2012 Kelly Cup playoffs

Playoff format

In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners will be seeded first, second and third and will play the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher will meet. The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game will face the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.

In the Western Conference, postseason berths will be 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 will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups will be 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 will have the first-place finisher meeting 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 against the sixth-place finisher.

The first round in each Conference will be a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 97 points, making them the first team in league history to win the Brabham Cup in consecutive seasons. The Elmira Jackals earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 95 points.

Eastern Conference

1. Elmira Jackals - Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference champions, 95 points.
2. Gwinnett Gladiators - South Division champions, 93 points.
3. Kalamazoo Wings - North Division champions, 84 points.
4. Greenville Road Warriors - 88 points.
5. Florida Everblades - 85 points.
6. Wheeling Nailers - 83 points.
7. South Carolina Stingrays - 81 points.
8. Reading Royals - 80 points.

Western Conference

1. Alaska Aces - Western Conference and Mountain Division champions, Brabham Cup winner, 97 points.
2. Ontario Reign - Pacific Division champions, 94 points.
3. Las Vegas Wranglers - 92 points.
4. Colorado Eagles - 82 points.
5. Stockton Thunder - 73 points.
6. Utah Grizzlies - 72 points.
7. Idaho Steelheads - 71 points.

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

:Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

(1) Elmira Jackals vs. (8) Reading Royals

|1-1-1=Jimmy Martin (1) 17:04 |1-1-2=Yannick Riendeau (1) 16:48 |1-2-2=Kenny Ryan (1) 2:10 Kenny Ryan (2) 7:39 Yannick Tifu (1) 18:46 EN |goalie1-1=Brian Stewart 26 shots / 23 saves |goalie1-2=Mark Owuya 36 shots / 35 saves |2-1-1= No scoring |2-1-2=Dale Mitchell (1) 2:58 PP Mikael Bedard (1) 12:33 PP |2-2-2=Ian O'Connor (1) 18:58 |2-3-1=Dustin Gazley (1) 9:48 Arlem Demkov (1) 19:05 |2-3-2=Kenny Ryan (3) 19:27 EN |goalie2-1=Timo Pielmeier 24 shots / 21 saves |goalie2-2=Mark Owuya 40 shots / 38 saves |3-1-1=Mike Radja (1) 16:54 |3-1-2=Ian O'Connor (2) 9:10 Olivier Labelle (1) 19:56 |3-2-1=Craig Rivet (1) 3:36 |3-3-1=Nick Dineen (1) 16:17 Mike Radja (2) 17:17 Rob Bellamy (1) 19:00 EN |goalie3-1=Brian Stewart 20 shots / 18 saves |goalie3-2=Mark Owuya 32 shots / 28 saves |4-1-1=No scoring |4-3-1=Matt Campanale (1) 7:34 Rob Bellamy (2) 19:19 EN Mario Larocque (1) 19:47 EN |goalie4-1=Brian Stewart 28 shots / 28 saves |goalie4-2=Mark Owuya 26 shots / 25 saves |5-1-1=Jean Bourbeau (1) 11:45 |5-3-1=Artem Demkov (2) 7:20 Corey Cowick (1) 16:39 Corey Cowick (2) 19:08 EN |5-3-2=Denny Urban (1) 1:54 Yannick Tifu (2) 13:20 |goalie5-1=Brian Stewart 29 shots / 27 saves |goalie5-2=Mark Owuya 32 shots / 29 saves

