2009 Kelly Cup playoffs

none August 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs 2009 April 9–June 5, 2009 16 South Carolina Stingrays Alaska Aces Scoring leader(s) Josh Soares (Alaska) 27 points 2008 2010 The 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 9, 2009. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played a best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Kelly Cup. Three league records were set during the first round of the playoffs. Game One of the North Division semifinals became the longest game in ECHL history, as the Elmira Jackals defeated the Trenton Devils 5 – 4 in a game that lasted 126:10. Elmira's Josh Aspenlind scored the game-winning goal at 6:10 of the fourth overtime.Chakler Rob T-Devils fall in longest game in ECHL history The Trentonian April 11, 2009 http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2009/04/11/sports/doc49e0230a4e54e249711360.txt April 23, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217164622/http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2009/04/11/sports/doc49e0230a4e54e249711360.txt February 17, 2012 Previously, the longest game was the Greenville Grrrowl's 3 – 2 four overtime victory against the Louisiana IceGators in Game Two of the 2000 Southern Conference Finals, which lasted 121:24. The game saw another league record fall, as Elmira and Trenton combined for 145 shots on goal (75 for Trenton, 70 for Elmira), besting the 139 combined shots on goal by Louisiana (82) and the Jackson Bandits (57) in Jackson's 5 – 4 triple overtime victory in Game Two of the 2002 Southwest Division Semifinals. Elmira's goaltender, Michael Teslak made the third most saves in a single game in ECHL history with 71. Elmira Beats Trenton In Longest Game In ECHL History ECHL April 11, 2009 http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news2&id=18528 April 23, 2009 October 2010 H3llBot April 22 also went down in the ECHL history books as for the first time in the league's 21-year history, two Game 7s were played on the same day as the Stockton Thunder defeated the Ontario Reign 5 – 4 and the Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors 5 – 1, both games were Pacific Division Semifinals matchups. ECHL Has Record Two Game 7s Wednesday ECHL April 22, 2009 http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news2&cat=1&id=18661 April 23, 2009 October 2010 H3llBot The Division finals saw the defending Kelly Cup champion Cincinnati Cyclones and the Alaska Aces cruise to easy Conference finals berths, under completely different circumstances. Cincinnati swept Elmira after both teams went the full seven games in their opening series, while Alaska defeated the Victoria Salmon Kings four games to one with both teams having an extended rest, with Victoria sweeping their opening series and Alaska winning their series in five games. The South Carolina Stingrays required a little more effort to oust the Florida Everblades, who sat atop the league's regular season standings, defeating them in six games to advance to play the Cyclones in the conference finals. Three (Alaska, Cincinnati and South Carolina) of the four teams in the Conference Finals were former Kelly Cup Champions. The American Conference finals was a rematch of the 2008 edition with Cincinnati taking on South Carolina and Las Vegas made their second consecutive trip to the National Conference