ECHL 2000/01

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The 2000/01 season was the 13th regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 28 teams played 72 games each in the regular season . The best points team of the regular season were the Trenton Titans , while the South Carolina Stingrays won their second Kelly Cup in the play-offs .

Team changes

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

• The Huntington Blizzard stopped playing.
• The Jacksonville Lizard Kings stopped gaming.
• The Hampton Roads Admirals switched to the American Hockey League and played in this from then on under the name Norfolk Admirals .

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

Northern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Trenton Titans	72	50	18th	4th	236	164	104
Roanoke Express	72	38	30th	4th	231	195	80
Charlotte Checkers	72	34	26th	12	247	252	80
Richmond Renegades	72	35	31	6th	223	228	76
Greensboro Generals	72	26th	39	7th	215	277	59

Northwest Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Peoria Rivermen	72	45	17th	10	238	182	100
Dayton Bombers	72	45	21st	6th	247	194	96
Toledo Storm	72	37	27	8th	262	259	82
Johnstown Chiefs	72	28	36	8th	207	238	64
Wheeling Nailers	72	24	40	8th	192	277	56

Southern Conference

Southeast Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
South Carolina Stingrays	72	42	23	7th	240	210	91
Florida Everblades	72	38	26th	8th	236	242	84
Pee Dee Pride	72	38	28	6th	242	231	82
Augusta Lynx	72	36	29	7th	259	253	79
Greenville Grrrowl	72	34	33	5	219	239	73
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks †	72	38	27	7th	248	219	68

Southwest Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Louisiana IceGators	72	42	24	6th	237	209	90
Jackson Bandits	72	39	24	9	206	209	87
Mobile mysticks	72	38	28	6th	242	231	82
New Orleans Brass	72	35	25th	12	247	239	82
Arkansas RiverBlades	72	34	24	14th	237	232	82
Baton Rouge Kingfish	72	35	26th	11	216	225	81
Mississippi Sea Wolves	72	34	33	5	221	218	73
Birmingham Bulls	72	28	40	4th	224	296	60
Pensacola Ice Pilots	72	27	40	5	201	250	59

• † Tallahassee was deducted 15 points for violations of the salary cap .

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Southern Conference qualification

• (S8) Arkansas RiverBlades - (S9) Baton Rouge Kingfish 2-0
• (S7) New Orleans Brass - (S10) Augusta Lynx 2: 1

Tournament schedule

First round

Second round

Third round

Kelly Cup Final

N1

Trenton Titans

3

N8

Johnstown Chiefs

1

N1

Trenton Titans

3

N4

Toledo Storm

0

N4

Toledo Storm

3

N5

Roanoke Express

2

1

Trenton Titans

4th

2

Peoria Rivermen

3

N3

Dayton Bombers

3

N6

Charlotte Checkers

2

N3

Dayton Bombers

0

N2

Peoria Rivermen

3

N2

Peoria Rivermen

3

N7

Richmond Renegades

1

N1

Trenton Titans

1

S1

South Carolina Stingrays

4th

S1

South Carolina Stingrays

3

S8

Arkansas RiverBlades

1

S1

South Carolina Stingrays

3

S6

Mobile mysticks

2

S3

Jackson Bandits

2

S6

Mobile mysticks

3

S1

South Carolina Stingrays

4th

S2

Louisiana IceGators

0

S4

Florida Everblades

2

S5

Pee Dee Pride

3

S5

Pee Dee Pride

2

S2

Louisiana IceGators

3

S2

Louisiana IceGators

3

S7

New Orleans Brass

2

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner South Carolina Stingrays

Jared Bednar , Ryan Brindley , Adam Calder , Marty Clapton , Kirk Daubenspeck , Brad Dexter , Zach Ham , Joel Irving , Trevor Johnson , Jody Lehman , Hugo Marchand , Brett Marietti , Mike Nicholishen , Damian Prescott , Chad Remackel , Gregory Schmidt , Dave Seitz , Scott Swanson , Buddy Wallace , Chris Wheaton Head Coach: Rick Adduono   Assistant Coach : Jason Fitzsimmons

Awarded trophies

Award	player	team
John Brophy Award Best Trainer	Troy Ward	Trenton Titans
ECHL Most Valuable Player Best player of the regular season	Scott King	Charlotte Checkers
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Best player of the playoffs	Dave Seitz	South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season	Scott Stirling	Trenton Titans
ECHL Goaltender of the Year Best goalkeeper of the regular season	Scott Stirling	Trenton Titans
ECHL Defenseman of the Year Best Regular Season Defender	Tom Nemeth	Dayton Bombers
ECHL Leading Scorer Best scorer of the regular season	Scott King	Charlotte Checkers
ECHL Plus Performer Award Player with the best plus / minus balance	Jay Murphy	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Sportsmanship Award High sporting standard and exemplary behavior	Jamie Ling	Dayton Bombers
Kelly Cup winner of the ECHL playoffs	South Carolina Stingrays
Henry Brabham Cup Best team of the regular season	Trenton Titans
Northern Conference Champion Best team in the Northern Conference	Trenton Titans
Southern Conference Champion Best team in the Southern Conference	South Carolina Stingrays

Web links

• Official website of the ECHL
• Statistics on hockeydb.com