2015 Kelly Cup playoffs

The 2015 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started April 14, 2015 following the conclusion of the 2014–15 ECHL regular season.[1]

Playoff format

At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualified for the 2015 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The first two playoff rounds are played entirely within the divisions, with the divisional playoff champions facing each other in the conference championships. The Kelly Cup final pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.[2]

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Toledo Walleye were the Brabham Cup winners with the best record, winning their first regular season title since the 2002-03 season, when they were known as the Storm.

Eastern Conference

North Division

  1. Toledo Walleye
  2. Fort Wayne Komets
  3. Kalamazoo Wings
  4. Wheeling Nailers

East Division

  1. Florida Everblades
  2. South Carolina Stingrays
  3. Reading Royals
  4. Orlando Solar Bears

Western Conference

Central Division

  1. Allen Americans
  2. Rapid City Rush
  3. Quad City Mallards
  4. Tulsa Oilers

Pacific Division

  1. Idaho Steelheads
  2. Ontario Reign
  3. Colorado Eagles
  4. Utah Grizzlies

Playoff Brackets

Division Semifinals[3] Division Finals Conference Finals Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Toledo Walleye 4
N4 Wheeling Nailers 3
N1 Toledo 4
North Division
N2 Fort Wayne 3
N2 Fort Wayne Komets 4
N3 Kalamazoo Wings 1
N1 Toledo 3
Eastern Conference
E2 South Carolina 4
E1 Florida Everblades 4
E4 Orlando Solar Bears 2
E1 Florida 2
East Division
E2 South Carolina 4
E2 South Carolina Stingrays 4
E3 Reading Royals 3
E2 South Carolina 3
C1 Allen 4
C1 Allen Americans 4
C4 Tulsa Oilers 1
C1 Allen 4
Central Division
C2 Rapid City 2
C2 Rapid City Rush 4
C3 Quad City Mallards 3
C1 Allen 4
Western Conference
P2 Ontario 3
P1 Idaho Steelheads 2
P4 Utah Grizzlies 4
P4 Utah 1
Pacific Division
P2 Ontario 4
P2 Ontario Reign 4
P3 Colorado Eagles 3

Division Semifinals

Home team is listed first.

North Division

(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Wheeling Nailers

Toledo wins series 43

(2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (3) Kalamazoo Wings

Fort Wayne wins series 41

East Division

(1) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears

Florida wins series 42

(2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (3) Reading Royals

South Carolina wins series 43

Central Division

(1) Allen Americans vs. (4) Tulsa Oilers

Allen wins series 41

(2) Rapid City Rush vs. (3) Quad City Mallards

Rapid City wins series 43

Pacific Division

(1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

Utah wins series 42

(2) Ontario Reign vs. (3) Colorado Eagles

Ontario wins series 43

Division Finals

Home team is listed first.

North Division

(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (2) Fort Wayne Komets

Toledo wins series 4–3

East Division

(1) Florida Everblades vs. (2) South Carolina Stingrays

South Carolina wins series 4–2

Central Division

(1) Allen Americans vs. (2) Rapid City Rush

Allen wins series 4–2

Pacific Division

(2) Ontario Reign vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

Ontario wins series 41

Conference Finals

Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

(North #1) Toledo Walleye vs. (East #2) South Carolina Stingrays

South Carolina wins series 4–3

Western Conference

(Central #1) Allen Americans vs. (Pacific #2) Ontario Reign

Allen wins series 4–3

Kelly Cup Finals

Home team is listed first.

(Central #1) Allen Americans vs. (East #2) South Carolina Stingrays

Allen wins series 4–3

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.[4]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Wayne Simpson South Carolina Stingrays 27 13 25 38 +20 8
Andrew Rowe South Carolina Stingrays 27 15 19 34 +14 14
Greger Hanson Allen Americans 25 12 17 29 +10 14
Derek DeBlois South Carolina Stingrays 27 11 18 29 +18 23
Chad Costello Allen Americans 25 9 19 28 -1 12
Shane Berschbach Toledo Walleye 21 8 17 25 +5 2
Troy Schwab Toledo Walleye 21 8 14 22 +6 21
Spencer Asuchak Allen Americans 25 11 10 21 +3 53
Garry Nunn Ontario Reign 19 9 12 21 +12 17
Chris Crane Allen Americans 25 10 10 20 +17 20

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

Goaltending

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 240 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[5]

Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Pat Nagle Fort Wayne Komets 5 3 2 0 138 12 2.15 0.913 0 334
Jeff Lerg Toledo Walleye 15 7 4 4 463 35 2.20 0.924 0 956
Jussi Olkinuora Ontario Reign 12 7 4 0 259 24 2.31 0.907 0 624
Joe Cannata Ontario Reign 9 4 4 0 208 20 2.33 0.904 2 515
Eric Hartzell Wheeling Nailers 5 2 2 1 132 10 2.36 0.924 0 255
Connor Knapp Reading Royals 7 3 3 1 223 18 2.44 0.919 0 443
Igor Bobkov Utah Grizzlies 10 4 2 3 293 25 2.74 0.915 1 547
Garret Sparks Orlando Solar Bears 6 2 3 1 216 17 2.98 0.921 0 342

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)

References

See also

Preceded by
2014 Kelly Cup playoffs
Kelly Cup Playoffs
2015
Succeeded by
2016 Kelly Cup playoffs
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