finals, taking on their most heated rival the Alaska Aces. The South Carolina Stingrays led the Alaska Aces, 3-1, headed to Game 5 before blowing the lead, and having to face a Game 7, where the Stingrays clinched their third Kelly Cup with a 4-2 win, winning the series, 4-3. The Stingrays tied the ECHL record for most ECHL championships, with three. South Carolina would get their revenge on Cincinnati for defeating the Stingrays in the 2008 American Conference finals by sweeping the Cyclones in four games. The National Conference finals had the same results with Alaska sweeping Las Vegas in four games. Playoff seeds After the 2008–09 ECHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Florida Everblades were the American Conference regular season champions as well as the Brabham Cup winners with the best overall regular season record. The Alaska Aces were the National Conference regular season champions. South Carolina goaltender James Reimer was named the Kelly Cup Finals MVP. American Conference North Division Cincinnati Cyclones - 87 points Trenton Devils - 87 points Elmira Jackals - 85 points Wheeling Nailers - 80 points South Division Florida Everblades - American Conference regular season champions, Brabham Cup winners, 103 points South Carolina Stingrays - 90 points Charlotte Checkers - 76 points Gwinnett Gladiators - 68 points National Conference Pacific Division Ontario Reign - 82 points Las Vegas Wranglers - 76 points Bakersfield Condors - 74 points Stockton Thunder - 71 points West Division Alaska Aces - National Conference regular season champions, 93 points Idaho Steelheads - 92 points Victoria Salmon Kings - 83 points Utah Grizzlies - 72 points Bracket Statistical leaders Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.Top Scorers - 2009 Playoffs - All Players http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers&season_id=12 ECHL 2009-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428031806/http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers 2009-04-28 dead Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Josh Soares Alaska Aces 20 10 17 27 +12 19 Colin Hemingway Alaska Aces 20 9 15 24 +12 14 Trent Campbell South Carolina Stingrays 22 5 18 23 +2 13 Travis Morin South Carolina Stingrays 18 4 17 21 +11 12 Cam Keith Alaska Aces 19 3 17 20 +10 19Alexandre Imbeault Alaska Aces 19 7 12 19 0 10 Jeff Corey South Carolina Stingrays 22 11 7 18 +3 12 Nikita Kashirsky South Carolina Stingrays 21 6 12 18 +13 18 Maxime Lacroix South Carolina Stingrays 22 12 5 17 +6 37 Pierre-Luc O'Brien South Carolina Stingrays 22 5 12 17 0 16 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs All statistics as of: 08:00, 5 June 2009 (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).Top Goalies - 2009 Playoffs - Goals Against Average http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_goalies&season_id=12 ECHL 2009-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090331193531/http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_goalies 2009-03-31 dead Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO Min Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Alaska Aces 20 15 5 598 38 1.89 .936 4 1205 Josh Johnson Gwinnett Gladiators 3 0 2 124 7 2.10 .944 0 200 James Reimer South Carolina Stingrays 7 3 3 224 16 2.20 .929 1 437 Jeff Frazee Trenton Devils 4 2 2 116 10 2.22 .914 0 271 Curtis Darling Wheeling Nailers 7 3 4 