Tournament details | |
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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.
After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Final seeds and points: [6]
Eastern ConferenceNorth Division
South Division
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Western ConferenceCentral Division
Mountain Division
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Source: [7]
Division Semifinals [8] | Division Finals [9] | Conference Finals | Kelly Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack [10] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
N4 | Maine [11] | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack [27] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
North Division | |||||||||||||||||||
N2 | Norfolk [28] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
N2 | Norfolk [12] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
N3 | Trois-Rivières [13] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
S1 | Greenville [14] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S4 | Orlando [15] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
S4 | Orlando [29] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
South Division | |||||||||||||||||||
S3 | Florida [30] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S2 | Jacksonville [16] | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
S3 | Florida [17] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Toledo [18] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
C4 | Kalamazoo [19] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Toledo [31] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
C3 | Wheeling [32] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Indy [20] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
C3 | Wheeling [21] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Kansas City [22] [23] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
M4 | Tulsa [24] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
M1 | Kansas City [33] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain Division | |||||||||||||||||||
M2 | Idaho [34] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
M2 | Idaho [25] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
M3 | Allen [26] | 1 |
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 | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
April 21 | Maine Mariners | 0–2 | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Brad Arvanitis | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
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 | Goalie stats | Brad Arvanitis |
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 | Goalie stats | Brad Arvanitis |
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 | Goalie stats | Shane Starrett |
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 | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
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 | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
Adirondack won series 4–3 | |
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 19 | Norfolk Admirals | 4–5 | Trois-Rivières Lions | Colisée Vidéotron | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
3 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Yaniv Perets | Goalie stats | Zachary Émond |
April 20 | Norfolk Admirals | 2–1 | Trois-Rivières Lions | Colisée Vidéotron | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Yaniv Perets | 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 |
Norfolk won series 4–2 | |
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 |
Orlando won series 4–2 | |
April 18 | Florida Everblades | 0–4 | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 3 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
April 21 | Florida Everblades | 2–1 | OT | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | ||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
1 | First overtime period | 0 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
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 |
April 30 | Florida Everblades | 4–1 | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
3 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
May 1 | Florida Everblades | 4–0 | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
4 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
Florida won series 4–3 | |
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 |
April 26 | Toledo Walleye | 4–2 | Kalamazoo Wings | Wings Event Center | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Jan Bednář | Goalie stats | Hunter Vorva |
Toledo won series 4–0 | |
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 | (see note) | 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 | (see note) | 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 | (see note) | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 3 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Mitchell Weeks | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor |
Wheeling won series 4–1
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April 17 | Tulsa Oilers | 2–4 | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 3 | ||||||
Julian Junca | Goalie stats | Cale Morris |
April 18 | Tulsa Oilers | 2–3 | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Julian Junca | Goalie stats | Jack LaFontaine |
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 | |
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 |
April 27 | Idaho Steelheads | 5–1 | Allen Americans | Credit Union of Texas Event Center | Recap | |||
