ECHL 2009/10

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The 2009/10 season was ECHL's 22nd regular season . The 20 teams contested 72 matches each in the regular season . The regular season's best points team were the Idaho Steelheads , while the Cincinnati Cyclones won their second Kelly Cup in the play-offs .

Team changes

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

• Toledo Walleye , the successor to the Toledo Storm, was added to the league as an expansion team.
• The Kalamazoo Wings from the International Hockey League were added to the league as an expansion team.
• The Dayton Bombers stopped playing.
• The Mississippi Sea Wolves stopped the game.
• The Phoenix RoadRunners stopped the game.

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

East Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Elmira Jackals (3)	72	37	26th	6th	3	275	231	83
Reading Royals (7)	72	37	29	1	5	254	275	80
Trenton Devils (9)	72	33	30th	4th	5	244	252	75
Johnstown Chiefs (12)	72	18th	43	7th	4th	215	307	47

North Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Kalamazoo Wings (2)	72	42	20th	6th	4th	273	243	94
Cincinnati Cyclones (5)	72	44	25th	1	2	235	200	91
Toledo Walleye (8)	72	35	30th	2	5	254	274	77
Wheeling Nailers (10)	72	33	32	2	5	240	249	73

South Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Charlotte Checkers (1)	72	43	21st	4th	4th	253	223	94
South Carolina Stingrays (4)	72	41	19th	6th	6th	248	216	94
Florida Everblades (6)	72	38	25th	4th	5	234	221	85
Gwinnett Gladiators (11)	72	31	33	5	3	243	277	70

National Conference

Pacific Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Bakersfield Condors (2)	72	38	29	4th	1	232	243	81
Las Vegas Wranglers (5)	72	34	30th	4th	4th	234	257	76
Stockton Thunder (6)	72	33	29	2	7th	235	241	76
Ontario Reign (8)	72	31	31	3	7th	214	229	72

West Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Idaho Steelheads (1)	72	48	17th	2	5	260	191	103
Alaska Aces (3)	72	36	28	4th	4th	232	240	80
Utah Grizzlies (4)	72	34	29	4th	5	260	253	77
Victoria Salmon Kings (7)	72	34	32	4th	2	230	243	74

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Tyler Donati	Elmira Jackals	67	38	76	114	52
Justin Donati	Elmira Jackals	65	42	62	104	48
Ryan Kinasewich	Utah grizzlies	59	48	55	103	70
Mark Derlago	Idaho steelheads	60	42	50	92	36
Adam Miller	Las Vegas Wranglers	72	33	53	86	102
AJ Perry	Utah grizzlies	67	30th	48	78	62
Evan Barlow	Idaho steelheads	58	32	43	75	65
Jamie Bates	Stockton Thunder	60	27	46	73	24
Ryan Cruthers	Reading Royals	60	22nd	49	71	71
Andrew Fournier	Kalamazoo Wings	70	27	44	71	40

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Tournament schedule

First round

Second round

Third round

Kelly Cup Final

N1

Idaho steelheads

( Bye )

N1

Idaho steelheads

4th

N4

Utah grizzlies

0

N4

Utah grizzlies

3

N5

Las Vegas Wranglers

2

N1

Idaho steelheads

4th

N6

Stockton Thunder

2

N2

Bakersfield Condors

3

N7

Victoria Salmon Kings

2

N2

Bakersfield Condors

1

N6

Stockton Thunder

4th

N3

Alaska Aces

1

N6

Stockton Thunder

3

N1

Idaho steelheads

1

A5

Cincinnati Cyclones

4th

A1

Charlotte Checkers

3

A8

Toledo Walleye

1

A1

Charlotte Checkers

3

A5

Cincinnati Cyclones

4th

A2

South Carolina Stingrays

2

A7

Cincinnati Cyclones

3

A5

Cincinnati Cyclones

4th

A7

Reading Royals

3

A3

Kalamazoo Wings

2

A6

Reading Royals

3

A7

Reading Royals

4th

A6

Florida Everblades

0

A4

Elmira Jackals

2

A5

Florida Everblades

3

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner Cincinnati Cyclones

Mathieu Aubin , Hans Benson , Reid Cashman , Ryan Del Monte , Cullen Eddy , Barret Ehgoetz , Josh Heidinger , Jason Jozsa , Jimmy Kilpatrick , Doug Krantz , Maxime Lacroix , Robert Mayer , Ian McKenzie , Brett Motherwell , Brian O'Hanley , Will Ortiz , Matt Pierce , Brett Robinson , Kevin Roeder , Brock Sheahan , Jeremy Smith , Dustin Sproat , Mark Van Guilder Trainers: Chuck Weber

Awarded trophies

Award	player	team
John Brophy Award Best Trainer	Derek Laxdal	Idaho steelheads
ECHL Most Valuable Player Best player of the regular season	Tyler Donati	Elmira Jackals
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Best player of the playoffs	Robert Mayer Jeremy Smith	Cincinnati Cyclones
ECHL Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season	Justin Donati	Elmira Jackals
ECHL Goaltender of the Year Best goalkeeper of the regular season	Todd Ford	South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Defenseman of the Year Best Regular Season Defender	JC Sawyer	Toledo Walleye
ECHL Leading Scorer Best scorer of the regular season	Tyler Donati	Elmira Jackals
ECHL Plus Performer Award Player with the best plus / minus balance	Mark Derlago	Idaho steelheads
ECHL Sportsmanship Award High sporting standard and exemplary behavior	Barret Ehgoetz	Cincinnati Cyclones
Kelly Cup winner of the ECHL playoffs	Cincinnati Cyclones
Henry Brabham Cup Best team of the regular season	Idaho steelheads
EA "Bud" Gingher Memorial Trophy Best Team at the American Conference	Cincinnati Cyclones
Bruce Taylor Trophy Best Team in the National Conference	Idaho steelheads

Web links

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