2015 Kelly Cup playoffs

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2015 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 14–June 14, 2015
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsAllen Americans
Runner-upSouth Carolina Stingrays
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Wayne Simpson (South Carolina)
(38 points)
2014
2016

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.

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[]

April 16 Toledo Walleye 2–3 Wheeling Nailers Huntington Center Recap  
Cody Lampl (1) 15:37 PP First period David Gilbert (1) 15:58
(1) 13:35 PP Second period (1) 19:17
No scoring Third period David Gilbert (2) 11:10
Jeff Lerg 33 shots / 30 saves Goalie stats 28 shots / 26 saves
April 18 Toledo Walleye 2–1 OT Wheeling Nailers Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period (1) 6:02 PP
No scoring Second period No scoring
Troy Schwab (1) 7:26 Third period No scoring
Troy Schwab (2) 1:35 First overtime period No scoring
Jeff Lerg 29 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats 28 shots / 26 saves
April 22 Wheeling Nailers 5–4 Toledo Walleye WesBanco Arena Recap  
(1) 3:00 SH
Riley Brace (2) 5:23
First period No scoring
(1) 19:41 Second period (2) 1:56
Cody Lampl (2) 9:13
(1) 12:10 PP
Justin Mercier (1) 16:02
(2) 6:30
David Gilbert (3) 9:23
Third period No scoring
39 shots / 35 saves
Eric Hartzell 13 shots / 13 saves
Goalie stats Jeff Lerg 24 shots / 19 saves
April 24 Wheeling Nailers 1–4 Toledo Walleye WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Troy Schwab (3) 2:08 PP
No scoring Second period (3) 4:19
Justin Mercier (2) 5:35
(1) 16:38
(3) 12:03 PP Third period No scoring
Eric Hartzell 29 shots / 25 saves Goalie stats Jeff Lerg 20 shots / 19 saves
April 25 Wheeling Nailers 1–2 Toledo Walleye WesBanco Arena Recap  
(1) 4:52 PP First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Justin Mercier (3) 12:25 PP
No scoring Third period (2) 14:32
Eric Hartzell 21 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats Jeff Lerg 32 shots / 31 saves
April 28 Toledo Walleye 2–5 Wheeling Nailers Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period (1) 3:42
No scoring Second period (3) 7:39 SH
(4) 16:58 PP
Joe Stejskal (1) 7:02
(1) 16:19
Third period Zack Torquato (2) 15:22
Zack Torquato (3) 19:33 EN
Jeff Lerg 37 shots / 33 saves Goalie stats Eric Hartzell 30 shots / 28 saves
April 29 Toledo Walleye 2–1 OT Wheeling Nailers Huntington Center Recap  
(2) 3:40 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period (4) 12:37
Kyle Bonis (3) 2:54 SH First overtime period No scoring
Jeff Lerg 32 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Eric Hartzell 39 shots / 37 saves
Toledo wins series 4–3


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

April 17 Fort Wayne Komets 4–2 Kalamazoo Wings Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
(1) 13:50 First period No scoring
Shawn Szydlowski (1) 9:58
(1) 19:54
Second period Gergo Nagy (1) 1:59
Paul Crowder (1) 7:55 Third period Patrick Kennedy (1) 18:55 PP
Roman Will 30 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Joel Martin 37 shots / 33 saves
April 18 Fort Wayne Komets 3–0 Kalamazoo Wings Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
(1) 15:24 PP First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mike Embach (1) 19:31 EN
(1) 19:51 EN
Third period No scoring
Roman Will 35 shots / 35 saves Goalie stats Joel Martin 26 shots / 25 saves
April 22 Kalamazoo Wings 1–3 Fort Wayne Komets Wings Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period Matthew Pistilli (1) 4:36
(2) 10:15
(1) 7:13 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Matthew Pistilli (2) 18:42 EN
Roman Will 32 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Joel Martin 41 shots / 39 saves
April 24 Kalamazoo Wings 4–3 Fort Wayne Komets Wings Stadium Recap  
Ludwig Blomstrand (1) 11:53 PP First period Shawn Szydlowski (2) 14:16
Mitchell Heard (1) 19:58 PP
Sam Ftorek (1) 4:56
(1) 12:23
Second period No scoring
Ludwig Blomstrand (2) 15:07 PP Third period Matthew Pistilli (3) 5:02
Joel Martin 34 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Roman Will 40 shots / 36 saves
April 25 Kalamazoo Wings 4–6 Fort Wayne Komets Wings Stadium Recap  
Gergo Nagy (2) 3:50
Jake Chelios (1) 12:54 PP
First period (1) 0:15
(2) 10:38 PP
Matthew Pistilli (4) 17:20
(1) 14:33 SH Second period (2) 10:26
Mitchell Heard (2) 19:25
Michael Neal (1) 12:36 PP Third period (1) 19:46 EN
Joel Martin 26 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Roman Will 30 shots / 26 saves
Fort Wayne wins series 4–1


