Newfoundland Growlers win ECHL's Kelly Cup in inaugural season
The ECHL championship has gone to the dogs.
With a 4-3 victory over the Toledo Walleye in Game 6 on Tuesday night, the Newfoundland Growlers captured the Kelly Cup in their very first season.
THE GROWLERS ARE KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS!! 🔥 #StandPROUD pic.twitter.com/wypkY9Yp9B
— David Nestico (@davidnestico200) June 5, 2019
Growlers hoist the Kelly Cup! pic.twitter.com/r60QyUYBaR
— NTV News (@NTVNewsNL) June 5, 2019
Newfoundland's Giorgio Estephan scored two goals over less than three minutes in the second period and added an assist early in the frame.
His second marker held up as the winner.
TO QUOTE BRIAN ROGERS:
— Newfoundland Growlers (@NLGrowlers) June 4, 2019
'ATTA BOY GIO !!#StandPROUD pic.twitter.com/k7honDRiEW
The Growlers, who joined the league in 2018-19 as an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, became the first team to claim the ECHL title in its first campaign since the Greensboro Monarchs in 1990.
Newfoundland forward Zach O'Brien was named playoff MVP after leading all postseason scorers with 16 goals and 29 points.