ECHL 2013/14

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The 2013/14 season was ECHL's 26th regular season . The season started with 22 teams, but since the San Francisco Bulls announced the dissolution of the franchise during the season, the schedule had to be restructured so that some teams only played 71 games in the regular season instead of 72. The team with the highest points in the regular season Season was the Alaska Aces , which also prevailed in the playoff final series against the Cincinnati Cyclones and won the Kelly Cup for the third time .

Team changes

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

Franchises for the 2013/14 season

The ECHL teams in the 2013/14 season. Colored points correspond to the division into a division.

Western Conference

team Location Stadion
Pacific Division
Bakersfield Condors Bakersfield , California Rabobank Arena
Las Vegas Wranglers Las Vegas , Nevada Orleans Arena
Ontario Reign Ontario , California Citizens Business Bank Arena
Stockton Thunder Stockton , California Stockton Arena
Mountain Division
Alaska Aces Anchorage , Alaska Sullivan Arena
Colorado Eagles Loveland , Colorado Budweiser Events Center
Idaho steelheads Boise , Idaho CenturyLink Arena
Utah grizzlies West Valley City , Utah Maverik Center

Eastern Conference

team Location Stadion
Atlantic Division
Elmira Jackals Elmira , New York First arena
Reading Royals Reading , Pennsylvania Sovereign Center
Wheeling Nailers Wheeling , West Virginia WesBanco Arena
North Division
Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati , Ohio US Bank Arena
Evansville IceMen Evansville , Indiana Ford Center
Fort Wayne Comet Fort Wayne , Indiana Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Kalamazoo Wings Kalamazoo , Michigan Wings Stadium
Toledo Walleye Toledo , Ohio Huntington Center
South Division
Florida Everblades Estero , Florida Germain Arena
Greenville Road Warriors Greenville , South Carolina BI-LO Center
Gwinnett Gladiators Duluth , Georgia Arena at Gwinnett Center
Orlando Solar Bears Orlando , Florida Amway Center
South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston , South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum

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
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets; Playoff qualification , division winner , conference winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Reading Royals 72 46 22nd 2 2 229 182 96
Wheeling Nailers 72 39 27 1 5 216 196 84
Elmira Jackals 72 24 40 3 5 176 252 56
North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Kalamazoo Wings 72 42 22nd 3 5 224 197 92
Cincinnati Cyclones 72 41 23 4th 4th 247 204 90
Fort Wayne Comet 72 36 24 7th 5 215 215 84
Evansville IceMen 72 31 30th 4th 7th 226 237 73
Toledo Walleye 72 21st 44 4th 3 193 268 49
South Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
South Carolina Stingrays 72 43 23 2 4th 197 173 92
Orlando Solar Bears 72 43 24 2 3 225 219 91
Greenville Road Warriors 72 39 27 2 4th 220 208 84
Florida Everblades 72 37 27 3 5 240 222 82
Gwinnett Gladiators 72 29 38 3 2 203 227 63

Western Conference

Mountain Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Alaska Aces 71 45 19th 3 4th 243 164 97
Utah grizzlies 71 38 24 3 6th 187 173 85
Idaho steelheads 72 39 26th 3 4th 223 212 85
Colorado Eagles 71 33 26th 7th 5 211 218 78
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Ontario Reign 71 44 20th 3 4th 215 191 95
Bakersfield Condors 72 36 30th 2 4th 197 202 78
Stockton Thunder 72 33 31 2 6th 224 235 74
Las Vegas Wranglers 72 20th 44 4th 4th 174 248 48

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Brandon Marino Fort Wayne Comet 72 30th 58 88 28
Peter Sivák Alaska Aces 67 31 52 83 10
Mickey Lang Fort Wayne / Orlando 61 44 33 77 43
Nick Mazzolini Alaska Aces 69 25th 47 72 38
Andrew Rowe Greenville Road Warriors 64 31 35 66 22nd
Kyle Ostrow Colorado Eagles 64 28 38 66 58
Trent Daavettila Colorado Eagles 63 22nd 44 66 36
Joey Martin Stockton Thunder 65 21st 45 66 22nd
Peter Boyd South Carolina Stingrays 63 25th 38 63 37
Kevin Ulanski Colorado Eagles 69 23 40 63 35

