ECHL 2017/18

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The 2017/18 season was the 30th season of the ECHL . All 27 teams played 72 games each in the regular season, which ran from October 13, 2017 to April 8, 2018. This was followed by the playoffs for the Kelly Cup , in which the Colorado Eagles defended their title.

Team changes

Change of cooperation

team New cooperation partners Previous cooperation partner
Adirondack Thunder New Jersey Devils (NHL)
Binghamton Devils (AHL)		 Calgary Flames (NHL)
Stockton Heat (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones Buffalo Sabers (NHL)
Rochester Americans (AHL)		 Nashville Predators (NHL)
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Fort Wayne Comet Arizona Coyotes (NHL)
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)		 independently
Jacksonville Icemen Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Manitoba Moose (AHL)		 inactive
Kalamazoo Wings Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Utica Comets (AHL)		 Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Kansas City Mavericks Calgary Flames (NHL)
Stockton Heat (AHL)		 New York Islanders (NHL)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals Nashville Predators (NHL)
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)		 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Quad City Mallards Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Chicago Wolves (AHL)		 Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Iowa Wild (AHL)
Rapid City Rush Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Iowa Wild (AHL)		 Arizona Coyotes (NHL)
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Tulsa Oilers St. Louis Blues (NHL) Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Wichita Thunder Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
Bakersfield Condors (AHL)		 Ottawa Senators (NHL)
Binghamton Senators (AHL)
Worcester Railers New York Islanders (NHL)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)		 new franchise

Regular season

The ECHL teams since the 2017/18 season. Points of the same color correspond to the division into a division.

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, Pts = points
Explanations: Playoff qualification , Henry Brabham Cup - winner

Eastern Conference

North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Adirondack Thunder 72 41 24 3 4th 233 221 89
Manchester monarchs 72 41 25th 3 3 257 214 88
Reading Royals 72 39 24 9 0 232 199 87
Worcester Railers 72 37 27 4th 4th 194 193 82
Wheeling Nailers 72 35 28 8th 1 248 245 79
Brampton Beast 72 28 34 6th 4th 210 245 66
South Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Florida Everblades 72 53 13 2 4th 261 171 112
South Carolina Stingrays 72 48 16 7th 1 214 153 104
Orlando Solar Bears 72 33 30th 6th 3 212 228 65
Atlanta Gladiators 72 32 35 2 3 205 229 69
Norfolk Admirals 72 26th 39 6th 1 211 269 59
Jacksonville Icemen 72 26th 39 4th 3 203 246 59
Greenville Swamp Rabbits 72 24 40 7th 1 202 284 56

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Toledo Walleye 72 50 17th 3 2 242 170 105
Fort Wayne Comet 72 46 20th 5 1 290 216 98
Cincinnati Cyclones 72 39 30th 3 0 226 220 81
Indy Fuel 72 36 30th 5 1 242 248 78
Kalamazoo Wings 72 34 34 4th 3 251 251 75
Kansas City Mavericks 72 34 32 4th 2 204 223 74
Quad City Mallards 72 25th 42 4th 1 196 295 55
Mountain Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Colorado Eagles 72 48 18th 4th 2 265 214 102
Idaho steelheads 72 44 20th 5 3 244 188 96
All Americans 72 35 29 6th 2 235 232 78
Wichita Thunder 72 34 30th 6th 2 222 235 76
Tulsa Oilers 72 31 29 3 9 214 233 74
Utah grizzlies 72 28 29 9 6th 230 256 71
Rapid City Rush 72 25th 41 3 3 203 268 56

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Shawn Szydlowski Fort Wayne Comet 64 31 48 79 +39 76
Jesse Schultz Cincinnati Cyclones 72 18th 57 75 +10 43
Matt Willows Reading Royals 72 32 42 74 ± 0 49
Jordan Smotherman Manchester monarchs 69 34 38 72 +22 51
Garrett Thompson Fort Wayne Comet 67 29 42 71 +22 66
Casey Pierro-Zabotel All Americans 72 19th 50 69 +19 26th
Brodie Dupont Norfolk Admirals 68 21st 47 68 -18 38
Michael Joly Colorado Eagles 52 41 26th 67 +30 22nd
Gabriel Desjardins Fort Wayne Comet 58 33 34 67 +35 31
Mitchell Heard Florida Everblades 63 25th 42 67 +34 153

The best plus / minus statistic was achieved by Logan Roe from the Florida Everblades with a value of +43.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

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

Only goalkeepers who have completed at least 1440 minutes are recorded. Sorted by the best goals against.

