ECHL 2012/13

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The 2012/13 season was ECHL's 25th regular season . The 23 teams played 72 games each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Alaska Aces . The Reading Royals prevailed in the playoff final series against the Stockton Thunder and won the Kelly Cup for the first time .

Team changes

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

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

Western Conference

Mountain Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Alaska Aces 72 49 15th 4th 4th 228 172 106
Idaho steelheads 72 45 20th 1 6th 262 198 97
Colorado Eagles 72 34 31 3 4th 239 224 75
Utah grizzlies 72 29 30th 4th 9 217 277 71
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Ontario Reign 72 46 19th 3 4th 246 192 99
Stockton Thunder 72 37 26th 5 4th 223 216 83
Las Vegas Wranglers 72 37 30th 2 3 196 192 79
San Francisco Bulls 72 25th 38 2 7th 191 252 59
Bakersfield Condors 72 22nd 44 2 4th 171 247 50

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Reading Royals 72 46 19th 3 4th 246 185 99
Elmira Jackals 72 40 25th 3 4th 247 220 87
Wheeling Nailers 72 31 29 3 9 193 225 74
Trenton Titans 72 32 32 4th 4th 226 247 72
North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Cincinnati Cyclones 72 42 22nd 5 3 227 195 92
Toledo Walleye 72 37 26th 5 4th 224 195 83
Kalamazoo Wings 72 34 30th 4th 4th 205 215 76
Fort Wayne Comet 72 33 35 1 3 205 246 70
Evansville IceMen 72 25th 40 3 4th 207 272 57
South Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Gwinnett Gladiators 72 43 26th 2 1 211 191 89
Florida Everblades 72 39 22nd 4th 7th 260 241 89
South Carolina Stingrays 72 38 26th 5 3 198 171 84
Greenville Road Warriors 72 36 28 2 6th 226 219 80
Orlando Solar Bears 72 28 37 3 4th 197 253 63

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Mathieu Roy Florida Everblades 69 38 51 89 97
Michael Forney Colorado Eagles 71 35 44 79 110
Jacob Cepis Idaho Steelheads
Trenton Titans		 66 25th 51 76 91
Matthew Pistilli Florida Everblades
South Carolina Stingrays		 74 25th 50 75 47
Casey Pierro-Zabotel Gwinnett Gladiators 66 22nd 53 75 30th
Brandon Marino Fort Wayne Comet 71 20th 54 74 52
Yannick Tifu Reading Royals 72 27 45 72 84
Nick Mazzolini Alaska Aces 68 36 35 71 66
Kyle Kraemer Ontario Reign 71 30th 41 71 85
Andrew Rowe Elmira Jackals 66 28 43 71 43

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Playoff tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   Kelly Cup Final
                                     
W1 Alaska Aces 4th                  
W8 San Francisco Bulls 1  
W1 Alaska Aces 2
  W4 Stockton Thunder 4th  
W4 Stockton Thunder 4th
 
W5 Las Vegas Wranglers 3  
W4 Stockton Thunder 4th
  W3 Idaho steelheads 1  
W2 Ontario Reign 4th      
 
W7 Utah grizzlies 0  
W2 Ontario Reign 2
  W3 Idaho steelheads 4th  
W3 Idaho steelheads 4th
 
W6 Colorado Eagles 2  
W4 Stockton Thunder 1
  E1 Reading Royals 4th
E1 Reading Royals 4th            
 
E8 Greenville Road Warriors 2  
E1 Reading Royals 4th
  E4 Florida Everblades 3  
E4 Florida Everblades 4th
 
E5 Elmira Jackals 2  
E1 Reading Royals 4th
  E2 Cincinnati Cyclones 1  
E2 Cincinnati Cyclones 4th      
 
E7 Toledo Walleye 2  
E2 Cincinnati Cyclones 4th
  E3 Gwinnett Gladiators 2  
E3 Gwinnett Gladiators 4th
 
E6 South Carolina Stingrays 0  

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner


Reading Royals

Goalkeepers: Riley Gill , Mark Owuya

Defenders: Brett Flemming , Dominic Jalbert , Mark Mitera , Bryant Molle , Bobby Shea , Brock Shelgren , Dustin Stevenson , Patrick Wellar

Attackers: Barry Almeida , Evan Barlow , Alex Berry , Julien Cayer , Joël Champagne , Ethan Cox , Stanislaw Galijew , Nikita Kaschirski , Kirk MacDonald , Ian O'Connor , TJ Syner , Yannick Tifu , David Vallorani

Head Coach: Larry Courville   Assistant Coach : Tim Branham

Awarded trophies

Award player team
John Brophy Award
Best Trainer 		Jarrod Skald Cincinnati Cyclones
ECHL Most Valuable Player
Best player of the regular season 		Ryan Zapolski South Carolina Stingrays
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
Best player of the playoffs 		Riley Gill Reading Royals
ECHL Rookie of the Year
Best rookie of the regular season 		Ryan Zapolski South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Goaltender of the Year
Best goalkeeper of the regular season 		Ryan Zapolski South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Defenseman of the Year
Best Regular Season Defender 		Sacha Guimond Gwinnett Gladiators
ECHL Leading Scorer
Best scorer of the regular season 		Mathieu Roy Florida Everblades
ECHL Plus Performer Award
Player with the best plus / minus balance 		Matt Case Idaho steelheads
ECHL Sportsmanship Award
High sporting standard and exemplary behavior 		Randy Rowe Toledo Walleye
Kelly Cup
winner of the ECHL playoffs 		Reading Royals
Henry Brabham Cup
Best team of the regular season 		Alaska Aces
EA “Bud” Gingher Memorial Trophy
Best team in the Western Conference 		Reading Royals
Bruce Taylor Trophy
Best Team in the Eastern Conference 		Stockton Thunder

All-star teams

First All-Star Team
Attack: Michael Forney - Casey Pierro-Zabotel - Mathieu Roy
Defense: Matt Case - Sacha Guimond
Goal: Ryan Zapolski
Second all-star team
Attack: Kyle Kraemer - Nick Mazzolini - Colton Yellow Horn
Defense: Adam Comrie - Nick Tuzzolino
Goal: Mark Guggenberger
All-rookie team
Attack: Mario Lamoureux - David Pacan - David Vallorani
Defense: Cameron Burt - Sacha Guimond
Goal: Ryan Zapolski

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