The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the playoff champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup, named after former American Hockey League president Jack Riley. The current cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, the league's first commissioner. The cup is loaned to the winning team for one year and is returned at the start of the following year's playoffs,[1] although the trophy itself has been replaced three times with the first two iterations preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2] The Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player award is also given out as part of the Kelly Cup Championship ceremonies. Nick Vitucci, Dave Gagnon and Cam Johnson (ice hockey) are the only players to win the award on multiple occasions, with Johnson the only player to win the award in consecutive years. [3]
The Kelly Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament, consisting of four rounds of a best-of-seven series. The format has changed often throughout the years. Since 2016–17, the top four point earners from each division qualify. The first two playoff rounds are played within each division, followed by the conference finals (contested between the four division winners), and ending with the Kelly Cup finals (featuring the two conference champions).
List of ECHL championsedit
The Kelly Cup MVP Trophy
MVP was a member of the defeated team in the Kelly Cup Finals
^ ab"STATEMENT FROM THE ECHL REGARDING THE KELLY CUP". ECHL. June 1, 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^"The Kelly Cup was never returned so the ECHL created a replacement trophy". WTVG. May 31, 2019.
^"STATEMENT FROM EAGLES OWNER MARTIN LIND REGARDING KELLY CUP". Colorado Eagles. May 31, 2019.
^"Growlers to Celebrate Opening Night with Two Kelly Cups". OurSports Central. October 10, 2019.
^"ECHL RECEIVES RETURNED KELLY CUP". ECHL. November 11, 2019.
External linksedit
Official website
November 24, 2023
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The Patrick J Kelly Cup goes to the playoff champion of the ECHL The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997 Prior to 1997 the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup named after former American Hockey League president Jack Riley The current cup is named after Patrick J Kelly the league s first commissioner The cup is loaned to the winning team for one year and is returned at the start of the following year s playoffs 1 although the trophy itself has been replaced three times with the first two iterations preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame 2 The Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player award is also given out as part of the Kelly Cup Championship ceremonies Nick Vitucci Dave Gagnon and Cam Johnson ice hockey are the only players to win the award on multiple occasions with Johnson the only player to win the award in consecutive years 3 Kelly CupSportIce hockeyCompetitionECHLAwarded forPlayoff championsHistoryFirst award1997 26 years ago 1997 First winnerSouth Carolina StingraysMost winsAlaska AcesFlorida EverbladesSouth Carolina Stingrays 3 each Most recentFlorida EverbladesWebsiteList of winnersRiley CupSportIce hockeyCompetitionECHLAwarded forPlayoff championsHistoryFirst award1989Final award1996First winnerCarolina ThunderbirdsMost winsHampton Roads AdmiralsToledo Storm 2 each Most recentCharlotte CheckersEighteen different teams have won the ECHL Championship with nine Alaska Allen Cincinnati Colorado Florida Hampton Roads Idaho South Carolina and Toledo winning multiple times The Alaska Aces Hampton Roads Admirals Florida Everblades and South Carolina Stingrays hold the record for most championships won with three 4 The Colorado Eagles who won it in 2018 for their second consecutive title moved to the American Hockey League in 2018 19 In 2019 the Eagles ownership did not return the Kelly Cup to the ECHL before the playoffs leading to the league creating a replacement trophy for the 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs 5 6 The Eagles