2010–11 ECHL season

The 2010–11 ECHL season is the 23rd season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule runs from October 15, 2010http://echl.com/stats/schedule.php?date=2010-10-05 to April 2, 2011.http://echl.com/stats/schedule.php?date=2011-04-02 The Kelly Cup playoffs followed the regular season, with the first playoff game held on April 4, 2011,http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4177322 all the way to late May or early June. The league is expected to welcome one new franchise, a relocation of the Johnstown Chiefs to Greenville, South Carolina, who will play in the BI-LO Center. The ECHL will hold its annual All-Star Game and Skills Challenge on January 26 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California, home of the Bakersfield Condors.
== League Business ==
=== Team changes ===
In February 2010, Charlotte Checkers owner Michael Kahn purchased the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League from Capital District Sports and that the team would relocated to Charlotte for the 2010–11 season. Rumors had surfaced that the franchise rights that were held by the Checkers would be transferred to an ownership group with plans of putting a team at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, but instead Charlotte returned its franchise to the ECHL.
Also in February 2010, the Johnstown Chiefs, the only member from the original five teams to compete in the league's inaugural season to stay in its original city, announced that they would be relocating to Greenville, South Carolina following the completion of the 2009–10 season. On February 15, 2010, the Greenville Arena District Board announced that they had agreed to a five-year deal to bring the Chiefs to Greenville's BI-LO Center and the ECHL Board of Governors approved the relocation of the Johnstown franchise to Greenville on February 17.
=== 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs format ===
The format for the 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs remained unchanged from the previous season. 
In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths were awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners were seeded first, second and third and played the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher met. The conference semifinals had the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game faced the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup. 
In the Western Conference, postseason berths were awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference received a bye in the first round. The other division winner was seeded second and met the team that finished seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups were the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals had the first-place finisher meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher. 
The first round in each Conference was a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.
== Regular season ==
Final League Standings
=== Conference standings ===
Eastern Conference 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
z-Greenville Road Warriors*	72	46	22	3 	1 	255	192	96
y-Reading Royals* 	72	44	23	2 	3 	257	220	93
y-Kalamazoo Wings* 	72	40	24	2 	6 	255	225	88
x-Wheeling Nailers 	72	38	29	0 	5 	230	210	81
x-South Carolina Stingrays 	72	37	29	3 	3 	194	204	80
x-Florida Everblades 	72	37	30	1 	4 	236	222	79
x-Cincinnati Cyclones 	72	33	29	6 	4 	199	229	76
x-Elmira Jackals 	72	32	30	7 	3 	249	264	74
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
e-Toledo Walleye 	72	33	33	4 	2 	239	255	72
e-Gwinnett Gladiators 	72	30	34	3 	5 	203	250	68
e-Trenton Devils 	72	27	37	2 	6 	218	257	62
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention
* – division leader
Western Conference 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
b-Alaska Aces* 	72	47	22	2 	1 	241	174	97
y-Bakersfield Condors* 	72	41	27	2 	2 	222	210	86
x-Stockton Thunder 	72	37	23	5 	7 	232	210	86
x-Las Vegas Wranglers 	72	38	29	3 	2 	216	203	81
x-Idaho Steelheads 	72	32	27	4 	9 	225	217	77
x-Utah Grizzlies 	72	33	32	4 	3 	189	227	73
x-Victoria Salmon Kings	72	32	36	2 	2 	217	234	68
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
e-Ontario Reign 	72	27	39	2 	4 	195	269	60
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, b - clinched Brabham Cup, best record in the conference and first round bye, e - eliminated from playoff contention
* – division leader
=== Divisional standings ===
;Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
y-Reading Royals*	72	44	23	2 	3 	257	220	93
x-Elmira Jackals 	72	32	30	7 	3 	249	264	74
Trenton Devils 	72	27	37	2 	6 	218	257	62
North Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
y-Kalamazoo Wings* 	72	40	24	2 	6 	255	225	88
x-Wheeling Nailers 	72	38	29	0 	5 	230	210	81
x-Cincinnati Cyclones	72	33	29	6 	4 	199	229	76
Toledo Walleye 	72	33	33	4 	2 	239	255	72
South Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
y-Greenville Road Warriors*	72	46	22	3 	1 	255	192	96
x-South Carolina Stingrays 	72	37	29	3 	3 	194	204	80
x-Florida Everblades 	72	37	30	1 	4 	236	222	79
Gwinnett Gladiators 	72	30	34	3 	5 	203	250	68
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
;Western Conference
Pacific Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
y-Bakersfield Condors*	72	41	27	2 	2 	222	210	86
x-Stockton Thunder 	72	37	23	5 	7 	232	210	86
x-Las Vegas Wranglers 	72	38	29	3 	2 	216	203	81
Ontario Reign 	72	27	39	2 	4 	195	269	60
Mountain Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PTS
y-Alaska Aces* 	72	47	22	2 	1 	241	174	97
x-Idaho Steelheads 	72	32	27	4 	9 	225	217	77
x-Utah Grizzlies 	72	33	32	4 	3 	189	227	73
x-Victoria Salmon Kings	72	32	36	2 	2 	217	234	68
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
==2010-11 Kelly Cup Playoffs==
===Bracket===
== ECHL awards ==
Patrick Kelly Cup: 	Alaska Aces
Henry Brabham Cup: 	Alaska Aces
Gingher Memorial Trophy: 	Kalamazoo Wings
Bruce Taylor Trophy: 	Alaska Aces
John Brophy Award: 	Brent Thompson (Alaska Aces)
CCM U+ Most Valuable Player: 	Wes Goldie (Alaska Aces)
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Scott Howes (Alaska Aces)
Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year: 	Gerald Coleman (Alaska Aces)
CCM Rookie of the Year: 	Ben Street (Wheeling Nailers)
Defenseman of the Year: 	Eric Regan (Elmira Jackals)
Leading Scorer: 	Justin Donati (Elmira Jackals)
Reebok Plus Performer Award: 	Trent Daavettila (Kalamazoo Wings)Brendan Connolly (Greenville Road Warriors)
Sportsmanship Award: 	Brian Swanson (Alaska Aces)
Birmingham Memorial Award: 	Paul Carnathan
===All-ECHL Teams===
All-ECHL First Team
 F Mark Derlago (Idaho)
 F Wes Goldie (Alaska)
 F Kory Karlander (Kalamazoo)
 D Wes Cunningham (Greenville)
 D Eric Regan (Elmira)
 G Gerald Coleman (Alaska)
All-ECHL Second Team
 F Trent Daavettila (Kalamazoo)
 F Ryan Ginand (Trenton)
 F Francis Lemieux (Bakersfield)
 D Jason Lepine (Toledo)
 D Bryan Miller (Alaska)
 G Dov Grumet-Morris (Greenville)
===ECHL All-Rookie Team===
ECHL-All Rookie Team
 F Andy Bohmbach (Toledo)
 F Kael Mouillierat (Idaho)
 F Ben Street (Wheeling)
 D Mark Isherwood (Alaska)
 D Bobby Raymond (Florida)
 G Brian Stewart (Bakersfield)
==Team Photos==
10-11AlaAce.jpg|Alaska Aces
10-11CinCyc.jpg|Cincinnati Cyclones
== References ==
Category:ECHL seasons
Category:2010 in hockey
Category:2011 in hockey