ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs
The ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs kicked off last night! I have two teams that I am cheering for this year: The Mississippi Sea Wolves and The Pensacola Ice Pilots
Both teams are in the American Conference and both are in the Southern division. So there is no chance of seeing both make it out of the quarterfinals.
My first live hockey game was a Mississippi Sea Wolves game in Biloxi, Mississippi almost 8 years ago. My family lived there for a while and whenever I went to visit we would go to a hockey game (or two…or three). My parents bought me a jersey for my birthday one year and I started listening to some of the games online. In the 1998-1999 season, they succeeded in winning the Kelly Cup championship! In the 2001-2002 season they made it to the finals but lost to The Greenville Grrrowl from Greenville, South Carolina.
I now live only 40 miles away from the Pensacola Ice Pilots. When I first moved here, I only went to the Ice Pilot games if they were playing against the Sea Wolves and of course I proudly sported my teams gear. Eventually I started going to games against other teams and I started to actually like the Ice Pilots. Mississippi will always remain #1 and I will continue to cheer them on whenever they play at the "hanger" but I do call myself a Pensacola fan as well and I now have a jersey (thank you Christine & Richard!) to wear during the playoff games.
This year Pensacola has had a smokin' season. They have assumed the lead in the division, conference, and the league. They clinched the regular season point championship, the Brabham Cup, ending the season with a whopping 107 points!
So here we are at the beginning of the playoffs and I'm torn between my two teams. Since Pensacola has had such and outstanding year and they haven't won an ECHL playoff championship yet, I really would like to see them make it to the finals. But, at the same time, I'm devoted to my Sea Wolves and I want them make a huge comeback and win too. I guess the best thing to do is just sit back and enjoy some good ol' hockey.
Good luck to you both!
Both teams are in the American Conference and both are in the Southern division. So there is no chance of seeing both make it out of the quarterfinals.
My first live hockey game was a Mississippi Sea Wolves game in Biloxi, Mississippi almost 8 years ago. My family lived there for a while and whenever I went to visit we would go to a hockey game (or two…or three). My parents bought me a jersey for my birthday one year and I started listening to some of the games online. In the 1998-1999 season, they succeeded in winning the Kelly Cup championship! In the 2001-2002 season they made it to the finals but lost to The Greenville Grrrowl from Greenville, South Carolina.
I now live only 40 miles away from the Pensacola Ice Pilots. When I first moved here, I only went to the Ice Pilot games if they were playing against the Sea Wolves and of course I proudly sported my teams gear. Eventually I started going to games against other teams and I started to actually like the Ice Pilots. Mississippi will always remain #1 and I will continue to cheer them on whenever they play at the "hanger" but I do call myself a Pensacola fan as well and I now have a jersey (thank you Christine & Richard!) to wear during the playoff games.
This year Pensacola has had a smokin' season. They have assumed the lead in the division, conference, and the league. They clinched the regular season point championship, the Brabham Cup, ending the season with a whopping 107 points!
So here we are at the beginning of the playoffs and I'm torn between my two teams. Since Pensacola has had such and outstanding year and they haven't won an ECHL playoff championship yet, I really would like to see them make it to the finals. But, at the same time, I'm devoted to my Sea Wolves and I want them make a huge comeback and win too. I guess the best thing to do is just sit back and enjoy some good ol' hockey.
Good luck to you both!
posted by Jennifer at
10:27 AM
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Game 1 - MS
Mississippi 1 - Gwinnet 5
Game 1 - Pen
Pensacola 4 - Greenville 5 (OT)
It was a total BS game! The ref was definitely paid off.
Why don't you just wear Michigan and Ohio State sweatshirts! This looks SOOOO wrong!
And maybe add a window?
;-)
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