East Division[]

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

April 17 Florida Everblades 3–2 Orlando Solar Bears Germain Arena Recap  
Nicolas Deschamps (1) 3:11 First period (1) 3:28
Jacob Cepis (2) 5:30
Steven Whitney (1) 13:27
Nicolas Deschamps (2) 15:57 PP
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Allen York 27 shots / 25 saves Goalie stats Garret Sparks 33 shots / 30 saves
April 18 Florida Everblades 5–1 Orlando Solar Bears Germain Arena Recap  
(1) 18:23
Mitch Wahl (1) 19:23
First period Brett Findlay (1) 11:06
Steven Whitney (2) 11:36
Mitch Wahl (2) 12:50
Second period No scoring
(1) 17:22 EN Third period No scoring
Allen York 19 shots / 18 saves Goalie stats Garret Sparks 15 shots / 11 saves
10 shots / 10 saves
April 21 Orlando Solar Bears 5–2 Florida Everblades Amway Center Recap  
(1) 14:27 First period No scoring
Johnny McInnis (2) 3:38
Ben Johnson (1) 4:27
Second period Casey Pierro-Zabotel (1) 7:34
(1) 10:55
Eric Baier (1) 0:51
Brady Vail (1) 17:45 EN/SH
Third period No scoring
Garret Sparks 50 shots / 48 saves Goalie stats Allen York 18 shots / 14 saves
April 23 Orlando Solar Bears 4–3 Florida Everblades Amway Center Recap  
(1) 4:03 PP First period Mike Little (1) 16:17
Brett Findlay (2) 19:14 Second period Nicolas Deschamps (3) 8:07
Brady Vail (2) 1:40 SH
Brady Vail (3) 8:50
Third period Casey Pierro-Zabotel (2) 10:17
Garret Sparks 40 shots / 37 saves Goalie stats Allen York 33 shots / 29 saves
April 25 Orlando Solar Bears 4–5 Florida Everblades Amway Center Recap  
Brett Findlay (3) 2:29 First period Jesse Graham (1) 7:25 PP
Ben Johnson (2) 13:55
Brady Vail (4) 14:57
Second period Casey Pierro-Zabotel (3) 11:54
(3) 19:52 Third period (2) 9:53
Casey Pierro-Zabotel (4) 13:14
Mike Little (2) 19:12 EN
Garret Sparks 44 shots / 40 saves Goalie stats Allen York 22 shots / 19 saves
1 shots / 0 saves
April 27 Florida Everblades 1–0 OT Orlando Solar Bears Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
(1) 12:39 First overtime period No scoring
30 shots / 30 saves Goalie stats Garret Sparks 34 shots / 33 saves
Florida wins series 4–2


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

April 17 South Carolina Stingrays 2–1 2OT Reading Royals North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(1) 1:47 PP Second period (1) 17:34
No scoring Third period No scoring
(1) 7:21 PP Second overtime period No scoring
Jeff Jakaitis 35 shots / 34 saves Goalie stats Connor Knapp 39 shots / 37 saves
April 18 South Carolina Stingrays 2–4 Reading Royals North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period (1) 8:14
(1) 11:22
Jordan Heywood (2) 17:39
Sean Dolan (1) 6:38
(2) 15:33
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Ryan Cruthers (1) 1:38
Jeff Jakaitis 20 shots / 16 saves Goalie stats Connor Knapp 35 shots / 33 saves
April 23 Reading Royals 2–5 South Carolina Stingrays Santander Arena Recap  
David Marshall (1) 2:40 First period No scoring
David Marshall (2) 15:29 SH Second period Andrew Rowe (1) 4:20
Michal Cajkovsky (1) 11:53
Sean Dolan (2) 13:20 PP
No scoring Third period Wayne Simpson (1) 11:47
(1) 18:53 EN
Connor Knapp 26 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 27 shots / 25 saves
April 25 Reading Royals 4–2 South Carolina Stingrays Santander Arena Recap  
No scoring First period (1) 1:29 PP
David Marshall (3) 14:11 Second period No scoring
(1) 3:00
(3) 6:44
Pat Mullane (1) 17:35 PP
Third period Andrew Rowe (2) 17:53
Connor Knapp 29 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 27 shots / 23 saves
April 26 Reading Royals 3–4 South Carolina Stingrays Santander Arena Recap  
(2) 8:10 First period Wayne Simpson (2) 15:37
(1) 2:37 PP
Sean Wiles (1) 9:17
Second period (3) 4:08
No scoring Third period Andrew Rowe (3) 7:10
Derek DeBlois (1) 18:39
Connor Knapp 40 shots / 36 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 27 shots / 24 saves
April 28 South Carolina Stingrays 1–6 Reading Royals North Charleston Coliseum  
No scoring First period No scoring
(4) 1:27 Second period (2) 2:15
(1) 2:46
Cam Reid (3) 4:51 PP
Adam Comrie (1) 17:06 PP
Adam Comrie (2) 18:26 PP
No scoring Third period David Marshall (4) 15:10 PP
Jeff Jakaitis 22 shots / 18 saves
12 shots / 10 saves
Goalie stats Connor Knapp 19 shots / 18 saves
April 29 South Carolina Stingrays 3–2 Reading Royals North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period (4) 3:25
David Marshall (5) 18:53
Derek DeBlois (2) 1:30
(5) 13:32 PP
Joe Devin (6) 16:32
Third period No scoring
Jeff Jakaitis 23 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Connor Knapp 35 shots / 32 saves
South Carolina wins series 4–3