Best goalkeeper

Igor Bobkov

Abbreviations: GP = games; TOI = ice age (in minutes); W = victories; L = defeats; OTL = overtime / shootout defeats; GA = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA = conceded goal; Sv% = saved shots (in%); Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO ATM Sv%
Laurent Brossoit Alaska / Bakersfield 38 2205 27 9 2 76 8th 2.01 92.6
Igor Bobkov Utah grizzlies 29 1768 17th 8th 4th 59 2 2.04 92.1
Michael Hutchinson Ontario Reign 28 1671 22nd 4th 2 58 3 2.08 92.1
Aaron Dell Utah grizzlies 29 1735 19th 7th 3 62 2 2.14 92.0
Jeff Jakaitis South Carolina Stingrays 40 2391 25th 12 3 86 3 2.16 92.4

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Playoff tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   Kelly Cup Final
                                     
E1 Reading Royals 1                  
E8 Fort Wayne Comet 4th  
E8 Fort Wayne Comet 2
  E5 Cincinnati Cyclones 4th  
E4 Orlando Solar Bears 2
 
E5 Cincinnati Cyclones 4th  
E5 Cincinnati Cyclones 4th
  E7 Greenville Road Warriors 2  
E2 Kalamazoo Wings 2      
 
E7 Greenville Road Warriors 4th  
E7 Greenvill Road Warriors 4th
  E6 Wheeling Nailers 2  
E3 South Carolina Stingrays 0
 
E6 Wheeling Nailers 4th  
E5 Cincinnati Cyclones 2
  W1 Alaska Aces 4th
W1 Alaska Aces 4th            
 
W8 Las Vegas Wranglers 0  
W1 Alaska Aces 4th
  W4 Idaho steelheads 1  
W4 Idaho steelheads 4th
 
W5 Colorado Eagles 2  
W1 Alaska Aces 4th
  W6 Bakersfield Condors 2  
W2 Ontario Reign 0      
 
W7 Stockton Thunder 4th  
W7 Stockton Thunder 1
  W6 Bakersfield Condors 4th  
W3 Utah grizzlies 1
 
W6 Bakersfield Condors 4th  

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner


Alaska Aces

Goalkeepers: Gerald Coleman , Olivier Roy

Defenders: Sean Curry , Zach Davies , Kane Lafranchise , Drew MacKenzie , James Martin , Zach McKelvie , John Ramage , Brad Richard , Corey Syvret

Attackers: Alex Belzile , Brendan Connolly , Turner Elson , Nick Mazzolini , Tom Mele , Jordan Morrison , Tyler Mosienko , Ross Ring-Jarvi , Peter Sivák , Andy Taranto , Evan Trupp

Head coach: Rob Murray   Assistant coach: Louis Mass

Awarded trophies

Award player team
John Brophy Award
Best Trainer 		Spencer Carbery South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Most Valuable Player
Best player of the regular season 		Mickey Lang Fort Wayne / Orlando
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
Best player of the playoffs 		Rob Madore Cincinnati Cyclones
ECHL Rookie of the Year
Best rookie of the regular season 		William Rapuzzi Idaho steelheads
ECHL Goaltender of the Year
Best goalkeeper of the regular season 		Jeff Jakaitis South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Defenseman of the Year
Best Regular Season Defender 		Matthew Register Ontario Reign
ECHL Leading Scorer
Best scorer of the regular season 		Brandon Marino Fort Wayne Comet
ECHL Plus Performer Award
Player with the best plus / minus balance 		Peter Sivák Alaska Aces
ECHL Sportsmanship Award
High sporting standard and exemplary behavior 		Peter Sivák Alaska Aces
Kelly Cup
winner of the ECHL playoffs 		Alaska Aces
Henry Brabham Cup
Best team of the regular season 		Alaska Aces
EA “Bud” Gingher Memorial Trophy
Best team in the Eastern Conference 		Cincinnati Cyclones
Bruce Taylor Trophy
Best Team of the Western Conference 		Alaska Aces

All-star teams

First All-Star Team
Attack: Peter Sivák - Fort Wayne Comet/ Mickey Lang - Brandon MarinoFort Wayne Comet
Defense: Matt Register - Sam FtorekKalamazoo Wings
Goal: Jeff Jakaitis
Second all-star team
Attack: Andrew Rowe - Trent Daavettila - Kyle Ostrow
Defense: Kalamazoo Wings Elgin Reid - Mike RatchukWheeling Nailers
Goal: / Laurent Brossoit
All-rookie team
Attack: William Rapuzzi - Matt Caria - / Jeremy LangloisKalamazoo Wings
Defense: Brad Richard - Michal Čajkovský
Goal: / Laurent Brossoit

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sports.yahoo.com FAQ: What's the fallout after San Francisco Bulls fold during ECHL season?
  2. ^ "San Francisco Bulls hockey team ceases operations" (January 27, 2014, accessed June 28, 2014)

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