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:

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
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
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
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
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

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

Awarded trophies

Award player team
John Brophy Award
Best Trainer 		Claude Noël Toledo Storm
ECHL Most Valuable Player
Best player of the regular season 		Bud Smith Arkansas RiverBlades
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
Best player of the playoffs 		Kevin Colley Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
ECHL Rookie of the Year
Best rookie of the regular season 		Jason Jaffray Roanoke Express
ECHL Goaltender of the Year
Best goalkeeper of the regular season 		Alfie Michaud Peoria Rivermen
ECHL Defenseman of the Year
Best Regular Season Defender 		Jim Baxter Mississippi Sea Wolves
ECHL Leading Scorer
Best scorer of the regular season 		Bud Smith Arkansas RiverBlades
ECHL Plus Performer Award
Player with the best plus / minus balance 		Dennis Vial
Mike Glumac 		Columbia Inferno
Pee Dee Pride
ECHL Sportsmanship Award
High sporting standard and exemplary behavior 		Rejean Stringer Columbia Inferno
Kelly Cup
winner of the ECHL playoffs 		Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Henry Brabham Cup
Best team of the regular season 		Toledo Storm
EA “Bud” Gingher Memorial Trophy
Best team in the Northern Conference 		Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Bruce Taylor Trophy
Best Team in the Southern Conference 		Columbia Inferno

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