The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4, 2011 following the end of the 2010–11 ECHL regular season.[1] The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason, with the exception of the changed conference names. 15 teams will qualify for the playoffs, being the top seven teams from the Western Conference and the top eight teams from the Eastern Conference.[2][3]
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In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners will be seeded first, second and third and will play the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher will meet. The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game will face the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.
In the Western Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups will be the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals will have the first-place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher against the sixth-place finisher.
The first round in each Conference will be a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.[2]
After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 97 points.[4] The Greenville Road Warriors earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 96 points.
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Eastern Conference
(1) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (8) Elmira Jackals
April 5 |
Elmira Jackals |
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2–5 |
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Greenville Road Warriors |
First Arena |
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April 6 |
Elmira Jackals |
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6–3 |
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Greenville Road Warriors |
First Arena |
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April 8 |
Greenville Road Warriors |
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2–0 |
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Elmira Jackals |
BI-LO Center |
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April 9 |
Greenville Road Warriors |
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2–1 |
OT2 |
Elmira Jackals |
BI-LO Center |
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Greenville wins series 3–1 |
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(2) Reading Royals vs. (7) Cincinnati Cyclones
(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (6) Florida Everblades
Kalamazoo wins series 3–1 |
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(4) Wheeling Nailers vs. (5) South Carolina Stingrays
Western Conference
(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
April 9 |
Bakersfield Condors |
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2–3 |
OT |
Victoria Salmon Kings |
Rabobank Arena |
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(3) Stockton Thunder vs. (6) Utah Grizzlies
(4) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (5) Idaho Steelheads
April 5 |
Las Vegas Wranglers |
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1–0 |
OT2 |
Idaho Steelheads |
Orleans Arena |
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April 6 |
Las Vegas Wranglers |
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2–3 |
OT3 |
Idaho Steelheads |
Orleans Arena |
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April 8 |
Idaho Steelheads |
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3–1 |
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Las Vegas Wranglers |
Qwest Arena |
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April 9 |
Idaho Steelheads |
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1–5 |
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Las Vegas Wranglers |
Qwest Arena |
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April 12 |
Idaho Steelheads |
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3–1 |
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Las Vegas Wranglers |
Qwest Arena |
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Eastern Conference
(1) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (4) Wheeling Nailers
April 14 |
Greenville Road Warriors |
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3–4 |
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Wheeling Nailers |
BI-LO Center |
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April 15 |
Greenville Road Warriors |
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2–1 |
OT |
Wheeling Nailers |
BI-LO Center |
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April 26 |
Greenville Road Warriors |
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6–3 |
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Wheeling Nailers |
BI-LO Center |
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April 27 |
Greenville Road Warriors |
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3–4 |
OT |
Wheeling Nailers |
BI-LO Center |
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(2) Reading Royals vs. (3) Kalamazoo Wings
Kalamazoo wins series 4–0 |
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Western Conference
(1) Alaska Aces vs. (5) Idaho Steelheads
(6) Utah Grizzlies vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
Eastern Conference
(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (4) Wheeling Nailers
Kalamazoo wins series 4–2 |
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Western Conference
(1) Alaska Aces vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings
(1) Alaska Aces vs. (3) Kalamazoo Wings
Alaska wins Kelly Cup 4-1 |
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Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points.
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
- All statistics as of: 18:47, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Goaltending
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
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GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
- All statistics as of: 18:47, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
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