2000–01 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season May 2026 January 2024 The 13th season of the ECHL was played in 2000–01. Before the season, the league lost three members as the Huntington Blizzard and the Jacksonville Lizard Kings ceased operations and the powerhouse Hampton Roads Admirals were replaced by the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League. The league also decided to expand the regular season to 72 games. The Trenton Titans finished first overall in the regular season, and the South Carolina Stingrays won their second Kelly Cup defeating the Trenton Titans four games to one. 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 T Pts GF GA Trenton Titans 72 50 18 4 104 236 164 Roanoke Express 72 38 30 4 80 231 195 Charlotte Checkers 72 34 26 12 80 247 252 Richmond Renegades 72 35 31 6 76 223 228 Greensboro Generals 72 26 39 7 59 215 277 Northwest Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Peoria Rivermen 72 45 17 10 100 238 182 Dayton Bombers 72 45 21 6 96 247 194 Toledo Storm 72 37 27 8 82 262 259 Johnstown Chiefs 72 28 36 8 64 207 238 Wheeling Nailers 72 24 40 8 56 192 277 Southern Conference Southeast Division GP W L T Pts GF GA South Carolina Stingrays 72 42 23 7 91 240 210 Florida Everblades 72 38 26 8 84 236 242 Pee Dee Pride 72 38 28 6 82 242 231 Augusta Lynx 72 36 29 7 79 259 253 Greenville Grrrowl 72 34 33 5 73 219 239 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks† 72 38 27 7 68 248 219 Southwest Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Louisiana IceGators 72 42 24 6 90 237 209 Jackson Bandits 72 39 24 9 87 206 209 Mobile Mysticks 72 38 28 6 82 242 231 New Orleans Brass 72 35 25 12 82 247 239 Arkansas RiverBlades 72 34 24 14 82 237 232 Baton Rouge Kingfish 72 35 26 11 81 216 225 Mississippi Sea Wolves 72 34 33 5 73 221 218 Birmingham Bulls 72 28 40 4 60 224 296 Pensacola Ice Pilots 72 27 40 5 59 201 250 †-Tallahassee was penalized 15 points for salary cap violations (from 83 to 68), knocking them out of a playoff spot Kelly Cup playoffs Northern Conference Bracket Conference Quarterfinals(Best of 5) Conference Semifinals(Best of 5) Conference Finals(Best of 7) 1 Trenton 3 8 Johnstown 1 4 Toledo 3 5 Roanoke 2 3 Dayton 3 6 Charlotte 2 2 Peoria 3 7 Richmond 1 1 Trenton 3 4 Toledo 0 3 Dayton 0 2 Peoria 3 1 Trenton 4 2 Peoria 3 Quarterfinals (1) Trenton vs. (8) Johnstown Date Away Home April 7 Johnstown 0 Trenton 2 April 8 Johnstown 3 Trenton 4 OT April 13 Trenton 1 Johnstown 3 April 14 Trenton 5 Johnstown 1 Trenton wins series 3–1 (2) Peoria vs. (7) Richmond Date Away Home April 9 Richmond 3 Peoria 0 April 10 Richmond 2 Peoria 3 April 12 Peoria 4 Richmond 1 April 13 Peoria 4 Richmond 0 Peoria wins series 3–1 (3) Dayton vs. (6) Charlotte Date Away Home April 6 Charlotte 3 Dayton 2 2OT April 7 Charlotte 2 Dayton 3 OT April 12 Dayton 5 Charlotte 4 OT April 14 Dayton 1 Charlotte 4 April 17 Charlotte 2 Dayton 5 Dayton wins series 3–2 (4) Toledo vs. (5) Roanoke Date Away Home April 6 Roanoke 2 Toledo 3 OT April 7 Roanoke 4 Toledo 2 April 12 Toledo 4 Roanoke 3 April 14 Toledo 1 Roanoke 2 2OT April 17 Roanoke 2 Toledo 5 Toledo wins series 3–2 Semifinals (1) Trenton vs. (4) Toledo Date Away Home April 23 Toledo 0 Trenton 6 April 24 Toledo 2 Trenton 4 April 27 Trenton 3 Toledo 2 OT Trenton wins series 3–0 (2) Peoria vs. (3) Dayton Date Away Home April 21 Peoria 4 Dayton 3 OT April 23 Dayton 2 Peoria 4 April 24 Dayton 1 Peoria 2 Peoria wins series 3–0 Finals (1) Trenton vs. (2) Peoria Date Away Home May 2 Peoria 1 Trenton 4 May 4 Peoria 4 Trenton 1 May 6 Trenton 2 Peoria 1 May 8 Trenton 3 Peoria 1 May 9 Trenton 5 Peoria 6 OT May 11 Peoria 3 Trenton 0 May 13 Peoria 3 Trenton 4 Trenton wins series 4–3 Southern Conference Bracket Conference Wild Card(Best of 3) Conference Quarterfinals(Best