# 2010 Kelly Cup playoffs

The 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began April 5, 2010. 15 teams qualified, eight from the American Conference and seven from the National Conference. In the American conference, the winners of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified. Due to the National Conference's membership being limited to only eight teams, the two division winners and the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified, with the division winner with the highest point total receiving a bye to the conference semifinals.
The conference quarterfinals will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format.
The remaining rounds will be best-of-seven game series.
Due to a scheduling conflict with their home arena, the Alaska Aces were forced to play their home games in the National Conference quarterfinals against the Stockton Thunder at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in nearby Wasilla.

## Playoff seeds

After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Idaho Steelheads were the National Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 103 points. The Charlotte Checkers earned the top seed in the American Conference after winning a tiebreaker with the Kalamazoo Wings and South Carolina Stingrays after each of the three teams finished the season with 94 points each.

### American Conference

* Charlotte Checkers – South Division and American Conference regular season champions, 94 points (43 wins - South Division)
* Kalamazoo Wings – North Division champions, 94 points (42 wins)
* Elmira Jackals – East Division champions, 83 points
* South Carolina Stingrays – 94 points (41 wins - South Division)
* Cincinnati Cyclones – 91 points
* Florida Everblades – 85 points
* Reading Royals – 80 points
* Toledo Walleye – 77 points
* NOTE: Tie-Breakers:
** South Division - Charlotte defeats South Carolina on wins (43 wins to 41 wins)
** Conference Seeding - Charlotte defeats Kalamazoo on wins (43 wins to 42 wins)

### National Conference

* Idaho Steelheads – West Division and National Conference regular season champions; Brabham Cup winners, 103 points
* Bakersfield Condors – Pacific Division champions, 81 points
* Alaska Aces – 80 points
* Utah Grizzlies – 77 points
* Las Vegas Wranglers – 76 points (34 wins)
* Stockton Thunder – 76 points (33 wins)
* Victoria Salmon Kings – 74 points

## Playoff bracket

| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Kelly Cup Finals | Kelly Cup Finals | Kelly Cup Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | Idaho | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Utah | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Utah | 3 | | | 4 | Utah | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Idaho | 4 | | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 1 | Idaho | 4 | | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 6 | Stockton | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Bakersfield | 3 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Stockton | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Victoria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Victoria | 2 | | | 2 | Bakersfield | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Stockton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 1 | | | 6 | Stockton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stockton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stockton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Idaho | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Cincinnati | 4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Cincinnati | 4 |
| 8 | Toledo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Toledo | 1 | | | 1 | Charlotte | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 2 | | | 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | | | | | | 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 7 | Reading | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Kalamazoo | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Reading | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Reading | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Reading | 3 | | | 7 | Reading | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Florida | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Elmira | 2 | | | 6 | Florida | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference Quarterfinals

    Note: Home team is listed first.

### American Conference
#### (1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (8) Toledo Walleye

* Charlotte wins series 3–1

#### (2) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) Reading Royals

* Reading wins series 3–2

#### (3) Elmira Jackals vs. (6) Florida Everblades

* Florida wins series 3–2

#### (4) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

* Cincinnati wins series 3–2

### National Conference
#### (2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings

* Bakersfield wins series 3–2

#### (3) Alaska Aces vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

* Stockton wins series 3–1

#### (4) Utah Grizzlies vs. (5) Las Vegas Wranglers

* Utah wins series 3–2

## Conference semifinals

    Note: Home team is listed first.

### American Conference
#### (1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

* Cincinnati wins series 4–3

#### (6) Florida Everblades vs. (7) Reading Royals

* Reading wins series 4–0

### National Conference
#### (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

* Idaho wins series 4–0

#### (2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

* Stockton wins series 4–1

## Conference Finals
### American Conference finals: (5) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (7) Reading Royals

* Cincinnati wins series 4-3

### National Conference finals: (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

* Idaho wins series 4–2

## Kelly Cup Finals
### (1) Idaho Steelheads vs (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

* Cincinnati wins Kelly Cup 4–1

## Statistical leaders
### Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Milan Gajic | Florida Everblades | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| Ryan Cruthers | Reading Royals | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| James Sixsmith | Utah Grizzlies | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| Olivier Labelle | Reading Royals | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| Oren Eizenman | Stockton Thunder | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Ben Gordon | Reading Royals | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Ryan Kinasewich | Utah Grizzlies | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Marc Cavosie | Reading Royals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Miller | Alaska Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 0 |
| Matthew Pistilli | Florida Everblades | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
    All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

### Goaltending

These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| Richard Bachman | Idaho Steelheads | 3 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 2.00 | .931 | 0 | 180 |
| Jeremy Smith | Cincinnati Cyclones | 7 | 4 | 3 | 458 | 17 | 2.23 | .919 | 1 | 458 |
| Riley Gill | Kalamazoo Wings | 4 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 8 | 2.26 | .941 | 0 | 212 |
| Todd Ford | South Carolina Stingrays | 5 | 2 | 3 | 134 | 13 | 2.30 | .903 | 0 | 339 |
| Timo Pielmeier | Bakersfield Condors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 8 | 2.55 | .918 | 0 | 189 |
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
    All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)