2005–06 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season January 2024 2005–06 ECHL season ECHL Ice hockey October 2005 – May 2006 Regular season Brabham Cup Alaska Aces Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett) CCM Most Valuable Player Alex Leavitt (Alaska) ECHL Leading Scorer Award Playoffs American Gwinnett Gladiators Toledo Storm National Alaska Aces Fresno Falcons Finals Kelly Cup Alaska Aces Gwinnett Gladiators Mike Scott (Alaska) List of ECHL seasons ECHL 2004–05 ECHL season 2004–05 2006–07 ECHL season 2006–07 The 2005–06 ECHL season was the 18th season of the ECHL, a professional ice-hockey league based in the United States. The season ran from late October 2005 to early June 2006. The Brabham Cup regular season champions and Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Alaska Aces. League changes At the end of the 2004–05 season, the Pee Dee Pride and Louisiana IceGators franchises ceased operations, with the Florence-based Pride announcing a move to nearby Conway (in the Myrtle Beach area; the cities of Florence and Myrtle Beach are considered one market for television purposes) while awaiting completion of the new Atlantic Center Arena that eventually never happened. The ECHL eventually revoked the franchise at the 2009 Board of Governors meeting. The Peoria Rivermen franchise also ceased operations when the ownership acquired an AHL franchise and under the same name. The league also approved of Barry Kemp's Ontario, California, expansion franchise rights to be transferred to play in Bloomington, Illinois, in May 2004.https://www.echl.com/bloomington-partners-signs-10-year-facility-management-agreement-with-city-of-bloomington BLOOMINGTON PARTNERS SIGNS 10-YEAR FACILITY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF BLOOMINGTON ECHL.com May 10, 2004 October 4, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181004230108/https://www.echl.com/bloomington-partners-signs-10-year-facility-management-agreement-with-city-of-bloomington October 4, 2018 dead https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/75850348/ Get set for pro hockey The Pantagraph May 11, 2004 October 4, 2018https://www.echl.com/echl-officially-welcomes-bloomington-illinois ECHL OFFICIALLY WELCOMES BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS ECHL.com May 10, 2004 October 4, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181004230049/https://www.echl.com/echl-officially-welcomes-bloomington-illinois October 4, 2018 dead After an apparent fallout among the Bloomington Partners and the nearby Peoria Rivermen transferring to the AHL,https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/75729020/ Page 63 of the November 27, 2004, The Pantagraph The Pantagraph November 27, 2004 October 4, 2018 the Bloomington ECHL franchise was sold to Legacy Partners, LLC, headed by Phoenix Suns' majority owner Robert Sarver and the franchise was relocated as the Phoenix RoadRunnershttps://www.echl.com/board-approves-phoenix-suns-ownershippurchase-relocation-of-echl-membership Board Approves Phoenix Suns Ownership Purchase, Relocation of ECHL Membership ECHL.com February 1, 2005 October 4, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005030746/https://www.echl.com/board-approves-phoenix-suns-ownershippurchase-relocation-of-echl-membership October 5, 2018 dead as the only expansion team for the season. The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were sold and relocated to Stockton, California, as the Stockton Thunder. The Utah Grizzlies' new ownership also bought the former Lexington Men O' War franchise that had been dormant since 2003 after the American Hockey League's Grizzlies ceased operations. Just prior to the start of the season, the Texas Wildcatters and the Mississippi Sea Wolves were both forced to sit out the season due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Wildcatters were given permission to re-enter the league for the 2006–07 season, while the Sea Wolves were allowed to return for the 2007–08 season. While most leagues adopted the entire NHL rule change package for 2005–06 (based on the 2004–05 AHL rule changes), the ECHL kept the shootout at five players, and kept the automatic icing rule which has been used in the league. All-Star Game The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, and was hosted by the Fresno Falcons. