memorial CentreMay 2 Victoria Salmon Kings 2 3 Alaska Aces Save On Foods Memorial CentreAlaska wins series 4 0Kelly Cup Finals Edit 1 Alaska Aces vs 3 Kalamazoo Wings Edit May 14 Alaska Aces 5 0 Kalamazoo Wings Sullivan ArenaMay 15 Alaska Aces 3 2 Kalamazoo Wings Sullivan ArenaMay 18 Kalamazoo Wings 4 1 Alaska Aces Wings StadiumMay 20 Kalamazoo Wings 5 7 Alaska Aces Wings StadiumMay 21 Kalamazoo Wings 3 5 Alaska Aces Wings StadiumAlaska wins Kelly Cup 4 1Statistical leaders EditSkaters Edit These are the top ten skaters based on points Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTrent Daavettila Kalamazoo Wings 18 6 22 28 7 8Sam Ftorek Kalamazoo Wings 19 7 14 21 0 10Andrew Fournier Kalamazoo Wings 19 6 14 20 6 8Scott Howes Alaska Aces 12 7 12 19 11 6Aaron Clarke Kalamazoo Wings 19 6 10 16 1 10Kory Karlander Kalamazoo Wings 19 7 8 15 3 16Paul Crowder Wheeling Nailers 17 4 11 15 0 16Justin Taylor Kalamazoo Wings 19 9 5 14 1 18Dean Strong Kalamazoo Wings 15 7 7 14 2 8Joey Haddad Wheeling Nailers 17 7 7 14 5 38GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points Plus minus PIM Penalty minutes Yellow shade team still in playoffs All statistics as of 18 47 23 May 2011 UTC Goaltending Edit These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played Note list is sorted by goals against average Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV SO TOIMichael Ouzas Las Vegas Wranglers 5 2 3 153 8 1 25 948 1 384Chris Beckford Tseu Greenville Road Warriors 4 2 2 87 7 1 59 920 1 264Gerald Coleman Alaska Aces 12 11 1 338 21 1 73 938 3 729Jerry Kuhn Idaho Steelheads 9 3 6 300 19 1 83 937 0 624Marco Cousineau Elmira Jackals 4 1 3 129 8 1 91 938 0 251GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice in minutes Yellow shade team still in playoffs All statistics as of 18 47 23 May 2011 UTC References Edit Press release April 4 2011 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs Conference Quarterfinal Preview ECHL Retrieved April 5 2011 a b Press release October 12 2009 2010 ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs format ECHL Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Retrieved April 5 2011 ECHL board keeps playoff format adopts NHL rules Where the Reign reigns Archived from the original on 2012 09 05 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Press release April 3 2011 Alaska wins Brabham Cup ECHL Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Retrieved April 5 2011 Press release April 4 2011 Conference quarterfinals preview ECHL Retrieved April 5 2011 Press release April 13 2011 Conference semifinals preview ECHL Retrieved April 14 2011 Press release April 27 2011 Preview of Kelly Cup playoffs Western Conference finals ECHL Retrieved April 28 2011 Press release April 29 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals preview ECHL Retrieved April 29 2011 Press release May 13 2011 Preview of 2011 Kelly Cup finals ECHL Retrieved May 16 2011 Press release May 21 2011 Alaska wins second Kelly Cup title ECHL Retrieved May 23 2011 See also Edit2010 11 ECHL season List of ECHL seasonsPreceded by2010 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs2011 Succeeded by2012 Kelly Cup playoffs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs amp oldid 1106307144, 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