2 | First period | 1 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Bryan Thomson | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini |
April 28 | Idaho Steelheads | 5–3 | Allen Americans | Credit Union of Texas Event Center | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 1 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
2 | Third period | 2 | ||||||
Bryan Thomson | Goalie stats | Mark Sinclair |
Idaho won series 4–1 | |
May 3 | Norfolk Admirals | 7–4 | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 1 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 3 | ||||||
4 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Yaniv Perets | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter, Jeremy Brodeur |
May 4 | Norfolk Admirals | 7:00 p.m. | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena |
May 8 | Adirondack Thunder | 7:05 p.m. | Norfolk Admirals | Norfolk Scope |
May 10 | Adirondack Thunder | 7:05 p.m. | Norfolk Admirals | Norfolk Scope |
May 11 | Adirondack Thunder | 7:05 p.m. | Norfolk Admirals | Norfolk Scope |
May 14 | Norfolk Admirals | 7:00 p.m. | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena |
May 15 | Norfolk Admirals | 7:00 p.m. | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena |
Norfolk leads series 1–0 | |
May 3 | Orlando Solar Bears | 1–5 | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Evan Fitzpatrick | Goalie stats | Cam Johnson |
May 4 | Orlando Solar Bears | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena |
May 7 | Florida Everblades | 7:00 p.m. | Orlando Solar Bears | Kia Center |
May 9 | Florida Everblades | 7:00 p.m. | Orlando Solar Bears | Kia Center |
May 12 | Florida Everblades | 3:00 p.m. | Orlando Solar Bears | Kia Center |
May 14 | Orlando Solar Bears | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena |
May 15 | Orlando Solar Bears | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena |
Florida leads series 1–0 | |
May 3 | Wheeling Nailers | 1–2 | OT | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center | Recap | ||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
0 | First overtime period | 1 | ||||||
Jaxon Castor | Goalie stats | John Lethemon |
May 4 | Wheeling Nailers | 7:15 p.m. | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center |
May 8 | Toledo Walleye | 7:10 p.m. | Wheeling Nailers | WesBanco Arena |
May 10 | Toledo Walleye | 7:10 p.m. | Wheeling Nailers | WesBanco Arena |
May 11 | Toledo Walleye | 7:10 p.m. | Wheeling Nailers | WesBanco Arena |
May 13 | Wheeling Nailers | 7:10 p.m. | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center |
May 14 | Wheeling Nailers | 7:10 p.m. | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center |
Toledo leads series 1–0 | |
May 4 | Idaho Steelheads | 8:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
May 5 | Idaho Steelheads | 5:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
May 8 | Kansas City Mavericks | 9:10 p.m. | Idaho Steelheads | Idaho Central Arena |
May 10 | Kansas City Mavericks | 9:10 p.m. | Idaho Steelheads | Idaho Central Arena |
May 11 | Kansas City Mavericks | 5:10 p.m. | Idaho Steelheads | Idaho Central Arena |
May 14 | Idaho Steelheads | 8:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
May 15 | Idaho Steelheads | 8:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
Series tied 0–0 | |
These are the top ten skaters based on points, as of May 3, 2024. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs. [35]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Ty Pelton-Byce | Idaho Steelheads | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +4 | 0 |
Jordan Martel | Wheeling Nailers | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 0 |
Justin Addamo | Wheeling Nailers | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 10 |
Cedric Montminy | Trois–Rivières Lions | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
Tristan Ashbrook | Adirondack Thunder | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 2 |
Brandon Hawkins | Toledo Walleye | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
Spencer Kersten | Orlando Solar Bears | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
Mark Rassell | Idaho Steelheads | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
Carson Golder | Norfolk Admirals | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
Jakov Novak | Trois-Rivières Lions | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
IMPORTANT: RANK PLAYERS BY GAA, then Sv%, then W, then GP (fewer), then GA (fewer) 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 May 3, 2024. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs. [36]
Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
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Cale Morris | Kansas City Mavericks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 1.50 | 0.953 | 0 | 120 |
Jack LaFontaine | Kansas City Mavericks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 1.51 | 0.959 | 0 | 119 |
John Lethemon | Toledo Walleye | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5 | 1.56 | 0.939 | 0 | 192 |
Brad Arvanitis | Maine Mariners | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 1.69 | 0.939 | 0 | 355 |
Isaac Poulter | Adirondack Thunder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 12 | 1.80 | 0.933 | 3 | 401 |
Oskari Salminen | Norfolk Admirals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2.01 | 0.943 | 0 | 60 |
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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Tournament details | |
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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.
