# 1994–95 ECHL season

The 1994–95 ECHL season was the seventh season of the ECHL. Before the season started, the Huntsville Blast moved their operations from Huntsville, AL to Tallahassee, FL and became the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks and the Louisville IceHawks suspended operations. The Wheeling Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season and the Richmond Renegades won their first Riley Cup, defeating the Greensboro Monarchs four games to one.
League history was made on March 18, 1995 at the Norfolk Scope when Hampton Roads Admirals goaltender Corwin Saurdiff became the first goalie to score a goal against the Charlotte Checkers.

## Regular season

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| Richmond Renegades | 68 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 89 | 271 | 232 |
| Roanoke Express | 68 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 88 | 255 | 223 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 68 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 83 | 274 | 261 |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | 68 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 82 | 255 | 239 |
| Greensboro Monarchs | 68 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 71 | 277 | 293 |
| Raleigh IceCaps | 68 | 23 | 39 | 6 | 52 | 239 | 295 |
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| Wheeling Thunderbirds | 68 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 97 | 313 | 243 |
| Dayton Bombers | 68 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 93 | 307 | 224 |
| Toledo Storm | 68 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 87 | 287 | 230 |
| Columbus Chill | 68 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 67 | 282 | 315 |
| Johnstown Chiefs | 68 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 67 | 256 | 297 |
| Erie Panthers | 68 | 18 | 46 | 4 | 40 | 256 | 356 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| South Carolina Stingrays | 68 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 91 | 255 | 215 |
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | 68 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 79 | 268 | 227 |
| Nashville Knights | 68 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 70 | 263 | 279 |
| Knoxville Cherokees | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 68 | 241 | 267 |
| Huntington Blizzard | 68 | 28 | 37 | 3 | 59 | 224 | 275 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 68 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 56 | 273 | 325 |

## Riley Cup playoffs
### Bracket

| 1st Round (Best of 5) | 1st Round (Best of 5) | 1st Round (Best of 5) | Quarterfinals (Best of 5) | Quarterfinals (Best of 5) | Quarterfinals (Best of 5) | Semifinals (Best of 5) | Semifinals (Best of 5) | Semifinals (Best of 5) | | Riley Cup Finals (Best of 7) | Riley Cup Finals (Best of 7) | Riley Cup Finals (Best of 7) |
| 1 | Wheeling | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Birmingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Birmingham | 3 | 16 | Birmingham | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Tallahassee | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hampton Roads | 1 | 9 | Tallahassee | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tallahassee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tallahassee | 3 | | | | 9 | Tallahassee | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Richmond | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Roanoke | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Richmond | 3 | | | | |
| 12 | Knoxville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Knoxville | 1 | 5 | Roanoke | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Richmond | 3 | 4 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Columbus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Columbus | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | Richmond | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Greensboro | 1 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Greensboro | 1 |
| 14 | Johnstown | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Johnstown | 2 | 3 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Nashville | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Toledo | 1 | 11 | Nashville | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nashville | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nashville | 3 | | | | 11 | Nashville | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Greensboro | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Charlotte | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | Greensboro | 3 | | | | |
| 10 | Greensboro | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Greensboro | 3 | 10 | Greensboro | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Dayton | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Dayton | 3 | 2 | Dayton | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Huntington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### First round