(2) Gwinnett Gladiators vs. (7) South Carolina Stingrays

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-1-2=Johann Kroll (1) 10:40 PP |1-2-2=Greg Stewart (1) 12:16 |1-3-2=Greg Stewart (2) 1:26 |goalie1-1=Marc Cheverie 26 shots / 23 saves |goalie1-2=Daren Machesney 20 shots / 20 saves |2-1-1=No scoring |2-1-2=Maxime Lacroix (1) 4:15 |2-2-1=Justin Milo (1) 5:37 PP |2-3-2=Greg Stewart (3) 2:24 |2-3-1=Joey Haddad (1) 11:18 PP Joey Haddad (2) 18:09 |goalie2-1=Marc Cheverie 23 shots / 21 saves |goalie2-2=Daren Machesney 26 shots / 23 saves |3-1-2=Johann Kroll (2) 9:18 PP |3-1-1=Dallas Jackson (1) 6:39 |3-2-2=Matt Scherer (1) 10:51 |3-2-1=Andy Brandt (1) 8:12 Jacob Drewiske (1) 15:18 |3-3-2=Dustin Stevenson (1) 2:15 |3-4-2=Zach Tarkir (1) 4:19 |goalie3-2=Rob Madore 57 shots / 54 saves |goalie3-1=Marc Cheverie 48 shots / 44 saves |4-1-1=No scoring |4-2-1=Nikita Kashirsky (1) 13:36 PP Nikita Kashirsky (2) 16:54 PP |4-2-2=Brett Flemming (1) 4:35 PP Maxime Lacroix (2) 14:05 |4-3-2=Maxime Lacroix (3) 1:30 |4-3-1=Will Colbert (1) 18:20 |4-4-2=Maxime Lacroix (4) 16:52 |goalie4-1=Marc Cheverie 51 shots / 47 saves |goalie4-2=Rob Madore 42 shots / 39 saves

(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (6) Wheeling Nailers

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-2-1=Darryl Bootland (1) 1:39 PP |1-2-2=Paul Crowder (1) 18:30 PP |1-3-1=Nick Sirota (1) 1:16 |1-3-2=Chris Barton (1) 8:10 Ben Farrer (1) 18:53 Andrew Hotham (1) 19:53 EN/SH |goalie1-1=Riley Gill 38 shots / 35 saves |goalie1-2=Patrick Killeen 27 shots / 25 saves |2-1-1=Kory Karlander (1) 13:33 |2-2-2=Philip Samuelsson (1) 1:05 Andrew Hotham (2) 15:14 |2-3-1=Mike Matczak (1) 3:27 PP Dwight Helminen (1) 8:59 Sam Ftorek (1) 14:02 PP |goalie2-1=Riley Gill 31 shots / 29 saves |goalie2-2=Patrick Killeen 25 shots / 21 saves |3-1-1=Elgin Reid (1) 14:35 |3-2-2= Chris Barton (2) 3:40 |3-2-1=Dustin Cloutier (1) 1:12 Nick Sirota (2) 15:07 PP |3-3-1=Darryl Bootland (2) 4:32 Dustin Cloutier 6:26 |goalie3-1=Riley Gill 38 shots / 37 saves |goalie3-2=Patrick Killeen 25 shots / 20 saves |4-1-1=Justin Taylor (1) 5:46 Kory Karlander (2) 13:01 |4-1-2=Chris Barton (3) 18:29 |4-2-1=Dwight Helminen (2) 11:51 |4-3-2=Chris Barton (4) 2:57 |goalie4-1=Riley Gill 28 shots / 26 saves |goalie4-2=Patrick Killeen 26 shots / 23 saves

(4) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (5) Florida Everblades

|1-1-1= No scoring |1-1-2=David Fischer (1) 8:02 PP |1-2-1=Chris McKelvie (1) 3:56 |1-2-2=Trevor Bruess (1) 0:58 David Rutherford (1) 11:21 Matt Beca (1) 13:41 PP |1-3-1=Sean Berkstresser (1) 1:39 PP |1-3-2=Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (1) 5:28 |goalie1-1=Nic Riopel 46 shots / 41 saves |goalie1-2=John Muse 32 shots / 30 saves |2-1-1=Marc-Olivier Vallerand (1) 13:57 PP |2-1-2=Mathieu Roy (ice hockey) (1) 6:10 PP Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (2) 8:19 |2-2-1=Marc-Olivier Vallerand (2) 15:43 |2-2-2=Leigh Salters (1) 7:42 PP David Rutherford (2) 13:06 |goalie2-1=Jason Missiaen 33 shots / 29 saves |goalie2-2=John Muse 34 shots / 32 saves |3-1-1= No scoring |3-1-2=Sebastien Piche (1) 1:06 Matt Beca (2) 3:32 |3-2-1=Jeff Prough (1) 0:43 |3-2-2=Matt Beca (3) 0:33 |3-3-1=Brendan Connolly (1) 6:33 |goalie3-1=Nic Riopel 34 shots / 31 saves |goalie3-2=John Muse 34 shots / 32 saves

