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2012 Kelly Cup playoffs
Logo for 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 2–May 23, 2012
Teams15
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Everblades
Runner-upLas Vegas Wranglers
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Eric Lampe (Las Vegas)
Cedric McNicoll (Florida) (21 points)
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The 2012 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 2, 2012 following the end of the 2011–12 ECHL regular season.[1] The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2011 postseason. 15 teams qualified for the playoffs, being the top seven teams from the Western Conference and the top eight teams from the Eastern Conference.[2]

Playoff format

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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]

Playoff seeds

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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, making them the first team in league history to win the Brabham Cup in consecutive seasons.[3] The Elmira Jackals earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 95 points.

Eastern Conference

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  1. Elmira Jackals - Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference champions, 95 points.
  2. Gwinnett Gladiators - South Division champions, 93 points.
  3. Kalamazoo Wings - North Division champions, 84 points.
  4. Greenville Road Warriors - 88 points.
  5. Florida Everblades - 85 points.
  6. Wheeling Nailers - 83 points.
  7. South Carolina Stingrays - 81 points.
  8. Reading Royals - 80 points.

Western Conference

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  1. Alaska Aces - Western Conference and Mountain Division champions, Brabham Cup winner, 97 points.
  2. Ontario Reign - Pacific Division champions, 94 points.
  3. Las Vegas Wranglers - 92 points.
  4. Colorado Eagles - 82 points.
  5. Stockton Thunder - 73 points.
  6. Utah Grizzlies - 72 points.
  7. Idaho Steelheads - 71 points.

Playoff bracket

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Conference quarterfinals[4] Conference semifinals[5] Conference finals Kelly Cup finals[6]
            
1 Elmira 3
8 Reading 2
1 Elmira 1
5 Florida 4
4 Greenville 0
5 Florida 3
5 Florida 4
Eastern Conference
3 Kalamazoo 1
2 Gwinnett 1
7 South Carolina 3
7 South Carolina 1
3 Kalamazoo 4
3 Kalamazoo 3
6 Wheeling 1
E5 Florida 4
W3 Las Vegas 1
1 Alaska –
8 BYE –
1 Alaska 4
5 Stockton 1
4 Colorado 0
5 Stockton 3
1 Alaska 1
Western Conference
3 Las Vegas 4
2 Ontario 2
7 Idaho 3
7 Idaho 1
3 Las Vegas 4
3 Las Vegas 3
6 Utah 0


Conference Quarterfinals

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Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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(1) Elmira Jackals vs. (8) Reading Royals

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April 3 Reading Royals 4–1 Elmira Jackals Sovereign Center Recap  
Yannick Riendeau (1) 16:48 First period Jimmy Martin (1) 17:04
Kenny Ryan (1) 2:10
Kenny Ryan (2) 7:39
Yannick Tifu (1) 18:46 EN 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mark Owuya 36 shots / 35 saves Goalie stats Brian Stewart 26 shots / 23 saves
April 4 Reading Royals 4–1 Elmira Jackals Sovereign Center Recap  
Dale Mitchell (1) 2:58 PP
Mikael Bedard (1) 12:33 PP 		First period No scoring
Ian O'Connor (1) 18:58 Second period No scoring
Kenny Ryan (3) 19:27 EN Third period Dustin Gazley (1) 9:48
Arlem Demkov (1) 19:05
Mark Owuya 40 shots / 38 saves Goalie stats Timo Pielmeier 24 shots / 21 saves
April 6 Elmira Jackals 5–2 Reading Royals First Arena Recap  
Mike Radja (1) 16:54 First period Ian O'Connor (2) 9:10
Olivier Labelle (1) 19:56
Craig Rivet (1) 3:36 Second period No scoring
Nick Dineen (1) 16:17
Mike Radja (2) 17:17
Rob Bellamy (1) 19:00 EN 		Third period No scoring
Brian Stewart 20 shots / 18 saves Goalie stats Mark Owuya 32 shots / 28 saves
April 7 Elmira Jackals 3–0 Reading Royals First Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Matt Campanale (1) 7:34
Rob Bellamy (2) 19:19 EN
Mario Larocque (1) 19:47 EN 		Third period No scoring
Brian Stewart 28 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Mark Owuya 26 shots / 25 saves
April 9 Elmira Jackals 4–2 Reading Royals First Arena Recap  
Jean Bourbeau (1) 11:45 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Artem Demkov (2) 7:20
Corey Cowick (1) 16:39
Corey Cowick (2) 19:08 EN 		Third period Denny Urban (1) 1:54
Yannick Tifu (2) 13:20
Brian Stewart 29 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats Mark Owuya 32 shots / 29 saves
Elmira wins series 3–2.


