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Lions Announce Plans For Kelly Cup Championship Parade
The Trois-Rivieres Lions are still reveling in their Kelly Cup Championship after a 4-1 victory over the Toledo Walleye on Saturday. They took the series in five games en route to their first title since entering the ECHL prior to the 2021-22 season. The Montreal Canadiens affiliate is inviting fans to join the celebration on Sunday, June 15 for the official Championship Parade. Advertisement The parade will begin at 12:15 Pm ET, departing from rue du Stade near Stade Quillorama, then continue along rue de l'Hippodrome, turning onto rue des Forges, followed by rue Royale, and finally heading toward the port area via rue St-Georges. The procession will conclude near the banks of the St. Lawrence River at approximately 1 Pm . A stage will be set up on site where members of the organization will address the crowd. Fans in attendance will have the chance to meet the players from the Lions' championship-winning roster and see the three trophies hoisted by the team: The E.A. "Bud" Gingher Trophy, awarded to the Eastern Conference champions. Advertisement The June M. Kelly Playoff MVP Trophy, presented to goaltender Luke Cavallin. And, of course, the Kelly Cup, which will parade through the streets alongside the players. The Lions became just the second Canadian team in ECHL history to hoist a Cup, joining the Newfoundland Growlers in 2019. They won the Central Division, swept Reading in the opening round of the playoffs, then downed Norfolk and three-time defending champion Florida each in six games before taking the Final against Toledo. Photo Courtesy of the ECHL
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25-04-2025
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Everblades Sweep Icemen For Fourth Straight Season, Advance To South Division Finals
In each of their three consecutive Kelly Cup Championship seasons, the Florida Everblades have had to contend with their in-state rival, the Jacksonville Icemen. In each instance, the Everblades advanced with a series sweep. This post-season was no different. The Everblades moved one step closer to a fourth straight Cup by sweeping the Icemen once again. A 4-3 overtime victory Thursday ensured their spot in the South Division Finals as they await the winner of the South Carolina-Orlando series. All four games ended up being decided in overtime. On Thursday, it was Logan Lambdin who provided the heroics, firing in a missile from the low slot at 12:02 to secure the sweep. SWEEP COMPLETELOGAN LAMBDIN SENDS US TO THE SECOND ROUND — x - Florida Everblades (@FL_Everblades) April 25, 2025 For the first time in the series, the Icemen scored first. Logan Cockerill notched his second goal of the playoffs just 3:47 into the game. Kyle Betts made sure that lead didn't last too long, taking a feed from Oliver Chau and putting in a shot from inside the left circle with 19.3 seconds left on the clock to tie the score 1-1. Lambdin also picked up an assist on Betts' second goal of the post-season. Cole Moberg put the Everblades in the lead just over five minutes into the middle frame, rifling in a shot from the right point that deflected off a Jacksonville defender and into the net, putting the Blades on top 2-1. Colton Hargrove doubled the Blades' lead with his second goal in as many games from point-blank range with 1:52 left in the second period. Lambdin picked up another helper on the play with Dillon Hamaliuk tacking on a secondary assist. Desperately trying to prevent a sweep, the Icemen fought back. Shortly after what appeared to be a Florida goal that would have given the Everblades a three-goal lead was waved off, Christopher Brown trimmed the margin to 3-2 with his first goal of the playoffs at the 12:20 mark. Jacksonville pulled their goaltender in favor of an extra skater, and Cockerill's second goal of the game tied the score 3-3 at 18:13, sending the teams to a fourth consecutive overtime. Florida had numerous chances to put the game away until Lambdin finally broke through at the 12:02 mark on a power play. The Everblades outshot Jacksonville 36-21 through regulation and 47-28 through overtime. Everblades goaltender Cam Johnson turned aside 25 of 28 shots and factored in all four wins during the series. Justen Close made 43 saves and suffered the season-ending loss for the Icemen. Other results from Thursday night's playoff action: Charlie Combs scored 10 minutes into overtime to lead the South Carolina Stingrays to a 4-3 victory over the Orlando Solar Bears at the Kia Center. It was Combs' second game-winner of the series, giving the Rays a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven South Division Semifinals. Erik Middendorf tallied two goals for the Stingrays, while Alexander Suzdalev and Combs each had a goal. The game went back and forth until Alex Frye tied the score 3-3 with five minutes remaining in the third period, sending the game into overtime. CHARLIE COMBS WHATTA WAY TO WIN IT IN OT 😮💨 Stingrays lead the series 3-2 👏🏼@SCStingrays — ECHL (@ECHL) April 25, 2025 Combs netted his game-winner 10 minutes into the extra frame, wrapping around from behind the Orlando net and going bar down on goaltender Jon Gillies. Seth Eisele earned the win in his professional post-season debut, stopping 41 of 44 shots. The two teams head back to North Charleston Arena for Game 6 Sunday, with puck drop set for 6:05 Pm ET. The Heartlanders took a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Central division Semifinals series with a 5-2 win over the Fort Wayne Komets at Xtream Arena. A total of 10 Iowa skaters picked up points, while goaltender William Rousseau made 34 saves. Keltie Jeri-Leon tallied two goals to lead the Heartlanders with four in the playoffs. A scary moment occurred for the Komets late in the game. During a scramble for the puck in the Fort Wayne zone, forward Odeen Tufto went down in pain, grabbing his left leg and calling for help from the bench. He was tended to by paramedics and taken to a local hospital, and the game resumed after a 15-minute delay. Komets head coach Jesse Kallechy didn't have an update on Tufto's condition following the game, but here's hoping the former Heartlander makes a full and speedy recovery. Game 6 is Sunday in Fort Wayne, with puck drop scheduled for 5:05 Pm ET. Semifinals Marcus Crawford scored his second game-winning goal of the post-season for the Kansas City Mavericks, while goaltender Jack LaFontaine stopped all 29 shots he faced for his third win of the series in a 2-0 win over the Tulsa Oilers. Crawford put in a wrister through traffic 8:54 into the opening period. Justin Macpherson sent a similar wrist shot past Oilers netminder Talyn Boyko at the 8:36 mark of the third period to close out the scoring. Game 5 is Friday at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Puck drop is set for 7:05 Pm CT.