Western Conference

(2) Ontario Reign vs. (7) Idaho Steelheads

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-1-2=Ron Meyers (1) 1:42 |1-2-1=Kyle Kraemer (1) 16:47 |1-3-1=C.J. Stretch (1) 3:04 |1-3-2=Aaron Lewicki (1) 14:38 PP Marty Flichel (1) 18:26 |goalie1-1=Jean-Francois Berube 29 shots / 26 saves |goalie1-2=Jerry Kuhn 26 shots / 24 saves |2-1-1=No scoring |2-1-2=Chad Nehring (1) 10:50 |2-2-1=Everett Sheen (1) 1:54 |2-2-2=Marty Flichel (2) 4:14 PP |2-3-1=Alan Mazur (1) 11:45 J.D. Watt (1) 17:37 |2-3-2=Michael Neal (1) 12:57 |2-4-1=Geoff Irwin (1) 9:02 |goalie2-1=Jean-Francois Berube 29 shots / 26 saves |goalie2-2=Jerry Kuhn 16 shots / 15 saves Brian Hince 24 shots / 21 saves |3-1-1=No scoring |3-1-2=Michael Gergen (1) 7:16 |3-2-2=Jacob Cepis (1) 8:35 |3-2-1=Kevin Estrada (1) 14:42 PP Geoff Irwin (2) 15:15 PP |3-3-2=Aaron Lewicki (2) 3:00 PP Jacob Cepis (2) 5:16 PP Cody Purves (1) 18:56 EN |3-3-1=Derek Couture (1) 11:50 |goalie3-1=Jean-Francois Berube 25 shots / 21 saves |goalie3-2=Jerry Kuhn 42 shots / 39 saves |4-1-1=Bill Bagron (1) 14:10 |4-2-1=Geoff Irwin (3) 1:00 Kevin Estrada (2) 10:31 PP |4-2-2=Chad Nehring (2) 9:19 Aaron Lewicki (3) 16:31 |goalie4-1=Chris Carrozzi 28 shots / 26 saves |goalie4-2=Jerry Kuhn 26 shots / 23 saves |5-1-1=No scoring |5-1-2=Jacob Cepis (3) 7:50 |5-2-2=Joe Pereira (1) 8:10 PP Jacob Cepis (4) 14:18 Michael Neal (2) 18:00 |5-3-2=Cody Purves (2) 0:37 PP |goalie5-1=Chris Carrozzi 23 shots / 19 saves Jean-Francois Berube 7 shots / 6 saves |goalie5-2=Jerry Kuhn 46 shots / 46 saves

(3) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (6) Utah Grizzlies

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-2-1=Eric Lampe (1) 1:14 |1-3-1=Eric Lampe (2) 3:32 |goalie1-1=Mitch O'Keefe 21 shots / 21 saves |goalie1-2=Andrew Engelage 28 shots / 26 saves |2-1-1=Judd Blackwater (1) 3:41 Chris Francis (1) 19:18 PP |2-1-2=Kory Falite (1) 9:04 PP |2-2-1=Michael Busto (1) 3:44 |2-3-2=Josh Burrows (1) 12:48) |goalie2-1=Mitch O'Keefe 48 shots / 46 saves |goalie2-2=Andrew Engelage 32 shots / 29 saves |3-1-1=Adam Miller (1) 11:24 |3-1-2=Derick Martin (1) 16:19 |3-2-2=Kory Falite (2) 6:04 |3-2-1=Scott Campbell (1) 7:52 PP Ash Goldie (1) 12:54 |3-3-1=Geoff Paukovich (1) 12:01 |goalie3-1=Mitch O'Keefe 26 shots / 24 saves |goalie3-2=Andrew Engelage 29 shots / 25 saves