(2) Gwinnett Gladiators vs. (7) South Carolina Stingrays

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April 3 South Carolina Stingrays 3–0 Gwinnett Gladiators North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Johann Kroll (1) 10:40 PP First period No scoring
Greg Stewart (1) 12:16 Second period No scoring
Greg Stewart (2) 1:26 Third period No scoring
Daren Machesney 20 shots / 20 saves Goalie stats Marc Cheverie 26 shots / 23 saves
April 4 South Carolina Stingrays 2–3 Gwinnett Gladiators North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Maxime Lacroix (1) 4:15 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Justin Milo (1) 5:37 PP
Greg Stewart (3) 2:24 Third period Joey Haddad (1) 11:18 PP
Joey Haddad (2) 18:09
Daren Machesney 26 shots / 23 saves Goalie stats Marc Cheverie 23 shots / 21 saves
April 6 Gwinnett Gladiators 3–4 4OT South Carolina Stingrays Arena at Gwinnett Center Recap  
Dallas Jackson (1) 6:39 First period Johann Kroll (2) 9:18 PP
Andy Brandt (1) 8:12
Jacob Drewiske (1) 15:18 		Second period Matt Scherer (1) 10:51
No scoring Third period Dustin Stevenson (1) 2:15
No scoring Fourth overtime period Zach Tarkir (1) 4:19
Marc Cheverie 48 shots / 44 saves Goalie stats Rob Madore 57 shots / 54 saves
April 8 Gwinnett Gladiators 3–4 2OT South Carolina Stingrays Arena at Gwinnett Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Nikita Kashirsky (1) 13:36 PP
Nikita Kashirsky (2) 16:54 PP 		Second period Brett Flemming (1) 4:35 PP
Maxime Lacroix (2) 14:05
Will Colbert (1) 18:20 Third period Maxime Lacroix (3) 1:30
No scoring Second overtime period Maxime Lacroix (4) 16:52
Marc Cheverie 51 shots / 47 saves Goalie stats Rob Madore 42 shots / 39 saves
South Carolina wins series 3–1.


(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (6) Wheeling Nailers

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April 3 Wheeling Nailers 4–2 Kalamazoo Wings WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Paul Crowder (1) 18:30 PP Second period Darryl Bootland (1) 1:39 PP
Chris Barton (1) 8:10
Ben Farrer (1) 18:53
Andrew Hotham (1) 19:53 EN/SH 		Third period Nick Sirota (1) 1:16
Patrick Killeen 27 shots / 25 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 38 shots / 35 saves
April 4 Wheeling Nailers 2–4 Kalamazoo Wings WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Kory Karlander (1) 13:33
Phillip Samuelsson (1) 1:05
Andrew Hotham (2) 15:14 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Mike Matczak (1) 3:27 PP
Dwight Helminen (1) 8:59
Sam Ftorek (1) 14:02 PP
Patrick Killeen 25 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 31 shots / 29 saves
April 6 Kalamazoo Wings 5–1 Wheeling Nailers Wings Stadium Recap  
Elgin Reid (1) 14:35 First period No scoring
Dustin Cloutier (1) 1:12
Nick Sirota (2) 15:07 PP 		Second period Chris Barton (2) 3:40
Darryl Bootland (2) 4:32
Dustin Cloutier 6:26 		Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 38 shots / 37 saves Goalie stats Patrick Killeen 25 shots / 20 saves
April 7 Kalamazoo Wings 3–2 Wheeling Nailers Wings Stadium Recap  
Justin Taylor (1) 5:46
Kory Karlander (2) 13:01 		First period Chris Barton (3) 18:29
Dwight Helminen (2) 11:51 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Chris Barton (4) 2:57
Riley Gill 28 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Patrick Killeen 26 shots / 23 saves
Kalamazoo wins series 3–1.