After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Final seeds and points: [6]
Eastern ConferenceNorth Division
South Division
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Western ConferenceCentral Division
Mountain Division
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Source: [7]
Division Semifinals [8] | Division Finals [9] | Conference Finals | Kelly Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack [10] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
N4 | Maine [11] | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack [27] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
North Division | |||||||||||||||||||
N2 | Norfolk [28] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
N2 | Norfolk [12] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
N3 | Trois-Rivières [13] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
S1 | Greenville [14] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S4 | Orlando [15] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
S4 | Orlando [29] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
South Division | |||||||||||||||||||
S3 | Florida [30] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S2 | Jacksonville [16] | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
S3 | Florida [17] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Toledo [18] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
C4 | Kalamazoo [19] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Toledo [31] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
C3 | Wheeling [32] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Indy [20] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
C3 | Wheeling [21] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Kansas City [22] [23] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
M4 | Tulsa [24] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
M1 | Kansas City [33] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain Division | |||||||||||||||||||
M2 | Idaho [34] | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
M2 | Idaho [25] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
M3 | Allen [26] | 1 |
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 | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
April 21 | Maine Mariners | 0–2 | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Brad Arvanitis | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
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 | Goalie stats | Brad Arvanitis |
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 | Goalie stats | Brad Arvanitis |
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 | Goalie stats | Shane Starrett |
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 | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
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 | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter |
Adirondack won series 4–3 | |
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 19 | Norfolk Admirals | 4–5 | Trois-Rivières Lions | Colisée Vidéotron | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
3 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Yaniv Perets | Goalie stats | Zachary Émond |
April 20 | Norfolk Admirals | 2–1 | Trois-Rivières Lions | Colisée Vidéotron | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Yaniv Perets | 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 |
Norfolk won series 4–2 | |
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 |
Orlando won series 4–2 | |
April 18 | Florida Everblades | 0–4 | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 3 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
April 21 | Florida Everblades | 2–1 | OT | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | ||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
1 | First overtime period | 0 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
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 |
April 30 | Florida Everblades | 4–1 | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
3 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
May 1 | Florida Everblades | 4–0 | Jacksonville Icemen | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
4 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Cam Johnson | Goalie stats | Matt Vernon |
Florida won series 4–3 | |
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 |
April 26 | Toledo Walleye | 4–2 | Kalamazoo Wings | Wings Event Center | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Jan Bednář | Goalie stats | Hunter Vorva |
Toledo won series 4–0 | |
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 | (see note) | 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 | (see note) | 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 | (see note) | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 3 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Mitchell Weeks | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor |
Wheeling won series 4–1
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April 17 | Tulsa Oilers | 2–4 | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 1 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 3 | ||||||
Julian Junca | Goalie stats | Cale Morris |
April 18 | Tulsa Oilers | 2–3 | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Julian Junca | Goalie stats | Jack LaFontaine |
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 | |
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 |
April 27 | Idaho Steelheads | 5–1 | Allen Americans | Credit Union of Texas Event Center | Recap | |||