Central Division[]

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

April 14 Allen Americans 6–2 Tulsa Oilers Allen Event Center Recap  
(1) 6:11 First period T.J. Caig (1) 13:12
(1) 5:53
(1) 9:23 PP
Chad Costello (1) 14:25
Spencer Asuchak (2) 15:41
Second period (1) 4:59
Gary Steffes (1) 19:27 PP Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 21 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats 41 shots / 35 saves
April 15 Allen Americans 5–4 OT Tulsa Oilers Allen Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period (1) 12:01 PP
Drew Fisher (2) 13:44 PP
Drew Fisher (3) 19:47
(3) 15:16
Konrad Abeltshauser (1) 17:15 PP
Second period (1) 11:30
Gary Steffes (2) 11:27
Konrad Abeltshauser (2) 14:29
Third period No scoring
(1) 9:41 First overtime period No scoring
30 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats 56 shots / 51 saves
April 17 Tulsa Oilers 5–1 Allen Americans BOK Center Recap  
(2) 5:50 First period No scoring
(1) 2:54
(1) 6:21 PP
(1) 8:32 SH
Second period Gary Steffes (3) 6:52
Tommy Mele (1) 5:58 Third period No scoring
29 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 17 shots / 13 saves
6 shots / 5 saves
April 18 Tulsa Oilers 1–3 Allen Americans BOK Center Recap  
No scoring First period Gary Steffes (4) 13:26
Tommy Mele (2) 5:53 PP Second period Jamie Schaafsma (1) 1:51 SH
No scoring Third period (2) 19:16 EN
28 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats 32 shots / 31 saves
April 21 Allen Americans 3–2 Tulsa Oilers Allen Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(1) 10:14
(1) 12:23
Chad Costello (2) 13:52 PP
Second period (4) 5:02 PP
No scoring Third period Drew Fisher (5) 17:42
29 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats 34 shots / 31 saves
Allen wins series 4–1


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

April 17 Rapid City Rush 2–3 Quad City Mallards Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
(1) 0:29 First period No scoring
(1) 14:03 PP Second period (1) 4:20
(1) 8:27
No scoring Third period Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel (1) 6:23 PP
Danny Battochio 22 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats 25 shots / 23 saves
April 18 Rapid City Rush 3–2 Quad City Mallards Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
(1) 1:51 First period No scoring
(1) 17:03 Second period (1) 4:18 PP
Joe Perry (2) 18:36 SH
(1) 5:03 Third period No scoring
Danny Battochio 25 shots / 23 saves Goalie stats Parker Milner 31 shots / 28 saves
April 22 Quad City Mallards 1–2 OT Rapid City Rush iWireless Center Recap  
(1) 2:59 PP First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period (1) 8:31
No scoring First overtime period (1) 5:22
Parker Milner 25 shots / 23 saves Goalie stats Danny Battochio 25 shots / 24 saves
April 24 Quad City Mallards 2–1 Rapid City Rush iWireless Center Recap  
No scoring First period Jesse Schultz (1) 1:47 PP
(1) 2:43 Second period No scoring
Matt Neal (2) 17:50 PP Third period No scoring
21 shots / 20 saves Goalie stats Danny Battochio 32 shots / 30 saves
April 25 Quad City Mallards 4–0 Rapid City Rush iWireless Center Recap  
(1) 6:09 First period No scoring
Jake Baker (2) 2:59 PP
Mario Lamoureux (1) 14:22
Second period No scoring
(2) 16:08 Third period No scoring
31 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Danny Battochio 35 shots / 31 saves
April 28 Rapid City Rush 3–2 Quad City Mallards Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
Riley Weselowski (1) 1:08
Winston Day Chief (1) 9:59
(1) 19:57 PP
First period (3) 19:29 SH
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period (3) 0:59
Danny Battochio 26 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats 16 shots / 13 saves
Parker Milner 14 shots / 14 saves
April 29 Rapid City Rush 2–1 Quad City Mallards Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(2) 3:26
Cody Ferriero (3) 18:57
Third period (2) 18:28
Danny Battochio 15 shots / 14 saves Goalie stats Parker Milner 24 shots / 22 saves
Rapid City wins series 4–3