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 7–6, with Fresno's Luke Curtin 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 = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantagehttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/echl20042006.html 2005–06 ECHL Standings HockeyDB March 1, 2017http://3ulgqr468n8z25xfs1186kk2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ECHL0506.txt 2005–06 ECHL Stats ECHL March 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113832/http://3ulgqr468n8z25xfs1186kk2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ECHL0506.txt March 2, 2017 dead American Conference North Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Toledo Storm (DET/SJS) 72 46 21 3 2 97 244 189 Wheeling Nailers (PIT) 72 45 21 3 3 96 247 186 Reading Royals (LAK) 72 42 23 3 4 91 249 209 Johnstown Chiefs (TBL) 72 30 26 4 12 76 223 243 Trenton Titans (PHI/NYI) 72 31 36 2 3 67 166 214 Dayton Bombers (CBJ) 72 20 46 4 2 46 193 275 South Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Gwinnett Gladiators (z) (ATL) 72 50 15 0 7 107 304 208 Florida Everblades (CAR/FLA) 72 48 20 3 1 100 267 208 Greenville Grrrowl (CHI/EDM) 72 44 25 0 3 93 248 203 South Carolina Stingrays (WSH) 72 32 25 7 8 79 230 237 Charlotte Checkers (NYR) 72 34 33 2 3 73 226 250 Augusta Lynx (Ind.) 72 30 36 1 5 66 216 255 Columbia Inferno (VAN) 72 25 39 3 5 58 209 290 Pensacola Ice Pilots (TOR) 72 21 44 5 2 49 194 293 National Conference 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) (STL) 72 53 12 5 2 113 289 168 Las Vegas Wranglers (CGY) 72 53 13 4 2 112 267 176 Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 72 43 21 4 4 94 268 221 Utah Grizzlies (Ind.) 72 36 30 5 1 78 235 236 Victoria Salmon Kings (Ind.) 72 26 37 5 4 61 204 261 Phoenix RoadRunners (Ind.) 72 20 47 1 4 45 156 263 Pacific Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses PTS Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Fresno Falcons (SJS) 72 43 15 5 9 100 230 205 Bakersfield Condors (Ind.) 72 40 26 2 4 86 221 222 Long Beach Ice Dogs (MTL) 72 36 27 4 5 81 210 217 San Diego Gulls (COL) 72 34 30 4 4 76 213 214 Stockton Thunder (PHX) 72 18 40 7 7 48 192 260 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts Alex Leavitt Alaska 72 26 65 91 Mike Scott Alaska 72 37 50 87 D'Arcy McConvey Idaho 58 39 47 86 Ryan Kinasewich Utah 60 39 46 85 Jeff Campbell Gwinnett 62 30 53 83 Luke Curtin Fresno 64 21 61 82 Daniel Sisca Florida 71 29 50 79 Matt Dzieduszycki Las Vegas 68 34 44 78 Sean Collins Wheeling 62 27 49 76 Scott Cameron South Carolina 68 22 50 72 Justin Kelley Johnstown 59 31 40 71 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 Drew MacIntyre Toledo 33 1981 24 7 2 68 2 .926 2.06 Andy Franck Wheeling 55 3214 33 15 5 122 5 .919 2.28 Matt Underhill Alaska 50 2979 36 10 3 113 5 .917 2.28 Marc Magliarditi Las Vegas 51 2985 34 11 5 123 3 .909 2.47 Cody Rudkowsky Reading 38 2291 24 11 3 96 2 .916 2.51 Kelly Cup playoffs American Conference Bracket Division Quarters April 9–12 Division Semis April 14–22 Division Finals April 24-May 2 Conference Finals May 5–16 N4 Johnstown 2 N5 Trenton 0 S4 South Carolina 2 S5 Charlotte 1 S3 Greenville 2 S6 Augusta 0 N1 Toledo 3 N4 Johnstown 0 N2 Wheeling 3 N3 Reading 1 S1 Gwinnett 3 S4 South Carolina 0 S2 Florida 3 S3 Greenville 1 N1 Toledo 3 N2 Wheeling 2 S1 Gwinnett 3 S2 Florida 1 N1 Toledo 1 S1 Gwinnett 4 Division quarterfinals North Division Quarterfinals Johnstown vs. Trenton Date Away Home April 10 Trenton 1 Johnstown 2 OT April 11 Johnstown 4 Trenton 3 Johnstown wins series 2–0 South Division Quarterfinals South Carolina vs. Charlotte Date Away Home April 10 Charlotte 3 South Carolina 6 April 11 South Carolina 3 Charlotte 4 April 12 Charlotte 1 South Carolina 3 South Carolina wins series 2–1 South Division Quarterfinals Greenville vs. Augusta Date Away Home April 9 Augusta 1 Greenville 2 April 11 Greenville 3 Augusta 2 OT Greenville wins series 2–0 Division semifinals North Division Semifinals Toledo vs. Johnstown Date Away Home April 14 Johnstown 2 Toledo 3 April 15 Johnstown 1 Toledo 4 April 19 Toledo 5 Johnstown 3 Toledo wins series 3–0 North Division Semifinals Reading vs. Wheeling Date Away Home April 14 Wheeling 3 Reading 2 OT April 16 Reading 4 Wheeling 1 April 18 Reading 3 Wheeling 4 April 19 Wheeling 5 Reading 4 Wheeling wins series 3–1 South Division Semifinals Gwinnett vs. South Carolina Date Away Home April 15 South Carolina 3 Gwinnett 5 April 16 South Carolina 4 Gwinnett 5 OT April 