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Kelly Cup title on the line in Game 7

Kelly Cup title on the line in Game 7

Friday, June 8th

For just the fifth time in ECHL history, the League title will be decided in a Game 7 when the Florida Everblades host the Colorado Eagles on Saturday at Germain Arena. The 44th Game 7 in ECHL postseason history, and the 20th over the last four playoff seasons, faces off at 7 p.m. ET and you can catch all of the action LIVE on ECHL.TV.

Colorado forced the deciding game with a 4-2 win at the Budweiser Events Center on Wednesday. The previous Riley/Kelly Cup Finals to be decided in seven games were 1989 (Carolina won at Johnstown), 1999 (Mississippi defeated Richmond in double overtime), 2009 (South Carolina won at Alaska) and 2015 (Allen defeated South Carolina).

The Everblades will be playing in their fourth Game 7 in club history, and third on home ice. Florida fell to Dayton in the 2007 American Conference Finals and at Reading in the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals before defeating Orlando in the 2017 South Division Semifinals.

The Eagles are playing in their second Game 7 in the 2018 Kelly Cup Playoffs and their third in team history. Colorado defeated Fort Wayne 4-3 in overtime in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the Kelly Cup Finals. The Eagles fell at Ontario in Game 7 of the 2015 Pacific Division Semifinals.

Saturday's game is the 44th Game 7 all-time in ECHL postseason history. The home team is 31-12 all-time in ECHL Game 7s and has won 18 of the last 23 Game 7s. Ten Game 7s have gone beyond regulation, with four being decided in two overtimes and one in three overtimes. The home team has won eight of the 10 games decided in overtime.

Game 7s in ECHL History

DATE	TEAMS	ROUND
May 25, 2018	Fort Wayne 3 at COLORADO 4 (OT)	CF
April 25, 2018	Allen 1 at IDAHO 4	DSF
May 24, 2017	SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Manchester 3	CF
April 26, 2017	Orlando 4 at FLORIDA 7	DSF
April 25, 2017	Kalamazoo 1 at TOLEDO 3	DSF
May 24, 2016	WHEELING 5 at South Carolina 2	CF
May 11, 2016	Adirondack 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (2 OT)	CSF
May 11, 2016	Reading 3 at WHEELING 4 (OT)	CSF
April 27, 2016	Idaho 2 at ALLEN 3 (OT)	CQF
April 27, 2016	Cincinnati 0 at FORT WAYNE 2	CQF
April 26, 2016	READING 4 at Toledo 1	CQF
June 14, 2015	South Carolina 1 at ALLEN 6	KCF
May 27, 2015	SOUTH CAROLINA 1 at Toledo 0 (3 OT)	CF
May 27, 2015	Ontario 1 at ALLEN 3	CF
May 13, 2015	Fort Wayne 2 at TOLEDO 5	DF
April 29, 2015	Quad City 1 at RAPID CITY 2	DSF
April 29, 2015	Wheeling 1 at TOLEDO 2 (OT)	DSF
April 29, 2015	Reading 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3	DSF
April 28, 2015	Colorado 2 at ONTARIO 4	DSF
May 1, 2013	Florida 1 at READING 4	CSF
April 14, 2013	Las Vegas 4 at STOCKTON 6	CQF
April 27, 2011	WHEELING 4 at Greenville 3 (OT)	CSF
May 12, 2010	Reading 0 at CINCINNATI 1	CF
April 28, 2010	CINCINNATI 2 at Charlotte 1	CSF
June 5, 2009	SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Alaska 2	KCF
May 6, 2009	Stockton 1 at LAS VEGAS 5	DF
April 22, 2009	STOCKTON 5 at Ontario 4	DSF
April 22, 2009	Bakersfield 1 at LAS VEGAS 5	DSF
April 21, 2009	ELMIRA 5 at Trenton 3	DSF
April 20, 2009	Wheeling 1 at CINCINNATI 2 (2 OT)	DSF
May 5, 2008	Reading 1 at CINCINNATI 6	DF
May 18, 2007	DAYTON 3 at Florida 1	CF
May 3, 2007	Cincinnati 3 at DAYTON 5	DF
May 22, 2006	Fresno 2 at ALASKA 3 (2 OT)	CF
May 6, 2006	Bakersfield 2 at FRESNO 4	DF
April 22, 2006	Long Beach 3 at BAKERSFIELD 4	DSF
April 19, 2006	Idaho 2 at LAS VEGAS 6	DSF
May 16, 2005	TRENTON 2 at Alaska 0	CF
May 3, 2003	Cincinnati 2 at ATLANTIC CITY 3	CF
May 13, 2001	Peoria 3 at TRENTON 4	CF
May 30, 1999	Richmond 3 at MISSISSIPPI 4 (2 OT)	KCF
March 31, 1992	Roanoke Valley 2 at GREENSBORO 6	1st
April 12, 1989	CAROLINA 7 at Johnstown 4	RCF