(4) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (5) Florida Everblades

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April 2 Florida Everblades 5–2 Greenville Road Warriors Germain Arena Recap  
David Fischer (1) 8:02 PP First period No scoring
Trevor Bruess (1) 0:58
David Rutherford (1) 11:21
Matt Beca (1) 13:41 PP 		Second period Chris McKelvie (1) 3:56
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (1) 5:28 Third period Sean Berkstresser (1) 1:39 PP
John Muse 32 shots / 30 saves Goalie stats Nic Riopel 46 shots / 41 saves
April 4 Florida Everblades 4–2 Greenville Road Warriors Germain Arena Recap  
Mathieu Roy (ice hockey) (1) 6:10 PP
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (2) 8:19 		First period Marc-Olivier Vallerand (1) 13:57 PP
Leigh Salters (1) 7:42 PP
David Rutherford (2) 13:06 		Second period Marc-Olivier Vallerand (2) 15:43
No scoring Third period No scoring
John Muse 34 shots / 32 saves Goalie stats Jason Missiaen 33 shots / 29 saves
April 6 Greenville Road Warriors 2–3 Florida Everblades BI-LO Center Recap  
No scoring First period Sebastien Piche (1) 1:06
Matt Beca (2) 3:32
Jeff Prough (1) 0:43 Second period Matt Beca (3) 0:33
Brendan Connolly (1) 6:33 Third period No scoring
Nic Riopel 34 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats John Muse 34 shots / 32 saves
Florida wins series 3–0.


Western Conference

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(2) Ontario Reign vs. (7) Idaho Steelheads

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April 3 Idaho Steelheads 3–2 Ontario Reign CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
Ron Meyers (1) 1:42 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Kyle Kraemer (1) 16:47
Aaron Lewicki (1) 14:38 PP
Marty Flichel (1) 18:26 		Third period C.J. Stretch (1) 3:04
Jerry Kuhn 26 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Jean-Francois Berube 29 shots / 26 saves
April 4 Idaho Steelheads 3–4 OT Ontario Reign CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
Chad Nehring (1) 10:50 First period No scoring
Marty Flichel (2) 4:14 PP Second period Everett Sheen (1) 1:54
Michael Neal (1) 12:57 Third period Alan Mazur (1) 11:45
J.D. Watt (1) 17:37
No scoring First overtime period Geoff Irwin (1) 9:02
Jerry Kuhn 16 shots / 15 saves
Brian Hince 24 shots / 21 saves 		Goalie stats Jean-Francois Berube 29 shots / 26 saves
April 6 Ontario Reign 3–5 Idaho Steelheads Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Michael Gergen (1) 7:16
Kevin Estrada (1) 14:42 PP
Geoff Irwin (2) 15:15 PP 		Second period Jacob Cepis (1) 8:35
Derek Couture (1) 11:50 Third period Aaron Lewicki (2) 3:00 PP
Jacob Cepis (2) 5:16 PP
Cody Purves (1) 18:56 EN
Jean-Francois Berube 25 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Jerry Kuhn 42 shots / 39 saves
April 7 Ontario Reign 3–2 Idaho Steelheads Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
Bill Bagron (1) 14:10 First period No scoring
Geoff Irwin (3) 1:00
Kevin Estrada (2) 10:31 PP 		Second period Chad Nehring (2) 9:19
Aaron Lewicki (3) 16:31
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chris Carrozzi 28 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Jerry Kuhn 26 shots / 23 saves
April 9 Ontario Reign 0–5 Idaho Steelheads Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Jacob Cepis (3) 7:50
No scoring Second period Joe Pereira (1) 8:10 PP
Jacob Cepis (4) 14:18
Michael Neal (2) 18:00
No scoring Third period Cody Purves (2) 0:37 PP
Chris Carrozzi 23 shots / 19 saves
Jean-Francois Berube 7 shots / 6 saves 		Goalie stats Jerry Kuhn 46 shots / 46 saves
Idaho wins series 3–2.


(3) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (6) Utah Grizzlies

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April 2 Utah Grizzlies 0–2 Las Vegas Wranglers Maverik Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Eric Lampe (1) 1:14
No scoring Third period Eric Lampe (2) 3:32
Andrew Engelage 28 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Mitch O'Keefe 21 shots / 21 saves
April 3 Utah Grizzlies 2–3 Las Vegas Wranglers Maverik Center Recap  
Kory Falite (1) 9:04 PP First period Judd Blackwater (1) 3:41
Chris Francis (1) 19:18 PP
No scoring Second period Michael Busto (1) 3:44
Josh Burrows (1) 12:48) Third period No scoring
Andrew Engelage 32 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Mitch O'Keefe 48 shots / 46 saves
April 5 Las Vegas Wranglers 4–2 Utah Grizzlies Orleans Arena Recap  
Adam Miller (1) 11:24 First period Derick Martin (1) 16:19
Scott Campbell (1) 7:52 PP
Ash Goldie (1) 12:54 		Second period Kory Falite (2) 6:04
Geoff Paukovich (1) 12:01 Third period No scoring
Mitch O'Keefe 26 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Andrew Engelage 29 shots / 25 saves
Las Vegas wins series 3–0