274 16 2.23 .942 1 430 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: 08:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC) Division Semifinals 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 North Division (N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N4) Wheeling Nailers Cincinnati Cyclones Wheeling Nailers US Bank Arena WesBanco Arena April 9 1 – 4 1 2 No scoring Aaron Clarke (1) – 15:16 Billy Ryan (1) – 15:45 No scoring No scoring 14:33 – Felix Petit (1) Mitch Ganzak (1) – pp – 15:20 Tommy Goebel (1) – en – 18:19 Loic Lacasse 17 saves / 20 shots Curtis Darling 36 saves / 37 shots April 10 1 – 3 1 2 No scoring Doug Krantz (1) – pp – 12:38 No scoring Jordan Morrison (1) – pp – 2:24 15:31 – pp – Matt Syroczynski (1) Bryan Ewing (1) – 13:50 Ryan Nie 23 saves / 26 shots Curtis Darling 34 saves / 35 shots April 11 3 – 7 2 1 Dustin Sproat (1) – 19:41 13:11 – Bryan Ewing (2) Matt Syroczynski (2) – pp – 0:30 Jacob Dietrich (1) – 4:28 Mark Van Guilder (1) – 18:11 12:10 – pp – Billy Ryan (2) Mac Faulkner (1) – 2:39 Dustin Sproat (2) – 8:16 Jacob Dietrich (2) – 10:23 15:41 – Jordan Morrison (2) Loic Lacasse 30 saves / 33 shots Curtis Darling 34 saves / 40 shots David Brown 4 saves / 5 shots April 15 3 – 4 2 1 Matt Syroczynski (3) – pp – 4:25 Matt Syroczynski (4) – pp – 5:38 No scoring Dustin Sproat (3) – sh – 17:10 1:11 – Tommy Goebel (2) Jimmy Kilpatrick (1) – 1:26 9:30 – Aaron Clarke (2) 19:32 – sh – Aaron Clarke (3) Loic Lacasse 28 saves / 31 shots Curtis Darling 31 saves / 35 shots April 17 2 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring Chris Snavely (1) – pp – 15:11 9:14 – Mike Quesnele (1) 19:15 – Barret Ehgoetz (1) No scoring Loic Lacasse 23 saves / 24 shots Curtis Darling 33 saves / 35 shots 1 – 2 April 18 1 2 No scoring 0:40 – Reid Cashman (1) 12:49 – Billy Ryan (3) 17:08 – pp – Reid Cashman (2) 17:53 – pp – Bryan Ewing (3) No scoring 15:47 – Erik Johnson (1) No scoring 4:03 – pp – Chris Snavely (2) Loic Lacasse 13 saves / 17 shots Ryan Nie 14 saves / 16 shots Curtis Darling 41 saves / 41 shots 0 – 6 April 20 2 – 1 1 1 2 9:45 – Felix Petit (2) No scoring No scoring Jordan Morrison (3) – 3:22 No scoring No scoring 3:48 – Matt Syroczynski (5) No scoring Loic Lacasse 27 saves / 28 shots Curtis Darling 49 saves / 51 shots Cincinnati wins series 4–3 (N2) Trenton Devils vs. (N3) Elmira Jackals Trenton Devils Elmira Jackals Sovereign Bank Arena First Arena April 10 4 – 5 1 2 4 8:26 – Tony Zancanaro (1) Slavomir Tomko (1) – 2:10 Pierre-Luc Faubert (1) – pp – 12:09 Pierre-Luc Faubert (2) – 16:44 5:25 – pp – Trevor Kell (1) No scoring 1:53 – Dan Eves (1) 10:52 – Tony Zancanaro (2) Chris Korchinski (1) – 19:01 No scoring Josh Aspenlind (1) – 6:10 Gerald Coleman 65 saves / 70 shots Michael-Lee Teslak 71 saves / 75 shots April 11 6 –5 1 1 5:43 – Tony Zancanaro (3) 17:26 – Dan Eves (2) Slavomir Tomko (2) – 2:58 Chris Korchinski (3) – pp – 15:24 2:15 – Justin Coutu (1) 5:56 – Mike Wilson (1) Steve Yetman (1) – 12:50 2:06 – pp – Trevor Kell (2) 10:43 – Matt Radoslovich (1) Chris Korchinski (4) – 12:23 Benoit Doucet (1) – 13:37 Gerald Coleman 28 saves / 33 shots Riku Helenius 32 saves / 38 shots April 15 5 – 0 2 2 No scoring 18:23 – pp – Brandon Roach (1) No scoring 2:49 – Brendan Connolly (1) 3:03 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (3) No scoring 7:02 – sh – Steve Yetman (2) 16:08 – Pierre-Luc Faubert (4) Gerald