2011 Kelly Cup playoffs

The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4, 2011 following the end of the 2010–11 ECHL regular season.[1] The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason, with the exception of the changed conference names. 15 teams will qualify for the playoffs, being the top seven teams from the Western Conference and the top eight teams from the Eastern Conference.[2][3]

2011 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 4–May 21, 2011
Teams15
Final positions
ChampionsAlaska Aces
Runner-upKalamazoo Wings
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Trent Daavettila (Kalamazoo)
(28 points)
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Playoff format

In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners will be seeded first, second and third and will play the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher will meet. The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game will face the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.

In the Western Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups will be the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals will have the first-place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher against the sixth-place finisher.

The first round in each Conference will be a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.[2]

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 97 points.[4] The Greenville Road Warriors earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 96 points.

Eastern Conference
  1. Greenville Road Warriors - South Division and Eastern Conference champions, 96 points.
  2. Reading Royals - Atlantic Division champions, 93 points.
  3. Kalamazoo Wings - North Division champions, 88 points.
  4. Wheeling Nailers - 81 points.
  5. South Carolina Stingrays - 80 points.
  6. Florida Everblades - 79 points.
  7. Cincinnati Cyclones - 76 points.
  8. Elmira Jackals - 74 points.

Western Conference
  1. Alaska Aces - Western Conference and Mountain Division champions, Brabham Cup winner, 97 points.
  2. Bakersfield Condors - Pacific Division champions, 86 points.
  3. Stockton Thunder - 86 points.
  4. Las Vegas Wranglers - 81 points.
  5. Idaho Steelheads - 77 points.
  6. Utah Grizzlies - 73 points.
  7. Victoria Salmon Kings - 68 points.

Playoff bracket
Conference Quarterfinals[5] Conference Semifinals[6] Conference Finals[7][8] Kelly Cup Finals[9][10]
            
1 Greenville 3
8 Elmira 1
1 Greenville 3
4 Wheeling 4
4 Wheeling 3
5 South Carolina 1
4 Wheeling 2
Eastern Conference
3 Kalamazoo 4
2 Reading 3
7 Cincinnati 1
2 Reading 0
3 Kalamazoo 4
3 Kalamazoo 3
6 Florida 1
W1 Alaska 4
E3 Kalamazoo 1
1 Alaska –
8 BYE –
1 Alaska 4
5 Idaho 0
4 Las Vegas 2
5 Idaho 3
1 Alaska 4
Western Conference
7 Victoria 0
2 Bakersfield 1
7 Victoria 3
7 Victoria 4
6 Utah 0
3 Stockton 1
6 Utah 3

Conference Quarterfinals
Note: Home team is listed first.

(1) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (8) Elmira Jackals
Greenville wins series 3–1

(2) Reading Royals vs. (7) Cincinnati Cyclones
Reading wins series 3–1

(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (6) Florida Everblades
Kalamazoo wins series 3–1

(4) Wheeling Nailers vs. (5) South Carolina Stingrays
Wheeling wins series 3–1

(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
Victoria wins series 3–1

(3) Stockton Thunder vs. (6) Utah Grizzlies
Utah wins series 3–1

(4) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (5) Idaho Steelheads
Idaho wins series 3–2

Conference Semifinals
Note: Home team is listed first.

(1) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (4) Wheeling Nailers
Wheeling wins series 4–3

(2) Reading Royals vs. (3) Kalamazoo Wings
Kalamazoo wins series 4–0

(1) Alaska Aces vs. (5) Idaho Steelheads
Alaska wins series 4–0

(6) Utah Grizzlies vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
Victoria wins series 4–0

Conference Finals

(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (4) Wheeling Nailers
Kalamazoo wins series 4–2

(1) Alaska Aces vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
Alaska wins series 4–0

Kelly Cup Finals

(1) Alaska Aces vs. (3) Kalamazoo Wings
Alaska wins Kelly Cup 4-1

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Trent DaavettilaKalamazoo Wings186222878
Sam FtorekKalamazoo Wings1971421010
Andrew FournierKalamazoo Wings196142068
Scott HowesAlaska Aces1271219116
Aaron ClarkeKalamazoo Wings1961016-110
Kory KarlanderKalamazoo Wings197815316
Paul CrowderWheeling Nailers1741115016
Justin TaylorKalamazoo Wings199514-118
Dean StrongKalamazoo Wings157714-28
Joey HaddadWheeling Nailers177714-538

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs

All statistics as of: 18:47, 23 May 2011 (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
Michael OuzasLas Vegas Wranglers52315381.25.9481384
Chris Beckford-TseuGreenville Road Warriors4228771.59.9201264
Gerald ColemanAlaska Aces12111338211.73.9383729
Jerry KuhnIdaho Steelheads936300191.83.9370624
Marco CousineauElmira Jackals41312981.91.9380251

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: 18:47, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

References
  1. Press release (April 4, 2011). "2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs - Conference Quarterfinal Preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. Press release (October 12, 2009). "2010 ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs format". ECHL. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Press release (April 3, 2011). "Alaska wins Brabham Cup". ECHL. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  5. Press release (April 4, 2011). "Conference quarterfinals preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  6. Press release (April 13, 2011). "Conference semifinals preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  7. Press release (April 27, 2011). "Preview of Kelly Cup playoffs Western Conference finals". ECHL. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  8. Press release (April 29, 2011). "Kelly Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  9. Press release (May 13, 2011). "Preview of 2011 Kelly Cup finals". ECHL. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  10. Press release (May 21, 2011). "Alaska wins second Kelly Cup title". ECHL. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

See also
Preceded by
2010 Kelly Cup playoffs		 Kelly Cup Playoffs
2011		 Succeeded by
2012 Kelly Cup playoffs
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