1999–2000 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season January 2024 1999–2000 ECHL season ECHL Ice hockey October 1999 – May 31, 2000 Regular season Brabham Cup Florida Everblades Kelly Cup Playoffs Northern Peoria Rivermen Trenton Titans Southern Louisiana IceGators Greenville Grrrowl Kelly Cup Finals Peoria Rivermen Louisiana IceGators 2000–01 1998–99 ECHL The 1999–2000 ECHL season was the 12th season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the Miami Matadors and Columbus Chill suspended operations, the Chesapeake Icebreakers, who originally suspended operations, moved to Jackson, Mississippi. The league also welcomed expansion franchises in North Little Rock, Arkansas and Trenton, New Jersey, as well as welcoming back a franchise in the former market of Greensboro, North Carolina. The New Orleans Brass moved into the New New Orleans Arena. The league also created a new individual award, the Plus Performer Award, to be awarded to the player who leads the league in plus-minus rating at the end of the regular season.ECHL Trophies and Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20080215235303/http://www.echl.com/awards.shtml 2008-02-15 The Florida Everblades finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup and the Peoria Rivermen won their first Kelly Cup, defeating the Louisiana IceGators four games to two. Regular season Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage Northern Conference Northeast Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Roanoke Express 70 44 20 6 94 221 181 Richmond Renegades 70 44 21 5 93 258 205 Hampton Roads Admirals 70 44 22 4 92 241 198 Trenton Titans 70 37 29 4 78 233 199 Charlotte Checkers 70 25 38 7 57 186 254 Greensboro Generals 70 20 43 7 47 229 337 Northwest Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Peoria Rivermen 70 45 20 5 95 273 216 Huntington Blizzard 70 35 25 10 80 230 238 Johnstown Chiefs 70 33 28 9 75 235 234 Dayton Bombers 70 32 28 10 74 230 226 Wheeling Nailers 70 25 40 5 55 202 246 Toledo Storm 70 22 41 7 51 214 306 Southern Conference Southeast Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Florida Everblades 70 53 15 2 108 277 181 Pee Dee Pride 70 47 18 5 99 233 175 Greenville Grrrowl 70 46 18 6 98 277 198 South Carolina Stingrays 70 35 25 10 80 253 242 Augusta Lynx 70 34 31 5 73 243 248 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 70 31 33 6 68 256 261 Jacksonville Lizard Kings 70 27 34 9 63 246 291 Southwest Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Louisiana IceGators 70 43 18 9 95 281 241 Mobile Mysticks 70 40 28 2 82 275 230 New Orleans Brass 70 36 27 7 79 230 219 Mississippi Sea Wolves 70 35 27 8 78 241 221 Pensacola Ice Pilots 70 35 29 6 76 215 216 Baton Rouge Kingfish 70 33 32 5 71 253 277 Jackson Bandits 70 32 32 6 70 201 227 Birmingham Bulls 70 29 37 4 62 255 297 Arkansas RiverBlades 70 18 49 3 39 192 316 Kelly Cup playoffs Northern Conference Bracket Conference Quarterfinals(Best of 5) Conference Semifinals(Best of 5) Conference Finals(Best of 7) 1 Peoria 3 8 Dayton 0 2 Roanoke 1 7 Johnstown 3 3 Richmond 0 6 Trenton 3 4 Hampton Roads 3 5 Huntington 2 1 Peoria 3 7 Johnstown 0 6 Trenton 3 4 Hampton Roads 2 1 Peoria 4 6 Trenton 2 Quarterfinals (1) Peoria vs. (8) Dayton Date Away Home April 3 Dayton 2 Peoria 6 April 5 Dayton 2 Peoria 3 OT April 6 Peoria 4 Dayton 3 Peoria wins series 3–0 (2) Roanoke vs. (7) Johnstown Date Away Home April 4 Johnstown 3 Roanoke 0 April 5 Roanoke 4 Johnstown 3 April 7 Roanoke 0 Johnstown 4 April 8 Johnstown 4 Roanoke 1 Johnstown wins series 3–1 (3) Richmond vs. (6) Trenton Date Away Home April 6 Trenton 4 Richmond 2 April 8 Trenton 3 Richmond 0 April 9 Richmond 0 Trenton 2 Trenton wins series 3–0 (4) Hampton Roads vs. (5) Huntington Date Away Home April 5 Huntington 4 Hampton Roads 0 April 7 Huntington 1 Hampton Roads 7 April 9 Hampton Roads 6 Huntington 4 April 10 Hampton Roads 0 Huntington 3 April 12 Huntington 2 Hampton Roads 3 Hampton Roads wins series 3–2 Semifinals (1) Peoria vs. (7) Johnstown Date Away Home April 16 Johnstown 3 Peoria 4 OT April 18 Johnstown 4 Peoria 7 April 21 Peoria 2 Johnstown 1 Peoria wins series 3–0 (4) Hampton