ECHL 1994/95

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The 1994/95 season was the seventh regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 18 teams completed 68 matches each in the regular season . The regular season's best points team were the Wheeling Thunderbirds , while the Richmond Renegades won their first ever Riley Cup in the play-offs .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

East Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Richmond Renegades 68 41 20th 7th 271 232 89
Roanoke Express 68 39 19th 10 255 223 88
Charlotte Checkers 68 37 22nd 9 274 261 83
Hampton Roads Admirals 68 37 23 8th 255 239 82
Greensboro Monarchs 68 31 28 9 277 293 71
Raleigh IceCaps 68 23 39 6th 239 295 52
North Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Wheeling Thunderbirds 68 46 17th 5 313 243 97
Dayton Bombers 68 42 17th 9 307 224 93
Toledo Storm 68 41 22nd 5 287 230 87
Columbus Chill 68 31 32 5 282 315 67
Johnstown Chiefs 68 31 32 5 256 297 67
Erie Panthers 68 18th 46 4th 256 356 40
West Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
South Carolina Stingrays 68 42 19th 7th 255 215 91
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 68 36 25th 7th 268 227 79
Nashville Knights 68 32 30th 6th 263 279 70
Knoxville Cherokees 68 30th 30th 8th 241 267 68
Huntington Blizzard 68 28 37 3 224 275 59
Birmingham Bulls 68 26th 38 4th 273 325 56

Riley Cup playoffs

  First round   Second round   Third round   Riley Cup Final
                                     
N1 Wheeling Thunderbirds 0                  
W6 Birmingham Bulls 3  
W6 Birmingham Bulls 1
  W2 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 3  
E4 Hampton Roads Admirals 1
 
W2 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 3  
W2 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 2
  E1 Richmond Renegades 3  
E2 Roanoke Express 3      
 
W4 Knoxville Cherokees 1  
E2 Roanoke Express 1
  E1 Richmond Renegades 3  
E1 Richmond Renegades 3
 
N4 Columbus Chill 0  
E1 Richmond Renegades 4th
  E5 Greensboro Monarchs 1
W1 South Carolina Stingrays 3            
 
N5 Johnstown Chiefs 2  
W1 South Carolina Stingrays 1
  W3 Nashville Knights 3  
N3 Toledo Storm 1
 
W3 Nashville Knights 3  
W3 Nashville Knights 2
  E5 Greensboro Monarchs 3  
E3 Charlotte Checkers 0      
 
E5 Greensboro Monarchs 3  
E5 Greensboro Monarchs 3
  N2 Dayton Bombers 2  
N2 Dayton Bombers 3
 
W5 Huntington Blizzard 1  

Riley Cup winner

Riley Cup winner


Richmond Renegades 		Jan Benda , Lou Body , Mike Burman , Duane Derksen , Scott Gruhl , Shane Henry , Rod Langway , David Littman , Garett MacDonald , Kurt Mallett , Blaine Moore , Jay Murphy , Sean O'Brien , Trevor Senn , Andrew Shier , Shawn Snesar , Mike Taylor , Darren Wetherill
Trainer: Roy Sommer    General Manager: Craig Laughlin

Awarded trophies

Award player team
John Brophy Award
Best Trainer 		Jim Playfair Dayton Bombers
ECHL Most Valuable Player
Best player of the regular season 		Vadym Slivchenko Wheeling Thunderbirds
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
Best player of the playoffs 		Blaine Moore Richmond Renegades
ECHL Rookie of the Year
Best rookie of the regular season 		Kevin McKinnon Erie Panthers
ECHL Goaltender of the Year
Best goalkeeper of the regular season 		Chris Gordon Huntington Blizzard
ECHL Defenseman of the Year
Best Regular Season Defender 		Brandon Smith Dayton Bombers
ECHL Leading Scorer
Best scorer of the regular season 		Scott Burfoot Erie Panthers
Riley Cup
winner of the ECHL playoffs 		Richmond Renegades
Henry Brabham Cup
Best team of the regular season 		Wheeling Thunderbirds

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