Pacific Division[]

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

April 15 Idaho Steelheads 3–2 OT Utah Grizzlies CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
Colton Beck (1) 9:36
Wade MacLeod (1) 12:30
First period (1) 16:52 PP
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Danick Paquette (1) 7:31
Jason Bast (1) 5:49 First overtime period No scoring
Olivier Roy 25 shots / 23 saves Goalie stats Igor Bobkov 41 shots / 38 saves
April 17 Utah Grizzlies 3–2 Idaho Steelheads Maverik Center Recap  
No scoring First period Colton Beck (2) 14:22
Danick Paquette (2) 4:39
Danick Paquette (3) 7:18
Second period Wade MacLeod (2) 4:14
(1) 8:16 Third period No scoring
Igor Bobkov 30 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Olivier Roy 36 shots / 33 saves
April 18 Utah Grizzlies 4–5 OT Idaho Steelheads Maverik Center Recap  
Ryan Hayes (1) 13:01
(2) 19:29
First period Wade MacLeod (3) 11:31
Danick Paquette (4) 7:21 Second period James Livingston (1) 11:22
Wade MacLeod (4) 19:39 PP
Ryan Hayes (2) 19:05 Third period Colton Beck (3) 18:13
No scoring First overtime period Patrick Cullity (1) 2:09
Igor Bobkov 40 shots / 35 saves Goalie stats Olivier Roy 36 shots / 32 saves
April 24 Idaho Steelheads 1–4 Utah Grizzlies CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
No scoring First period Ryan Hayes (3) 1:20
No scoring Second period Michael Pelech (1) 9:27
Patrick Wellar (1) 15:16
Alex Belzile (1) 11:46 Third period (3) 18:42 EN
Olivier Roy 13 shots / 10 saves
6 shots / 6 saves
Goalie stats Igor Bobkov 43 shots / 42 saves
April 25 Idaho Steelheads 2–5 Utah Grizzlies CenturyLink Arena Boise Recap  
Colton Beck (4) 10:48 First period (1) 11:05
Wade MacLeod (5) 6:10 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Michael Pelech (2) 6:11 PP
Connor Hardowa (2) 12:29
(1) 18:00
(2) 18:20 EN
30 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Igor Bobkov 25 shots / 23 saves
April 27 Utah Grizzlies 3–0 Idaho Steelheads Maverik Center Recap  
Ryan Hayes (4) 5:04 PP First period No scoring
(2) 7:06 Second period No scoring
Ryan Hayes (5) 17:12 Third period No scoring
Igor Bobkov 41 shots / 41 saves Goalie stats Olivier Roy 27 shots / 24 saves
Utah wins series 4–2


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

April 16 Ontario Reign 2–4 Colorado Eagles Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Nathan Moon (1) 3:19
Darryl Bootland (1) 12:11 PP
(1) 17:41 Second period (1) 4:05
Darryl Bootland (2) 10:51 PP
Matt Register (1) 17:20 Third period No scoring
Joe Cannata 17 shots / 13 saves Goalie stats 29 shots /27 saves
April 17 Ontario Reign 4–1 Colorado Eagles Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
Matt White (1) 2:20
(1) 16:32 SH
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period (1) 16"05SH
Everett Sheen (1) 12:39
(1) 17:57 EN
Third period No scoring
Joe Cannata 13 shots / 12 saves
Jussi Olkinuora 3 shots / 3 saves
Goalie stats 30 shots / 27 saves
April 19 Colorado Eagles 1–5 Ontario Reign Budweiser Events Center Recap  
Vitalijs Pavlovs (1) 13:49 PP First period Matt White (2) 17:15 PP
Matt White (3) 18:53
No scoring Second period David Rutherford (1) 14:47 PP
(1) 17:27 PP
No scoring Third period Matt Register (2) 13:55 PP
Jacob DeSerres 27 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 25 shots / 24 saves
April 22 Colorado Eagles 4–3 Ontario Reign Budweiser Events Center Recap  
Trent Daavettila (1) 2:12
Vitalijs Pavlovs (2) 11:03
First period Judd Blackwater (1) 19:55
Trent Daavettila (2) 18:14 PP Second period Judd Blackwater (2) 10:13 PP
(2) 13:58
(1) 14:39 PP Third period No scoring
24 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 28 shots / 24 saves
April 24 Colorado Eagles 4–1 Ontario Reign Budweiser Events Center Recap  
(1) 8:50 First period No scoring
Trent Daavettila (3) 8:07 PP Second period Judd Blackwater (3) 1:09
Teigan Zahn (1) 5:42
(2) 11:50
Third period No scoring
37 shots / 36 saves Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 30 shots / 26 saves
April 27 Ontario Reign 4–1 Colorado Eagles Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
Judd Blackwater (4) 14:31 First period (1) 7:47 PP
Matt Register (3) 12:34 PP Second period No scoring
Judd Blackwater (5) 14:30
Matt Register (4) 16:04 EN/SH
Third period No scoring
Jussi Olkinuora 22 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats 26 shots / 23 saves
April 28 Ontario Reign 4–2 Colorado Eagles Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
Matt White (4) 16:49 PP First period (2) 14:09
(1) 11:47
Everett Sheen (2) 16:02
Matt White (5) 17:34
Second period Kyle Kraemer (3) 19:47 PP
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jussi Olkinuora 22 shots / 20 saves Goalie stats 14 shots / 10 saves
Jacob DeSerres 6 shots / 6 saves
Ontario wins series 4–3


Division Finals[]

Home team is listed first.

