2005 Kelly Cup playoffs

August 2023 The 2005 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 12, 2005. 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. In the American Conference, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the National Conference, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs.Wayback Machine http://www.echl.com/stats_archive/ECHL05.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20100617130143/http://www.echl.com/stats_archive/ECHL05.txt 2010-06-17 2025-09-20 www.echl.com The Kelly Cup Final ended on June 1, 2005, with the Trenton Titans defeating the Florida Everblades four games to two to win the first Kelly Cup in team history. Trenton forward Leon Hayward was named the Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player. Playoff format American Conference The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs, with the division champions seeded 1 and 2 and the remaining six teams seeded 3 through 8 based on points. The Conference quarterfinals featured a best-of-5 series with the higher seeds (1, 2, 3 and 4) versus the lower seeds (8, 7, 6 and 5). The Conference semifinals featured a best-of-5 series as well as a reseeding with the highest remaining seeds hosting the lowest remaining seeds. The Conference finals featured a best-of-seven series with the winner crowned the American Conference champion and granted a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals. National Conference The top four teams in each of the North and West divisions qualified for the 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs. Each divisions' champion would be seeded first in the best-of-5 Division Semifinals hosting the fourth seed from their division, while the second seeds would play the third seeds. The winners of each Division semifinal would move on to the best-of-5 division finals. The winners of the two division finals play in a best-of-seven conference final. The winner of the conference final was crowned the National Conference champions and granted a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals Kelly Cup Finals The Kelly Cup Finals will be a best-of-seven series between the two conference champions. Playoff Seeds After the 2005–06 ECHL regular season, 19 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the National Conference regular season champions, as well the Henry Brabham Cup winners with the best regular season record. The Gwinnett Gladiators were the National Conference regular season champions. American Conference Pensacola Ice Pilots – South Division and American Conference champions; Brabham Cup winners, 107 points Columbia Inferno – East Division champions, 88 points Florida Everblades – 94 points Gwinnett Gladiators – 88 points Mississippi Sea Wolves – 87 points South Carolina Stingrays – 87 points Charlotte Checkers – 85 points Greenville Grrrowl – 83 points National Conference North Division Reading Royals – 93 points Trenton Titans – 93 points Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies – 92 points Toledo Storm – 87 points West Division Alaska Aces – National Conference regular season champions – 98 points Long Beach Ice Dogs – 95 points Idaho Steelheads – 91 points Bakersfield Condors – 90 points Playoff Brackets First round Note 1: All times are local. Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary. Note 3: Home team is listed first. American Conference quarterfinals (1) Pensacola Ice Pilots vs. (8) Greenville Grrrowl Pensacola Ice Pilots Greenville Grrrowl Pensacola Civic Center BI-LO Center April 14 1 4 – 5 OT 2 April 15 1 2 – 3 OT 2 April 16 2 2 – 3 OT 1 April 19 2 4 – 0 2 Greenville wins series 3 – 1 (2) Columbia Inferno vs. (7) Charlotte Checkers Columbia Inferno Charlotte Checkers Carolina Coliseum Charlotte Bobcats Arena April 13 1 2 – 0 1 April 15 1 4 – 2 1 April 16 2 3 – 1 2 April 17 2 5 – 2 2 April 20 1 3 – 4 OT 2 Charlotte wins series 3 – 2 (3) Florida Everblades vs. (6) South Carolina Stingrays Florida Everblades South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena North Charleston Coliseum April 13 1 7 – 4 1 April 15 1 3 – 4 2 April 16 2 2 – 5 1 April 18 2 3 – 4 OT 1 Florida wins series 3 – 1 (4) Gwinnett Gladiators vs. (5) Mississippi Sea Wolves Gwinnett Gladiators Mississippi Sea Wolves Arena at Gwinnett Center Mississippi Coast Coliseum April 13 1 5 – 1 1 April 15 2 3 – 2 OT 2 April 16 1 8 – 1 1 April 18 1 3 – 1 1 Gwinnett wins series 3 – 1 National Conference division semifinals (N. 1) Reading Royals vs. (N. 4) Toledo Storm Reading Royals Toledo Storm Sovereign Center Toledo Sports Arena April 14 0 – 1 2 April 16 1 – 0 1 April 17 0 – 2 1 April 19 2 – 5 1 Reading wins series 3 – 1 (N. 2) Trenton Titans vs. (N. 3) Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies Trenton Titans Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies Sovereign Bank Arena Boardwalk Hall April 13 1 4 – 2 1 April 15 2 – 1 OT 1 April 17 2 3 – 4 OT 1 Trenton wins series 3 – 0 (W. 1) Alaska Aces vs. (W. 4) Bakersfield Condors Alaska Aces Bakersfield Condors Sullivan Arena Bakersfield Centennial Garden April 12 5 – 2 1 April 13 3 – 1 1 April 14 3 – 2 2 April 16 4 – 3 OT 2 April 18 6 –2 1 Alaska wins series 3 – 2 (W. 2) Long Beach Ice Dogs vs. (W. 3) Idaho Steelheads Long Beach Ice Dogs Idaho Steelheads Long Beach Sports Arena Qwest Arena April 13 3 – 2 1 April 15 2 – 3 2 April 16 2 – 4 1 April 17 0 – 3 1 Long Beach wins series 3 – 1 2nd Round American Conference semifinals (3) Florida Everblades vs. (8) Greenville Grrrowl Florida Everblades Greenville Grrrowl Germain Arena BI-LO Center April 22 4 – 1 1 April 25 4 – 3 OT 1 April 26 1 – 2 OT 1 Florida wins series 3 – 0 (4) Gwinnett Gladiators vs. (7) Charlotte Checkers Gwinnett Gladiators Charlotte Checkers Arena at Gwinnett Center Charlotte Bobcats Arena April 24 2 – 1 OT 1 April 25 3 – 4 OT 2 April 27 4 – 1 2 April 28 3 – 0 2 Charlotte wins series 3 – 1 National Conference division finals (N. 1) Reading Royals vs. (N. 2) Trenton Titans Reading Royals Trenton Titans Sovereign Center Sovereign Bank Arena April 22 4 – 2 1 April 23 1 – 2 2 April 27 3 – 2 OT 2 April 29 3 – 4 2 Trenton wins series 3 – 1 (W. 1) Alaska Aces vs. (W. 2) Long Beach Ice Dogs Alaska Aces Long Beach Ice Dogs Sullivan Arena Long Beach Sports Arena April 22 2 1 – 2 OT 1 April 23 2 2 – 4 1 April 25 1 3 – 1 1 Alaska wins series 3 – 0 Conference Finals American Conference (3) Florida Everblades vs. (7) Charlotte Checkers Florida Everblades Charlotte Checkers Germain Arena Charlotte Bobcats Arena May 2 6 – 4 1 May 4 4 – 5 2 May 6 1 – 2 1 May 8 4 – 1 2 May 10 5 – 0 1 May 13 0 – 1 OT 1 Florida wins series 4 – 2 National Conference (W. 1) Alaska Aces vs. (N. 2) Trenton Titans Alaska Aces Trenton Titans Sullivan Arena Sovereign Bank Arena May 3 6 – 0 1 May 4 1 – 7 2 May 7 4 – 3 OT 2 May 8 3 – 4 OT 1 May 10 2 3 – 0 2 May 13 1 2 – 1 OT 1 May 16 0 – 2 2 Trenton wins series 4 – 3 2005 Kelly Cup Finals (A. 3) Florida Everblades vs. (N. 2) Trenton Titans Florida Everblades Trenton Titans Germain Arena Sovereign Bank Arena May 21 0 – 7 2 May 22 1 – 2 2 May 27 4 – 5 OT 1 May 28 3 – 6 1 May 30 2 5 – 2 2 June 1 1 1 – 4 2 Trenton wins series 4 – 2 See also 2004–05 ECHL season List of ECHL seasons References 2004 Kelly Cup playoffs 2006 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs 2005 Category:Kelly Cup playoffs Category:2004–05 ECHL season