(4) Colorado Eagles vs. (5) Stockton Thunder

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April 3 Stockton Thunder 3–1 Colorado Eagles Stockton Arena Recap  
Garet Hunt (1) 3:10 First period No scoring
Jesse Fratkin (1) 10:42 SH Second period No scoring
Chris D'Alvise (1) 4:29 PP Third period Aaron Slattengren (1) 6:08
Olivier Roy 36 shots / 35 saves Goalie stats Kyle Jones 45 shots / 42 saves
April 4 Stockton Thunder 3–2 OT Colorado Eagles Stockton Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Joey Sides (1) 0:48
Tegan Moore (1) 1:50
Max Campbell (1) 8:06 Second period No scoring
Max Campbell (2) 16:36 Third period No scoring
Chris D'Alvise (2) 0:17 First overtime period No scoring
Olivier Roy 22 shots / 20 saves Goalie stats Kyle Jones 35 shots / 32 saves
April 6 Colorado Eagles 2–4 Stockton Thunder Budweiser Events Center Recap  
Steve Haddon (1) 15:39 PP First period Matt Foy (1) 13:59
No scoring Second period Max Campbell (3) 2:06 PP
Max Campbell (4) 15:24
Riley Nelson (1) 3:31 PP Third period Jordan Fulton (1) 19:34 EN/SH
Kyle Jones 17 shots / 14 saves Goalie stats Olivier Roy 30 shots / 28 saves
Stockton wins series 3–0.


Conference Semifinals

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Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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(1) Elmira Jackals vs. (5) Florida Everblades

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This was the second playoff meeting between the two franchises; Elmira defeated Florida 4-2 in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals. During the regular season, Elmira defeated Florida 4-2, going 2-1 both in Elmira and in Florida.[7] Florida's John Muse was injured in the second period of Game 2, resulting in Pat Nagle coming in for the third period to secure the shutout.[8] Nagle would be Florida's goalie throughout the rest of the series.


April 13 Elmira Jackals 3-1 Florida Everblades First Arena Recap  
Mike Radja (3) 5:19 PP
Jean Bourbeau (2) 6:54 		First period Brandon MacLean (1) 14:45
Artem Demkov (3) 5:38 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Brian Stewart 46 shots / 45 saves Goalie stats John Muse 19 shots / 16 saves
April 14 Elmira Jackals 0-4 Florida Everblades First Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Brayden Irwin (1) 2:16 PP
Matt Marquardt (1) 9:12
No scoring Second period Trevor Bruess (2) 3:18
Trevor Bruess (3) 5:54
Leigh Salters (2) 19:54
No scoring Third period No scoring
Brian Stewart 15 shots / 11 saves
Timo Pielmeier 17 shots / 16 saves 		Goalie stats John Muse 11 shots / 11 saves
Pat Nagle 8 shots / 8 saves
April 16 Florida Everblades 5-4 OT Elmira Jackals Germain Arena Recap  
Matt Marquardt (2) 4:39 First period No scoring
Kevin Quick (1) 13:57 PP
Leigh Salters (3) 14:36 PP
Matt Beca (4) 16:00 		Second period Artem Demkov (4) 1:41
Jordan Pietrus (1) 3:01
Rob Bellamy (3) 5:04
Jean Bourbeau (3) 10:52
No scoring Third period No scoring
David Fischer (2) 19:57 First overtime period No scoring
Pat Nagle 32 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Timo Pielmeier 55 shots / 50 saves
April 18 Florida Everblades 2-0 Elmira Jackals Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Scott Pitt (1) 2:32 Second period No scoring
Bobby Raymond (1) 1:14 Third period No scoring
Pat Nagle 24 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Brian Stewart 26 shots / 24 saves
April 20 Florida Everblades 2-1 Elmira Jackals Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Craig Rivet (2) 6:52
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (3) 9:54
Mathieu Roy (2) 18:01 		Third period No scoring
Pat Nagle 19 shots / 18 saves Goalie stats Brian Stewart 43 shots / 41 saves
Florida wins series 4-1