ownership eventually returned the cup before the 2019 20 season and the league returned its status to be the primary trophy 7 8 The 2019 Kelly Cup was the fourth copy of the trophy but was allowed to be kept by the Newfoundland Growlers when the previous cup returned to circulation 2 Contents 1 Playoff format 2 List of ECHL champions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlayoff format editThe Kelly Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament consisting of four rounds of a best of seven series The format has changed often throughout the years Since 2016 17 the top four point earners from each division qualify The first two playoff rounds are played within each division followed by the conference finals contested between the four division winners and ending with the Kelly Cup finals featuring the two conference champions List of ECHL champions edit nbsp The Kelly Cup MVP Trophy MVP was a member of the defeated team in the Kelly Cup FinalsSeason Winning team Score Losing team MVP1989 Carolina Thunderbirds 1 4 3 Johnstown Chiefs Nick Vitucci1990 Greensboro Monarchs 1 4 1 Winston Salem Thunderbirds Wade Flaherty1991 Hampton Roads Admirals 1 4 1 Greensboro Monarchs Dave Flanagan Dave Gagnon1992 Hampton Roads Admirals 2 4 0 Louisville Icehawks Mark Bernard1993 Toledo Storm 1 4 2 Wheeling Thunderbirds Rick Judson1994 Toledo Storm 2 4 1 Raleigh IceCaps Dave Gagnon 2 1995 Richmond Renegades 1 4 1 Greensboro Monarchs Blaine Moore1996 Charlotte Checkers 1 4 0 Jacksonville Lizard Kings Nick Vitucci 2 1997 South Carolina Stingrays 1 4 1 Louisiana IceGators Jason Fitzsimmons1998 Hampton Roads Admirals 3 4 2 Pensacola Ice Pilots Sebastien Charpentier1999 Mississippi Sea Wolves 1 4 3 Richmond Renegades Travis Scott2000 Peoria Rivermen 1 4 2 Louisiana IceGators J F Boutin Jason Christie2001 South Carolina Stingrays 2 4 1 Trenton Titans Dave Seitz2002 Greenville Grrrowl 1 4 0 Dayton Bombers Simon Gamache Tyrone Garner2003 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 1 4 1 Columbia Inferno Kevin Colley2004 Idaho Steelheads 1 4 1 Florida Everblades Dan Ellis2005 Trenton Titans 1 4 2 Florida Everblades Leon Hayward2006 Alaska Aces 1 4 1 Gwinnett Gladiators Mike Scott2007 Idaho Steelheads 2 4 1 Dayton Bombers Steve Silverthorn2008 Cincinnati Cyclones 1 4 2 Las Vegas Wranglers Cedrick Desjardins2009 South Carolina Stingrays 3 4 3 Alaska Aces James Reimer2010 Cincinnati Cyclones 2 4 1 Idaho Steelheads Robert Mayer Jeremy Smith2011 Alaska Aces 2 4 1 Kalamazoo Wings Scott Howes2012 Florida Everblades 1 4 1 Las Vegas Wranglers John Muse2013 Reading Royals 1 4 1 Stockton Thunder Riley Gill2014 Alaska Aces 3 4 2 Cincinnati Cyclones Rob Madore2015 Allen Americans 1 4 3 South Carolina Stingrays Greger Hanson2016 Allen Americans 2 4 2 Wheeling Nailers Chad Costello2017 Colorado Eagles 1 4 0 South Carolina Stingrays Matt Register2018 Colorado Eagles 2 4 3 Florida Everblades Michael Joly2019 Newfoundland Growlers 1 4 2 Toledo Walleye Zach O Brien2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2021 Fort Wayne Komets 1 3 1 South Carolina Stingrays Stephen Harper2022 Florida Everblades 2 4 1 Toledo Walleye Cam Johnson2023 Florida Everblades 3 4 0 Idaho Steelheads Cam Johnson 2 See also editECHL awardsReferences edit ECHL Trophies Archived 2008 02 15 at the Wayback Machine a b STATEMENT FROM THE ECHL REGARDING THE KELLY CUP ECHL June 1 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs MVP All Time Winners Archived from the original on 2010 01 05 Retrieved 2008 07 15 Kelly Cup All Time Winners Archived from the original on 2009 09 16 Retrieved 2008 07 15 The Kelly Cup was never returned so the ECHL created a replacement trophy WTVG May 31 2019 STATEMENT FROM EAGLES OWNER MARTIN LIND REGARDING KELLY CUP Colorado Eagles May 31 2019 Growlers to Celebrate Opening Night with Two Kelly Cups OurSports Central October 10 2019 ECHL RECEIVES RETURNED KELLY CUP ECHL November 11 2019 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelly Cup amp oldid 1159780433, wikipedia, wiki, 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