Wheeling vs. Birmingham :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 24 | Birmingham 4 | Wheeling 3 |
| March 26 | Birmingham 9 | Wheeling 4 |
| March 28 | Wheeling 2 | Birmingham 7 |
| Birmingham wins series 3–0 ||||
Hampton Roads vs. Tallahassee :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 24 | Tallahassee 4 | Hampton Roads 3 |
| March 25 | Tallahassee 3 | Hampton Roads 5 |
| March 28 | Hampton Roads 2 | Tallahassee 3 | OT |
| March 29 | Hampton Roads 0 | Tallahassee 2 |
| Tallahassee wins series 3–1 ||||
Roanoke vs. Knoxville :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 23 | Knoxville 1 | Roanoke 6 |
| March 25 | Knoxville 6 | Roanoke 3 |
| March 26 | Roanoke 2 | Knoxville 1 | OT |
| March 27 | Roanoke 5 | Knoxville 4 | OT |
| Roanoke wins series 3–1 ||||
Richmond vs. Columbus :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 24 | Columbus 4 | Richmond 10 |
| March 25 | Columbus 8 | Richmond 9 | OT |
| March 27 | Richmond 6 | Columbus 1 |
| Richmond wins series 3–0 ||||
South Carolina vs. Johnstown :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 23 | Johnstown 6 | South Carolina 5 | OT |
| March 25 | Johnstown 1 | South Carolina 6 |
| March 28 | South Carolina 4 | Johnstown 3 |
| March 29 | South Carolina 5 | Johnstown 7 |
| March 31 | Johnstown 3 | South Carolina 5 |
| South Carolina wins series 3–2 ||||
Toledo vs. Nashville :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 23 | Nashville 3 | Toledo 6 |
| March 24 | Nashville 2 | Toledo 1 |
| March 25 | Toledo 1 | Nashville 3 |
| March 26 | Toledo 2 | Nashville 4 |
| Nashville wins series 3–1 ||||
Charlotte vs. Greensboro :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 25 | Greensboro 3 | Charlotte 2 |
| March 26 | Greensboro 4 | Charlotte 3 |
| March 28 | Charlotte 4 | Greensboro 5 | OT |
| Greensboro wins series 3–0 ||||
Dayton vs. Huntington :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 24 | Huntington 3 | Dayton 2 |
| March 25 | Huntington 4 | Dayton 5 |
| March 28 | Dayton 3 | Huntington 2 |
| March 29 | Dayton 5 | Huntington 3 |
| Dayton wins series 3–1 ||||

### Quarterfinals

Tallahassee vs. Birmingham :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 31 | Birmingham 5 | Tallahassee 4 | OT |
| April 1 | Birmingham 3 | Tallahassee 4 |
| April 7 | Tallahassee 5 | Birmingham 4 |
| April 8 | Tallahassee 4 | Birmingham 3 |
| Tallahassee wins series 3–1 ||||
Richmond vs. Roanoke :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 31 | Roanoke 3 | Richmond 4 |
| April 1 | Roanoke 0 | Richmond 4 |
| April 5 | Richmond 0 | Roanoke 3 |
| April 7 | Richmond 6 | Roanoke 1 |
| Richmond wins series 3–1 ||||
South Carolina vs. Nashville :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 2 | Nashville 2 | South Carolina 3 | OT |
| April 4 | Nashville 7 | South Carolina 4 |
| April 7 | South Carolina 2 | Nashville 5 |
| April 8 | South Carolina 2 | Nashville 4 |
| Nashville wins series 3–1 ||||
Dayton vs. Greensboro :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 1 | Greensboro 0 | Dayton 11 |
| April 2 | Greensboro 6 | Dayton 3 |
| April 4 | Dayton 2 | Greensboro 3 | OT |
| April 5 | Dayton 6 | Greensboro 5 | OT |
| April 8 | Greensboro 5 | Dayton 4 |
| Greensboro wins series 3–2 ||||

### Semifinals

Richmond vs. Tallahassee :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 12 | Tallahassee 3 | Richmond 7 |
| April 14 | Tallahassee 7 | Richmond 4 |
| April 16 | Richmond 3 | Tallahassee 2 |
| April 19 | Richmond 1 | Tallahassee 3 |
| April 20 | Tallahassee 0 | Richmond 4 |
| Richmond wins series 3–2 ||||
Greensboro vs. Nashville :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 13 | Nashville 5 | Greensboro 6 |
| April 15 | Nashville 6 | Greensboro 8 |
| April 17 | Greensboro 3 | Nashville 8 |
| April 19 | Greensboro 4 | Nashville 5 | OT |
| April 20 | Nashville 1 | Greensboro 2 | OT |
| Greensboro wins series 3–2 ||||

### Riley Cup finals

Kelly Cup Finals Richmond vs. Greensboro :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 24 | Greensboro 4 | Richmond 6 |
| April 25 | Greensboro 1 | Richmond 3 |
| April 27 | Richmond 0 | Greensboro 3 |
| April 29 | Richmond 6 | Greensboro 0 |
| May 1 | Greensboro 2 | Richmond 3 |
| Richmond wins series 4–1 ||||

## ECHL awards

| Jack Riley Cup: | Richmond Renegades |
| Henry Brabham Cup: | Wheeling Thunderbirds |
| John Brophy Award: | Jim Playfair (Dayton) |
| ECHL Most Valuable Player: | Vadim Slivchenko (Wheeling) |
| Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: | Blaine Moore (Richmond) |
| ECHL Goaltender of the Year: | Chris Gordon (Huntington) |
| ECHL Rookie of the Year: | Kevin McKinnon (Erie) |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Brandon Smith (Dayton) |
| Leading Scorer: | Scott Burfoot (Erie) |