ECHL 2005/06
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The 2005/06 season was ECHL's 18th regular season . The 25 teams completed 72 games each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Alaska Aces , who subsequently won their first ever Kelly Cup in the play-offs .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Phoenix RoadRunners were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Utah Grizzlies were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were relocated to Stockton , California , where they then played under the name Stockton Thunder .
- The Mississippi Sea Wolves had to suspend play this season as their stadium was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina .
- The Texas Wildcatters had to suspend play this season, as their stadium was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
- The Louisiana IceGators ceased gaming.
- The Pee Dee Pride stopped playing.
- The Peoria Rivermen stopped playing because they were replaced by a franchise of the same name from the American Hockey League .
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
American Conference
North Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Toledo Storm | 72 | 46 | 21st | 3 | 2 | 244 | 189 | 97 |
Wheeling Nailers | 72 | 45 | 21st | 3 | 3 | 247 | 186 | 96 |
Reading Royals | 72 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4th | 249 | 209 | 91 |
Johnstown Chiefs | 72 | 30th | 26th | 4th | 12 | 223 | 243 | 76 |
Trenton Titans | 72 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 166 | 214 | 67 |
Dayton Bombers | 72 | 20th | 46 | 4th | 2 | 193 | 275 | 46 |
South Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Gwinnett Gladiators | 72 | 50 | 15th | 0 | 7th | 304 | 208 | 107 |
Florida Everblades | 72 | 48 | 20th | 3 | 1 | 267 | 208 | 100 |
Greenville Grrrowl | 72 | 44 | 25th | 0 | 3 | 248 | 203 | 93 |
South Carolina Stingrays | 72 | 32 | 25th | 7th | 8th | 230 | 237 | 79 |
Charlotte Checkers | 72 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 226 | 250 | 73 |
Augusta Lynx | 72 | 30th | 36 | 1 | 5 | 216 | 255 | 66 |
Columbia Inferno | 72 | 25th | 39 | 3 | 5 | 209 | 290 | 58 |
Pensacola Ice Pilots | 72 | 21st | 44 | 5 | 2 | 194 | 293 | 49 |
National Conference
West Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Alaska Aces | 72 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 289 | 168 | 113 |
Las Vegas Wranglers | 72 | 53 | 13 | 4th | 2 | 267 | 176 | 112 |
Idaho steelheads | 72 | 43 | 21st | 4th | 4th | 268 | 221 | 94 |
Utah grizzlies | 72 | 36 | 30th | 5 | 1 | 235 | 236 | 78 |
Victoria Salmon Kings | 72 | 26th | 37 | 5 | 4th | 204 | 261 | 61 |
Phoenix RoadRunners | 72 | 20th | 47 | 1 | 4th | 156 | 263 | 45 |
Pacific Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Fresno Falcons | 72 | 43 | 15th | 5 | 9 | 230 | 205 | 100 |
Bakersfield Condors | 72 | 40 | 26th | 2 | 4th | 221 | 222 | 86 |
Long Beach Ice Dogs | 72 | 36 | 27 | 4th | 5 | 210 | 217 | 81 |
San Diego Gulls | 72 | 34 | 30th | 4th | 4th | 213 | 214 | 76 |
Stockton Thunder | 72 | 18th | 40 | 7th | 7th | 192 | 260 | 48 |
Kelly Cup Playoffs
qualification
- (N4) Johnstown Chiefs - (N5) Trenton Titans 2-0
- (S4) South Carolina Stingrays - (S5) Charlotte Checkers 2-1
- (S3) Greenville Grrrowl - (S6) Augusta Lynx 2-0
Tournament schedule
First round | Second round | Third round | Kelly Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Johnstown Chiefs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Wheeling Nailers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Wheeling Nailers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Reading Royals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Toledo Storm | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | South Carolina Stingrays | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Florida Everblades | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Florida Everblades | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Greenville Grrrowl | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Gwinnett Gladiators | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Alaska Aces | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Alaska Aces | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | Utah grizzlies | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Alaska Aces | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Idaho steelheads | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Alaska Aces | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | Fresno Falcons | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | Bakersfield Condors | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
P3 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | Bakersfield Condors | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | Fresno Falcons | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | Fresno Falcons | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
P4 | San Diego Gulls | 0 |
Kelly Cup winner
Kelly Cup winner Alaska Aces |
Chris Beckford-Tseu , Kimbi Daniels , Olivier Filion , Ryan Gaucher , Barrett Heisten , Chris Heisten , Cam Keith , Alex Leavitt , Mike Lee , Doug Lynch , Justin Maiser , Louis Mass , Keith McCambridge , Peter Metcalf , Chris Minard , Vladimír Novák , Troy Riddle , Mike Scott , Matt Shasby , Joe Talbot , Matt Underhill , Patrick Wellar Trainer: Davis Payne |