2000–01 ECHL season#Kelly Cup playoffs

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The 13th season of the ECHL was played in 2000–01. Before the season, the league lost three members as the Huntington Blizzard and the Jacksonville Lizard Kings ceased operations and the powerhouse Hampton Roads Admirals were replaced by the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League. The league also decided to expand the regular season to 72 games. The Trenton Titans finished first overall in the regular season, and the South Carolina Stingrays won their second Kelly Cup defeating the Trenton Titans four games to one.

Regular season

=Final standings=

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage

==Northern Conference==

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Northeast Division

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA

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| Trenton Titans

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| Roanoke Express

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| Charlotte Checkers

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| Richmond Renegades

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Greensboro Generals722639759215277

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Northwest Division

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA

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| Peoria Rivermen

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| Dayton Bombers

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| Toledo Storm

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| Johnstown Chiefs

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Wheeling Nailers722440856192277

==Southern Conference==

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Southeast Division

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA

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| South Carolina Stingrays

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| Florida Everblades

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| Pee Dee Pride

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| Augusta Lynx

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Greenville Grrrowl723433573219239
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks723827768248219

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Southwest Division

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA

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| Louisiana IceGators

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| Jackson Bandits

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| Mobile Mysticks

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| New Orleans Brass

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| Arkansas RiverBlades

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| Baton Rouge Kingfish

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Mississippi Sea Wolves723433573221218
Birmingham Bulls722840460224296
Pensacola Ice Pilots722740559201250

†-Tallahassee was penalized 15 points for salary cap violations (from 83 to 68), knocking them out of a playoff spot

Kelly Cup playoffs

= Northern Conference =

== Bracket ==

{{8TeamBracket | RD1= Conference Quarterfinals
(Best of 5)

| RD2=Conference Semifinals
(Best of 5)

| RD3=Conference Finals
(Best of 7)

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Trenton

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Johnstown

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Toledo

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Roanoke

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=3

| RD1-team5=Dayton

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=6

| RD1-team6=Charlotte

| RD1-score6=2

| RD1-seed7=2

| RD1-team7=Peoria

| RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=7

| RD1-team8=Richmond

| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Trenton

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Toledo

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=3

| RD2-team3=Dayton

| RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4=Peoria

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Trenton

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Peoria

| RD3-score2=3

}}

== Quarterfinals ==

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cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (1) Trenton vs. (8) Johnstown

DateAwayHome
April 7align="right" | Johnstown 0Trenton 2
April 8align="right" | Johnstown 3Trenton 4OT
April 13align="right" | Trenton 1Johnstown 3
April 14align="right" | Trenton 5Johnstown 1
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Trenton wins series 3–1

|}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (2) Peoria vs. (7) Richmond

DateAwayHome
April 9align="right" | Richmond 3Peoria 0
April 10align="right" | Richmond 2Peoria 3
April 12align="right" | Peoria 4Richmond 1
April 13align="right" | Peoria 4Richmond 0
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Peoria wins series 3–1

|}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (3) Dayton vs. (6) Charlotte

DateAwayHome
April 6align="right" | Charlotte 3Dayton 22OT
April 7align="right" | Charlotte 2Dayton 3OT
April 12align="right" | Dayton 5Charlotte 4OT
April 14align="right" | Dayton 1Charlotte 4
April 17align="right" | Charlotte 2Dayton 5
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Dayton wins series 3–2

|}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (4) Toledo vs. (5) Roanoke

DateAwayHome
April 6align="right" | Roanoke 2Toledo 3OT
April 7align="right" | Roanoke 4Toledo 2
April 12align="right" | Toledo 4Roanoke 3
April 14align="right" | Toledo 1Roanoke 22OT
April 17align="right" | Roanoke 2Toledo 5
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Toledo wins series 3–2

|}

{{col-end}}

== Semifinals ==

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cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (1) Trenton vs. (4) Toledo

DateAwayHome
April 23align="right" | Toledo 0Trenton 6
April 24align="right" | Toledo 2Trenton 4
April 27align="right" | Trenton 3Toledo 2OT
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Trenton wins series 3–0

|}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (2) Peoria vs. (3) Dayton

DateAwayHome
April 21align="right" | Peoria 4Dayton 3OT
April 23align="right" | Dayton 2Peoria 4
April 24align="right" | Dayton 1Peoria 2
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Peoria wins series 3–0

|}

{{col-end}}

== Finals ==

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| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (1) Trenton vs. (2) Peoria

DateAwayHome
May 2align="right" | Peoria 1Trenton 4
May 4align="right" | Peoria 4Trenton 1
May 6align="right" | Trenton 2Peoria 1
May 8align="right" | Trenton 3Peoria 1
May 9align="right" | Trenton 5Peoria 6OT
May 11align="right" | Peoria 3Trenton 0
May 13align="right" | Peoria 3Trenton 4
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Trenton wins series 4–3

|}

= Southern Conference =

== Bracket ==

{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Conference Wild Card
(Best of 3)

| RD2=Conference Quarterfinals
(Best of 5)

| RD3=Conference Semifinals
(Best of 5)

| RD4=Conference Finals
(Best of 7)

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| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Arkansas

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Baton Rouge

| RD1-score04=0

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| RD1-seed15=7

| RD1-team15=New Orleans

| RD1-score15=2

| RD1-seed16=10

| RD1-team16=Augusta

| RD1-score16=1

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=South Carolina

| RD2-score01=3

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=Arkansas

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=3

| RD2-team03=Jackson

| RD2-score03=2

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-team04=Mobile

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05=Florida

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-seed06=5

| RD2-team06=Pee Dee

| RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=2

| RD2-team07=Louisiana

| RD2-score07=3

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-team08=New Orleans

| RD2-score08=2

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=South Carolina

| RD3-score01=3

| RD3-seed02=6

| RD3-team02=Mobile

| RD3-score02=2

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team03=Pee Dee

| RD3-score03=2

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Louisiana

| RD3-score04=3

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=South Carolina

| RD4-score01=4

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Louisiana

| RD4-score02=0

}}

== Wild Card ==

NOTE: These series are two-game series; if the series is tied at one game each, the two teams immediately played a 10-minute period to determine the team that advances to the quarterfinals. If the ten-minute period ends in a tie, sudden death overtime would be played as if it was a standard playoff game.