North Division[]

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

May 1 Toledo Walleye 4–1 Fort Wayne Komets Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(2) 2:48
(1) 15:23
Second period (2) 16:40 SH
(4) 9:55
Kyle Bonis (5) 19:48 EN
Third period No scoring
Jeff Lerg 22 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Roman Will 29 shots / 26 saves
May 2 Toledo Walleye 5–2 Fort Wayne Komets Huntington Center Recap  
Justin Mercier (4) 6:27
Troy Schwab (4) 9:50
First period (2) 7:45
Troy Schwab (5) 10:08 Second period Matthew Pistilli (5) 15:56
Justin Mercier (5) 13:05
(4) 16:27
Third period No scoring
Neil Conway 37 shots / 35 saves Goalie stats Roman Will 25 shots / 20 saves
May 5 Fort Wayne Komets 3–2 OT Toledo Walleye Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period Martin Frk (1) 4:13
Mitchell Heard (3) 9:35 Second period No scoring
Paul Crowder (2) 19:33 Third period Martin Frk (2) 13:23
Mike Embach (2) 6:09 First overtime period No scoring
Pat Nagle 23 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Jeff Lerg 42 shots / 39 saves
May 7 Fort Wayne Komets 2–1 OT Toledo Walleye Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mike Embach (3) 8:45 PP Second period Troy Schwab (6) 4:29
No scoring Third period No scoring
James Martin (1) 5:33 First overtime period No scoring
Pat Nagle 30 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Jeff Lerg 38 shots / 36 saves
May 9 Toledo Walleye 3–2 Fort Wayne Komets Huntington Center Recap  
(3) 1:28 PP First period Kaleigh Schrock (1) 19:28
Troy Schwab (7) 3:06 PP
(5) 12:40
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Mike Embach (4) 11:33
Jeff Lerg 34 shots / 32 saves Goalie stats Pat Nagle 32 shots / 29 saves
May 10 Fort Wayne Komets 3–2 2OT Toledo Walleye Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Brett Perlini (1) 5:00 PP Second period (1) 16:23
Mike Embach (5) 7:50 Third period Martin Frk (3) 19:41
Brett Perlini (2) 5:26 Second overtime period No scoring
Pat Nagle 31 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Neil Conway 56 shots / 53 saves
May 13 Toledo Walleye 5–2 Fort Wayne Komets Huntington Center Recap  
(4) 8:44 PP
(6) 10:17
Justin Mercier (6) 17:34
First period No scoring
Tyler Barnes (5) 0:16 Second period (3) 16:11
Matthew Pistilli (6) 19:50
(6) 17:21 EN Third period No scoring
Jeff Lerg 29 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats Pat Nagle 22 shots / 18 saves
Toledo wins series 4–3


East Division[]

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

May 1 Florida Everblades 3–6 South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period (1) 9:33
Matt Marquardt (1) 6:35
Mitch Wahl (3) 9:51
Second period Rob Bellamy (1) 0:45
(2) 8:34
Wayne Simpson (3) 9:39 PP
Marcus Perrier (3) 18:45
(1) 11:36 PP Third period (7) 19:32 EN
15 shots / 10 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 24 shots / 21 saves
May 2 Florida Everblades 2–4 South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Andrew Rowe (4) 13:34
No scoring Second period (2) 16:56
Matt Marquardt (2) 7:09
Mike Little (3) 12:58 PP
Third period Andrew Rowe (5) 6:00
(8) 14:58
29 shots / 25 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 40 shots / 38 saves
May 5 South Carolina Stingrays 3–2 Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Sean Dolan (3) 9:08 First period Nicolas Deschamps (4) 2:23
Michal Cajkovsky (2) 7:05 Second period No scoring
Rob Bellamy (2) 19:36 Third period (3) 6:20
Jeff Jakaitis 23 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Allen York 24 shots / 21 saves
May 6 South Carolina Stingrays 1–2 3OT Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Mike Little (4) 17:58
(2) 18:56 Third period No scoring
No scoring Third overtime period (4) 5:38
Jeff Jakaitis 50 shots / 48 saves Goalie stats Allen York 44 shots / 43 saves
May 8 South Carolina Stingrays 4–5 2OT Florida Everblades North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
(2) 12:46
(3) 18:12
First period (6) 17:59
No scoring Second period Gleason Fournier (1) 2:43
(2) 6:54
(2) 12:02
Wayne Simpson (4) 1:29
Michal Cajkovsky (3) 11:03 PP
Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period Brant Harris (3) 1:20
Jeff Jakaitis 46 shots / 41 saves Goalie stats Allen York 11 shots / 9 saves
32 shots / 30 saves
May 11 Florida Everblades 2–5 South Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Wayne Simpson (5) 10:32 PP
No scoring Second period Andrew Rowe (6) 9:35
Ray Kaunisto (1) 2:13
(1) 19:33 PP
Third period Derek DeBlois (3) 2:43
Derek DeBlois (4) 9:40
Wayne Simpson (6) 13:58 EN
28 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 32 shots / 30 saves
South Carolina wins series 4–2


