Brabham Cup
Established	1988–89 ECHL season
Current holder(s)	Florida Everblades
Awarded to the	ECHL team with the most points in the regular season

The Henry Brabham Cup is an award presented by the ECHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season. The Brabham Cup has been awarded 21 times to 16 different teams since first being awarded in 1989.^[1] The Florida Everblades won their second Brabham Cup in the 2008–09 season, with a winning percentage of .730 (49-17-5, 103 points of 142 possible) to win the Brabham Cup. (The ECHL used percentage of points won in 2008–09 as some teams played 71 games and others 73 instead of the usual 72 games because of teams ceasing operations during the season.)

Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 References 4 See also

[edit] History

The trophy was introduced during the league's inaugural season in 1988 by the league's Board of Governors and was named after ECHL founding father and first Erie Panthers owner, Henry Brabham. ^[1] While only three Brabham Cup winners have gone on to win the ECHL Championship in their respective years, it remains the most likely position to produce the cup winner, because the Brabham Cup winner is guaranteed home-ice advantage in all rounds of the Kelly Cup playoffs, provided the team advances to each round.

Five franchises — the Florida Everblades, Knoxville Cherokees/Pee Dee Pride, Louisiana IceGators, Toledo Storm/Walleye, and Winston-Salem/Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers have won the Brabham Cup on multiple occasions, with the Nailers and former Cherokees/Pride franchise winning three each, and the others with two. However, only the Everblades, Walleye, and Nailers remain in the ECHL. The Wheeling Nailers were originally referred as the (Winston-Salem, North) Carolina Thunderbirds until 1992 before moving to Wheeling that year, changing their nickname to the Nailers before the start of the 1995–96 season. The Toledo Walleye were originally called the Storm before its sale and suspension of operations two years after the 2006–07 season for construction of the new Lucas County Arena, changing their name to the Toledo Walleye to resume play for the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Winners

     Team won the Kelly Cup.      Team lost in the Kelly Cup finals.

Year	Winner	Points	Playoff result	Win #
1988–89	Erie Panthers	77	Lost Semifinal (CAR)[2]	1
1989–90	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	82	Lost Riley Cup Final (GRE)[3]	1
1990–91	Knoxville Cherokees	97	Lost Division Semifinal (LOU)[4]	1
1991–92	Toledo Storm	95	Lost Division 1st Round (LOU)[5]	1
1992–93	Wheeling Thunderbirds	88	Lost Riley Cup Final (TOL)[6]	2
1993–94	Knoxville Cherokees	94	Lost 1st Round (LOU)[7]	2
1994–95	Wheeling Thunderbirds	97	Lost 1st Round (BIR)	3
1995–96	Richmond Renegades	105	Lost Riley Cup Quarterfinal (JAX)	1
1996–97	South Carolina Stingrays	100	Won Kelly Cup[8]	1
1997–98	Louisiana IceGators	96	Lost Kelly Cup Semifinal (PEN)[9]	1
1998–99	Pee Dee Pride	106	Lost Conference Final (MIS[10]	3
1999–00	Florida Everblades	108	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (AUG)[11]	1
2000–01	Trenton Titans	104	Lost Kelly Cup Final (SC)[12]	1
2001–02	Louisiana IceGators	116	Lost Division Semifinal (JAC)[13]	2
2002–03	Toledo Storm	104	Lost Division Final (CIN)[14]	2
2003–04	San Diego Gulls	108	Lost Division Semifinal (AK)	1
2004–05	Pensacola Ice Pilots	107	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (GVL)[15]	1
2005–06	Alaska Aces	113	Won Kelly Cup[16]	1
2006–07	Las Vegas Wranglers	106	Lost Conference Semifinal (IDH)[17]	1
2007–08	Cincinnati Cyclones	115	Won Kelly Cup	1
2008–09	Florida Everblades	103	Lost Division Final (SC)	2

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Kelly Cup
• ECHL

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