2010 Kelly Cup playoffs

August 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs 2010 April 5–May 21, 2010 15 Cincinnati Cyclones Idaho Steelheads Scoring leader(s) Milan Gajic (Florida)Ryan Cruthers (Reading) 16 points 2009 2011 The 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began April 5, 2010. 15 teams qualified, eight from the American Conference and seven from the National Conference. In the American conference, the winners of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified. Due to the National Conference's membership being limited to only eight teams, the two division winners and the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified, with the division winner with the highest point total receiving a bye to the conference semifinals. Press Release Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting Concludes ECHL June 29, 2009 http://echl.com/annual-echl-board-of-governors-meeting-concludes-p163029 April 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710165909/http://echl.com/annual-echl-board-of-governors-meeting-concludes-p163029 July 10, 2011 dead The conference quarterfinals will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format. The remaining rounds will be best-of-seven game series. Due to a scheduling conflict with their home arena, the Alaska Aces were forced to play their home games in the National Conference quarterfinals against the Stockton Thunder at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in nearby Wasilla. Woody Doyle Schedule conflict puts Aces in Wasilla Anchorage Daily News March 11, 2010 http://www.adn.com/2010/03/11/1179986/schedule-conflict-puts-aces-in.html April 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610133533/http://www.adn.com/2010/03/11/1179986/schedule-conflict-puts-aces-in.html June 10, 2011 dead mdy-all Playoff seeds After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Idaho Steelheads were the National Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 103 points. The Charlotte Checkers earned the top seed in the American Conference after winning a tiebreaker with the Kalamazoo Wings and South Carolina Stingrays after each of the three teams finished the season with 94 points each. American Conference Charlotte Checkers – South Division and American Conference regular season champions, 94 points (43 wins - South Division) Kalamazoo Wings – North Division champions, 94 points (42 wins) Elmira Jackals – East Division champions, 83 points South Carolina Stingrays – 94 points (41 wins - South Division) Cincinnati Cyclones – 91 points Florida Everblades – 85 points Reading Royals – 80 points Toledo Walleye – 77 points NOTE: Tie-Breakers: South Division - Charlotte defeats South Carolina on wins (43 wins to 41 wins) Conference Seeding - Charlotte defeats Kalamazoo on wins (43 wins to 42 wins) National Conference Idaho Steelheads – West Division and National Conference regular season champions; Brabham Cup winners, 103 points Bakersfield Condors – Pacific Division champions, 81 points Alaska Aces – 80 points Utah Grizzlies – 77 points Las Vegas Wranglers – 76 points (34 wins) Stockton Thunder – 76 points (33 wins) Victoria Salmon Kings – 74 points Playoff bracket Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Kelly Cup Finals National Conference American Conference 130px 4 Utah 3 5 Las Vegas 2 2 Bakersfield 3 7 Victoria 2 3 Alaska 1 6 Stockton 3 1 Charlotte 3 8 Toledo 1 4 South Carolina 2 5 Cincinnati 3 2 Kalamazoo 2 7 Reading 3 3 Elmira 2 6 Florida 3 1 Idaho 4 4 Utah 0 2 Bakersfield 1 6 Stockton 4 1 Charlotte 3 5 Cincinnati 4 7 Reading 4 6 Florida 0 1 Idaho 4 6 Stockton 2 5 Cincinnati 4 7 Reading 3 1 Idaho 1 5 Cincinnati 4 Conference Quarterfinals Note: Home team is listed first. American Conference (1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (8) Toledo Walleye Charlotte Checkers Toledo Walleye Time Warner Cable Arena Lucas County Arena April 6 2 7–2 2 April 7 2 1–6 1 April 9 1 3–1 1 April 11 1 5–4 OT 1 Charlotte wins series 3–1 (2) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) Reading Royals Kalamazoo Wings Reading Royals Wings Stadium Sovereign Center April 6 6–5 OT 1 April 7 1–4 2 April 9 5–2 2 April 11 3–4 OT 1 April 12 2 3–2 OT 2 Reading wins series 3–2 (3) Elmira