(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) South Carolina Stingrays

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April 13 Kalamazoo Wings 6-4 South Carolina Stingrays Wings Stadium Recap  
Nick Sirota (3) 3:49
Nick Sirota (4) 11:54
Trent Daavettila (1) 18:45 		First period Maxime Lacroix (5) 10:32
Andrew Cherniwchan (1) 17:26
Dustin Cloutier (3) 17:57 Second period No scoring
Elgin Reid (2) 11:26
Elgin Reid (3) 11:40 		Third period Billy Ryan (1) 11:50
Michael Dorr (1) 17:52
Riley Gill 35 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Rob Madore 28 shots / 22 saves
Billy Sauer 2 shots / 2 saves
April 14 Kalamazoo Wings 4-1 South Carolina Stingrays Wings Stadium Recap  
Darryl Bootland (3) 13:22 PP First period Chris Higgins (1) 3:34
No scoring Second period No scoring
Dwight Helminen (3) 13:35
Eric Kattelus (1) 17:01
Nick Sirota (5) 19:20 EN 		Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 20 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats Rob Madore 31 shots / 28 saves
April 18 South Carolina Stingrays 0-3 Kalamazoo Wings North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period Nick Sirota (6) 2:44
Justin Taylor (2) 3:35
Trent Daavettila (2) 14:53
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Rob Madore 23 shots / 20 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 30 shots / 30 saves
April 20 South Carolina Stingrays 4-1 Kalamazoo Wings North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Micheal Dorr (2) 2:52
Andrew Cherniwchan (2) 9:24 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Chris Higgins (2) 7:47
Billy Ryan (2) 19:35 EN 		Third period Nick Sirota (7) 13:49 PP
Daren Machesney 33 shots / 32 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 20 shots / 17 saves
April 21 South Carolina Stingrays 1-5 Kalamazoo Wings North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Brett Flemming (2) 10:13 PP First period Trent Daavettila (3) 19:18 PP
No scoring Second period Sam Ftorek (2) 1:07 PP
Sam Ftorek (3) 18:05 PP
No scoring Third period Justin Taylor (3) 6:52 PP
Darryl Bootland (4) 15:57
Daren Macheaney 32 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 32 shots / 31 saves
Kalamazoo wins series 4-1


Western Conference

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(1) Alaska Aces vs. (5) Stockton Thunder

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April 13 Alaska Aces 2-1 Stockton Thunder Sullivan Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Dan Kissel (1) 12:10
Garry Nunn (1) 16:52 		Third period Greg Squires (1) 8:57
Gerald Coleman 26 shots / 25 saves Goalie stats Olivier Roy 25 shots / 23 saves
April 14 Alaska Aces 2-3 OT Stockton Thunder Sullivan Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Brandon Gentile (1) 9:14
Nick Mazzolini (1) 10:05 		Second period Max Campbell (5) 13:07
Kevin Baker (1) 15:20
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Chris D'Alvise (3) 9:19 PP
Gerald Coleman 29 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Olivier Roy 40 shots / 38 saves
April 18 Stockton Thunder 0-4 Alaska Aces Stockton Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Ryan Cruthers (1) 11:37 PP
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Wes Goldie (1) 1:06
Nick Mazzolini (2) 1:25
Jordan Kremyr (1) 14:42
Olivier Roy 40 shots / 36 saves Goalie stats Gerald Coleman 22 shots / 22 saves
April 20 Stockton Thunder 2-4 Alaska Aces Stockton Arena Recap  
Greg Squires (2) 7:32 First period No scoring
Gabriel Levesque (1) 7:13 PP Second period Tyson Marsh (1) 1:18
Ryan Cruthers (2) 18:16
No scoring Third period Steve Ward (1) 14:08 PP
Nick Mazzolini (3) 19:57 EN
Olivier Roy 29 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Gerald Coleman 21 shots / 19 saves
April 21 Stockton Thunder 1-4 Alaska Aces Stockton Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Dan Kissel (2) 11:13
Steve Ward (2) 13:04 PP
Jesse Fratkin (2) 3:14 Second period Garry Nunn (2) 7:30
Dan Kissel (3) 18:32
No scoring Third period No scoring
Olivier Roy 26 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Gerald Coleman 31 shots / 30 saves
Alaska wins series 4-1


(3) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (7) Idaho Steelheads

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This was the fifth postseason meeting between the two franchises. Idaho had won three of the prior series (semifinals in 2004 and 2007, and quarterfinals in 2011); Las Vegas' sole historical victory was in the 2006 semifinals. During the regular season, Las Vegas was 7-1-4 against Idaho (1 overtime loss and 3 shootout losses, with 1 win in shootout).[9]