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| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (7) New Orleans vs. (10) Augusta

DateAwayHome
April 3align="right" | Augusta 2New Orleans 4
April 4align="right" | New Orleans 3Augusta 9
April 4*align="right" | New Orleans 1Augusta 0
align="center"

| colspan="4" | New Orleans wins series 2–1

|}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (8) Arkansas vs. (9) Baton Rouge

DateAwayHome
April 3align="right" | Baton Rouge 3Arkansas 4OT
April 4align="right" | Arkansas 4Baton Rouge 3
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Arkansas wins series 2–0

|}

{{col-end}}

* The New Orleans-Augusta series ended as a 1–1 tie; a ten-minute period was played to determine the winner of the series.

== Quarterfinals ==

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (1) South Carolina vs. (8) Arkansas

DateAwayHome
April 6align="right" | Arkansas 3South Carolina 7
April 9align="right" | South Carolina 4Arkansas 1
April 10align="right" | South Carolina 3Arkansas 5
April 13align="right" | Arkansas 3South Carolina 6
align="center"

| colspan="4" | South Carolina wins series 3–1

|}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (2) Louisiana vs. (7) New Orleans

DateAwayHome
April 6align="right" | New Orleans 7Louisiana 82OT
April 8align="right" | New Orleans 5Louisiana 3
April 10align="right" | Louisiana 4New Orleans 1
April 12align="right" | Louisiana 2New Orleans 3
April 14align="right" | New Orleans 1Louisiana 3
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Louisiana wins series 3–2

|}

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{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (3) Jackson vs. (6) Mobile

DateAwayHome
April 6align="right" | Mobile 1Jackson 0
April 7align="right" | Jackson 7Mobile 2
April 10align="right" | Mobile 3Jackson 4
April 12align="right" | Jackson 2Mobile 5
April 13align="right" | Mobile 5Jackson 1
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Mobile wins series 3–2

|}

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cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (4) Florida vs. (5) Pee Dee

DateAwayHome
April 6align="right" | Pee Dee 4Florida 1
April 7align="right" | Pee Dee 2Florida 4
April 13align="right" | Florida 4Pee Dee 2
April 14align="right" | Florida 2Pee Dee 3OT
April 17align="right" | Pee Dee 5Florida 3
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Pee Dee wins series 3–2

|}

{{col-end}}

== Semifinals ==

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (1) South Carolina vs. (6) Mobile

DateAwayHome
April 19align="right" | Mobile 2South Carolina 4
April 20align="right" | Mobile 5South Carolina 4OT
April 27align="right" | South Carolina 4Mobile 7
April 28align="right" | South Carolina 6Mobile 3
May 1align="right" | Mobile 2South Carolina 32OT
align="center"

| colspan="4" | South Carolina wins series 3–2

|}

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (2) Louisiana vs. (5) Pee Dee

DateAwayHome
April 20align="right" | Louisiana 6Pee Dee 3
April 21align="right" | Louisiana 4Pee Dee 1
April 27align="right" | Pee Dee 4Louisiana 2
April 29align="right" | Pee Dee 6Louisiana 4
May 1align="right" | Pee Dee 3Louisiana 4
align="center"

| colspan="4" | Louisiana wins series 3–2

|}

{{col-end}}

== Finals ==

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| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (1) South Carolina vs. (2) Louisiana

DateAwayHome
May 3align="right" | Louisiana 1South Carolina 4
May 5align="right" | Louisiana 0South Carolina 4
May 9align="right" | South Carolina 3Louisiana 2
May 11align="right" | South Carolina 5Louisiana 4
align="center"

| colspan="4" | South Carolina wins series 4–0

|}

= Kelly Cup finals =

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1= Kelly Cup Finals

| RD1-seed1=N.1

| RD1-team1=Trenton

| RD1-score1=1

| RD1-seed2=S.1

| RD1-team2=South Carolina

| RD1-score2=4

}}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | (N.1) Trenton vs. (S.1) South Carolina

DateAwayHome
May 18align="right" | South Carolina 3Trenton 2OT
May 20align="right" | South Carolina 5Trenton 3
May 22align="right" | Trenton 4South Carolina 32OT
May 24align="right" | Trenton 5South Carolina 6
May 27align="right" | Trenton 2South Carolina 3
align="center"

| colspan="4" | South Carolina wins series 4–1

|}

ECHL awards

{{See also|ECHL awards}}

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| Patrick J. Kelly Cup:

South Carolina Stingrays
Henry Brabham Cup:Trenton Titans
Northern Conference Champion:Trenton Titans
Southern Conference Champion:South Carolina Stingrays
John Brophy Award:Troy Ward (Trenton)
ECHL Most Valuable Player:Scott King (Charlotte)
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:Dave Seitz (South Carolina)
ECHL Goaltender of the Year:Scott Stirling (Trenton)
ECHL Rookie of the Year:Scott Stirling (Trenton)
Defenseman of the Year:Tom Nemeth (Dayton)
Leading Scorer:Scott King (Charlotte)
Plus Performer Award:Jay Murphy (Louisiana)
Sportsmanship Award:Jamie Ling (Dayton)

See also

References

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