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Parker Milner South Carolina Stingrays 38 2191 28 7th 3 68 3 92.9 1.86
Martin Ouellette Florida Everblades 42 2520 33 5 3 85 4th 92.1 2.02
Jeff Jakaitis South Carolina Stingrays 28 1688 18th 7th 3 60 2 92.2 2.13
Mitch Gillam Worcester Railers 41 2402 23 14th 2 86 5 92.5 2.15
Joe Cannata Colorado Eagles 28 1679 21st 5 2 62 2 93.1 2.22
Pat Nagle Toledo Walleye 50 2907 37 6th 4th 108 3 92.4 2.23
John Muse Reading Royals 26th 1578 19th 5 2 59 3 93.1 2.24

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Playoff tree

  Division semi-finals   Division finals   Conference finals   Kelly Cup Final
                                     
N1 Adirondack Thunder 4th                  
N4 Worcester Railers 2  
N1 Adirondack Thunder 4th
  N2 Manchester monarchs 2  
N2 Manchester monarchs 4th
 
N3 Reading Royals 0  
N1 Adirondack Thunder 1
  S1 Florida Everblades 4th  
S1 Florida Everblades 4th      
 
S4 Atlanta Gladiators 0  
S1 Florida Everblades 4th
  S3 Orlando Solar Bears 1  
S2 South Carolina Stingrays 0
 
S3 Orlando Solar Bears 4th  
S1 Florida Everblades 3
  M1 Colorado Eagles 4th
C1 Toledo Walleye 4th            
 
C4 Indy Fuel 0  
C1 Toledo Walleye 2
  C2 Fort Wayne Comet 4th  
C2 Fort Wayne Comet 4th
 
C3 Cincinnati Cyclones 1  
C2 Fort Wayne Comet 3
  M1 Colorado Eagles 4th  
M1 Colorado Eagles 4th      
 
M4 Wichita Thunder 2  
M1 Colorado Eagles 4th
  M2 Idaho steelheads 0  
M2 Idaho steelheads 4th
 
M3 All Americans 3  

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner


Colorado Eagles 		Travis Barron , JC Beaudin , Collin Bowman , Drayson Bowman , Sam Brittain , Joe Cannata , Matt Garbowsky , Ryan Harrison , Lukas Hafner , Michael Joly , Jake Marto , Nicolas Meloche , Julien Nantel , Chase Norrish , Ryan Olsen , Joey Ratelle , Matt Register , Brady Shaw , Shawn St-Amant , Ben Storm , Gabriel Verpaelst , Cliff Watson , Teigan Zahn
Head Coach: Aaron Schneekloth

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Michael Joly Colorado Eagles 24 13 16 29 16
Michael Kirkpatrick Florida Everblades 18th 11 11 22nd 12
Mitchell Heard Florida Everblades 20th 9 13 22nd 39
John McCarron Florida Everblades 21st 10 10 20th 62
Gabriel Desjardins Fort Wayne Comet 18th 9 11 20th 12
Matt Register Colorado Eagles 24 3 17th 20th 16
JC Beaudin Colorado Eagles 22nd 10 8th 18th 6th
Ryan Schmelzer Adirondack Thunder 17th 9 8th 17th 24
Shawn Szydlowski Fort Wayne Comet 17th 4th 13 17th 16
Garrett Thompson Fort Wayne Comet 18th 7th 9 16 16

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

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

Only goalkeepers who have completed at least 180 minutes are recorded. Sorted by the best goals against.

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Mackenzie Blackwood Adirondack Thunder 5 240 3 1 0 4th 1 96.4 1.00
Parker Milner South Carolina Stingrays 4th 273 0 2 2 7th 0 92.6 1.54
Cal Heeter Orlando Solar Bears 8th 443 4th 3 0 14th 1 94.5 1.90
John Muse Reading Royals 4th 328 0 1 3 11 0 94.5 2.02
Joe Cannata Colorado Eagles 24 1434 16 6th 1 61 2 91.3 2.55

Awards

Awarded trophies

Award player team
John Brophy Award
Best Trainer 		Brad Ralph Florida Everblades
ECHL Most Valuable Player
Best player of the regular season 		Shawn Szydlowski Fort Wayne Comet
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
Best player of the playoffs 		Michael Joly Colorado Eagles
ECHL Rookie of the Year
Best rookie of the regular season 		Justin Danforth Cincinnati Cyclones
ECHL Goaltender of the Year
Best goalkeeper of the regular season 		Parker Milner South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL Defenseman of the Year
Best Regular Season Defender 		Matt Register Colorado Eagles
ECHL Leading Scorer
Best scorer of the regular season 		Shawn Szydlowski Fort Wayne Comet
ECHL Plus Performer Award
Player with the best plus / minus balance 		Logan Roe Florida Everblades
ECHL Sportsmanship Award
High sporting standard and exemplary behavior 		Brodie Dupont Norfolk Admirals
ECHL General Manager of the Year Award
Best General Manager of the Season 		Rob Concannon South Carolina Stingrays
Kelly Cup
winner of the ECHL playoffs 		Colorado Eagles
Henry Brabham Cup
Best team of the regular season 		Florida Everblades
EA “Bud” Gingher Memorial Trophy
Best team in the Eastern Conference 		Florida Everblades
Bruce Taylor Trophy
Best Team of the Western Conference 		Colorado Eagles

All-star teams

First All-Star Team
Attack: Michael Joly - Jordan Smotherman - Shawn Szydlowski
Defense: David Makowski - Matt Register
Goal: Parker Milner
Second all-star team
Attack: Justin Danforth - Jesse Schultz - Matt Willows
Defense: Eric Knodel - Nolan Zajac
Goal: Pat Nagle
All-rookie team
Attack: Grant Besse - Justin Danforth - Reid Gardiner
Defense: Aaron Irving - TJ Melancon
Goal: Mitch Gillam

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