ECHL 2002/03
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The 2002/03 season was the 15th regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 27 teams completed 72 matches each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Toledo Storm , while the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies won their first ever Kelly Cup in the play-offs .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Mobile Mysticks stopped playing.
- The New Orleans Brass stopped playing.
- The Macon Whoopee were relocated to Lexington , Kentucky , and from then on played under the name Lexington Men O'War .
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 |
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | 72 | 41 | 19th | 12 | 268 | 224 | 94 |
Greensboro Generals | 72 | 42 | 21st | 9 | 235 | 211 | 93 |
Roanoke Express | 72 | 42 | 24 | 6th | 265 | 239 | 90 |
Trenton Titans | 72 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 229 | 207 | 86 |
Charlotte Checkers | 72 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 262 | 234 | 85 |
Richmond Renegades | 72 | 35 | 31 | 6th | 240 | 239 | 76 |
Reading Royals | 72 | 32 | 35 | 5 | 261 | 303 | 69 |
Northwest Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Toledo Storm | 72 | 47 | 15th | 10 | 247 | 196 | 104 |
Peoria Rivermen | 72 | 48 | 17th | 7th | 241 | 181 | 103 |
Cincinnati Cyclones | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7th | 257 | 236 | 79 |
Lexington Men O'War | 72 | 34 | 31 | 7th | 188 | 212 | 75 |
Johnstown Chiefs | 72 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 214 | 243 | 67 |
Wheeling Nailers | 72 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 193 | 261 | 59 |
Dayton Bombers | 72 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 191 | 247 | 58 |
Southern Conference
Southeast Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Columbia Inferno | 72 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 265 | 202 | 96 |
South Carolina Stingrays | 72 | 42 | 22nd | 8th | 248 | 225 | 92 |
Pee Dee Pride | 72 | 40 | 26th | 6th | 244 | 213 | 86 |
Florida Everblades | 72 | 35 | 23 | 14th | 239 | 243 | 84 |
Greenville Grrrowl | 72 | 28 | 36 | 8th | 217 | 262 | 64 |
Augusta Lynx | 72 | 27 | 39 | 6th | 203 | 256 | 60 |
Columbus Cottonmouths | 72 | 25th | 39 | 8th | 197 | 270 | 58 |
Southwest Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Mississippi Sea Wolves | 72 | 44 | 24 | 4th | 250 | 211 | 92 |
Louisiana IceGators | 72 | 40 | 20th | 12 | 249 | 210 | 92 |
Arkansas RiverBlades | 72 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 238 | 236 | 85 |
Jackson Bandits | 72 | 38 | 26th | 8th | 210 | 195 | 84 |
Pensacola Ice Pilots | 72 | 33 | 30th | 9 | 228 | 241 | 75 |
Baton Rouge Kingfish | 72 | 20th | 43 | 9 | 184 | 266 | 49 |
Kelly Cup Playoffs
Southern Conference qualification
- (SE4) Florida Everblades - (SE5) Greenville Grrrowl 0-1
- (SW4) Jackson Bandits - (SW5) Pensacola Ice Pilots 0-1
Tournament schedule
First round | Second round | Third round | Kelly Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
NE1 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NE4 | Trenton Titans | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Greensboro Generals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Greensboro Generals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NE3 | Roanoke Express | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
NW3 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NW2 | Peoria Rivermen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
NW3 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NW1 | Toledo Storm | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
NW3 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NW1 | Toledo Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NW4 | Lexington Men O'War | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
SE1 | Columbia Inferno | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
SE1 | Columbia Inferno | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SE5 | Greenville Grrrowl | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
SE1 | Columbia Inferno | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SE3 | Pee Dee Pride | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
SE2 | South Carolina Stingrays | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
SE3 | Pee Dee Pride | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SE1 | Columbia Inferno | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
SW2 | Louisiana IceGators | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SW3 | Arkansas RiverBlades | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
SW2 | Louisiana IceGators | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SW5 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | 0 |
Kelly Cup winner
Kelly Cup winner Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies |
Jean-François Caudron , Steve Cheredaryk , Kevin Colley , Luke Curtin , Kirk Furey , Jade Galbraith , Jerry Galway , Jim Henkel , Mark Loeding , Shawn Maltby , Scott Matzka , Peter Metcalf , Jake Moreland , Ryan Mougenel , Steve Munn , Mike Nicholishen , Dave Reid , Stefan Rivard , Paul Spadafora , Scott Stirling , Joe Talbot , Ian Walterson , Matthew Yeats Head Coach: Mike Haviland Assistant Coach : Matt Thomas |