2 | First period | 1 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Bryan Thomson | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini |
April 28 | Idaho Steelheads | 5–3 | Allen Americans | Credit Union of Texas Event Center | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 1 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
2 | Third period | 2 | ||||||
Bryan Thomson | Goalie stats | Mark Sinclair |
Idaho won series 4–1 | |
May 3 | Norfolk Admirals | 7–4 | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 1 | ||||||
2 | Second period | 3 | ||||||
4 | Third period | 0 | ||||||
Yaniv Perets | Goalie stats | Isaac Poulter, Jeremy Brodeur |
May 4 | Norfolk Admirals | 7:00 p.m. | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena |
May 8 | Adirondack Thunder | 7:05 p.m. | Norfolk Admirals | Norfolk Scope |
May 10 | Adirondack Thunder | 7:05 p.m. | Norfolk Admirals | Norfolk Scope |
May 11 | Adirondack Thunder | 7:05 p.m. | Norfolk Admirals | Norfolk Scope |
May 14 | Norfolk Admirals | 7:00 p.m. | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena |
May 15 | Norfolk Admirals | 7:00 p.m. | Adirondack Thunder | Cool Insuring Arena |
Norfolk leads series 1–0 | |
May 3 | Orlando Solar Bears | 1–5 | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena | Recap | |||
1 | First period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Second period | 2 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
Evan Fitzpatrick | Goalie stats | Cam Johnson |
May 4 | Orlando Solar Bears | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena |
May 7 | Florida Everblades | 7:00 p.m. | Orlando Solar Bears | Kia Center |
May 9 | Florida Everblades | 7:00 p.m. | Orlando Solar Bears | Kia Center |
May 12 | Florida Everblades | 3:00 p.m. | Orlando Solar Bears | Kia Center |
May 14 | Orlando Solar Bears | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena |
May 15 | Orlando Solar Bears | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Everblades | Hertz Arena |
Florida leads series 1–0 | |
May 3 | Wheeling Nailers | 1–2 | OT | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center | Recap | ||
0 | First period | 0 | ||||||
1 | Second period | 0 | ||||||
0 | Third period | 1 | ||||||
0 | First overtime period | 1 | ||||||
Jaxon Castor | Goalie stats | John Lethemon |
May 4 | Wheeling Nailers | 7:15 p.m. | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center |
May 8 | Toledo Walleye | 7:10 p.m. | Wheeling Nailers | WesBanco Arena |
May 10 | Toledo Walleye | 7:10 p.m. | Wheeling Nailers | WesBanco Arena |
May 11 | Toledo Walleye | 7:10 p.m. | Wheeling Nailers | WesBanco Arena |
May 13 | Wheeling Nailers | 7:10 p.m. | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center |
May 14 | Wheeling Nailers | 7:10 p.m. | Toledo Walleye | Huntington Center |
Toledo leads series 1–0 | |
May 4 | Idaho Steelheads | 8:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
May 5 | Idaho Steelheads | 5:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
May 8 | Kansas City Mavericks | 9:10 p.m. | Idaho Steelheads | Idaho Central Arena |
May 10 | Kansas City Mavericks | 9:10 p.m. | Idaho Steelheads | Idaho Central Arena |
May 11 | Kansas City Mavericks | 5:10 p.m. | Idaho Steelheads | Idaho Central Arena |
May 14 | Idaho Steelheads | 8:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
May 15 | Idaho Steelheads | 8:05 p.m. | Kansas City Mavericks | Cable Dahmer Arena |
Series tied 0–0 | |
These are the top ten skaters based on points, as of May 3, 2024. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs. [35]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Ty Pelton-Byce | Idaho Steelheads | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +4 | 0 |
Jordan Martel | Wheeling Nailers | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 0 |
Justin Addamo | Wheeling Nailers | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 10 |
Cedric Montminy | Trois–Rivières Lions | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
Tristan Ashbrook | Adirondack Thunder | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 2 |
Brandon Hawkins | Toledo Walleye | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 2 |
Spencer Kersten | Orlando Solar Bears | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
Mark Rassell | Idaho Steelheads | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
Carson Golder | Norfolk Admirals | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
Jakov Novak | Trois-Rivières Lions | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
IMPORTANT: RANK PLAYERS BY GAA, then Sv%, then W, then GP (fewer), then GA (fewer) 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 May 3, 2024. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs. [36]
Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
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Cale Morris | Kansas City Mavericks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 1.50 | 0.953 | 0 | 120 |
Jack LaFontaine | Kansas City Mavericks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 1.51 | 0.959 | 0 | 119 |
John Lethemon | Toledo Walleye | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5 | 1.56 | 0.939 | 0 | 192 |
Brad Arvanitis | Maine Mariners | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 1.69 | 0.939 | 0 | 355 |
Isaac Poulter | Adirondack Thunder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 12 | 1.80 | 0.933 | 3 | 401 |
Oskari Salminen | Norfolk Admirals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2.01 | 0.943 | 0 | 60 |
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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