The 2011–12 ECHL season was the 24th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 4, 2011 to March 31, 2012 and was followed by the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs beginning on April 2, 2012.
On July 6, 2011 the New Jersey Devils announced that the Trenton Devils were suspending operations immediately, citing a desire to restructure their player development system to more closely mirror those of other NHL franchises. New Jersey was the only NHL team to wholly own its ECHL affiliate. Trenton had failed to qualify for the playoffs for three out of the previous four seasons and had regularly posted league-low attendance numbers. Prior to folding, the team lost $1.5 million during the 2010–11 ECHL season.[3] Later on July 27, an announcement was made that a Trenton franchise would re-enter the ECHL for the 2011–12 season as the Trenton Titans, with a press conference officially announcing the team occurring on July 28.[4] The ECHL Board of Governors announced on July 28 that the Titans' membership application had been approved. The team took over the Trenton Devils' place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division and played according to the Devils' original schedule for the 2011–12 season.[5]
Annual Board of Governors meeting
The league's annual Board of Governors meeting concluded on August 1, 2011. Announcements included the re-election of Steve Chapman, president of the Gwinnett Gladiators as board president; adoption by the league of an attainable icing rule similar to that employed by the NHL and the league re-alignment for the 2011–12 season. The Colorado Eagles joined the Western Conference's Mountain Division, while in the Eastern Conference, the Wheeling Nailers moved to the Atlantic Division and the Chicago Express occupied the North Division spot left vacant by the Nailers.[6] The league also announced that no All-Star game would be conducted during the 2011–12 season.
2012 Kelly Cup Playoffs format
The format for the 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs remained unchanged from the previous season.
In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths were awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners were seeded first, second and third and played the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher met. The conference semifinals had the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game faced the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.
In the Western Conference, postseason berths were 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 received a bye in the first round. The other division winner was seeded second and met the team that finished seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups were 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 had the first-place finisher meet 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 and the sixth-place finisher.
The first round in each Conference was a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.
The following were the top ten goaltenders in the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.[8]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
^Press release (June 24, 2010). . ECHL. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^Abdur-Rahman, Sulaiman (July 6, 2011). "ECHL's Trenton Devils suspend operations". The Trentonian. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^Rosenau, Joshua (July 27, 2011). "Trenton Titans minor league hockey team to be revived at Sun National Bank Center". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
^Press release (July 28, 2011). . ECHL. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
^Press release (August 1, 2011). . ECHL. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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The 2011 12 ECHL season was the 24th season of the ECHL The regular season schedule ran from October 4 2011 to March 31 2012 and was followed by the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs beginning on April 2 2012 2011 12 ECHL seasonLeagueECHLSportIce hockeyDurationOctober 4 2011 March 31 2012Total attendance3 082 764 total 4 282 average Regular seasonBrabham CupAlaska AcesSeason MVPChad CostelloTop scorerDustin GazleyPlayoffsEastern championsFlorida Everblades Eastern runners upKalamazoo WingsWestern championsLas Vegas Wranglers Western runners upAlaska AcesPlayoffs MVPJohn MuseKelly CupChampionsFlorida Everblades Runners upLas Vegas WranglersECHL seasons 2010 112012 13 Contents 1 League business 1 1 Team changes 1 2 Annual Board of Governors meeting 1 3 2012 Kelly Cup Playoffs format 2 Regular season 2 1 Standings 2 1 1 By division 2 1 2 By conference 3 2011 12 Kelly Cup Playoffs 4 Player statistics 4 1 Scoring leaders 4 2 Leading goaltenders 5 ECHL awards 5 1 All ECHL Teams 5 2 ECHL All Rookie Team 6 References 7 See alsoLeague business EditTeam changes Edit Following the loss of the Victoria Salmon Kings at the end of the 2010 11 season 1 the league welcomed as its 19th and 20th teams the Chicago Express who played home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Illinois 2 and the Colorado Eagles who moved to the ECHL from the Central Hockey League and played home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland Colorado Chicago played in the North Division of the Eastern