April 16 Las Vegas Wranglers 3-1 Idaho Steelheads Orleans Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Michael Neal (3) 5:38
Scott Campbell (2) 11:09 SH
Mike Madill (1) 12:41 		Second period No scoring
Scott Campbell (3) 19:22 EN Third period No scoring
Mitch O'Keefe 18 shots / 17 saves Goalie stats Jerry Kuhn 45 shots / 43 saves
April 17 Las Vegas Wranglers 3-2 OT Idaho Steelheads Orleans Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Josh Lunden (1) 4:09
Peter MacArthur (1) 14:18 		Second period Cody Purves (3) 11:53
No scoring Third period Joe Pereira (2) 18:08
Scott Campbell (4) 1:31 First overtime period No scoring
Mitch O'Keefe 30 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Jerry Kuhn 45 shots / 42 saves
April 19 Idaho Steelheads 4-3 Las Vegas Wranglers CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
Aaron Lewicki (4) 10:18 PP First period No scoring
Joe Pereira (3) 10:01 PP Second period Peter MacArthur (2) 11:48 PP
Josh Lunden (2) 19:11
Cody Purves (4) 5:57
Chad Nehring (3) 8:09 		Third period Jeff May (1) 5:16
Jerry Kuhn 37 shots / 34 saves Goalie stats Mitch O'Keefe 45 shots / 41 saves
April 21 Idaho Steelheads 1-4 Las Vegas Wranglers CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
Joe Pereira (4) 10:52 First period Adam Miller (2) 5:49
No scoring Second period Geoff Paukovich (2) 7:08
No scoring Third period Ash Goldie (2) 1:56
Chris Francis (2) 13:45
Jerry Kuhn 49 shots / 45 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 26 shots / 25 saves
April 22 Idaho Steelheads 1-2 OT Las Vegas Wranglers CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Ron Meyers (2) 10:11 Second period Adam Miller (3) 17:25
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Eric Lampe (3) 10:46
Jerry Kuhn 53 shots / 51 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 35 shots / 34 saves
Las Vegas wins series 4-1


Conference Finals

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Note: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (5) Florida Everblades

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This was Kalamazoo's second consecutive Conference Final, and Florida's fourth in the past nine seasons. Their previous meeting was in 2011, where Kalamazoo beat Florida 3-1 in the first round. During the regular season, Florida beat Kalamazoo 3-2, with one loss in overtime and one win and one loss in shootout.[10] The series marked the return of John Muse from his lower-body injury (suffered in Game 3 against Elmira in the Conference Semifinals[8]) in a 7-0 shutout at home for Game 3.[11]


April 27 Kalamazoo Wings 0–2 Florida Everblades Wings Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period Bobby Raymond (2) 15:54
No scoring Second period Trevor Bruess (4) 13:55
No scoring Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 38 shots / 36 saves Goalie stats Pat Nagle 34 shots / 34 saves
April 28 Kalamazoo Wings 3–2 Florida Everblades Wings Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period Brayden Irwin (2) 14:28
No scoring Second period No scoring
Kory Karlander (3) 6:18 PP
Darren Archibald (1) 8:11
Dustin Cloutier (4) 17:32 		Third period Matt Beca (5) 15:01
Riley Gill 38 shots / 36 saves Goalie stats Pat Nagle 19 shots / 16 saves
May 2 Florida Everblades 7–0 Kalamazoo Wings Germain Arena Recap  
Mathieu Roy (3) 9:27 First period No scoring
Brayden Irwin (3) 0:20
Sebastien Piche (2) 1:02 PP
Brayden Irwin (4) 4:36
Justin Shugg (1) 7:16
Brayden Irwin (5) 8:38 PP 		Second period No scoring
Justin Shugg (2) 16:58 PP Third period No scoring
John Muse 28 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 14 shots / 10 saves
Maxime Clermont 18 shots / 15 saves
May 3 Florida Everblades 7–3 Kalamazoo Wings Germain Arena Recap  
David Rutherford (3) 17:01 First period No scoring
Charles Landry (1) 2:33
David Fischer (3) 10:26 PP 		Second period Dwight Helminen (4) 15:27
Mathieu Roy (4) 18:27 PP
David Rutherford (4) 18:51 		Third period Darren Archibald (2) 8:17
Dwight Helminen (5) 10:33 PP
John Muse 31 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 25 shots / 18 saves
May 5 Florida Everblades 3–1 Kalamazoo Wings Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mike Ratchuk (1) 9:02
Justin Shugg (3) 18:11 PP 		Second period Kory Karlander (4) 12:13 PP
Trevor Bruess (5) 5:56 Third period No scoring
John Muse 28 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 24 shots / 21 saves
Florida wins series 4–1