(4) Colorado Eagles vs. (5) Stockton Thunder

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-1-2=Garet Hunt (1) 3:10 |1-2-2=Jesse Fratkin (1) 10:42 SH |1-3-2=Chris D'Alvise (1) 4:29 PP |1-3-1=Aaron Slattengren (1) 6:08 |goalie1-1=Kyle Jones 45 shots / 42 saves |goalie1-2=Olivier Roy 36 shots / 35 saves |2-1-1=Joey Sides (1) 0:48 Tegan Moore (1) 1:50 |2-2-2=Max Campbell (1) 8:06 |2-3-2=Max Campbell (2) 16:36 |2-4-2=Chris D'Alvise (2) 0:17 |goalie2-1=Kyle Jones 35 shots / 32 saves |goalie2-2=Olivier Roy 22 shots / 20 saves |3-1-1=Steve Haddon (1) 15:39 PP |3-1-2=Matt Foy (1) 13:59 |3-2-2=Max Campbell (3) 2:06 PP Max Campbell (4) 15:24 |3-3-1=Riley Nelson (1) 3:31 PP |3-3-2=Jordan Fulton (1) 19:34 EN/SH |goalie3-1=Kyle Jones 17 shots / 14 saves |goalie3-2=Olivier Roy 30 shots / 28 saves

Conference Semifinals

:Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

(1) Elmira Jackals vs. (5) Florida Everblades

This was the second playoff meeting between the two franchises; Elmira defeated Florida 4-2 in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals. During the regular season, Elmira defeated Florida 4-2, going 2-1 both in Elmira and in Florida. Florida's John Muse was injured in the second period of Game 2, resulting in Pat Nagle coming in for the third period to secure the shutout. Nagle would be Florida's goalie throughout the rest of the series.

|1-1-1=Mike Radja (3) 5:19 PP Jean Bourbeau (2) 6:54 |1-1-2=Brandon MacLean (1) 14:45 |1-2-1=Artem Demkov (3) 5:38 |goalie1-1=Brian Stewart 46 shots / 45 saves |goalie1-2=John Muse 19 shots / 16 saves |2-1-1=No scoring |2-1-2=Brayden Irwin (1) 2:16 PP Matt Marquardt (1) 9:12 |2-2-2=Trevor Bruess (2) 3:18 Trevor Bruess (3) 5:54 Leigh Salters (2) 19:54 |goalie2-1=Brian Stewart 15 shots / 11 saves Timo Pielmeier 17 shots / 16 saves |goalie2-2=John Muse 11 shots / 11 saves Pat Nagle 8 shots / 8 saves |3-1-1=No scoring |3-1-2=Matt Marquardt (2) 4:39 |3-2-1=Artem Demkov (4) 1:41 Jordan Pietrus (1) 3:01 Rob Bellamy (3) 5:04 Jean Bourbeau (3) 10:52 |3-2-2=Kevin Quick (1) 13:57 PP Leigh Salters (3) 14:36 PP Matt Beca (4) 16:00 |3-4-2=David Fischer (2) 19:57 |goalie3-1=Timo Pielmeier 55 shots / 50 saves |goalie3-2=Pat Nagle 32 shots / 28 saves |4-1-1=No scoring |4-2-2=Scott Pitt (1) 2:32 |4-3-2=Bobby Raymond (1) 1:14 |goalie4-1=Brian Stewart 26 shots / 24 saves |goalie4-2=Pat Nagle 24 shots / 24 saves |5-1-1=No scoring |5-2-1=Craig Rivet (2) 6:52 |5-3-2=Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (3) 9:54 Mathieu Roy (2) 18:01 |goalie5-1=Brian Stewart 43 shots / 41 saves |goalie5-2=Pat Nagle 19 shots / 18 saves

(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) South Carolina Stingrays

|1-1-1=Nick Sirota (3) 3:49 Nick Sirota (4) 11:54 Trent Daavettila (1) 18:45 |1-1-2=Maxime Lacroix (5) 10:32 Andrew Cherniwchan (1) 17:26 |1-2-1=Dustin Cloutier (3) 17:57 |1-3-1=Elgin Reid (2) 11:26 Elgin Reid (3) 11:40 |1-3-2=Billy Ryan (1) 11:50 Michael Dorr (1) 17:52 |goalie1-1=Riley Gill 35 shots / 31 saves |goalie1-2=Rob Madore 28 shots / 22 saves Billy Sauer 2 shots / 2 saves |2-1-1=Darryl Bootland (3) 13:22 PP |2-1-2=Chris Higgins (1) 3:34 |2-3-1=Dwight Helminen (3) 13:35 Eric Kattelus (1) 17:01 Nick Sirota (5) 19:20 EN |goalie2-1=Riley Gill 20 shots / 19 saves |goalie2-2=Rob Madore 31 shots / 28 saves |3-1-1=Nick Sirota (6) 2:44 Justin Taylor (2) 3:35 Trent Daavettila (2) 14:53 |goalie3-1=Riley Gill 30 shots / 30 saves |goalie3-2=Rob Madore 23 shots / 20 saves |4-1-1=No scoring |4-1-2=Micheal Dorr (2) 2:52 Andrew Cherniwchan (2) 9:24 |4-3-2=Chris Higgins (2) 7:47 Billy Ryan (2) 19:35 EN |4-3-1=Nick Sirota (7) 13:49 PP |goalie4-2=Daren Machesney 33 shots / 32 saves |goalie4-1=Riley Gill 20 shots / 17 saves |5-1-1=Trent Daavettila (3) 19:18 PP |5-1-2=Brett Flemming (2) 10:13 PP |5-2-1=Sam Ftorek (2) 1:07 PP Sam Ftorek (3) 18:05 PP |5-3-1=Justin Taylor (3) 6:52 PP Darryl Bootland (4) 15:57 |goalie5-1=Riley Gill 32 shots / 31 saves |goalie5-2=Daren Macheaney 32 shots / 27 saves