Conference and Colorado played in the Mountain Division of the Western Conference On July 6 2011 the New Jersey Devils announced that the Trenton Devils were suspending operations immediately citing a desire to restructure their player development system to more closely mirror those of other NHL franchises New Jersey was the only NHL team to wholly own its ECHL affiliate Trenton had failed to qualify for the playoffs for three out of the previous four seasons and had regularly posted league low attendance numbers Prior to folding the team lost 1 5 million during the 2010 11 ECHL season 3 Later on July 27 an announcement was made that a Trenton franchise would re enter the ECHL for the 2011 12 season as the Trenton Titans with a press conference officially announcing the team occurring on July 28 4 The ECHL Board of Governors announced on July 28 that the Titans membership application had been approved The team took over the Trenton Devils place in the Eastern Conference s Atlantic Division and played according to the Devils original schedule for the 2011 12 season 5 Annual Board of Governors meeting Edit The league s annual Board of Governors meeting concluded on August 1 2011 Announcements included the re election of Steve Chapman president of the Gwinnett Gladiators as board president adoption by the league of an attainable icing rule similar to that employed by the NHL and the league re alignment for the 2011 12 season The Colorado Eagles joined the Western Conference s Mountain Division while in the Eastern Conference the Wheeling Nailers moved to the Atlantic Division and the Chicago Express occupied the North Division spot left vacant by the Nailers 6 The league also announced that no All Star game would be conducted during the 2011 12 season 2012 Kelly Cup Playoffs format Edit The format for the 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs remained unchanged from the previous season In the Eastern Conference postseason berths were awarded to the first place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference based on points The division winners were seeded first second and third and played the eighth place finisher the seventh place finisher and the sixth place finisher respectively while the fourth place finisher and the fifth place finisher met The conference semifinals had the winner of the first place and eighth place matchup meet the winner of the fourth place and fifth place game while the winner of the second place and seventh place game faced the winner of the third place and sixth place matchup In the Western Conference postseason berths were 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 received a bye in the first round The other division winner was seeded second and met the team that finished seventh in the conference in the first round The other first round matchups were 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 had the first place finisher meet 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 and the sixth place finisher The first round in each Conference was a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series Regular season EditStandings Edit By division Edit End of season standingsEastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 Elmira Jackals ANA OTT 72 45 22 2 3 228 204 952 Wheeling Nailers MTL PIT 72 37 26 4 5 219 202 833 Reading Royals TOR 72 36 28 4 4 229 235 804 Trenton Titans PHI 72 21 41 4 6 211 271 52North Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 Kalamazoo Wings independent 72 38 26 2 6 264 237 842 Chicago Express CBJ 72 34 26 8 4 216 234 803 Cincinnati Cyclones FLA NAS 72 35 28 2 7 228 227 794 Toledo Walleye CHI DET 72 28 38 2 4 189 258 48South Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 Gwinnett Gladiators PHX 72 41 20 7 4 214 200 932 Greenville Road Warriors NYR 72 41 25 2 4 232 215 883 Florida Everblades Car TB 72 39 26 2 5 260 218 854 South Carolina Stingrays Was 72 37 28 4 3 191 180 81Western Conference Mountain Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 Alaska Aces STL 72 43 18 3 8 224 172 972 Colorado Eagles independent 72 38 28 1 5 250 252 823 Utah Grizzlies CGY 72 33 33 0 6 183 223 724 Idaho Steelheads DAL 72 31 32 2 7 194 236 71Pacific Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 Ontario Reign LA 72 43 21 5 3 242 193 942 Las Vegas Wranglers independent 72 42 22 1 7 235 198 923 Stockton Thunder EDM SJ 72 34 33 1 4 204 216 734 Bakersfield Condors independent 72 24 41 4 3 199 241 55By conference Edit End of season standings Eastern Conference R Div GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 z Elmira Jackals AT 72 45 22 2 3 228 204 952 y Gwinnett Gladiators SO 72 41 20 7 4 214 200 933 y Kalamazoo Wings NO 72 38 26 2 6 264 237 844 Greenville Road Warriors SO 72 41 25 2 4 232 215 885 Florida Everblades SO 72 39 26 2 5 260 218 856 Wheeling Nailers AT 72 37 26 4 5 219 202 837 South Carolina Stingrays SO 72 37 28 4 3 191 180 818 Reading Royals AT 72 36 28 4 4 229 235 808 59 Chicago Express NO 72 34 26 8 4 216 234 8010 Cincinnati Cyclones NO 72 35 28 2 7 228 227 7911 Toledo Walleye NO 72 28 38 2 4 189 258 6212 Trenton Titans AT 72 21 41 4 6 211 271 52Divisions AT Atlantic NO North SO South Division leader y Won division z Won conference and division Western Conference R Div GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts1 b Alaska Aces MT 72 43 18 3 