Central Division[]

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

May 1 Allen Americans 2–4 Rapid City Rush Allen Event Center Recap  
Gary Steffes (5) 17:57 First period (4) 11:53 PP
No scoring Second period (2) 18:30
(4) 16:41 PP Third period Winston Day Chief (2) 15:08
Dylan Clarke (1) 19:33 EN
21 shots / 18 saves Goalie stats Danny Battochio 38 shots / 36 saves
May 2 Allen Americans 8–1 Rapid City Rush Allen Event Center Recap  
(2) 8:08
Konrad Abeltshauser (3) 14:45 PP
First period (1) 17:41 PP
Chad Costello (3) 2:33 PP
(2) 6:02
(5) 19:58 PP
Second period No scoring
(3) 2:23 PP
Ian Schultz (3) 4:40
Greger Hanson (4) 19:10 PP
Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 23 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Danny Battochio 40 shots / 35 saves
14 shots / 11 saves
May 7 Rapid City Rush 1–4 Allen Americans Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(1) 1:42 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period (1) 5:57
(1) 11:06
(6) 16:15
(4) 17:31
Danny Battochio 37 shots / 33 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 25 shots / 24 saves
May 9 Rapid City Rush 4–7 Allen Americans Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
Winston Day Chief (3) 7:41 First period No scoring
Winston Day Chief (4) 3:03
Dallas Ehrhardt (1) 14:45
Second period (2) 2:26
(5) 4:43
(5) 13:41
(2) 2:55 Third period Gary Steffes (6) 4:39
Greger Hanson (6) 5:51
Rylan Schwartz (1) 9:05
(7) 12:37 SH
Danny Battochio 33 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 21 shots / 17 saves
May 10 Rapid City Rush 7–4 Allen Americans Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Recap  
(3) 8:10 First period No scoring
Jesse Schultz (2) 1:08
Kevin Harvey (1) 8:09 PP
Riley Weselowski (2) 9:08
(1) 19:01 SH
Second period (3) 11:04 PP
(2) 15:15
Jonathan Narbonne (2) 19:02 EN
Third period Chad Costello (4) 2:53
Jamie Schaafsma (2) 7:48
(3) 8:26
Danny Battochio 31 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats 19 shots / 13 saves
May 12 Allen Americans 4–2 Rapid City Rush Allen Event Center Recap  
Jamie Schaafsma (3) 2:43 First period (5) 10:12 PP
Daniel Tetrault (1) 14:21 PP
(7) 6:29 Second period No scoring
(4) 9:01
Jamie Schaafsma (3) 15:43
Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 21 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats Danny Battochio 30 shots / 26 saves
Allen wins series 4–2


Pacific Division[]

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

May 3 Ontario Reign 3–2 OT Utah Grizzlies Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
David Rutherford (2) 2:37 First period Ryan Hayes (6) 12:44 PP
Matt Register (5) 17:36 PP Second period (3) 12:04
No scoring Third period No scoring
Judd Blackwater (5) 8:30 First overtime period No scoring
Jussi Olkinuora 24 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Igor Bobkov 25 shots / 22 saves
May 4 Ontario Reign 6–2 Utah Grizzlies Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
Matt White (6) 1:39
(3) 12:32
(2) 15:31 PP
First period No scoring
(2) 1:05 PP Second period Michael Pelech (3) 11:43
(3) 15:30
Matt White (7) 18:18 EN
Third period Matt Pelech (1) 6:34
Jussi Olkinuora 30 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Igor Bobkov 8 shots / 4 saves
12 shots / 11 saves
May 6 Utah Grizzlies 4–2 Ontario Reign Maverik Center Recap  
Michael Pelech (4) 9:59 First period (3) 7:42
Michael Pelech (5) 14:18 SH Second period (1) 11:09
(1) 9:09
Mathieu Aubin (1) 19:01 EN/SH
Third period No scoring
Igor Bobkov 12 shots / 10 saves
13 shots / 13 saves
Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 24 shots / 21 saves
May 8 Utah Grizzlies 2–4 Ontario Reign Maverik Center Recap  
No scoring First period (4) 12:17 PP
Ryan Hayes (7) 2:04 PP
(2) 8:28
Second period Maxim Kitsyn (2) 1:05 PP
No scoring Third period Garry Nunn (5) 2:08
(4) 19:38 EN/PP
Igor Bobkov 27 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 25 shots / 23 saves
May 9 Utah Grizzlies 0–4 Ontario Reign Maverik Center Recap  
No scoring First period Derek Couture (1) 3:04 PP
No scoring Second period Matt Register (6) 16:03 PP
No scoring Third period (2) 18:55 EN
Maxim Kitsyn (3) 19:48 PP
27 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 22 shots / 22 saves
0 shots / 0 saves
Ontario wins series 4–1