Coleman 26 saves / 31 shots Michael-Lee Teslak 32 saves / 32 shots April 16 3 – 1 2 2 Brandon Roach (2) – pp – 15:50 No scoring Brendan Connolly (2) – pp – 7:31 No scoring Pierre-Luc Faubert (5) – en – 19:41 3:33 - pp - Jim Henkel (1) Jeff Frazee 22 saves / 24 shots Michael-Lee Teslak 26 saves / 27 shots April 18 3 – 2 1 1 1 No scoring Paul McIlveen (1) – 12:08 1:56 – Jeff Prough (1) No scoring 5:29 – Dan Eves (3) Chaz Johnson (1) – 4:22 7:56 – pp – Trevor Kell (3) No scoring Jeff Frazee 20 saves / 22 shots Michael-Lee Teslak 26 saves / 29 shots April 19 3 – 2 2 1 1 No scoring Chaz Johnson (2) – pp – 6:19 14:57 – Dave Leaderer (1) No scoring 18:31 – Justin Coutu (2) Derek Couture (1) – 18:31 5:43 – Éric Castonguay (1) No scoring Jeff Frazee 43 saves / 45 shots Michael-Lee Teslak 38 saves / 41 shots April 21 3 – 5 2 2 9:10 – Nathan Perkovich (1) 14:47 – sh – Jeff Prough (2) Mike Sgroi (1) – 8:42 No scoring Chris Korchinski (4) – pp – 8:54 18:59 – Dave Leaderer Josh Aspenlind (2) – pp – 11:43 Pierre-Luc Faubert (6) – 14:59 Steve Yetman (3) – en – 18:35 Jeff Frazee 21 saves / 25 shots Michael-Lee Teslak 35 saves / 38 shots Elmira wins series 4–3 South Division (S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S4) Gwinnett Gladiators Florida Everblades Gwinnett Gladiators Germain Arena Arena at Gwinnett Center April 10 1 5 – 3 1 5:53 – pp – Doug O'Brien (1) 17:28 – Ross Carlson (1) No scoring 18:38 – Jacob Micflikier (1) 19:59 – Mark Lee (1) Tomislav Zanoški (1) – pp – 2:20 Brandon Kaleniecki (1) – pp – 12:40 Pat Bateman (1) – pp – 14:08 9:58 – pp – Andrew Sweetland (1) No scoring David Leggio 16 saves / 19 shots Joe Fallon 21 saves / 26 shots April 11 3 – 2 1 1 No scoring Tomislav Zanoški (2) – 6:40 Brandon Kaleniecki (2) – pp – 16:09 No scoring No scoring 1:16 – pp – Milan Gajic (1) 18:39 – pp – Kevin Baker (1) No scoring 12:52 – Jacob Micflikier (2) No scoring David Leggio 23 saves / 25 shots Josh Johnson 40 saves / 43 shots April 16 3 – 2 2 2 1 No scoring 17:44 – Dirk Southern (1) No scoring No scoring Mark Lee (2) – pp – 2:53 Peter Metcalf (1) – 19:12 5:59 – Andy Brandt (1) No scoring 12:59 – Tomislav Zanoški (3) David Leggio 27 saves / 30 shots Josh Johnson 43 saves / 45 shots Joe Fallon 4 saves / 4 shots April 17 2 – 4 2 1 Steve McJannet (1) – 3:23 Mark Lee (3) – pp – 17:43 No scoring No scoring 8:36 – pp – Dan Sullivan (1) 9:17 – Pat Bateman (2) Ross Carlson – pp – 13:05Ross Carlson – en – 19:58 No scoring David Leggio 21 saves / 23 shots Joe Fallon 39 saves / 42 shots April 19 1 – 2 2 1 No scoring No scoring 11:19 – pp – Ross Carlson (4) Jean-Claude Sawyer (1) – 2:43 19:36 – Yannick Tifu (1) No scoring David Leggio 21 saves / 22 shots Josh Johnson 34 saves / 36 shots Florida wins series 4–1 (S2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (S3) Charlotte Checkers South Carolina Stingrays Charlotte Checkers North Charleston Coliseum Extreme Ice Center (Indian Trail, NC) April 9 2 6:35 – Mick Berge (1) Marty Guerin (1) – pp – 4:47 Ethan Graham (1) – pp – 13:40 0:38 – pp – Patrick Wellar (1) Matthew Ford (1) – 8:10 Marty Guerin (2) – 10:10 Mike Bayrack (1) – 10:32 15:26 – Matt Scherer No scoring Jonathan Boutin 20 saves / 25 shots James Reimer 18 saves / 18 shots Jeff Jakaitis 22 saves / 24 shots Maxime Daigneault 21 saves / 22 shots 5 – 3 2 April 11 2 2 No scoring Pierre-Luc O'Brien (1) – sh – 9:21 4:18 – Ryan Murphy (1) 4:41 – Matthew Ford (2) 