8 224 172 972 y Ontario Reign PA 72 43 21 5 3 242 193 943 Las Vegas Wranglers PA 72 42 22 1 7 235 198 924 Colorado Eagles MT 72 38 28 1 5 250 252 825 Stockton Thunder PA 72 34 33 1 4 204 216 736 Utah Grizzlies MT 72 33 33 0 6 183 223 727 Idaho Steelheads MT 72 31 32 2 7 194 236 718 58 Bakersfield Condors PA 72 24 41 4 3 199 241 55Divisions MT Mountain PA Pacific Division leader y Won division b Won Brabham Cup best record in the league and first round bye2011 12 Kelly Cup Playoffs EditConference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsConference FinalsKelly Cup Finals 1Elmira38Reading21Elmira15Florida44Greenville05Florida35Florida4Eastern3Kalamazoo12Gwinnett27South Carolina37South Carolina13Kalamazoo43Kalamazoo36Wheeling1E5Florida4Note Pairings are re seeded after the first round W3Las Vegas11Alaska 8BYE 1Alaska45Stockton04Colorado15Stockton31Alaska3Western3Las Vegas42Ontario27Idaho37Idaho13Las Vegas43Las Vegas36Utah0Player statistics EditScoring leaders Edit The following were the top ten players in the league in points at the conclusion of the 2011 12 season 7 GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMDustin Gazley Elmira Jackals 72 25 60 85 73Adam Miller Las Vegas Wranglers 71 32 52 84 45Justin Bowers Greenville Road Warriors 69 19 59 78 37Chad Costello Colorado Eagles 47 29 47 76 26Trent Daavettila Kalamazoo Wings 69 18 56 74 40Yannick Tifu Reading Royals 69 23 47 70 65Dan Kissel Alaska Aces 70 35 33 68 30Mathieu Aubin Cincinnati Cyclones 62 30 38 68 59Kevin Ulanski Colorado Eagles 56 27 41 68 60Eric Lampe Las Vegas Wranglers 52 37 30 67 38Leading goaltenders Edit The following were the top ten goaltenders in the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the 2011 12 season 8 GP Games played Min Minutes played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses GA Goals against SO Shutouts SV Save percentage GAA Goals against average Player Team GP Min W L OTL SOL GA SO SV GAAGerald Coleman Alaska Aces 27 1644 18 5 1 3 53 3 926 1 93Jeff Jakaitis Gwinnett Gladiators 26 1538 17 6 1 1 52 5 930 2 03Philipp Grubauer South Carolina Stingrays 43 2536 23 13 4 1 94 1 918 2 22Adam Courchaine Alaska Aces 34 2022 19 10 2 3 80 3 908 2 37Joe Fallon Las Vegas Wranglers 47 2739 30 10 1 3 109 3 912 2 39Chris Carrozzi Ontario Reign 30 1669 17 7 2 2 67 3 918 2 41John Muse Florida Everblades 25 1489 16 6 1 2 60 1 920 2 42Olivier Roy Stockton Thunder 40 2388 16 18 1 4 99 4 925 2 49Peter Delmas Wheeling Nailers 37 2113 18 14 1 2 88 3 909 2 50Brian Stewart Elmira Jackals 40 2294 26 11 1 1 98 1 917 2 56ECHL awards EditSee also ECHL awards Patrick Kelly Cup Florida EverbladesHenry Brabham Cup Alaska AcesGingher Memorial Trophy Florida EverbladesBruce Taylor Trophy Las Vegas WranglersJohn Brophy Award Rob Murray Alaska Aces John Wroblewski Gwinnett Gladiators CCM U Most Valuable Player Chad Costello Colorado Eagles Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player John Muse Florida Everblades Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year Jeff Jakaitis Gwinnett Gladiators CCM Rookie of the Year Dustin Gazley Elmira Jackals Defenseman of the Year Aaron Schneekloth Colorado Eagles Leading Scorer Dustin Gazley Elmira Jackals Reebok Plus Performer Award Mathieu Aubin Cincinnati Cyclones Sportsmanship Award Kevin Ulanski Colorado Eagles Community Service Award Jason Fredricks Ontario Reign Birmingham Memorial Award Jason Rollins 9 All ECHL Teams Edit All ECHL First Team F Chad Costello Colorado F Dustin Gazley Elmira F Eric Lampe Las Vegas D Bryan Miller Alaska D Aaron Schneekloth Colorado G Jeff Jakaitis Gwinnett All ECHL Second Team F Justin Bowers Greenville F Dan Kissel Alaska F Adam Miller Las Vegas D Andrew Hotham Wheeling D Johann Kroll South Carolina G Joe Fallon Las Vegas ECHL All Rookie Team Edit ECHL All Rookie Team F Chris Barton Wheeling F Dustin Gazley Elmira F Matthew Sisca Cincinnati D Andrew Hotham Wheeling D Mike Little Stockton G Philipp Grubauer South Carolina References Edit Dheenshaw Cleve May 7 2011 RG opts to fold Salmon Kings franchise Times Colonist Retrieved May 19 2011 permanent dead link Press release June 24 2010 Expansion membership approved for Chicago ECHL Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Retrieved May 25 2011 Abdur Rahman Sulaiman July 6 2011 ECHL s Trenton Devils suspend operations The Trentonian Retrieved July 7 2011 Rosenau Joshua July 27 2011 Trenton Titans minor league hockey team to be revived at Sun National Bank Center The Times of Trenton Retrieved July 28 2011 Press release July 28 2011 ECHL Board of Governors approves membership for Trenton Titans ECHL Archived from the original on September 30 2011 Retrieved July 28 2011 Press release August 1 2011 Annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting concludes ECHL Archived from the original on August 24 2011 Retrieved August 1 2011 Top Scorers 2011 12 Regular Season All Players ECHL Archived from the original on March 14 2012 Top Goalies 2011 12 Regular Season Goals Against Average ECHL Archived from the original on March 14 2012 Rollins wins Birmingham Memorial Award ECHL Archived from the original on 12 May 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2012 See also Edit2011 in sports 2012 in sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 12 ECHL season amp oldid 1126426749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