of 5) Conference Semifinals(Best of 5) Conference Finals(Best of 7) 8 Arkansas 2 9 Baton Rouge 0 7 New Orleans 2 10 Augusta 1 1 South Carolina 3 8 Arkansas 1 3 Jackson 2 6 Mobile 3 4 Florida 2 5 Pee Dee 3 2 Louisiana 3 7 New Orleans 2 1 South Carolina 3 6 Mobile 2 5 Pee Dee 2 2 Louisiana 3 1 South Carolina 4 2 Louisiana 0 Wild Card NOTE: These series are two-game series; if the series is tied at one game each, the two teams immediately played a 10-minute period to determine the team that advances to the quarterfinals. If the ten-minute period ends in a tie, sudden death overtime would be played as if it was a standard playoff game. (7) New Orleans vs. (10) Augusta Date Away Home April 3 Augusta 2 New Orleans 4 April 4 New Orleans 3 Augusta 9 April 4* New Orleans 1 Augusta 0 New Orleans wins series 2–1 (8) Arkansas vs. (9) Baton Rouge Date Away Home April 3 Baton Rouge 3 Arkansas 4 OT April 4 Arkansas 4 Baton Rouge 3 Arkansas wins series 2–0 * The New Orleans-Augusta series ended as a 1–1 tie; a ten-minute period was played to determine the winner of the series. Quarterfinals (1) South Carolina vs. (8) Arkansas Date Away Home April 6 Arkansas 3 South Carolina 7 April 9 South Carolina 4 Arkansas 1 April 10 South Carolina 3 Arkansas 5 April 13 Arkansas 3 South Carolina 6 South Carolina wins series 3–1 (2) Louisiana vs. (7) New Orleans Date Away Home April 6 New Orleans 7 Louisiana 8 2OT April 8 New Orleans 5 Louisiana 3 April 10 Louisiana 4 New Orleans 1 April 12 Louisiana 2 New Orleans 3 April 14 New Orleans 1 Louisiana 3 Louisiana wins series 3–2 (3) Jackson vs. (6) Mobile Date Away Home April 6 Mobile 1 Jackson 0 April 7 Jackson 7 Mobile 2 April 10 Mobile 3 Jackson 4 April 12 Jackson 2 Mobile 5 April 13 Mobile 5 Jackson 1 Mobile wins series 3–2 (4) Florida vs. (5) Pee Dee Date Away Home April 6 Pee Dee 4 Florida 1 April 7 Pee Dee 2 Florida 4 April 13 Florida 4 Pee Dee 2 April 14 Florida 2 Pee Dee 3 OT April 17 Pee Dee 5 Florida 3 Pee Dee wins series 3–2 Semifinals (1) South Carolina vs. (6) Mobile Date Away Home April 19 Mobile 2 South Carolina 4 April 20 Mobile 5 South Carolina 4 OT April 27 South Carolina 4 Mobile 7 April 28 South Carolina 6 Mobile 3 May 1 Mobile 2 South Carolina 3 2OT South Carolina wins series 3–2 (2) Louisiana vs. (5) Pee Dee Date Away Home April 20 Louisiana 6 Pee Dee 3 April 21 Louisiana 4 Pee Dee 1 April 27 Pee Dee 4 Louisiana 2 April 29 Pee Dee 6 Louisiana 4 May 1 Pee Dee 3 Louisiana 4 Louisiana wins series 3–2 Finals (1) South Carolina vs. (2) Louisiana Date Away Home May 3 Louisiana 1 South Carolina 4 May 5 Louisiana 0 South Carolina 4 May 9 South Carolina 3 Louisiana 2 May 11 South Carolina 5 Louisiana 4 South Carolina wins series 4–0 Kelly Cup finals Kelly Cup Finals N.1 Trenton 1 S.1 South Carolina 4 (N.1) Trenton vs. (S.1) South Carolina Date Away Home May 18 South Carolina 3 Trenton 2 OT May 20 South Carolina 5 Trenton 3 May 22 Trenton 4 South Carolina 3 2OT May 24 Trenton 5 South Carolina 6 May 27 Trenton 2 South Carolina 3 South Carolina wins series 4–1 ECHL awards ECHL awards Patrick J. Kelly Cup: South Carolina Stingrays Henry Brabham Cup: Trenton Titans Northern Conference Champion: Trenton Titans Southern Conference Champion: South Carolina Stingrays John Brophy Award: Troy Ward (Trenton) ECHL Most Valuable Player: Scott King (Charlotte) Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Dave Seitz (South Carolina) ECHL Goaltender of the Year: Scott Stirling (Trenton) ECHL Rookie of the Year: Scott Stirling (Trenton) Defenseman of the Year: Tom Nemeth (Dayton) Leading Scorer: Scott King (Charlotte) Plus Performer Award: Jay Murphy (Louisiana) Sportsmanship Award: Jamie Ling (Dayton) See also ECHL All-Star Game List of ECHL seasons 2000 in sports 2001 in sports References Category:ECHL seasons ECHL season, 2000-01