Conference Finals[]

Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference[]

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

May 15 Toledo Walleye 1–2 South Carolina Stingrays Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period Wayne Simpson (7) 9:09
Joe Stejskal (2) 11:58 Second period Michal Cajkovsky (4) 19:57 PP
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jeff Lerg 24 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 30 shots / 29 saves
May 16 Toledo Walleye 3–4 South Carolina Stingrays Huntington Center Recap  
(7) 6:55
Justin Mercier (7) 16:20
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period (1) 9:52
Caleb Herbert (2) 15:13
Michal Cajkovsky (5) 18:33
(3) 17:23 Third period Derek DeBlois (5) 5:54
Neil Conway 33 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 25 shots / 22 saves
May 20 South Carolina Stingrays 6–5 OT Toledo Walleye North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Wayne Simpson (8) 5:11
Andrew Rowe (7) 7:08
(4) 8:44
First period (4) 8:18
Derek DeBlois (6) 3:35
Derek DeBlois (7) 18:04
Second period Martin Frk (4) 11:50 PP
(8) 19:40
No scoring Third period Martin Frk (5) 0:53
Martin Frk (6) 5:41 PP
Rob Ricci (1) 2:05 First overtime period No scoring
Jeff Jakaitis 23 shots / 18 saves Goalie stats Jeff Lerg 28 shots / 22 saves
May 22 South Carolina Stingrays 4–5 Toledo Walleye North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Andrew Rowe (8) 5:21 PP First period (6) 5:49
Justin Mercier (8) 8:17
Troy Schwab (8) 10:48
Kyle Rogers (1) 12:38
Derek DeBlois (8) 7:13
Andrew Rowe (9) 16:04
Michal Cajkovsky (6) 16:32 PP
Second period Tyler Barnes (7) 9:21
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jeff Jakaitis 12 shots / 8 saves
19 shots / 18 saves
Goalie stats Neil Conway 30 shots / 26 saves
May 23 South Carolina Stingrays 4–5 OT Toledo Walleye North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
(3) 12:34
Derek DeBlois (9) 17:05
First period Martin Frk (7) 3:14
Derek DeBlois (10) 12:29
Andrew Rowe (10) 18:57
Second period (7) 9:46 PP
No scoring Third period Martin Frk (8) 9:20 PP
Jared Nightingale (1) 16:10
No scoring First overtime period Martin Frk (9) 5:29
Jeff Jakaitis 27 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Neil Conway 34 shots / 30 saves
May 26 Toledo Walleye 5–4 OT South Carolina Stingrays Huntington Center Recap  
(8) 12:17
(5) 18:13 PP
First period Wayne Simpson (9) 3:24
Andrew Rowe (11) 10:57
(9) 3:05
(1) 7:53
Second period (9) 6:56
No scoring Third period Joe Devin (10) 5:15
(8) 4:30 First overtime period No scoring
Neil Conway 32 shots / 28 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 34 shots / 29 saves
May 27 Toledo Walleye 0–1 3OT South Carolina Stingrays Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Third overtime period (11) 5:35
Jeff Lerg 42 shots / 41 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 44 shots / 44 saves
South Carolina wins series 4–3


Western Conference[]

