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.
Regular season
Final standings
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
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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| Trenton Titans | 72 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 104 | 236 | 164 |
| Roanoke Express | 72 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 80 | 231 | 195 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 72 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 80 | 247 | 252 |
| Richmond Renegades | 72 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 76 | 223 | 228 |
| Greensboro Generals | 72 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 59 | 215 | 277 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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| Peoria Rivermen | 72 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 100 | 238 | 182 |
| Dayton Bombers | 72 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 96 | 247 | 194 |
| Toledo Storm | 72 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 82 | 262 | 259 |
| Johnstown Chiefs | 72 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 64 | 207 | 238 |
| Wheeling Nailers | 72 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 56 | 192 | 277 |
Southern Conference
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Stingrays | 72 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 91 | 240 | 210 |
| Florida Everblades | 72 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 84 | 236 | 242 |
| Pee Dee Pride | 72 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 82 | 242 | 231 |
| Augusta Lynx | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 79 | 259 | 253 |
| Greenville Grrrowl | 72 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 73 | 219 | 239 |
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks† | 72 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 68 | 248 | 219 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana IceGators | 72 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 90 | 237 | 209 |
| Jackson Bandits | 72 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 87 | 206 | 209 |
| Mobile Mysticks | 72 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 82 | 242 | 231 |
| New Orleans Brass | 72 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 82 | 247 | 239 |
| Arkansas RiverBlades | 72 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 82 | 237 | 232 |
| Baton Rouge Kingfish | 72 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 81 | 216 | 225 |
| Mississippi Sea Wolves | 72 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 73 | 221 | 218 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 72 | 28 | 40 | 4 | 60 | 224 | 296 |
| Pensacola Ice Pilots | 72 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 59 | 201 | 250 |
†-Tallahassee was penalized 15 points for salary cap violations (from 83 to 68), knocking them out of a playoff spot
Kelly Cup playoffs
Northern Conference
Bracket
| Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 5) | Conference Semifinals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trenton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Johnstown | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trenton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toledo | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toledo | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Roanoke | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trenton | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Peoria | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Charlotte | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Peoria | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Peoria | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Richmond | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Southern Conference
Bracket
| Conference Wild Card (Best of 3) | Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 5) | Conference Semifinals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Baton Rouge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mobile | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jackson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mobile | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pee Dee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pee Dee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | New Orleans | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | New Orleans | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Augusta | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Wild Card
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.
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* The New Orleans-Augusta series ended as a 1–1 tie; a ten-minute period was played to determine the winner of the series.
Quarterfinals
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Kelly Cup finals
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| N.1 | Trenton | 1 | ||
| S.1 | South Carolina | 4 | ||
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ECHL awards
| Patrick J. Kelly Cup: | South Carolina Stingrays |
| Henry Brabham Cup: | Trenton Titans |
| Northern Conference Champion: | Trenton Titans |
| Southern Conference Champion: | South Carolina Stingrays |
| John Brophy Award: | Troy Ward (Trenton) |
| ECHL Most Valuable Player: | Scott King (Charlotte) |
| Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: | Dave Seitz (South Carolina) |
| ECHL Goaltender of the Year: | Scott Stirling (Trenton) |
| ECHL Rookie of the Year: | Scott Stirling (Trenton) |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Tom Nemeth (Dayton) |
| Leading Scorer: | Scott King (Charlotte) |
| Plus Performer Award: | Jay Murphy (Louisiana) |
| Sportsmanship Award: | Jamie Ling (Dayton) |
See also
References
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