Allen trounces Stingrays, 6-1, to capture Kelly Cup title - Charleston Post Courier
As the final seconds ticked off the clock at the Allen Event Center on Sunday night, the Allen Americans faithful began chanting “Three-peat. Three-peat. The capacity crowd had plenty to cheer about as the Americans gave the north Dallas suburb a league championship for the third straight year. Chad Costello scored two goals and added an assist, and Vincent Arseneau had a pair of goals to lead Allen past the South Carolina Stingrays, 6-1, in Game 7 of the Kelly Cup Finals before a standing-room-only crowd of 6,125. It was the first Kelly... The Americans, who captured Central Hockey League titles in 2013 and 2014, joined the ECHL just months before the season opener back in October. The Americans become just the second club to win the Kelly Cup crown in their inaugural season in the ECHL. The Stingrays tied an ECHL record with their fourth Kelly Cup Finals appearance, but this was the first time in franchise history that the club did not skate away with the ultimate prize. The Stingrays won Kelly Cup titles in 1997, 2001 and 2009. It was a disappointing end to what had been a record-breaking season for the Stingrays, who set ECHL marks for most consecutive wins (23), consecutive road victories (13), playoff road... They also tied league marks with most consecutive games without a regulation loss (23) and shutouts (11). “I’m shocked. We did things in this game that we haven’t done all season. Source: www.postandcourier.com