Roads vs. (6) Trenton Date Away Home April 16 Trenton 0 Hampton Roads 1 April 18 Trenton 3 Hampton Roads 2 2OT April 20 Hampton Roads 4 Trenton 3 April 22 Hampton Roads 3 Trenton 6 April 24 Trenton 4 Hampton Roads 2 Trenton wins series 3–2 Finals (1) Peoria vs. (6) Trenton Date Away Home April 30 Trenton 6 Peoria 7 May 2 Trenton 2 Peoria 7 May 4 Peoria 1 Trenton 2 OT May 5 Peoria 5 Trenton 2 May 7 Peoria 1 Trenton 3 May 10 Trenton 2 Peoria 5 Peoria wins series 4–2 Southern Conference Bracket Conference Wild Card(Best of 3) Conference Quarterfinals(Best of 5) Conference Semifinals(Best of 5) Conference Finals(Best of 7) 7 New Orleans 1 10 Augusta 2 6 South Carolina 2 11 Baton Rouge 0 8 Mississippi 2 9 Pensacola 1 1 Florida 2 10 Augusta 3 4 Greenville 3 5 Mobile 2 3 Pee Dee 2 6 South Carolina 3 2 Louisiana 3 8 Mississippi 1 10 Augusta 1 4 Greenville 3 6 South Carolina 0 2 Louisiana 3 4 Greenville 2 2 Louisiana 4 Wild Card (6) South Carolina vs. (11) Baton Rouge Date Away Home April 4 Baton Rouge 2 South Carolina 6 April 5 South Carolina 5 Baton Rouge 4 OT South Carolina wins series 2–0 (7) New Orleans vs. (10) Augusta Date Away Home April 3 Augusta 1 New Orleans 2 OT April 5 New Orleans 1 Augusta 2 OT April 7 Augusta 5 New Orleans 2 Augusta wins series 2–1 (8) Mississippi vs. (9) Pensacola Date Away Home April 4 Pensacola 2 Mississippi 1 April 5 Mississippi 4 Pensacola 2 April 7 Mississippi 4 Pensacola 0 Mississippi wins series 2–1 Quarterfinals (1) Florida vs. (10) Augusta Date Away Home April 8 Augusta 3 Florida 1 April 10 Augusta 3 Florida 5 April 16 Florida 4 Augusta 3 April 17 Florida 2 Augusta 4 April 19 Augusta 4 Florida 2 Augusta wins series 3–2 (2) Louisiana vs. (8) Mississippi Date Away Home April 9 Mississippi 2 Louisiana 3 April 11 Mississippi 3 Louisiana 7 April 12 Louisiana 2 Mississippi 3 2OT April 17 Louisiana 4 Mississippi 2 Louisiana wins series 3–1 (3) Pee Dee vs. (6) South Carolina Date Away Home April 8 South Carolina 3 Pee Dee 2 April 11 Pee Dee 5 South Carolina 1 April 13 South Carolina 2 Pee Dee 3 April 14 Pee Dee 1 South Carolina 8 April 15 South Carolina 4 Pee Dee 3 OT South Carolina wins series 3–2 (4) Greenville vs. (5) Mobile Date Away Home April 10 Mobile 4 Greenville 1 April 11 Mobile 3 Greenville 6 April 14 Greenville 4 Mobile 5 April 15 Greenville 5 Mobile 1 April 16 Mobile 2 Greenville 5 Greenville wins series 3–2 Semifinals (4) Greenville vs. (10) Augusta Date Away Home April 24 Augusta 1 Greenville 2 April 25 Augusta 2 Greenville 4 April 27 Greenville 3 Augusta 4 OT April 28 Greenville 4 Augusta 0 Greenville wins series 3–1 (2) Louisiana vs. (6) South Carolina Date Away Home April 21 South Carolina 2 Louisiana 4 April 22 South Carolina 3 Louisiana 6 April 25 Louisiana 8 South Carolina 3 Louisiana wins series 3–0 Finals (2) Louisiana vs. (4) Greenville Date Away Home May 3 Louisiana 4 Greenville 5 May 5 Louisiana 2 Greenville 3 4OT May 6 Greenville 4 Louisiana 6 May 9 Greenville 5 Louisiana 6 OT May 10 Greenville 3 Louisiana 6 May 13 Louisiana 4 Greenville 0 Louisiana wins series 4–2 Kelly Cup finals Kelly Cup finals N.1 Peoria 4 S.2 Louisiana 2 (N.1) Peoria vs. (S.2) Louisiana Date Away Home May 19 Louisiana 5 Peoria 3 May 20 Louisiana 4 Peoria 2 May 24 Peoria 5 Louisiana 4 2OT May 25 Peoria 4 Louisiana 2 May 28 Peoria 6 Louisiana 5 2OT May 31 Louisiana 3 Peoria 4 OT Peoria wins series 4–2 ECHL awards ECHL awards Patrick J. Kelly Cup: Peoria Rivermen Henry Brabham Cup: Florida Everblades Northern Conference Champion: Peoria Rivermen Southern Conference Champion: Louisiana IceGators John Brophy Award: Bob Ferguson (Florida) ECHL Most Valuable Player: Andrew Williamson (Toledo) Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: J. F. Boutin and Jason Christie (Peoria) ECHL Goaltender of the Year: Jan Lasak (Hampton Roads) ECHL Rookie of the Year: Jan Lasak (Hampton Roads) Defenseman of the Year: Tom Nemeth (Dayton) Leading Scorer: John Spoltore (Louisiana) Plus Performer Award: Andy MacIntyre (Florida) Sportsmanship Award: Jamie Ling (Dayton) See also ECHL All-Star Game List of ECHL seasons 1999 in sports 2000 in sports References Category:ECHL seasons ECHL season, 1999-2000