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.

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) 		Quarterfinals
(Best of 5) 		Semifinals
(Best of 5) 		Riley Cup Finals
(Best of 7)
            
Wheeling 0
Birmingham 3
Birmingham 1
Tallahassee 3
Hampton Roads 1
Tallahassee 3
Tallahassee 2
Richmond 3
Roanoke 3
Knoxville 1
Roanoke 1
Richmond 3
Richmond 3
Columbus 0
Richmond 4
Greensboro 1
South Carolina 3
Johnstown 2
South Carolina 1
Nashville 3
Toledo 1
Nashville 3
Nashville 2
Greensboro 3
Charlotte 0
Greensboro 3
Greensboro 3
Dayton 2
Dayton 3
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

See also: 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)

References

All stats come from Internet Hockey Database

See also