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The 2004-05 ECHL Season was the 17th season of the ECHL. This season marked uncharted territory for the ECHL as they established their first Canadian franchise, the Victoria Salmon Kings.

The league also adopted a "Mason-Dixon" format, as the conferences were split on the Mason-Dixon line, with the National Conference teams being north of the famed line, and American Conference teams south of the line, creating a "North vs South" format.

The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania and was hosted by the Reading Royals. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 6:2, with Idaho's Frank Doyle named Most Valuable Player.

At the end of the season the Pee Dee Pride and Louisiana IceGators franchises ceased operations, with the Florence-based Pride announcing a move to nearby Conway (in the Myrtle Beach area), awaiting completion of the new Atlantic Center Arena. The Peoria Rivermen moved to the AHL, and the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies relocated to Stockton, California.

As a result of the NHL Lockout, players who would be in the AHL found themselves in the ECHL for another year, while some NHL stars found work in the ECHL, some as a way to return to their hometowns (or their wives'), and others to give back to the league which gave them a start. Scott Gomez (Alaska) chose to return home to his Anchorage roots, Curtis Brown (San Diego) played for his wife's hometown, Jeremy Stevenson (South Carolina) played again in the Carolinas, where he started his pro hockey career in Greensboro, NC in the early 1990's, and his teammate Shane Hnidy found himself back in the ECHL too, playing for Florida. Hnidy and Stevenson would find themselves playing against each other in the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Contents 1 Regular Season 1.1 Final Standings 1.1.1 American Conference 1.1.2 National Conference 1.2 Scoring Leaders 1.3 Leading Goaltenders 2 Kelly Cup Playoffs 2.1 1st Round 2.1.1 American Conference Quarterfinals 2.1.2 North Division Semifinals 2.1.3 West Division Semifinals 2.2 2nd Round 2.2.1 American Conference Semifinals 2.2.2 National Conference Division Finals 2.3 Conference Finals 2.4 Kelly Cup Finals 3 ECHL Awards 4 See also

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Loses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; Green shade = Clinched Playoff Spot; Blue shade = Clinched Division; (z) = Clinched Home-Ice Advantage

	East Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
	Columbia Inferno	72	38	22	12	88	199	186
	South Carolina Stingrays	72	39	24	9	87	230	219
	Charlotte Checkers	72	39	26	7	85	226	219
	Greenville Grrrowl	72	39	28	5	83	210	204
	Pee Dee Pride	72	31	36	5	67	203	219
	Augusta Lynx	72	28	35	9	65	188	237

	South Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
	Pensacola Ice Pilots (z)	72	51	16	5	107	248	178
	Florida Everblades	72	42	20	10	94	237	192
	Gwinnett Gladiators	72	40	24	8	88	241	202
	Mississippi Sea Wolves	72	39	24	9	87	223	215
	Louisiana IceGators	72	26	40	6	58	192	266
	Texas Wildcatters	72	17	44	11	45	178	260

	North Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
	Reading Royals	72	43	22	7	93	220	161
	Trenton Titans	72	42	21	9	93	220	161
	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	72	42	22	8	92	205	189
	Toledo Storm	72	41	26	5	87	203	194
	Peoria Rivermen	72	38	26	8	84	213	177
	Wheeling Nailers	72	38	29	5	81	171	173
	Johnstown Chiefs	72	22	36	14	58	191	258
	Dayton Bombers	72	23	40	9	55	175	225

	West Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
	Alaska Aces (z)	72	45	19	8	98	233	187
	Long Beach Ice Dogs	72	43	20	9	95	220	181
	Idaho Steelheads	72	42	23	7	91	223	183
	Bakersfield Condors	72	40	22	10	90	232	205
	Fresno Falcons	72	39	25	8	86	204	217
	San Diego Gulls	72	35	29	8	78	206	222
	Las Vegas Wranglers	72	31	33	8	70	201	199
	Victoria Salmon Kings	72	15	52	5	35	178	298

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Scott Gomez	AK	61	13	73	86
Carl Mallette	TOL	64	30	50	80
Jamie Johnson	AUG	72	22	58	80
Chris Minard	AK	69	49	29	78
Joe Tenute	SC	68	34	41	75
Wes Mason	LA	72	31	39	70
Brian McCullough	PEO	71	39	30	69
Kris Goodjohn	GWT	69	21	48	69
Evan Cheverie	LB	72	29	39	68
Scott Bertoli	TRE	70	27	41	68

Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Dany Sabourin	WHL	27	1578	19	6	1	44	5	.942	1.67
Barry Brust	REA	42	2413	27	9	4	79	4	.928	1.96
Alfie Michaud	PEO	48	2712	27	13	5	92	6	.929	2.04
Tyler MacKay	FL	27	1601	18	7	2	56	2	.921	2.10
Chris Madden	LB	28	1598	19	5	2	57	5	.941	2.14

Pensacola vs. Greenville Date Away Home April 14 5 4 OT April 15 3 2 OT April 16 3 2 OT April 19 0 4 Greenville wins series 3–1

Columbia vs. Charlotte Date Away Home April 13 0 2 April 15 2 4 April 16 1 3 April 17 2 5 April 20 4 3 OT Charlotte wins series 3–2

Florida vs. South Carolina Date Away Home April 13 4 7 April 15 4 3 April 16 5 2 April 18 4 3 OT Florida wins series 3–1

Gwinnett vs. Mississippi Date Away Home April 13 1 5 April 15 2 3 OT April 16 1 8 April 18 1 3 Gwinnett wins series 3–1

Reading vs. Toledo Date Away Home April 14 1 0 April 16 0 1 April 17 2 0 April 19 5 2 Reading wins series 3–1

Trenton vs. Atlantic City Date Away Home April 13 4 April 15 2 OT April 17 4 3 OT Trenton wins series 3–0

Alaska vs. Bakersfield Date Away Home April 12 2 5 April 13 1 3 April 14 2 3 April 16 3 4 OT April 18 2 6 Alaska wins series 3–2

Long Beach vs. Idaho Date Away Home April 13 2 3 April 15 3 2 April 16 4 2 April 17 3 0 Long Beach wins series 3–1

Gwinnett vs. Charlotte Date Away Home April 24 1 2 OT April 25 4 3 OT April 27 1 4 April 28 0 3 Charlotte wins series 3–1

Florida vs. Greenville Date Away Home April 22 1 4 April 25 3 4 OT April 26 2 1 OT Florida wins series 3–0

North Division Reading vs. Trenton Date Away Home April 22 2 4 April 23 2 1 April 27 2 3 OT April 29 3 4 Trenton wins series 3–1

West Division Alaska vs. Long Beach Date Away Home April 22 2 1 OT April 23 4 2 April 25 1 3 Alaska wins series 3–0

American Conference Florida vs. Charlotte Date Away Home May 2 4 6 May 4 5 4 May 6 2 1 May 8 1 4 May 10 0 5 May 13 1 0 OT Florida wins series 4–2 and Gingher Memorial Trophy

National Conference Alaska vs. Trenton Date Away Home May 3 0 6 May 4 7 1 May 7 3 4 OT May 8 4 3 OT May 10 0 3 May 13 1 2 OT May 16 2 0 Trenton wins series 4–3 and Bruce Taylor Trophy

Florida vs. Trenton Date Away Home May 21 7 0 May 22 2 1 May 27 5 4 OT May 28 6 3 May 30 2 5 June 1 4 1 Trenton wins series 4–2 and Kelly Cup Patrick Kelly Cup: Trenton Titans Henry Brabham Cup: Pensacola Ice Pilots Gingher Memorial Trophy: Florida Everblades Bruce Taylor Trophy: Trenton Titans John Brophy Award: Nick Vitucci CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player: Scott Gomez Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Leon Hayward Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year: / Chris Madden CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year: Joe Tenute Defenseman of the Year: Ray DiLauro Leading Scorer: Scott Gomez Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award: Aaron Philips Sportsmanship Award: Kris Goodjohn ECHL ECHL All-Star Game Kelly Cup List of ECHL seasons Preceded by 2003-04 ECHL season ECHL seasons Succeeded by 2005-06 ECHL season ECHL 2006-07 teams: Alaska Aces | Augusta Lynx | Bakersfield Condors | Charlotte Checkers | Cincinnati Cyclones | Columbia Inferno | Dayton Bombers | Florida Everblades | Fresno Falcons | Gwinnett Gladiators | Idaho Steelheads | Johnstown Chiefs | Las Vegas Wranglers | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Pensacola Ice Pilots | Phoenix RoadRunners | Reading Royals | South Carolina Stingrays | Stockton Thunder | Texas Wildcatters | Toledo Storm | Trenton Titans | Utah Grizzlies | Victoria Salmon Kings | Wheeling Nailers Planned 2007-08 teams: Mississippi Sea Wolves Trophies and Awards: Patrick J. Kelly Cup Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | SPHL | UHL | World Cup