ECHL 2003/04

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The 2003/04 season was the ECHL's 16th regular season . The 31 teams completed 72 matches each in the regular season . The regular season's team with the highest points were the San Diego Gulls , while the Idaho Steelheads won their first ever Kelly Cup in the play-offs . The league was significantly increased due to the dissolution of the West Coast Hockey League and expanded to the west, so that the name of the league was officially changed from East Coast Hockey League to the abbreviation ECHL. In addition, however, five teams from the ECHL stopped playing.

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

Eastern Conference

Northern Division GP W. L. SOL GF GA Pts
Wheeling Nailers 72 51 17th 4th 259 188 106
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 72 47 19th 6th 242 159 100
Peoria Rivermen 72 45 18th 9 244 177 99
Johnstown Chiefs 72 45 20th 7th 223 195 97
Reading Royals 72 37 25th 10 212 189 84
Trenton Titans 72 37 28 7th 222 193 81
Dayton Bombers 72 26th 41 5 187 271 57
Toledo Storm 72 23 38 11 183 258 57
Cincinnati Cyclones 72 25th 43 4th 175 223 54
Southern Division GP W. L. SOL GF GA Pts
Columbia Inferno 72 44 20th 8th 275 217 96
Roanoke Express 72 38 26th 8th 219 232 84
Florida Everblades 72 37 25th 10 239 221 84
South Carolina Stingrays 72 39 28 5 205 202 83
Greensboro Generals 72 40 30th 2 241 240 82
Charlotte Checkers 72 31 32 9 206 230 71
Florence Pride 72 30th 33 9 210 254 69
Greenville Grrrowl 72 14th 53 5 177 281 33

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. SOL GF GA Pts
Louisiana IceGators 72 48 22nd 2 235 167 98
Mississippi Sea Wolves 72 45 20th 7th 256 200 97
Gwinnett Gladiators 72 42 22nd 8th 248 193 92
Pensacola Ice Pilots 72 40 23 9 240 239 89
Columbus Cottonmouths 72 37 27 8th 214 197 82
Augusta Lynx 72 32 33 7th 203 234 71
Texas Wildcatters 72 22nd 44 6th 196 287 50
Pacific Division GP W. L. SOL GF GA Pts
San Diego Gulls 72 49 13 10 240 177 108
Las Vegas Wranglers 72 43 22nd 7th 227 186 93
Idaho steelheads 72 40 23 9 219 208 89
Alaska Aces 72 38 28 6th 220 210 82
Bakersfield Condors 72 25th 38 9 201 236 59
Fresno Falcons 72 23 43 6th 187 275 52
Long Beach Ice Dogs 72 23 44 5 191 257 51

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Southern Conference qualification

Tournament schedule

  First round   Second round   Third round   Kelly Cup Final
                                     
N1 Wheeling Nailers 2                  
N5 Reading Royals 3  
N5 Reading Royals 3
  N3 Peoria Rivermen 1  
N2 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies 1
 
N3 Peoria Rivermen 3  
N5 Reading Royals 2
  S3 Florida Everblades 3  
S1 Columbia Inferno 1      
 
S4 South Carolina Stingrays 3  
S4 Carolina Stingrays 0
  S3 Florida Everblades 3  
S2 Roanoke Express 1
 
S3 Florida Everblades 3  
S3 Florida Everblades 1
  P3 Idaho steelheads 4th
C1 Louisiana IceGators 3            
 
C4 Pensacola Ice Pilots 2  
C1 Louisiana IceGators 1
  C3 Gwinnett Gladiators 3  
C3 Gwinnett Gladiators 3
 
C2 Mississippi Sea Wolves 2  
C3 Gwinnett Gladiators 1
  P3 Idaho steelheads 3  
P1 San Diego Gulls 0      
 
P4 Alaska Aces 3  
P4 Alaska Aces 1
  P3 Idaho steelheads 3  
P2 Las Vegas Wranglers 2
 
P3 Idaho steelheads 3  

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner


Idaho Steelheads 		Blair Allison , David Bararuk , Jeff Bateman , Mike Betz , Scott Burt , Adam Copeland , David Cornacchia , Regan Darby , Brett Draney , Dan Ellis , Lance Galbraith , Dylan Gyori , Darrell Hay , Ben Keup , Zenon Konopka , Jan Kopecký , Mick Mounsey , Jeremy Mylymok , Derek Paget , Sean Peach , Warren Peters , Mike Sgroi , Chris Slater , Dan Vandermeer , Andrei Wassiljew , Martin Vašut
Head coach: John Olver

Awarded trophies

Award player team
John Brophy Award
Best Trainer 		Pat Bingham Wheeling Nailers
ECHL Most Valuable Player
Best player of the regular season 		Scott Stirling Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
Best player of the playoffs 		Dan Ellis Idaho steelheads
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 		Scott Stirling Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
ECHL Defenseman of the Year
Best Regular Season Defender 		Corey Neilson Pensacola Ice Pilots
ECHL Leading Scorer
Best scorer of the regular season 		Tim Smith Columbia Inferno
ECHL Plus Performer Award
Player with the best plus / minus balance 		Tim Smith Columbia Inferno
ECHL Sportsmanship Award
High sporting standard and exemplary behavior 		Mark Pederson San Diego Gulls
Kelly Cup
winner of the ECHL playoffs 		Idaho steelheads
Henry Brabham Cup
Best team of the regular season 		San Diego Gulls
EA “Bud” Gingher Memorial Trophy
Best team in the Eastern Conference 		Florida Everblades
Bruce Taylor Trophy
Best Team of the Western Conference 		Idaho steelheads

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