2024 ECHL playoffs
2024 Kelly Cup playoffs Dates April 17 – June Teams 16
The 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL hockey league began on April 17, 2024, following the conclusion of the 2023–24 ECHL regular season .
Due to the Newfoundland Growlers ceasing operations on April 2, 2024, without playing their final six games (against the Norfolk Admirals and Trois-Rivières Lions ),[ 1] the North Division utilized points percentage to determine its final standings, as well as potential home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference or Kelly Cup Finals;[ 2] the remaining three divisions utilized a traditional points system. The top four teams in the South, Central, and Mountain divisions qualified for the playoffs based on highest point total earned in the season.
Despite tying in points percentage, the Maine Mariners qualified over the Worcester Railers due to holding the tiebreaker of a higher regulation win percentage.[ 3] The Kansas City Mavericks , who won the Brabham Cup as regular season champions, were the first to clinch a playoff spot with a 7–4 win over Tulsa .[ 4]
The first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format. The Kansas City Mavericks, as Brabham Cup winners, are scheduled to have home ice advantage for all the rounds they advance in.[ 5]
Ten out of the 16 teams in this year's playoffs were participants in the previous Kelly Cup playoffs .
Playoff seeds After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Final seeds and points: [ 6]
Eastern Conference
North Division
South Division
Western Conference
Central Division
Mountain Division
Playoff bracket Source:[ 7]
Division Semifinals[ 8]
Division Finals[ 9]
Conference Finals[ 10] [ 11]
Kelly Cup Finals[ 12]
N1
Adirondack [ 13]
4
N4
Maine[ 14]
3
N1
Adirondack [ 30]
4
North Division
N2
Norfolk[ 31]
2
N2
Norfolk [ 15]
4
N3
Trois-Rivières[ 16]
2
N1
Adirondack[ 38]
2
Eastern Conference
S3
Florida [ 39]
4
S1
Greenville[ 17]
2
S4
Orlando [ 18]
4
S4
Orlando[ 32]
1
South Division
S3
Florida [ 33]
4
S2
Jacksonville[ 19]
3
S3
Florida [ 20]
4
S3
Florida[ 42]
2
M1
Kansas City[ 43]
1
C1
Toledo [ 21]
4
C4
Kalamazoo[ 22]
0
C1
Toledo [ 34]
4
Central Division
C3
Wheeling[ 35]
0
C2
Indy[ 23]
1
C3
Wheeling [ 24]
4
C1
Toledo[ 40]
2
Western Conference
M1
Kansas City [ 41]
4
M1
Kansas City [ 25] [ 26]
4
M4
Tulsa[ 27]
0
M1
Kansas City [ 36]
4
Mountain Division
M2
Idaho[ 37]
1
M2
Idaho [ 28]
4
M3
Allen[ 29]
1
Division semifinals Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4 ).
North Division
(1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (4) Maine Mariners
April 19
Maine Mariners
2–1
Adirondack Thunder
Cool Insuring Arena
Recap
1
First period
0
1
Second period
1
0
Third period
0
Brad Arvanitis ( 35 saves / 36 shots )
Goalie stats
Isaac Poulter ( 19 saves / 21 shots)
April 26
Adirondack Thunder
1–4
Maine Mariners
Cross Insurance Arena
Recap
1
First period
2
0
Second period
0
0
Third period
2
Isaac Poulter ( 21 saves / 21 shots )
Goalie stats
Brad Arvanitis ( 22 saves / 24 shots )
April 27
Adirondack Thunder
5–3
Maine Mariners
Cross Insurance Arena
Recap
1
First period
2
0
Second period
1
4
Third period
0
Jeremy Brodeur ( 19 saves / 22 shots )
Goalie stats
Brad Arvanitis ( 19 saves / 23 shots )
April 28
Adirondack Thunder
3–0
Maine Mariners
Cross Insurance Arena
Recap
0
First period
0
1
Second period
0
2
Third period
0
Isaac Poulter ( 32 saves / 32 shots )
Goalie stats
Shane Starrett ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
April 30
Maine Mariners
2–1
Adirondack Thunder
Cool Insuring Arena
Recap
1
First period
0
0
Second period
1
1
Third period
0
Brad Arvanitis ( 27 saves / 28 shots )
Goalie stats
Isaac Poulter ( 21 saves / 23 shots )
May 1
Maine Mariners
0–2
Adirondack Thunder
Cool Insuring Arena
Recap
0
First period
0
0
Second period
1
0
Third period
1
Brad Arvanitis ( 23 saves / 24 shots )
Goalie stats
Isaac Poulter ( 21 saves / 21 shots )
Adirondack won series 4–3
(2) Norfolk Admirals vs. (3) Trois-Rivières Lions
April 17
Norfolk Admirals
4–2
Trois-Rivières Lions
Colisée Vidéotron
Recap
0
First period
0
2
Second period
0
2
Third period
2
Oskari Salminen
Goalie stats
Zachary Émond
April 24
Trois-Rivières Lions
3–6
Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk Scope
Recap
0
First period
3
2
Second period
1
1
Third period
2
Zachary Émond
Goalie stats
Yaniv Perets
April 27
Trois-Rivières Lions
4–2
Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk Scope
Recap
1
First period
0
2
Second period
2
1
Third period
0
Zachary Émond
Goalie stats
Yaniv Perets
April 28
Trois-Rivières Lions
3–4
Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk Scope
Recap
1
First period
2
0
Second period
1
2
Third period
1
Zachary Émond
Goalie stats
Yaniv Perets
South Division
(1) Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears
April 21
Orlando Solar Bears
1–0
OT
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Recap
0
First period
0
0
Second period
0
0
Third period
0
1
First overtime period
0
Evan Fitzpatrick
Goalie stats
Jacob Ingham
April 22
Orlando Solar Bears
2–4
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Recap
0
First period
0
0
Second period
2
2
Third period
2
Evan Fitzpatrick
Goalie stats
Jacob Ingham, Luke Richardson
April 26
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
1–2
OT
Orlando Solar Bears
Kia Center
Recap
1
First period
0
0
Second period
1
0
Third period