Western Conference

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(1) Alaska Aces vs. (3) Las Vegas Wranglers

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This was the third playoff meeting between the two franchises; Alaska won in the 2006 West Division Finals, 4-2, and 2009 National Conference finals 4-0, while Las Vegas won the 2008 National Conference Semifinals 4-1, giving Alaska a historical 9-6 lead. It was the second consecutive Conference Final for Alaska, and their sixth in eight seasons, and the third Final for Las Vegas in five seasons. During the regular season, Las Vegas beat Alaska 5-4, with Alaska winning a game in shootout, and Las Vegas winning two shootout games.[12]


April 26 Las Vegas Wranglers 1–2 Alaska Aces Orleans Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Scott Campbell (5) 17:29 Second period Ryan Cruthers (3) 9:07 PP
No scoring Third period Ryan Cruthers (4) 15:54
Joe Fallon 32 shots / 30 saves Goalie stats Gerald Coleman 26 shots / 25 saves
April 27 Las Vegas Wranglers 3–0 Alaska Aces Orleans Arena Recap  
Josh Lunden (3) 1:28
Scott Campbell (6) 4:06
Scott Campbell (7) 19:18 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Joe Fallon 23 shots / 23 saves Goalie stats Gerald Coleman 15 shots / 12 saves
James Reid 13 shots / 13 saves
April 29 Alaska Aces 2–3 OT Las Vegas Wranglers Sullivan Arena Recap  
Kane Lafranchise (1) 9:01 PP First period Jeff May (2) 5:01 PP
No scoring Second period Judd Blackwater (2) 9:25
Scott Howes (1) 9:04 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Eric Lampe (4) 3:11
Gerald Coleman 34 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 31 shots / 29 saves
May 1 Alaska Aces 2–3 Las Vegas Wranglers Sullivan Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Judd Blackwater (3) 1:49
Eric Lampe (5) 11:25
Dan Kissel (4) 19:05 Second period Peter MacArthur (3) 7:01
Chad Anderson (1) 19:55 Third period No scoring
Gerald Coleman 24 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 26 shots / 24 saves
May 2 Alaska Aces 1–3 Las Vegas Wranglers Sullivan Arena Recap  
Dan Kissel (5) 5:22 PP First period Eric Lampe (6) 14:28 PP
Judd Blackwater (4) 18:22
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Josh Lunden (4) 19:57 EN/SH
Gerald Coleman 26 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 18 shots / 17 saves
Las Vegas wins series 4–1


Kelly Cup Finals

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(3) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (5) Florida Everblades

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The Everblades celebrate their victory in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Finals on May 23, 2012.

This is the first playoff meeting between the two franchises, and the first time either has played the other since 2005. They have met 5 times during the regular season (once in 2003, twice in 2004, and twice in 2005), with Florida leading the series 4-1; Las Vegas's sole victory prior to Game 1 was a shutout at Florida in 2005. Game 1 was only the second time Florida played at the Orleans Arena.[13] Florida's 7-2 victory in Game 2 marks the largest margin of defeat for Las Vegas during the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs, and ties for the most points scored by a team in any game during the postseason (Florida also scored 7 points on Kalamazoo twice). The 3-game stand for Games 3, 4, and 5 were billed as pitting the Everblades 8-0 postseason home record against Las Vegas' 7-1 postseason away record.[14] Game 3 marked the first home victory in a Kelly Cup final for Florida,[15] and Game 5 saw the Everblades win the cup in front of a standing-room-only crowd.[16]