Western Conference

(1) Alaska Aces vs. (5) Stockton Thunder

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-3-1=Dan Kissel (1) 12:10 Garry Nunn (1) 16:52 |1-3-2=Greg Squires (1) 8:57 |goalie1-1=Gerald Coleman 26 shots / 25 saves |goalie1-2=Olivier Roy 25 shots / 23 saves |2-1-1=No scoring |2-2-1=Brandon Gentile (1) 9:14 Nick Mazzolini (1) 10:05 |2-2-2=Max Campbell (5) 13:07 Kevin Baker (1) 15:20 |2-4-2=Chris D'Alvise (3) 9:19 PP |goalie2-1=Gerald Coleman 29 shots / 26 saves |goalie2-2=Olivier Roy 40 shots / 38 saves |3-1-1=Ryan Cruthers (1) 11:37 PP |3-3-1=Wes Goldie (1) 1:06 Nick Mazzolini (2) 1:25 Jordan Kremyr (1) 14:42 |goalie3-1=Gerald Coleman 22 shots / 22 saves |goalie3-2=Olivier Roy 40 shots / 36 saves |4-1-1=No scoring |4-1-2=Greg Squires (2) 7:32 |4-2-2=Gabriel Levesque (1) 7:13 PP |4-2-1=Tyson Marsh (1) 1:18 Ryan Cruthers (2) 18:16 |4-3-1=Steve Ward (1) 14:08 PP Nick Mazzolini (3) 19:57 EN |goalie4-1=Gerald Coleman 21 shots / 19 saves |goalie4-2=Olivier Roy 29 shots / 26 saves |5-1-1=Dan Kissel (2) 11:13 Steve Ward (2) 13:04 PP |5-2-2=Jesse Fratkin (2) 3:14 |5-2-1=Garry Nunn (2) 7:30 Dan Kissel (3) 18:32 |goalie5-1=Gerald Coleman 31 shots / 30 saves |goalie5-2=Olivier Roy 26 shots / 22 saves

(3) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (7) Idaho Steelheads

This was the fifth postseason meeting between the two franchises. Idaho had won three of the prior series (semifinals in 2004 and 2007, and quarterfinals in 2011); Las Vegas' sole historical victory was in the 2006 semifinals. During the regular season, Las Vegas was 7-1-4 against Idaho (1 overtime loss and 3 shootout losses, with 1 win in shootout).