Jackals vs. (6) Florida Everblades Elmira Jackals Florida Everblades First Arena Germain Arena April 6 2 4–3 2 April 7 2 2–5 1 April 9 1 2–6 2 April 10 1 6–3 1 April 11 3–4 2 Florida wins series 3–2 (4) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones South Carolina Stingrays Cincinnati Cyclones North Charleston Coliseum US Bank Arena April 6 2 6–1 2 April 7 2 1–3 1 April 9 1 0–1 OT 2 April 10 1 3–2 OT 1 April 11 2–3 OT 2 Cincinnati wins series 3–2 National Conference (2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings Bakersfield Condors Victoria Salmon Kings Rabobank Arena Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre April 7 2 6–3 2 April 8 2 2–4 1 April 10 1 1–3 2 April 11 1 5–2 1 April 12 2–1 1 Bakersfield wins series 3–2 (3) Alaska Aces vs. (6) Stockton Thunder Alaska Aces Stockton Thunder Menard Memorial Sports Center Stockton Arena April 5 4–3 1 April 6 2–5 2 April 9 7–4 2 April 10 8–5 2 Stockton wins series 3–1 (4) Utah Grizzlies vs. (5) Las Vegas Wranglers Utah Grizzlies Las Vegas Wranglers E Center Orleans Arena April 6 2 6–4 2 April 7 2 1–4 1 April 10 1 3–6 2 April 11 1 4–2 1 April 13 5–1 1 Utah wins series 3–2 Conference semifinals Note: Home team is listed first. American Conference (1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones Charlotte Checkers Cincinnati Cyclones Time Warner Cable Arena US Bank Arena April 16 3–4 2 April 17 5–0 1 April 21 9–5 2 April 23 1–4 1 April 24 2 2–1 2 April 27 1 3–0 1 April 28 1–2 2 Cincinnati wins series 4–3 (6) Florida Everblades vs. (7) Reading Royals Florida Everblades Reading Royals Germain Arena Sovereign Center April 14 2 7–6 2 April 15 2 5–4 2 April 17 1 1–2 2 April 20 1 1–2 2 Reading wins series 4–0 National Conference (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies Idaho Steelheads Utah Grizzlies Qwest Arena E Center April 16 7–2 1 April 17 4–3 1 April 20 1–6 1 April 23 1–4 1 Idaho wins series 4–0 (2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (6) Stockton Thunder Bakersfield Condors Stockton Thunder Rabobank Arena Stockton Arena April 16 2–3 OT 2 April 17 3–4 OT 2 April 21 0–3 1 April 23 6–2 2 April 24 2 7–4 2 Stockton wins series 4–1 Conference Finals American Conference finals: (5) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (7) Reading Royals Cincinnati Cyclones Reading Royals US Bank Arena Sovereign Center April 30 2–5 2 May 1 1–3 2 May 4 4–2 2 May 8 4–6 1 May 9 2 0–5 1 May 11 1 6–3 1 May 12 1–0 1 Cincinnati wins series 4-3 National Conference finals: (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (6) Stockton Thunder Idaho Steelheads Stockton Thunder Qwest Arena Stockton Arena April 30 4–2 1 May 1 4–0 1 May 5 1–0 3OT 2 May 7 7–2 2 May 8 2 3–6 1 May 11 1 7–5 1 Idaho wins series 4–2 Kelly Cup Finals (1) Idaho Steelheads vs (5) Cincinnati Cyclones Idaho Steelheads Cincinnati Cyclones Qwest Arena US Bank Arena May 14 2–3 2 May 15 0–1 2 May 18 3–4 2OT 1 May 20 3–2 2 May 21 2 2–1 2 Cincinnati wins Kelly Cup 4–1 Statistical leaders Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points. Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Milan Gajic Florida Everblades 9 7 9 16 6 0 Ryan Cruthers Reading Royals 9 6 10 16 9 4 James Sixsmith Utah Grizzlies 8 2 10 12 6 8 Olivier Labelle Reading Royals 9 7 4 11 7 14 Oren Eizenman Stockton Thunder 6 2 9 11 5 0 Ben Gordon Reading Royals 9 2 8 10 6 4 Ryan Kinasewich Utah Grizzlies 8 6 3 9 0 8 Marc Cavosie Reading Royals 9 5 4 9 1 4 Bryan Miller Alaska Aces 4 3 6 9 -2 0 Matthew Pistilli Florida Everblades 8 3 6 9 1 2 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC) Goaltending These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average). Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI Richard Bachman Idaho Steelheads 3 3 0 87 6 2.00 .931 0 180 Jeremy Smith Cincinnati Cyclones 7 4 3 458 17 2.23 .919 1 458 Riley Gill Kalamazoo Wings 4 1 2 135 8 2.26 .941 0 212 Todd Ford South Carolina Stingrays 5 2 3 134 13 2.30 .903 0 339 Timo Pielmeier Bakersfield Condors 3 1 2 97 8 2.55 .918 0 189 GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC) References See also 2009–10 ECHL season List of ECHL seasons 2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs 2010 Category:Kelly Cup playoffs Category:2009–10 ECHL season