ECHL 2001/02

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The 2001/02 season was the 14th regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 29 teams completed 72 matches each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season was the Louisiana IceGators , while the Greenville Grrrowl won their first ever Kelly Cup in the play-offs .

Team changes

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

• The Columbus Chill were reactivated and relocated to Reading , Pennsylvania , where they were henceforth active under the name Reading Royals .
• The Hampton Roads Admirals were reactivated and relocated to Columbus , Georgia , where they were henceforth active under the name Columbus Cottonmouths .
• The Miami Matadors were reactivated and relocated to Cincinnati , Ohio , where they were henceforth active under the name Cincinnati Cyclones .
• The Birmingham Bulls were relocated to Atlantic City , New Jersey , and were henceforth active as Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies .
• The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks were relocated to Macon , Georgia , and were henceforth active as Macon Whoopee .
• The Columbia Inferno were added to the league as an expansion team.

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	46	16	10	238	178	102
Charlotte Checkers	72	41	20th	11	256	207	93
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	72	42	22nd	8th	233	209	92
Roanoke Express	72	35	26th	11	242	223	81
Richmond Renegades	72	32	30th	10	191	225	74
Reading Royals	72	27	36	9	182	215	63
Greensboro Generals	72	23	41	8th	188	278	54

Northwest Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Dayton Bombers	72	40	20th	12	222	196	92
Peoria Rivermen	72	41	23	8th	206	179	90
Johnstown Chiefs	72	39	31	2	220	232	80
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	36	30th	6th	210	207	78
Wheeling Nailers	72	36	32	4th	213	208	76
Toledo Storm	72	28	34	10	225	265	66

Southern Conference

Southeast Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Greenville Grrrowl	72	43	23	6th	231	198	92
Pee Dee Pride	72	41	25th	6th	236	218	88
Columbia Inferno	72	36	22nd	14th	211	197	86
South Carolina Stingrays	72	39	26th	7th	235	225	85
Florida Everblades	72	37	27	8th	207	221	82
Augusta Lynx	72	36	26th	10	218	224	82
Macon Whoopee	72	29	31	12	194	228	70
Columbus Cottonmouths	72	24	37	11	197	242	59

Southwest Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Louisiana IceGators	72	56	12	4th	261	156	116
Mississippi Sea Wolves	72	41	26th	5	251	232	87
Pensacola Ice Pilots	72	38	28	6th	247	242	82
Jackson Bandits	72	34	29	9	187	202	77
New Orleans Brass	72	36	32	4th	211	209	76
Mobile mysticks	72	28	26th	18th	215	237	74
Arkansas RiverBlades	72	31	31	10	189	206	72
Baton Rouge Kingfish	72	29	35	8th	187	244	66

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Southern Conference qualification

• (SE4) South Carolina Stingrays - (SE5) Florida Everblades 0-1
• (SW4) Jackson Bandits - (SW5) New Orleans Brass 1-0

Tournament schedule

First round

Second round

Third round

Kelly Cup Final

NE1

Trenton Titans

3

NE4

Roanoke Express

1

NE1

Trenton Titans

0

NE3

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

3

NE2

Charlotte Checkers

2

NE3

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

3

NE3

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

1

NW1

Dayton Bombers

3

NW1

Dayton Bombers

3

NW4

Cincinnati Cyclones

0

NW1

Dayton Bombers

3

NW3

Johnstown Chiefs

0

NW2

Peoria Riverman

2

NW3

Johnstown Chiefs

3

SE1

Dayton Bombers

0

NW1

Greenville Grrrowl

4th

SE1

Greenville Grrrowl

3

SE5

Florida Everblades

2

SE1

Greenville Grrrowl

3

SE2

Pee Dee Pride

1

SE2

Pee Dee Pride

3

SE3

Columbia Inferno

2

SE1

Greenville Grrrowl

3

SW2

Mississippi Sea Wolves

1

SW1

Louisiana IceGators

2

SW4

Jackson Bandits

3

SW4

Jackson Bandits

0

SW2

Mississippi Sea Wolves

3

SW2

Mississippi Sea Wolves

3

SW3

Pensacola Ice Pilots

0

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner Greenville Grrrowl

David Bell , Zdeněk Blatný , Jeff Dessner , Simon Gamache , Tyrone Garner , Jay Langager , Eric Lind , Martin Máša , Colin Pepperall , Jayme Platt , Jonathan Roy , Steve Rymsha , Luke Sellars , Judd Strauss , Ryan Stewart , Simon Tremblay , Roger Trudeau , Eric Van Acker , Sean Venedam , Damon Whitten Head Coach: John Marks   Assistant Coach : Nick Vitucci

Awarded trophies

Award	player	team
John Brophy Award Best Trainer	Dave Farrish	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Most Valuable Player Best player of the regular season	Frédéric Cloutier	Louisiana IceGators
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Best player of the playoffs	Simon Gamache Tyrone Gorner	Greenville Grrrowl
ECHL Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season	Frédéric Cloutier	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Goaltender of the Year Best goalkeeper of the regular season	Frédéric Cloutier	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Defenseman of the Year Best Regular Season Defender	Duncan Dalmao	Roanoke Express
ECHL Leading Scorer Best scorer of the regular season	Louis Dumont	Pensacola Ice Pilots
ECHL Plus Performer Award Player with the best plus / minus balance	Kostantyn Kalmykov	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Sportsmanship Award High sporting standard and exemplary behavior	Ben Stafford	Trenton Titans
Kelly Cup winner of the ECHL playoffs	Greenville Grrrowl
Henry Brabham Cup Best team of the regular season	Louisiana IceGators
Northern Conference Champion Best team in the Northern Conference	Dayton Bombers
Southern Conference Champion Best team in the Southern Conference	Greenville Grrrowl

Web links

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