2022-23 ECHL Season Thread

[JMCx4]

The Mavericks' Game #2 winner in their Division Semifinal series vs. Allen on Thursday night ...

 

[JMCx4]

Playoff progress post updated through Friday's games. A couple of surprises ...
• Fort Wayne took a 3-0 lead into the 1st intermission @ Cincinnati. But the Cyclones scored 3 of their own in the 3rd, then CIN centerman Louie Caporusso netted the game winner in OT to give his team a 1-0 series lead.
• Utah took another 2-0 lead over League champions Idaho, and won Game 2 on a ENG by forward Dylan Fitze to pad the Grizzlies' unexpected series lead.

 

[JMCx4]

Final scores post updated for Saturday action. #4 Florida shut out #1 SoCar in North Charleston. Otherwise, the higher seed teams in the Division semis took care of business.

 

[JMCx4]

Just one Division semifinals game on Sunday. Jacksonville needed a second OT session to defeat Greenville 2-1. This South Division series is now tied 1-1.

 

[JMCx4]

Game Center summaries continue to be linked in this tracking post. (I haven't fallen asleep on a watch ... yet ... ).

Three Division semifinals games were played on Monday night, two of them requiring overtime. The Mariners on home ice notched their first series win with a 4-3 OT decision over the Royals. In North Charleston, the Stingrays shutout the Blades 4-0 to tie their series. And a third one-goal game in KC between the Mavs & Americans ended in a 1-0 extra time Allen victory.

Five more games scheduled for Tuesday night. Looks like Newfoundland & Ft. Wayne each ran outta tickets for tonight - S/T for their fanbases - but that's what FloHockey.tv is for.

 

[JMCx4]

Asleep at the mouse again ... but I've updated the ECHL first round playoffs progress post. While I was dozing ...
• Newfoundland shuffled their home schedule (without consulting me), and took a 3-1 series lead over ADK.
• The Mariners climbed back into contention in their series with the Royals.
• Both South Division series are 2-1, with J'ville & Florida each leading.
• The Komets used home cooking to shut out Cincinnati, who still lead that series 2-1.
• Toledo completed their sweep of the Fuel on Thursday night, so the Walleye will be resting while their next Central Division opponent plays on.
• League champs Idaho needed OT in Utah to earn their first series victory.
• The Mavericks & Americans have been idle since Monday night, waiting for the Allen ice to freeze (I reckon).

 

[jabberoski]

Asleep at the mouse again ... but I've updated the ECHL first round playoffs progress post. While I was dozing ...
• Newfoundland shuffled their home schedule (without consulting me), and took a 3-1 series lead over ADK.
• The Mariners climbed back into contention in their series with the Royals.
• Both South Division series are 2-1, with J'ville & Florida each leading.
• The Komets used home cooking to shut out Cincinnati, who still lead that series 2-1.
• Toledo completed their sweep of the Fuel on Thursday night, so the Walleye will be resting while their next Central Division opponent plays on.
• League champs Idaho needed OT in Utah to earn their first series victory.
• The Mavericks & Americans have been idle since Monday night, waiting for the Allen ice to freeze (I reckon).

Where's Hutch when we need him?

 

[GindyDraws]

Man, it's hard enough to make the playoffs, but it really sucks when we only have one postseason win in team history.

 

[JMCx4]

In Friday night Division Semis action, the Cyclones established a 3-1 series lead in Ft. Wayne while regular season champs Idaho took Utah to another overtime to tie their series 2-2. Summaries for those games & three others are linked in the progress post somewhere in this thread.

 

[Fergy22]

Game Center summaries continue to be linked in this tracking post. (I haven't fallen asleep on a watch ... yet ... ).

Three Division semifinals games were played on Monday night, two of them requiring overtime. The Mariners on home ice notched their first series win with a 4-3 OT decision over the Royals. In North Charleston, the Stingrays shutout the Blades 4-0 to tie their series. And a third one-goal game in KC between the Mavs & Americans ended in a 1-0 extra time Allen victory.

Five more games scheduled for Tuesday night. Looks like Newfoundland & Ft. Wayne each ran outta tickets for tonight - S/T for their fanbases - but that's what FloHockey.tv is for.

Actually they had one of their smallest crowds of the year at about 5000

 

[JMCx4]

Weekend updates (without Chevy Chase) for the ECHL Division Semifinals are captured in this post. In short ...
• #1 Newfoundland & #2 Reading move on to the North Division Finals
• The South Division pairs continue to duke it out
• #4 Fort Wayne staved off elimination vs. Cincinnati in their Central Division semi-series
• Regular season champs Idaho have turned the wrong way bus around against #4 Utah, while the other Mountain Division pair are still trading blows

 

[JMCx4]

Idaho, Allen & Florida all advance with 4-2 series wins in their Division Semifinals. That leaves Jacksonville vs. Greenville & Cincinnati vs. Ft. Wayne still to be decided, either on Tuesday night or Wednesday night (depending on how generous the host teams are feeling).

 

[JMCx4]

In Tuesday night play, Jacksonville eliminated Greenville in their South Division semis series. In the Central, the Komets stomped the Cyclones in Cincinnati to erase their 3-1 series deficit & force a Game 7 on Wednesday night.

 

[JMCx4]

Cincinnati eliminated Ft. Wayne on Wednesday night, winning Game 7 by a final score of 1-0. The lone goal was scored by Cyclones forward Justin Vaive on a 2nd period power play. CIN goaltender Beck Warm earned the series-winning shutout.