6:16 – pp – Ethan Graham (2) 11:44 – pp – Michel Leveille (1) 12:47 – pp – Mike Bayrack (2) No scoring No scoring Nikita Kashirsky (1) – 8:38 Travis Morin (1) – 13:20 James Reimer 36 saves / 41 shots Jeff Jakaitis 41 saves / 44 shots 3 – 5 April 14 1 1 No scoring 10:45 – Ethan Graham (3)14:31 – Matt Schepke (1) Spencer Carbery (1) – 0:15 Maxime Lacroix (1) – pp – 1:49 No scoring Keith Johnson (1) – 3:48 Maxime Lacroix (2) – 4:12 No scoring Jonathan Boutin 18 saves / 20 shots Jeff Jakaitis 36 saves / 40 shots 4 – 2 April 16 1 4 – 1 1 Travis Morin (2) – pp – 13:24 Maxime Lacroix (2) – 15:23 No scoring Matt Scherer (2) – 14:33 Matt Scherer (3) – 18:30 No scoring No scoring 10:25 – Ken Scuderi (1) Jonathan Boutin 24 saves / 25 shots Jeff Jakaitis 22 saves / 26 shots Maxime Daigneault 13 saves / 13 shots April 17 8 – 3 1 3:40 – Jeff Coffey (1) 11:29 – pp – Zach Tarkir (1) 14:23 – Spencer Carbery (2) 19:02 – pp – Brad Farynuk (1) Chris Capraro (1) – pp – 7:09 Marty Guerin (3) – 15:44 11:06 – pp – Keith Johnson (2) 17:08 – Travis Morin (3) No scoring 9:21 – pp – Brad Farynuk (2) 13:46 – pp – Brad Farynuk (3) Michel Leveille (2) – 4:46 Jonathan Boutin 26 saves / 29 shots Maxime Daigneault 6 saves / 10 shots Jeff Jakaitis 24 saves / 28 shots April 19 3 – 4 1 Keith Johnson (3) – pp – 1:28 Jeff Coffey (2) – 14:26 No scoring Matt Scherer (4) – 3:25 2:58 – pp – Jeff Miles (1) Spencer Carbery (3) – 2:48 1:04 – Peter Tsimikalis 6:11 – pp – Michel Leveille (3) Jonathan Boutin 32 saves / 35 shots Jeff Jakaitis 36 saves / 40 shots South Carolina wins series 4–2 NOTE: Neither team's home arena was available in the first week of the ECHL playoffs; Time Warner Cable Arena was unavailable for this round (final week of NBA games by the Charlotte Bobcats, and the North Charleston Coliseum had rehearsals for a concert tour. The ECHL arranged the playoff series in the following order: two games at the Extreme Ice Center, three games at the North Charleston Coliseum, and then one game at the Extreme Ice Center. Had a seventh game been necessary, it would have been played at the North Charleston Coliseum. National Conference Pacific Division (P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder Ontario Reign Stockton Thunder Citizens Business Bank Arena Stockton Arena April 10 4 – 3 1 19:01 – Shawn Germain (1) No scoring 6:55 – pp – Jon Rheault (1) Cory Urquhart (1) – 14:18 0:59 – P.J. Atherton (1) 12:18 – pp – Shawn Germain (2) Cory Urquhart (2) – 7:18 Cory Urquhart (2) – pp – 11:27 Jeff Zatkoff 30 saves / 33 shots Andrew Perugini 17 saves / 19 shots Bryan Pitton 8 saves / 10 shots April 11 5 – 6 2 19:13 – Bud Holloway (1) Mike Lalonde (1) – 13:23 Cleve Kinley (1) – 13:53 Brandon Naurato (1) – 17:22 No scoring Craig Valette (1) – 0:28 Ryan Huddy (1) – 15:39 2:27 – Mike Howe 13:27 – Bud Holloway (2) 15:37 – Bud Holloway (3) 19:35 – Tim Kraus (1) Craig Valette (2) – en – 19:17 Jeff Zatkoff 19 saves / 24 shots Bryan Pitton 24 saves / 29 shots April 15 1 – 5 1 Dale Reinhardt (1) – 8:57 No scoring Bud Holloway (4) – 0:42 9:51 – Mark Adamek (1) Geoff Walker (1) – 4:58 Shawn Germain (3) – pp – 10:23 Geoff Walker (2) – pp – 17:33 No scoring Jeff Zatkoff 21 saves / 22 shots Bryan Pitton 25 saves / 30 shots April 17 5 – 4 1 2 Tim Kraus (2) – pp – 6:48 2:00 – David Rohlfs (1) Tim Kraus (3) – pp – 7:20 10:27 – Cory Urquhart (4) 14:29 – Ryan Huddy (2) Jon Rheault (2) – sh – 18:08 Bud Holloway (5) – sh – 19:37 6:13 – James Bates (2) No scoring 2:28 – James Bates (3) Jeff Zatkoff 33 saves / 38 shots Parker Van Buskirk 29 saves / 33 shots April 19 2 4 – 2 2 No scoring Cory Urquhart (5) – 8:15 Cleve Kinley – pp – 12:29 2:09 – Andrew Martens (1) Craig Valette (3) – 8:40 James Bates (3) – 16:51 6:34 – Jon Francisco (1) No scoring Jeff Zatkoff 24 saves / 28 shots Parker Van Buskirk 30 saves / 32 shots April 21 1 4 – 3 1 Tim Kraus (4) – 8:25Jon Rheault (3) – 14:42Jon Rheault (4) – 19:49 No scoring Brad Mehalko (1) – 17:20 No scoring No scoring 6:10 – Garet Hunt (1)11:18 – Cleve Kinley (3)16:17 – James Bates (4) Jeff Zatkoff 29 saves / 32 shots Parker Van Buskirk 23 saves / 27 shots April 22 4 – 5 2 13:05 – Andrew Martens (2) Robbie Bina (1) – pp – 8:32Cory Urquhart (6) – 14:32Igor Gongalsky (1) – 15:28James Bates (5) – pp – 18:46 No scoring No scoring 2:16 – Brad Mehalko (2)12:00 – Tim Kraus (5)16:45 – Geoff Walker (3) Craig Valette (4) – pp – 5:36 Jeff Zatkoff 21 saves / 26 shots Parker Van Buskirk 27 saves / 31 shots Stockton wins series 4–3 (P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P3) Bakersfield Condors Las Vegas Wranglers Bakersfield Condors Orleans Arena Rabobank Arena April 10 3 – 1 1 6:51 – Kelly Czuy (1) 17:24 – Adam Miller (1) Brett Pilkington (1) – 0:34 4:33 – Kelly Czuy (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Glenn Fisher 28 saves / 29 shots Yutaka Fukufuji 28 saves / 31 shots April 11 2 – 3 2 April 15 6 – 5 OT 2 April 17 0 – 4 1 April 18 2 4 – 3 OT 2 April 21 1 3 – 1 1 April 22 5 – 1 1 Las Vegas wins series 4–3 West Division (W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W4) Utah Grizzlies Alaska Aces Utah Grizzlies Sullivan Arena E Center April 10 2 – 0 1 No scoring No scoring 16:47 – pp – Bryan Miller (1) No scoring 6:35 – Lance Galbraith (1) No scoring Jean-Philippe Lamoureux 36 saves / 36 shots Mike Mole 37 saves / 39 shots April 11 2 – 0 1 19:57 – Luke Erickson (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 3:35 – Alexandre Imbeault (1) No scoring Jean-Philippe Lamoureux 22 saves / 22 shots Mike Mole 36 saves / 38 shots April 15 3 – 2 OT 2 No scoring No scoring Matt Stefanishion (1) – 8:08 16:10 – James Sixsmith (1) Matt Shasby (1) – 11:57 14:57 – Vladimir Nikiforov (1) No scoring 3:30 – Brett Beauchamp (1) Jean-Philippe Lamoureux 40 saves / 43 shots Mike Mole 30 saves / 32 shots April 17 2 – 5 1 Tyson Marsh (1) – 8:14Josh Soares (2) – 9:34Josh Soares (3) – 19:34 10:27 – Vladimir Nikiforov (2) Lance Galbraith (2) – pp – 14:20 No scoring Luke Erickson (2) – 1:03 1:23 – James Sixsmith (2) Jean-Philippe Lamoureux 23 saves / 25 shots Mike Mole 21 saves / 26 shots April 18 2 2 – 5 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 4:58 – Josh Soares (4)8:27 – Josh Soares (5)10:05 – Lance Galbraith (3)10:38 – Colin Hemingway (1)19:31 – en – Cam Keith (1) Vladimir Nikiforov (3) – 3:23James Sixsmith (3) – 11:29 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux 26 saves / 28 shots Mike Mole 43 saves / 47 shots Alaska wins series 4–1 (W2) Idaho Steelheads vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings Idaho Steelheads Victoria Salmon Kings Qwest Arena Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre April 11 1 – 3 2 No scoring No scoring 8:32 – Matt McKnight (1) No scoring Olivier Labelle (1) – 7:14 Brady Leavold (1) – 14:30 Shaun Landolt (1) – en – 18:22 Matt Climie 36 