# 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs

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 and ended on June 8, with the Florida Everblades winning their third consecutive and fourth overall Kelly Cup championship over the Kansas City Mavericks in five games, becoming the first team in ECHL history to three-peat.

## Playoff format

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), 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; 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. 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.
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.
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:

## Playoff bracket

Source:
| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | | | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Kelly Cup Finals | Kelly Cup Finals | Kelly Cup Finals |
| N1 | Adirondack | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Maine | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Maine | 3 | | | N1 | Adirondack | 4 | | | | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | | | N1 | Adirondack | 4 | | | | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | | | N2 | Norfolk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N2 | Norfolk | 4 | | | N2 | Norfolk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Trois-Rivières | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Trois-Rivières | 2 | | | | | | N1 | Adirondack | 2 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | N1 | Adirondack | 2 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | S3 | Florida | 4 | | | | |
| S1 | Greenville | 2 | | | | | | | | | S3 | Florida | 4 | | | | |
| S4 | Orlando | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S4 | Orlando | 4 | | | S4 | Orlando | 1 | | | | | | | |
| South Division | South Division | South Division | | | S4 | Orlando | 1 | | | | | | | |
| South Division | South Division | South Division | | | S3 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S2 | Jacksonville | 3 | | | S3 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S3 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S3 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | S3 | Florida | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | M1 | Kansas City | 1 |
| C1 | Toledo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M1 | Kansas City | 1 |
| C4 | Kalamazoo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Kalamazoo | 0 | | | C1 | Toledo | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Central Division | Central Division | Central Division | | | C1 | Toledo | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Central Division | Central Division | Central Division | | | C3 | Wheeling | 0 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Indy | 1 | | | C3 | Wheeling | 0 | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Wheeling | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Wheeling | 4 | | | | | | C1 | Toledo | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | C1 | Toledo | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | M1 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | |
| M1 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | | | | | | M1 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | |
| M4 | Tulsa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M4 | Tulsa | 0 | | | M1 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Mountain Division | Mountain Division | Mountain Division | | | M1 | Kansas City | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Mountain Division | Mountain Division | Mountain Division | | | M2 | Idaho | 1 | | | | | | | |
| M2 | Idaho | 4 | | | M2 | Idaho | 1 | | | | | | | |
| M3 | Allen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Division semifinals

    Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

### North Division
#### (1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (4) Maine Mariners

* Adirondack won series 4–3

#### (2) Norfolk Admirals vs. (3) Trois-Rivières Lions

* Norfolk won series 4–2

### South Division
#### (1) Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears

* Orlando won series 4–2

#### (2) Jacksonville Icemen vs. (3) Florida Everblades

* Florida won series 4–3

### Central Division
#### (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Kalamazoo Wings

* Toledo won series 4–0

#### (2) Indy Fuel vs. (3) Wheeling Nailers

Wheeling played games three and four at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling and game five at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pennsylvania.
* Wheeling won series 4–1

### Mountain Division
#### (1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (4) Tulsa Oilers

* Kansas City won series 4–0

#### (2) Idaho Steelheads vs. (3) Allen Americans

* Idaho won series 4–1

## 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

* Florida won series 4–1

### Central Division
#### (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Wheeling Nailers

* Toledo won series 4–0

### 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

* Florida won series 4–2

### 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

* Florida won series 4–1

## Statistical leaders
### Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Bobo Carpenter | Florida Everblades | 23 | 12 | 11 | 23 | +13 | 6 |
| Oliver Chau | Florida Everblades | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +21 | 4 |
| Jeremy McKenna | Kansas City Mavericks | 20 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −3 | 18 |
| Riley Sawchuk | Toledo Walleye | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −2 | 8 |
| Josh Ho-Sang | Florida Everblades | 22 | 1 | 17 | 18 | +7 | 16 |
| David Cotton | Kansas City Mavericks | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −2 | 8 |
| Tristan Ashbrook | Adirondack Thunder | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +5 | 8 |
| Brandon Hawkins | Toledo Walleye | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +5 | 6 |
| Patrick Curry | Kansas City Mavericks | 20 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −2 | 18 |
| Ty Pelton-Byce | Idaho Steelheads | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 6 |
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. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| Brad Arvanitis | Maine Mariners | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 1.69 | 0.939 | 0 | 355 |
| Isaac Poulter | Adirondack Thunder | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 444 | 27 | 1.86 | 0.939 | 4 | 871 |
| Cam Johnson | Florida Everblades | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 645 | 44 | 1.88 | 0.932 | 3 | 1401 |
| Matt Vernon | Jacksonville Icemen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 209 | 15 | 2.10 | 0.928 | 2 | 427 |
| Jack LaFontaine | Kansas City Mavericks | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 418 | 26 | 2.22 | 0.938 | 0 | 702 |
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)