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

May 17 Allen Americans 8–2 Ontario Reign Allen Event Center Recap  
Gary Steffes (7) 1:28
(5) 3:52
(6) 8:54
Chad Costello (5) 19:41 PP
First period Matt White (8) 16:19
(8) 3:53
(1) 7:25
Second period No scoring
Greger Hanson (9) 7:58 PP
Konrad Abeltshauser (4) 13:08 PP
Third period (6) 14:31
Riley Gill 28 shots / 26 saves Goalie stats Jussi Olkinuora 4 shots / 1 save
Joe Cannata 18 shots / 13 saves
May 18 Allen Americans 0–3 Ontario Reign Allen Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period (7) 1:14
Derek Couture (2) 9:04 PP
No scoring Third period Matt Register (7) 19:29 EN/SH
Riley Gill 23 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Joe Cannata 35 shots / 35 saves
May 21 Ontario Reign 4–1 Allen Americans Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Judd Blackwater (6) 5:25 PP Second period (2) 9:28
Matt White (9) 14:17
Maxim Kitsyn (4) 17:16
(8) 19:08 EN
Third period No scoring
Joe Cannata 22 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 16 shots / 13 saves
May 23 Ontario Reign 5–0 Allen Americans Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
David Rutherford (3) 19:30 First period No scoring
(5) 1:08
Matt White (10) 1:29
(9) 8:46 PP
Second period No scoring
David Rutherford (4) 7:06 PP Third period No scoring
Joe Cannata 31 shots / 31 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 11 shots / 7 saves
13 shots / 12 saves
May 24 Ontario Reign 2–6 Allen Americans Citizens Business Bank Arena Recap  
Judd Blackwater (7) 14:08 PP First period No scoring
(4) 14:30 Second period (3) 6:26
No scoring Third period Chad Costello (6) 8:27
Gary Steffes (8) 9:15
(8) 15:00
(6) 17:59 EN
Spencer Asuchak (9) 19:04 PP
Joe Cannata 27 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 24 shots / 22 saves
May 26 Allen Americans 2–1 Ontario Reign Allen Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(10) 7:07 Second period (6) 9:56
Chad Costello (7) 2:01 Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 30 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Joe Cannata 21 shots / 19 saves
May 27 Allen Americans 3–1 Ontario Reign Allen Event Center Recap  
Tyler Ludwig (1) 1:18 First period No scoring
Gary Steffes (9) 19:12 Second period (7) 16:13
(7) 19:25 EN Third period No scoring
Riley Gill 30 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Joe Cannata 24 shots / 22 saves
Allen wins series 4–3


Kelly Cup Finals[]

Home team is listed first.

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

May 31 Allen Americans 3–4 South Carolina Stingrays Allen Event Center Recap  
Trevor Ludwig (1) 0:58 First period Andrew Rowe (12) 3:45
Wayne Simpson (10) 6:19
Wayne Simpson (11) 10:50
Gary Steffes (10) 14:23 PP Second period No scoring
(10) 1:43 Third period Sean Dolan (4) 11:30 SH
Riley Gill 23 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 24 shots / 21 saves
June 2 Allen Americans 5–2 South Carolina Stingrays Allen Event Center Recap  
(2) 6:05 First period No scoring
Gary Steffes (11) 11:17
Gary Steffes (12) 19:43 PP
Second period No scoring
(11) 4:43
Konrad Abeltshauser (5)19:46 PP
Third period Scott Ford (1) 1:48
Sean Dolan (5) 9:40
Riley Gill 24 shots / 22 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 13 shots / 10 saves
8 shots / 6 saves
June 3 Allen Americans 1–4 South Carolina Stingrays Allen Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Michal Cajkovsky (7) 9:02
(8) 7:33 Third period Andrew Rowe (13) 5:16
Andrew Rowe (14) 16:50
Wayne Simpson (12) 18:07 EN
Riley Gill 27 shots / 24 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 40 shots / 39 saves
June 7 South Carolina Stingrays 2–3 2OT Allen Americans North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Derek DeBlois (11) 9:02 First period (3) 6:15
(11) 6:44
(3) 11:49 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period (4) 8:49
Jeff Jakaitis 37 shots / 34 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 46 shots / 44 saves
June 9 South Carolina Stingrays 2–3 OT Allen Americans North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
(5) 8:17 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Jamie Schaafsma (5) 9:09
Wayne Simpson (13) 16:05 Third period (9) 3:01
No scoring First overtime period (12) 5:25
Jeff Jakaitis 32 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 25 shots / 23 saves
June 10 South Carolina Stingrays 4–1 Allen Americans North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
(4) 8:59 First period No scoring
(12) 11:47
(3) 14:12
Second period No scoring
Joe Devin (13) 18:15 PP Third period (5) 4:07
Jeff Jakaitis 31 shots / 30 saves Goalie stats Riley Gill 31 shots / 27 saves
June 14 Allen Americans 6–1 South Carolina Stingrays Allen Event Center Recap  
Chad Costello (8) 10:31
(6) 11:47
First period No scoring
Chad Costello (9) 3:16
Gary Steffes (13) 6:21
(10) 19:52 PP
Second period No scoring
Vincent Aresenau (7) 8:51 Third period Andrew Rowe (15) 11:25 PP
Riley Gill 28 shots / 27 saves Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis 15 shots / 11 saves
13 shots / 11 saves
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
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
Toledo Walleye 21 8 17 25 +5 2
Troy Schwab Toledo Walleye 21 8 14 22 +6 21
Allen Americans 25 11 10 21 +3 53
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[]

  1. ^ "SCHEDULE FOR DIVISION SEMIFINALS OF 2015 KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS". ECHL. April 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting concludes". ECHL. June 24, 2014. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Press release (April 12, 2015). "Division Semifinals Schedule". ECHL. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Skater Statistics". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  5. ^ "Goaltender Statistics". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

See also[]

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