That wraps Round 1 of the 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs. Next up: Division Finals.

 

[JMCx4]

Time for a 2023 Kelly Cup Playoff Bracket update ...

 

[snowave]

Thanks for updating the thread.

I'm going to the Steelheads game in Boise next Friday. My first ECHL playoff game (been to a couple regular season games). Boise fans are really fun, and pack them in!

 

[JMCx4]

The jig is up, the news is out ... They finally published the 2nd round series schedules ...

2023 KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS

NORTH DIVISION FINALS​

... Matchup Sheet
#1 Newfoundland Growlers vs. #2 Reading Royals (Growlers win series 4-1)
Game 1 - NEWFOUNDLAND 3 at Reading 0
Game 2 - NEWFOUNDLAND 5 at Reading 4 (1OT)
Game 3 - NEWFOUNDLAND 6 at Reading 3
Game 4 - READING 6 at Newfoundland 3
Game 5 - Reading 2 at Newfoundland 5 ...
Game 6 – Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland (If Necessary)

​

SOUTH DIVISION FINALS​

... Matchup Sheet
#2 Jacksonville Icemen vs. #4 Florida Everblades (Everblades win series 4-2)
Game 1 - FLORIDA 5 at Jacksonville 2
Game 2 - FLORIDA 4 at Jacksonville 3
Game 3 - Jacksonville 0 at FLORIDA 2
Game 4 - JACKSONVILLE 4 at Florida 3 (1OT)
Game 5 - JACKSONVILLE 6 at Florida 3
Game 6 – FLORIDA 5 at Jacksonville 2
Game 7 – Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. ET at Jacksonville (If Necessary)

​

CENTRAL DIVISION FINALS​

... Matchup Sheet
#1 Cincinnati Cyclones vs. #2 Toledo Walleye (Walleye win series 4-0)
Game 1 - TOLEDO 6 at Cincinnati 2
Game 2 - TOLEDO 5 at Cincinnati 2
Game 3 - Cincinnati 1 at TOLEDO 2
Game 4 - Cincinnati 2 at TOLEDO 9
Game 5 - Saturday, May 13 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Tuesday, May 16 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Cincinnati (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Wednesday, May 17 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Cincinnati (If Necessary)

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MOUNTAIN DIVISION FINALS​

... Matchup Sheet
#1 Idaho Steelheads vs. #2 Allen Americans (Steelheads win series 4-1)
Game 1 - IDAHO 5 at Allen 4
UPDATED AFTER GAME 2 POSTPONEMENT IN ALLEN ...
Game 2 – Allen 2 at IDAHO 6
Game 3 – ALLEN 7 at Idaho 2
Game 4 – Allen 3 at IDAHO 9
Game 5 – Allen 0 at IDAHO 6
Game 6 – Tuesday, May 16 at Allen (7:05 p.m. CT) If Necessary
Game 7 – Wednesday, May 17 at Allen (7:05 p.m. CT) If Necessary

ETA: And the matching PREVIEW OF 2023 KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS DIVISION FINALS from the League website.

 

[JMCx4]

And a couple of local interest reports re. Division Finals series, for light reading ...

• Idaho Press: Concerts, other events can throw wrenches in ECHL playoff scheduling
• WLWT-TV5: Cincinnati Cyclones, Toledo Walleye to meet in second round of Kelly Cup Playoffs

 

[JMCx4]

... I'm going to the Steelheads game in Boise next Friday. My first ECHL playoff game (been to a couple regular season games). Boise fans are really fun, and pack them in!

I sure hope you mean Friday next (May 12), or you're gonna need a plane ticket to Texas.

 

[snowave]

I sure hope you mean Friday next (May 12), or you're gonna need a plane ticket to Texas.

yeah, thats what I meant by next Friday (vs tomorrow). Its a weird schedule for sure (2-4-1), but it's the ECHL, and buildings get booked, etc.

 

[JMCx4]

yeah, thats what I meant by next Friday (vs tomorrow). Its a weird schedule for sure (2-4-1), but it's the ECHL, and buildings get booked, etc.

Idaho lost the first two games at home to Utah in Round 1, so they may be better served to start on the road this round. Have a safe & enjoyable game night.

 

[snowave]

Idaho lost the first two games at home to Utah in Round 1, so they may be better served to start on the road this round. Have a safe & enjoyable game night.

Thanks. yeah, that was a weird series against Utah!

Btw, love the avatar. Is that the old 'Admiral' in that shot of the riverfront? (I'm from St. Louis).

 

[JMCx4]

... Btw, love the avatar. Is that the old 'Admiral' in that shot of the riverfront? (I'm from St. Louis).

I'm guessing it's a post-S.S. Admiral era image, probably from the early 2000s when the vessel had been repurposed as the President Casino. I was never aboard in any of its incarnations (dismantled for scrap over 10 years ago), but my now-wife went to a couple of dances on the Admiral in her late teens & early 20s. I just liked the Mississippi riverfront photo.

 

[JMCx4]

Two Game #1s on Friday night, both won by the visiting team. Toledo blitzed their host Cincinnati with 5 power play goals, four of them during a 5-minute major/game misconduct advantage (with a 2-minute minor added just to rub it in as the massacre played out). Meanwhile in Allen, the League season champs Steelheads held off a late charge by the Americans.

All four Division Finals pairings skate on Saturday night.

 

[JMCx4]

FloHockey.tv: Allen Americans, Idaho Steelheads Game 2 Postponed

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