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-1-2=Michael Neal (3) 5:38 |1-2-1=Scott Campbell (2) 11:09 SH Mike Madill (1) 12:41 |1-3-1=Scott Campbell (3) 19:22 EN |goalie1-1=Mitch O'Keefe 18 shots / 17 saves |goalie1-2=Jerry Kuhn 45 shots / 43 saves |2-1-1=No scoring |2-2-1=Josh Lunden (1) 4:09 Peter MacArthur (1) 14:18 |2-2-2=Cody Purves (3) 11:53 |2-3-2=Joe Pereira (2) 18:08 |2-4-1=Scott Campbell (4) 1:31 |goalie2-1=Mitch O'Keefe 30 shots / 28 saves |goalie2-2=Jerry Kuhn 45 shots / 42 saves |3-1-1=No scoring |3-1-2=Aaron Lewicki (4) 10:18 PP |3-2-2=Joe Pereira (3) 10:01 PP |3-2-1=Peter MacArthur (2) 11:48 PP Josh Lunden (2) 19:11 |3-3-1=Jeff May (1) 5:16 |3-3-2=Cody Purves (4) 5:57 Chad Nehring (3) 8:09 |goalie3-1=Mitch O'Keefe 45 shots / 41 saves |goalie3-2=Jerry Kuhn 37 shots / 34 saves |4-1-1=Adam Miller (2) 5:49 |4-1-2=Joe Pereira (4) 10:52 |4-2-1=Geoff Paukovich (2) 7:08 |4-3-1=Ash Goldie (2) 1:56 Chris Francis (2) 13:45 |goalie4-1=Joe Fallon 26 shots / 25 saves |goalie4-2=Jerry Kuhn 49 shots / 45 saves |5-1-1=No scoring |5-2-1=Adam Miller (3) 17:25 |5-2-2=Ron Meyers (2) 10:11 |5-4-1=Eric Lampe (3) 10:46 |goalie5-1=Joe Fallon 35 shots / 34 saves |goalie5-2=Jerry Kuhn 53 shots / 51 saves

Conference Finals

Note: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

(3) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (5) Florida Everblades

This was Kalamazoo's second consecutive Conference Final, and Florida's fourth in the past nine seasons. Their previous meeting was in 2011, where Kalamazoo beat Florida 3-1 in the first round. During the regular season, Florida beat Kalamazoo 3-2, with one loss in overtime and one win and one loss in shootout. The series marked the return of John Muse from his lower-body injury (suffered in Game 3 against Elmira in the Conference Semifinals) in a 7-0 shutout at home for Game 3.

|1-1-1= No scoring |1-1-2=Bobby Raymond (2) 15:54 |1-2-2=Trevor Bruess (4) 13:55 |goalie1-1=Riley Gill 38 shots / 36 saves |goalie1-2=Pat Nagle 34 shots / 34 saves |2-1-1= No scoring |2-1-2= Brayden Irwin (2) 14:28 |2-3-1= Kory Karlander (3) 6:18 PP Darren Archibald (1) 8:11 Dustin Cloutier (4) 17:32 |2-3-2= Matt Beca (5) 15:01 |goalie2-1=Riley Gill 38 shots / 36 saves |goalie2-2=Pat Nagle 19 shots / 16 saves |3-1-1= No scoring |3-1-2=Mathieu Roy (3) 9:27 |3-2-2=Brayden Irwin (3) 0:20 Sebastien Piche (2) 1:02 PP Brayden Irwin (4) 4:36 Justin Shugg (1) 7:16 Brayden Irwin (5) 8:38 PP |3-3-2=Justin Shugg (2) 16:58 PP |goalie3-1=Riley Gill 14 shots / 10 saves Maxime Clermont 18 shots / 15 saves |goalie3-2=John Muse 28 shots / 28 saves |4-1-1= No scoring |4-1-2= David Rutherford (3) 17:01 |4-2-1= Dwight Helminen (4) 15:27 |4-2-2= Charles Landry (1) 2:33 David Fischer (3) 10:26 PP |4-3-1= Darren Archibald (2) 8:17 Dwight Helminen (5) 10:33 PP |4-3-2= Mathieu Roy (4) 18:27 PP David Rutherford (4) 18:51 |goalie4-1=Riley Gill 25 shots / 18 saves |goalie4-2=John Muse 31 shots / 28 saves |5-1-1= No scoring |5-2-1=Kory Karlander (4) 12:13 PP |5-2-2=Mike Ratchuk (1) 9:02 Justin Shugg (3) 18:11 PP |5-3-2=Trevor Bruess (5) 5:56 |goalie5-1=Riley Gill 24 shots / 21 saves |goalie5-2=John Muse 28 shots / 27 saves

Western Conference

(1) Alaska Aces vs. (3) Las Vegas Wranglers

This was the third playoff meeting between the two franchises; Alaska won in the 2006 West Division Finals, 4-2, and 2009 National Conference finals 4-0, while Las Vegas won the 2008 National Conference Semifinals 4-1, giving Alaska a historical 9-6 lead. It was the second consecutive Conference Final for Alaska, and their sixth in eight seasons, and the third Final for Las Vegas in five seasons. During the regular season, Las Vegas beat Alaska 5-4, with Alaska winning a game in shootout, and Las Vegas winning two shootout games.