May 14 Las Vegas Wranglers 2–1 Florida Everblades Orleans Arena Recap  
Peter MacArthur (4) 13:43 First period No scoring
Eric Lampe (7) 14:04 PP Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Mike Ratchuk (2) 18:00
Joe Fallon 33 shots / 32 saves Goalie stats John Muse 23 shots / 21 saves
May 15 Las Vegas Wranglers 2–7 Florida Everblades Orleans Arena Recap  
Chris Francis (3) 10:20
Judd Blackwater (5) 15:36 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Mathieu Roy (5) 2:22 PP
Justin Shugg (4) 14:10
Matt Marquardt (4)16:42 PP
No scoring Third period David Rutherford (5) 3:15
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (4) 5:10
Brandon MacLean (2) 7:03
Leigh Salters (4) 18:15
Joe Fallon 28 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats John Muse 29 shots / 27 saves
May 18 Florida Everblades 4–3 OT Las Vegas Wranglers Germain Arena Recap  
Mike Ratchuk (3) 8:23 First period No scoring
Alex McGinnis (1) 3:18 Second period Adam Huxley (1) 0:27
Scott Campbell (8) 2:08
Judd Blackwater (6) 9:14 PP
Justin Shugg (5) 16:11 Third period No scoring
Matt Marquardt (5) 13:49 First overtime period No scoring
John Muse 35 shots / 32 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 34 shots / 30 saves
May 22 Florida Everblades 3–1 Las Vegas Wranglers Germain Arena Recap  
Brandon MacLean (3) 17:55 First period No scoring
Matt Marquardt (6) 5:15 Second period Peter MacArthur (5) 6:32
Justin Shugg (6) 15:37 Third period No scoring
John Muse 30 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 30 shots / 27 saves
May 23 Florida Everblades 3–2 OT Las Vegas Wranglers Germain Arena Recap  
Justin Shugg (7) 12:07
Mike Ratchuk (4) 18:46 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Ash Goldie (3) 9:26
No scoring Third period Peter MacArthur (6) 0:47
Brandon MacLean (4) 4:54 First overtime period No scoring
John Muse 43 shots / 41 saves Goalie stats Joe Fallon 29 shots / 26 saves
Florida wins Kelly Cup 4–1


Statistical leaders

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Skaters

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Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Eric Lampe Las Vegas Wranglers 17 7 14 21 8 30
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll Florida Everblades 18 4 17 21 8 8
Matt Marquardt Florida Everblades 18 6 12 18 6 6
Adam Miller Las Vegas Wranglers 18 3 15 18 7 26
Judd Blackwater Las Vegas Wranglers 18 6 8 14 4 20
Matt Beca Florida Everblades 18 5 9 14 0 0
Nick Sirota Kalamazoo Wings 14 7 6 13 -1 22
Brayden Irwin Florida Everblades 17 6 7 13 6 10
Brandon MacLean Florida Everblades 18 4 9 13 14 0
Trent Daavettila Kalamazoo Wings 14 3 10 13 -9 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltending

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Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Pat Nagle Florida Everblades 6 4 1 136 8 1.42 0.941 2 338
John Muse Florida Everblades 13 11 2 377 23 1.78 0.939 1 776
Mitch O'Keefe Las Vegas Wranglers 6 5 1 188 11 1.83 0.941 1 360
Gerald Coleman Alaska Aces 10 5 3 254 19 2.00 0.925 1 569
Joe Fallon Las Vegas Wranglers 12 7 3 345 27 2.15 0.922 1 752

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)

References

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  1. ^ Press release (April 1, 2012). "ECHL announces schedule for conference quarterfinals of 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs" Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine. ECHL. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Press release (October 12, 2009). "2010 ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs format". ECHL. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Press release (March 30, 2012). "Alaska wins Brabham Cup". ECHL. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  4. ^ Press release (April 1, 2012). "ECHL announces schedule for conference quarterfinals of 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs". ECHL. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  5. ^ Press release (April 12, 2012). "2012 Kelly Cup playoffs conference semifinals preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Press release (May 5, 2012). "2012 KELLY CUP FINALS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED". ECHL. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "2012 Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup sheet (ELM vs FLA)" (PDF). ECHL. Retrieved May 18, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b "ECHL Playoffs Game Night: 4-14-12". Boltprospects.com. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "2012 Western Conference Semifinals Series Matchup Sheet" (PDF). ECHL. Retrieved May 22, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "2012 Eastern Conference Finals Matchup Sheet" (PDF). ECHL. Retrieved May 18, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ Shebest, Pam (May 2, 2012). "Final: Florida Everblades 7, Kalamazoo Wings 0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  12. ^ "2012 Western Conference Finals matchup sheet" (PDF). ECHL. Retrieved May 18, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "2012 Kelly Cup Finals matchup sheet" (PDF). ECHL. Retrieved May 18, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Wommack, Woody (May 17, 2012). "KELLY CUP FINALS: Series shifts to Germain Arena for Game 3". Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  15. ^ Wommack, Woody (May 19, 2012). "Everblades take time to rest after big win in Game 3". Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  16. ^ Dorsey, David (May 24, 2012). "Florida Everblades win Kelly Cup". Fort Myers News Press. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

See also

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