saves / 38 shots Todd Ford 29 saves / 30 shots April 12 0 – 2 2 No scoring Olivier Labelle (2) – 8:08 No scoring No scoring No scoring Adam Taylor (1) – en – 19:58 Matt Climie 20 saves / 21 shots Todd Ford 51 saves / 51 shots April 15 9 – 2 2 Daniel Welch (1) – 5:00 0:40 – Patrick Coulombe (1)7:11 – pp – Aaron Brocklehurst (1)8:07 – Sean O'Connor (1)8:53 – pp – Olivier Filion (1)19:15 – Olivier Labelle (3) No scoring 8:16 – pp – Wes Goldie (1)9:06 – pp – Scott Howes (1)17:33 – Shaun Landolt (2) Bryan McGregor (1) – 7:42 8:16 – Scott Howes (2) Matt Climie 3 saves / 6 shotsRéjean Beauchemin 15 saves / 21 shots Todd Ford 28 saves / 30 shots April 17 2 – 1 1 2 Darrell Hay (1) – pp – 14:05 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 8:23 – Adam Taylor (2) No scoring 12:56 – Matt Kelly (1) Matt Climie 38 saves / 40 shots Todd Ford 31 saves / 32 shots Victoria wins series 4–0 Division Finals American Conference North Division (N1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (N3) Elmira Jackas Cincinnati Cyclones Elmira Jackals US Bank Arena First Arena April 24 8 – 3 1 April 25 5 – 4 OT 1 April 29 2 – 4 1 May 1 0 – 2 1 Cincinnati wins series 4–0 South Division (S1) Florida Everblades vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays Florida Everblades South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena North Charleston Coliseum April 24 1 1 – 2 1 2 No scoring Matt Scherer (5) – 19:11 No scoring No scoring 1:20 – pp – Ernie Hartlieb (1) No scoring No scoring Zach Tarkir (2) – 8:34 David Leggio 27 saves / 29 shots Jonathan Boutin 31 saves / 32 shots April 25 4 – 3 1 May 1 4 – 3 2 May 2 2 – 3 2OT 1 May 3 2 4 – 3 2 May 5 1 3 – 4 OT 2 South Carolina wins series 4–2 National Conference Pacific Division (P2) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (P4) Stockton Thunder Las Vegas Wranglers Stockton Thunder Orleans Arena Stockton Arena April 24 2 4 – 3 2 April 27 4 – 2 1 April 30 5 – 1 2 May 2 2 – 3 OT 1 May 4 4 – 2 1 May 5 1 1 – 3 2 May 6 5 – 1 1 1 Las Vegas wins series 4–3 NOTE: Arena conflicts led to the ECHL shifting the first games of the playoff series. West Division (W1) Alaska Aces vs. (W3) Victoria Salmon Kings Alaska Aces Victoria Salmon Kings Sullivan Arena Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre April 24 1 3 – 0 1 April 25 8 – 2 1 April 29 2 – 5 1 May 1 4 – 0 2 May 2 2 4 – 6 1 Alaska wins series 4–1 Conference finals American Conference (S2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (N1) Cincinnati Cyclones South Carolina Stingrays Cincinnati Cyclones North Charleston Coliseum US Bank Arena May 9 1 7 – 4 1 May 11 1 3 – 1 1 May 13 3 – 4 1 2 May 15 2 – 3 1 2 South Carolina wins series 4–0 National Conference (W1) Alaska Aces vs. (P2) Las Vegas Wranglers Alaska Aces Las Vegas Wranglers Sullivan Arena Orleans Arena May 9 1 2 – 0 1 May 10 4 – 1 1 May 12 1 – 3 1 May 14 1 – 5 1 Alaska wins series 4–0 Kelly Cup Finals (W1) Alaska Aces vs. (S2) South Carolina Stingrays Alaska Aces South Carolina Stingrays Sullivan Arena North Charleston Coliseum May 22 1 2 – 4 2 May 23 1 3 – 1 1 May 27 4 – 2 2 2 May 29 5 – 0 2 2 May 30 2 2 – 3 OT 1 June 4 1 3 – 2 1 June 5 2 – 4 1 2 South Carolina wins Kelly Cup 4–3. References See also 2008–09 ECHL season List of ECHL seasons 2008 Kelly Cup playoffs 2010 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs 2009 Category:Kelly Cup playoffs Category:2008–09 ECHL season