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-2-1=Ryan Cruthers (3) 9:07 PP |1-2-2=Scott Campbell (5) 17:29 |1-3-1=Ryan Cruthers (4) 15:54 |goalie1-1=Gerald Coleman 26 shots / 25 saves |goalie1-2=Joe Fallon 32 shots / 30 saves |2-1-1=No scoring |2-1-2=Josh Lunden (3) 1:28 Scott Campbell (6) 4:06 Scott Campbell (7) 19:18 |goalie2-1=Gerald Coleman 15 shots / 12 saves James Reid 13 shots / 13 saves |goalie2-2=Joe Fallon 23 shots / 23 saves |3-1-1=Kane Lafranchise (1) 9:01 PP |3-1-2=Jeff May (2) 5:01 PP |3-2-2=Judd Blackwater (2) 9:25 |3-3-1=Scott Howes (1) 9:04 |3-4-2=Eric Lampe (4) 3:11 |goalie3-1=Gerald Coleman 34 shots / 31 saves |goalie3-2=Joe Fallon 31 shots / 29 saves |4-1-1=No scoring |4-1-2=Judd Blackwater (3) 1:49 Eric Lampe (5) 11:25 |4-2-2=Peter MacArthur (3) 7:01 |4-2-1=Dan Kissel (4) 19:05 |4-3-1=Chad Anderson (1) 19:55 |goalie4-1=Gerald Coleman 24 shots / 21 saves |goalie4-2=Joe Fallon 26 shots / 24 saves |5-1-1=Dan Kissel (5) 5:22 PP |5-1-2=Eric Lampe (6) 14:28 PP Judd Blackwater (4) 18:22 |5-3-2=Josh Lunden (4) 19:57 EN/SH |goalie5-1=Gerald Coleman 26 shots / 24 saves |goalie5-2=Joe Fallon 18 shots / 17 saves

Kelly Cup Finals

(3) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. (5) Florida Everblades

|1-1-1=Peter MacArthur (4) 13:43 |1-2-1=Eric Lampe (7) 14:04 PP |1-3-2=Mike Ratchuk (2) 18:00 |goalie1-1=Joe Fallon 33 shots / 32 saves |goalie1-2=John Muse 23 shots / 21 saves |2-1-1=Chris Francis (3) 10:20 Judd Blackwater (5) 15:36 |2-2-2=Mathieu Roy (5) 2:22 PP Justin Shugg (4) 14:10 Matt Marquardt (4)16:42 PP |2-3-2=David Rutherford (5) 3:15 Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll (4) 5:10 Brandon MacLean (2) 7:03 Leigh Salters (4) 18:15 |goalie2-1=Joe Fallon 28 shots / 21 saves |goalie2-2=John Muse 29 shots / 27 saves |3-1-1=No scoring |3-1-2= Mike Ratchuk (3) 8:23 |3-2-1=Adam Huxley (1) 0:27 Scott Campbell (8) 2:08 Judd Blackwater (6) 9:14 PP |3-2-2=Alex McGinnis (1) 3:18 |3-3-2=Justin Shugg (5) 16:11 |3-4-2=Matt Marquardt (5) 13:49 |goalie3-1=Joe Fallon 34 shots / 30 saves |goalie3-2=John Muse 35 shots / 32 saves

|4-1-1=No scoring |4-1-2=Brandon MacLean (3) 17:55 |4-2-2=Matt Marquardt (6) 5:15 |4-2-1=Peter MacArthur (5) 6:32 |4-3-2=Justin Shugg (6) 15:37 |goalie4-1=Joe Fallon 30 shots / 27 saves |goalie4-2=John Muse 30 shots / 29 saves

|5-1-1=No scoring |5-1-2=Justin Shugg (7) 12:07 Mike Ratchuk (4) 18:46 |5-2-1=Ash Goldie (3) 9:26 |5-3-1=Peter MacArthur (6) 0:47 |5-4-2=Brandon MacLean (4) 4:54 |goalie5-1=Joe Fallon 29 shots / 26 saves |goalie5-2=John Muse 43 shots / 41 saves

Statistical leaders

Skaters

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltending

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)

References

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