19 Gwinnett 3 South Carolina 1 Gwinnett wins series 3–0 South Division Semifinals Florida vs. Greenville Date Away Home April 14 Greenville 4 Florida 5 OT April 15 Greenville 2 Florida 4 April 21 Florida 0 Greenville 1 OT April 22 Florida 9 Greenville 4 Florida wins series 3–1 Division finals North Division Finals Toledo vs. Wheeling Date Away Home April 24 Wheeling 4 Toledo 5 OT April 26 Wheeling 5 Toledo 3 April 28 Toledo 0 Wheeling 6 April 29 Toledo 3 Wheeling 1 May 2 Wheeling 2 Toledo 3 Toledo wins Series 3–2 South Division Finals Gwinnett vs. Florida Date Away Home April 26 Florida 3 Gwinnett 5 April 28 Florida 7 Gwinnett 3 April 29 Gwinnett 6 Florida 4 May 1 Gwinnett 7 Florida 4 Gwinnett wins series 3–1 Conference finals American Conference Finals Toledo vs. Gwinnett Date Away Home May 5 Toledo 3 Gwinnett 5 May 8 Toledo 4 Gwinnett 3 OT May 12 Gwinnett 4 Toledo 2 May 14 Gwinnett 4 Toledo 2 May 16 Gwinnett 3 Toledo 2 OT Gwinnett wins series 4–1 National Conference Bracket Division Semifinals April 10–22 Division Finals April 24-May 6 Conference Finals May 8–22 W1 W4 Alaska Utah 4 0 W2 W3 Las Vegas Idaho 4 0 P2 P3 Bakersfield Long Beach 4 3 P1 P4 Fresno San Diego 4 3 W1 W2 Alaska Las Vegas 4 3 P2 P1 Bakersfield Fresno 3 4 W1 P1 Alaska Fresno 4 3 Division semifinals West Division Semifinals Alaska vs. Utah Date Away Home April 10 Utah 1 Alaska 4 April 11 Utah 1 Alaska 3 April 13 Alaska 4 Utah 1 April 14 Alaska 6 Utah 2 Alaska wins series 4–0 West Division Semifinals Las Vegas vs. Idaho Date Away Home April 11 Idaho 0 Las Vegas 4 April 12 Idaho 0 Las Vegas 2 April 14 Las Vegas 5 Idaho 4 April 15 Las Vegas 4 Idaho 2 Las Vegas wins series 4–0 Pacific Division Semifinals Fresno vs. San Diego Date Away Home April 11 San Diego 3 Fresno 4 April 12 San Diego 1 Fresno 4 April 14 Fresno 2 San Diego 1 OT April 15 Fresno 1 San Diego 5 April 17 San Diego 3 Fresno 2 April 20 Fresno 3 San Diego 4 OT April 22 San Diego 0 Fresno 2 Fresno wins series 4–3 Pacific Division Semifinals Bakersfield vs. Long Beach Date Away Home April 11 Long Beach 1 Bakersfield 3 April 14 Long Beach 5 Bakersfield 4 April 15 Bakersfield 6 Long Beach 3 April 16 Bakersfield 4 Long Beach 5 April 19 Bakersfield 4 Long Beach 1 April 21 Long Beach 6 Bakersfield 2 April 22 Long Beach 3 Bakersfield 4 OT Bakersfield wins series 4–3 Division finals West Division Finals Alaska vs. Las Vegas Date Away Home April 24 Las Vegas 5 Alaska 0 April 25 Las Vegas 3 Alaska 4 OT April 27 Alaska 2 Las Vegas 6 April 29 Alaska 3 Las Vegas 4 OT April 30 Alaska 3 Las Vegas 1 May 2 Las Vegas 0 Alaska 2 May 5 Las Vegas 3 Alaska 4 3OT Alaska wins series 4–3 Pacific Division Finals Fresno vs. Bakersfield Date Away Home April 24 Bakersfield 3 Fresno 5 April 25 Bakersfield 2 Fresno 4 April 28 Fresno 2 Bakersfield 4 April 29 Fresno 3 Bakersfield 2 OT May 3 Fresno 2 Bakersfield 4 May 5 Bakersfield 4 Fresno 3 OT May 6 Bakersfield 2 Fresno 4 Fresno wins series 4–3 Conference finals National Conference Finals Alaska vs. Fresno Date Away Home May 8 Fresno 3 Alaska 2 May 10 Fresno 0 Alaska 2 May 12 Alaska 3 Fresno 4 OT May 13 Alaska 3 Fresno 1 May 16 Alaska 3 Fresno 0 May 19 Fresno 4 Alaska 3 May 22 Fresno 2 Alaska 3 OT Alaska wins series 4–3 Kelly Cup finals Kelly Cup Finals Alaska vs. Gwinnett Date Away Home May 24 Gwinnett 2 Alaska 3 May 25 Gwinnett 3 Alaska 4 May 29 Alaska 5 Gwinnett 4 May 31 Alaska 1 Gwinnett 6 June 1 Alaska 4 Gwinnett 3 Alaska wins series and Kelly Cup 4–1 ECHL awards ECHL awards Patrick Kelly Cup: Alaska Aces Henry Brabham Cup: Alaska Aces Gingher Memorial Trophy: Gwinnett Gladiators Bruce Taylor Trophy: Alaska Aces John Brophy Award: Glen Gulutzan (Las Vegas) CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player: Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett) Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Mike Scott (Alaska) Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year: Matt Underhill (Alaska) CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year: Alex Leavitt (Alaska) Defenseman of the Year: Ryan Gaucher (Alaska) Leading Scorer: Alex Leavitt (Alaska) Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award: Peter Metcalf (Alaska) Sportsmanship Award: Steve Saviano (Florida) See also List of ECHL seasons 2005 in sports 2006 in sports References External links ECHL website 2005 Kelly Cup playoffs 2007 Kelly Cup playoffs Kelly Cup Playoffs 2006 Category:ECHL seasons ECHL season, 2005-06