2004–05 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season April 2017 January 2024 2004–05 ECHL season ECHL Ice hockey Regular season Brabham Cup Pensacola Ice Pilots Scott Gomez (Alaska) CCM Most Valuable Player Scott Gomez (Alaska) ECHL Leading Scorer Award Playoffs American Florida Everblades Charlotte Checkers National Trenton Titans Alaska Aces Finals Kelly Cup Trenton Titans Florida Everblades Leon Hayward (Trenton) List of ECHL seasons ECHL 2003–04 ECHL season 2003–04 2005–06 ECHL season 2005–06 The 2004–05 ECHL season was the 17th season of the ECHL. The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Trenton Titans. During this season, the National Hockey League cancelled its season due to the player lockout. This led to many players who would normally be in the American Hockey League pushed out of roster spots by the younger NHL players back into the ECHL. Some NHL players also found work in the ECHL, some as a way to return to their hometowns (or their wives'), and others to give back to the league which gave them a start. Scott Gomez chose to return home to his Anchorage roots and played for the Alaska Aces. Curtis Brown played for his wife's hometown in San Diego. Jeremy Stevenson, who played his first professional season with Greensboro ten years before, returned to the Carolinas with the South Carolina Stingrays. Stevenson's NHL teammate Shane Hnidy, who played 21 games with the former Baton Rouge Kingfish as a rookie, returned to the South playing for the Florida Everblades. Hnidy and Stevenson would find themselves playing against each other in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL. League changes After the 2003–04 season, the Columbus Cottonmouths, Greensboro Generals, and Roanoke Express franchises all ceased operations as their franchises were revoked. The Columbus organization joined the Southern Professional Hockey League for 2004–05 as one of its inaugural members. Their ECHL franchise had planned to be in Bradenton, Florida, as the Gulf Coast Swords but eventually had its franchise revoked in the September 2006 ECHL Board of Governors meeting after several issues led to them never completing their arena. The Cincinnati Cyclones requested a voluntary suspension of franchise, which was lifted for the 2006–07 season, when the crosstown Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ownership failed to secure an American Hockey League franchise. The league added one team for the season, their first Canadian franchise, the Victoria Salmon Kings. The Salmon Kings purchased the defunct Baton Rouge Kingfish franchise and relocated its home territory to Victoria. Realignment The league also adopted a "Mason-Dixon" format, as the conferences were split on the Mason–Dixon line, with the National Conference teams being north of the line and American Conference teams south of the line creating a "North vs South" format. All-Star Game The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was hosted by the Reading Royals. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 6–2, with Idaho's Frank Doyle named Most Valuable Player. Regular season Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = PointsGreen shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantagehttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/echl20042005.html 2004–05 ECHL Standings HockeyDB March 1, 2017http://3ulgqr468n8z25xfs1186kk2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ECHL0405.txt 2004–05 ECHL Stats ECHL March 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113152/http://3ulgqr468n8z25xfs1186kk2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ECHL0405.txt March 2, 2017 dead American Conference East Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Columbia Inferno 72 38 22 4 8 88 199 186 South Carolina Stingrays 72 39 24 3 6 87 230 219 Charlotte Checkers 72 39 26 2 5 85 226 219 Greenville Grrrowl 72 39 28 0 5 83 210 204 Pee Dee Pride 72 31 36 2 3 67 203 219 Augusta Lynx 72 28 35 5 4 65 188 237 South Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Pensacola Ice Pilots (z) 72 51 16 2 3 107 248 178 Florida Everblades 72 42 20 4 6 94 237 192 Gwinnett Gladiators 72 40 24 1 7 88 241 202 Mississippi Sea Wolves 72 39 24 4 5 87 223 215 Louisiana IceGators 72 26 40 2 4 58 192 266 Texas Wildcatters 72 17 44 2 9 45 178 260 National Conference North Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Reading Royals 72 43 22 2 5 93 220 161 Trenton Titans 72 42 21 4 5 93 220 161 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 72 42 22 3 5 92 205 189 Toledo Storm 72 41 26 2 3 87 203 194 Peoria Rivermen 72 38 26 2 6 84 213 177 Wheeling Nailers 72 38 29 2 3 81 171 173 Johnstown Chiefs 72 22 36 5 9 58 191 258 Dayton Bombers 72 23 40 2 7 55 175 225 West Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Alaska Aces (z) 72 45 19 3 5 98 233 187 Long Beach Ice Dogs 72 43 20 4 5 95 220 181 Idaho Steelheads 72 42 23 2 5 91 223 183 Bakersfield Condors 72 40 22 5 5 90 232 205 Fresno Falcons 72 39 25 3 5 86 204 217 San Diego Gulls 72 35 29 4 4 78 206 222 Las Vegas Wranglers 72 31 33 3 5 70 201 199 Victoria Salmon Kings 72 15 52 3 2 35 178 298 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts Scott Gomez AK 61 13 73 86 Carl Mallette TOL 64 30 50 80 Jamie Johnson AUG 72 22 58 80 Chris Minard AK 69 49 29 78 Joe Tenute SC 68 34 41 75 Wes Mason LA 72 31 39 70 Brian McCullough PEO 71 39 30 69 Kris Goodjohn GWT 69 21 48 69 Evan Cheverie LB 72 29 39 68 Scott Bertoli TRE 70 27 41 68 Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA Dany Sabourin WHL 27 1578 19 6 1 44 5 .942 1.67 Barry Brust REA 42 2413 27 9 4 79 4 .928 1.96 Alfie Michaud PEO 48 2712 27 13 5 92 6 .929 2.04 Tyler MacKay FLA 27 1601 18 7 2 56 2 .921 2.10 Chris Madden LB 28 1598 19 5 2 57 5 .941 2.14 Kelly Cup playoffs 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs ECHL awards ECHL awards Patrick Kelly Cup: Trenton Titans Henry Brabham Cup: Pensacola Ice Pilots Gingher Memorial Trophy: Florida Everblades Bruce Taylor Trophy: Trenton Titans John Brophy Award: Nick Vitucci (Toledo) CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player: Scott Gomez (Alaska) Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Leon Hayward (Trenton) Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year: Chris Madden (Long Beach) CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year: Joe Tenute (South Carolina) Defenseman of the Year: Ray DiLauro (Wheeling) Leading Scorer: Scott Gomez (Alaska) Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award: Aaron Philips (Pensacola) Sportsmanship Award: Kris Goodjohn (Gwinnett) See also List of ECHL seasons 2004 in sports 2005 in sports References External links ECHL website Category:ECHL seasons ECHL season, 2004-05