Ice hockey league season
The 2000–01 ECHL season was the 13th season of the ECHL . Before the season, the league lost three members as the Huntington Blizzard and the Jacksonville Lizard Kings ceased operations and the powerhouse Hampton Roads Admirals were replaced by the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League , the league also decided to expand the regular season to 72 games. The Trenton Titans finished first overall in the regular season, and the South Carolina Stingrays won their second Kelly Cup defeating the Trenton Titans four games to one.
Regular season [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage
Northern Conference [ edit ] Southern Conference [ edit ] †-Tallahassee was penalized 15 points for salary cap violations (from 83 to 68), knocking them out of a playoff spot
Kelly Cup playoffs [ edit ] Northern Conference [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Quarterfinals [ edit ] (1) Trenton vs. (8) Johnstown Date Away Home April 7 Johnstown 0 Trenton 2 April 8 Johnstown 3 Trenton 4 OT April 13 Trenton 1 Johnstown 3 April 14 Trenton 5 Johnstown 1 Trenton wins series 3–1
(2) Peoria vs. (7) Richmond Date Away Home April 9 Richmond 3 Peoria 0 April 10 Richmond 2 Peoria 3 April 12 Peoria 4 Richmond 1 April 13 Peoria 4 Richmond 0 Peoria wins series 3–1
(3) Dayton vs. (6) Charlotte Date Away Home April 6 Charlotte 3 Dayton 2 2OT April 7 Charlotte 2 Dayton 3 OT April 12 Dayton 5 Charlotte 4 OT April 14 Dayton 1 Charlotte 4 April 17 Charlotte 2 Dayton 5 Dayton wins series 3–2
(4) Toledo vs. (5) Roanoke Date Away Home April 6 Roanoke 2 Toledo 3 OT April 7 Roanoke 4 Toledo 2 April 12 Toledo 4 Roanoke 3 April 14 Toledo 1 Roanoke 2 2OT April 17 Roanoke 2 Toledo 5 Toledo wins series 3–2
Semifinals [ edit ] (1) Trenton vs. (4) Toledo Date Away Home April 23 Toledo 0 Trenton 6 April 24 Toledo 2 Trenton 4 April 27 Trenton 3 Toledo 2 OT Trenton wins series 3–0
(2) Peoria vs. (3) Dayton Date Away Home April 21 Peoria 4 Dayton 3 OT April 23 Dayton 2 Peoria 4 April 24 Dayton 1 Peoria 2 Peoria wins series 3–0
(1) Trenton vs. (2) Peoria Date Away Home May 2 Peoria 1 Trenton 4 May 4 Peoria 4 Trenton 1 May 6 Trenton 2 Peoria 1 May 8 Trenton 3 Peoria 1 May 9 Trenton 5 Peoria 6 OT May 11 Peoria 3 Trenton 0 May 13 Peoria 3 Trenton 4 Trenton wins series 4–3
Southern Conference [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Wild Card [ edit ] NOTE: These series are two-game series; if the series is tied at one game each, the two teams immediately played a 10-minute period to determine the team that advances to the quarterfinals. If the ten-minute period ends in a tie, sudden death overtime would be played as if it was a standard playoff game.
(7) New Orleans vs. (10) Augusta Date Away Home April 3 Augusta 2 New Orleans 4 April 4 New Orleans 3 Augusta 9 April 4* New Orleans 1 Augusta 0 New Orleans wins series 2–1
(8) Arkansas vs. (9) Baton Rouge Date Away Home April 3 Baton Rouge 3 Arkansas 4 OT April 4 Arkansas 4 Baton Rouge 3 Arkansas wins series 2–0
* The New Orleans-Augusta series ended as a 1–1 tie; a ten-minute period was played to determine the winner of the series.
Quarterfinals [ edit ] (1) South Carolina vs. (8) Arkansas Date Away Home April 6 Arkansas 3 South Carolina 7 April 9 South Carolina 4 Arkansas 1 April 10 South Carolina 3 Arkansas 5 April 13 Arkansas 3 South Carolina 6 South Carolina wins series 3–1
(2) Louisiana vs. (7) New Orleans Date Away Home April 6 New Orleans 7 Louisiana 8 2OT April 8 New Orleans 5 Louisiana 3 April 10 Louisiana 4 New Orleans 1 April 12 Louisiana 2 New Orleans 3 April 14 New Orleans 1 Louisiana 3 Louisiana wins series 3–2
(3) Jackson vs. (6) Mobile Date Away Home April 6 Mobile 1 Jackson 0 April 7 Jackson 7 Mobile 2 April 10 Mobile 3 Jackson 4 April 12 Jackson 2 Mobile 5 April 13 Mobile 5 Jackson 1 Mobile wins series 3–2
(4) Florida vs. (5) Pee Dee Date Away Home April 6 Pee Dee 4 Florida 1 April 7 Pee Dee 2 Florida 4 April 13 Florida 4 Pee Dee 2 April 14 Florida 2 Pee Dee 3 OT April 17 Pee Dee 5 Florida 3 Pee Dee wins series 3–2
Semifinals [ edit ] (1) South Carolina vs. (6) Mobile Date Away Home April 19 Mobile 2 South Carolina 4 April 20 Mobile 5 South Carolina 4 OT April 27 South Carolina 4 Mobile 7 April 28 South Carolina 6 Mobile 3 May 1 Mobile 2 South Carolina 3 2OT South Carolina wins series 3–2
(2) Louisiana vs. (5) Pee Dee Date Away Home April 20 Louisiana 6 Pee Dee 3 April 21 Louisiana 4 Pee Dee 1 April 27 Pee Dee 4 Louisiana 2 April 29 Pee Dee 6 Louisiana 4 May 1 Pee Dee 3 Louisiana 4 Louisiana wins series 3–2
(1) South Carolina vs. (2) Louisiana Date Away Home May 3 Louisiana 1 South Carolina 4 May 5 Louisiana 0 South Carolina 4 May 9 South Carolina 3 Louisiana 2 May 11 South Carolina 5 Louisiana 4 South Carolina wins series 4–0
Kelly Cup finals [ edit ] Kelly Cup Finals N.1 Trenton 1 S.1 South Carolina 4
(N.1) Trenton vs. (S.1) South Carolina Date Away Home May 18 South Carolina 3 Trenton 2 OT May 20 South Carolina 5 Trenton 3 May 22 Trenton 4 South Carolina 3 2OT May 24 Trenton 5 South Carolina 6 May 27 Trenton 2 South Carolina 3 South Carolina wins series 4–1
ECHL awards [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Western Conference Eastern Conference