0
0
First overtime period
1
Jacob Ingham
Goalie stats
Evan Fitzpatrick
April 27
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
5–3
Orlando Solar Bears
Kia Center
Recap
2
First period
0
1
Second period
1
2
Third period
2
Luke Richardson
Goalie stats
Evan Fitzpatrick
April 28
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
5–6
OT
Orlando Solar Bears
Kia Center
Recap
3
First period
1
2
Second period
2
0
Third period
2
0
First overtime period
1
Jacob Ingham
Goalie stats
Evan Fitzpatrick
April 30
Orlando Solar Bears
5–1
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Recap
0
First period
0
2
Second period
0
3
Third period
1
Evan Fitzpatrick
Goalie stats
Jacob Ingham
(2) Jacksonville Icemen vs. (3) Florida Everblades
April 24
Jacksonville Icemen
4–3
OT
Florida Everblades
Hertz Arena
Recap
2
First period
0
1
Second period
3
0
Third period
0
1
First overtime period
0
Matt Vernon
Goalie stats
Cam Johnson
April 26
Jacksonville Icemen
5–0
Florida Everblades
Hertz Arena
Recap
0
First period
0
3
Second period
0
2
Third period
0
Matt Vernon
Goalie stats
Cam Johnson
April 27
Jacksonville Icemen
1–3
Florida Everblades
Hertz Arena
Recap
0
First period
1
1
Second period
2
0
Third period
0
Matt Vernon
Goalie stats
Cam Johnson
Central Division
(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Kalamazoo Wings
April 19
Kalamazoo Wings
2–3
OT
Toledo Walleye
Huntington Center
Recap
0
First period
0
2
Second period
2
0
Third period
0
0
First overtime period
1
Hunter Vorva
Goalie stats
John Lethemon
April 20
Kalamazoo Wings
2–5
Toledo Walleye
Huntington Center
Recap
2
First period
1
0
Second period
1
0
Third period
3
Jonathan Lemieux
Goalie stats
Jan Bednář
April 24
Toledo Walleye
6–2
Kalamazoo Wings
Wings Event Center
Recap
3
First period
2
2
Second period
0
1
Third period
0
John Lethemon
Goalie stats
Hunter Vorva
(2) Indy Fuel vs. (3) Wheeling NailersWheeling played games three and four at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling and game five at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pennsylvania .
April 19
Wheeling Nailers
2–5
Indy Fuel
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Recap
0
First period
1
1
Second period
3
1
Third period
1
Jaxon Castor
Goalie stats
Mitchell Weeks
April 20
Wheeling Nailers
7–1
Indy Fuel
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Recap
2
First period
0
4
Second period
0
1
Third period
1
Jaxon Castor
Goalie stats
Zach Driscoll, Mitchell Weeks
April 22
Indy Fuel
2–3
OT
Wheeling Nailers
WesBanco Arena
Recap
0
First period
1
1
Second period
1
1
Third period
0
0
First overtime period
1
Mitchell Weeks
Goalie stats
Jaxon Castor
April 23
Indy Fuel
0–3
Wheeling Nailers
WesBanco Arena
Recap
0
First period
1
0
Second period
1
0
Third period
1
Mitchell Weeks
Goalie stats
Jaxon Castor
April 27
Indy Fuel
2–4
Wheeling Nailers
UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
Recap
1
First period
0
1
Second period
3
0
Third period
1
Mitchell Weeks
Goalie stats
Jaxon Castor
Mountain Division
(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (4) Tulsa Oilers
April 19
Kansas City Mavericks
3–1
Tulsa Oilers
BOK Center
Recap
1
First period
0
1
Second period
0
1
Third period
1
Cale Morris
Goalie stats
Julian Junca
April 22
Kansas City Mavericks
2–1
Tulsa Oilers
BOK Center
Recap
1
First period
1
1
Second period
0
0
Third period
0
Jack LaFontaine
Goalie stats
Julian Junca
Kansas City won series 4–0
(2) Idaho Steelheads vs. (3) Allen Americans
April 22
Allen Americans
5–6
OT
Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Recap
2
First period
1
2
Second period
3
1
Third period
1
0
First overtime period
1
Marco Costantini
Goalie stats
Jake Kielly
April 24
Allen Americans
0–5
Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Recap
0
First period
3
0
Second period
0
0
Third period
2
Mark Sinclair
Goalie stats
Jake Kielly
April 26
Idaho Steelheads
1–5
Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Recap
0
First period
2
0
Second period
2
1
Third period
1
Jake Kielly, Bryan Thomson
Goalie stats
Marco Costantini
Division finals Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4 ).
North Division
(1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (2) Norfolk Admirals
Adirondack won series 4–2
South Division
(3) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears
Central Division
(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Wheeling Nailers
Mountain Division
(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads
Kansas City won series 4–1
Conference finals Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4 ).
Eastern Conference
(N1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (S3) Florida Everblades
Western Conference
(C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (M1) Kansas City Mavericks
Kansas City won series 4–2
Kelly Cup finals
(S3) Florida Everblades vs. (M1) Kansas City Mavericks
Statistical leaders
Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points, as of June 5, 2024. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs.[ 44]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltending This is a combined of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage , with at least 120 minutes played, as of June 5, 2024. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs.[ 45]
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)
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