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.
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
Northern Conference [ 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
(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 ]
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.
(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
(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
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
Western Conference Eastern Conference