2017 Kelly Cup playoffs

The 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 12, 2017, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 ECHL regular season.
==Playoff format==
At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs and are seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. 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.
==Playoff seeds==
After the regular season, 16 teams qualify for the playoffs. On March 4, the Toledo Walleye were the first team to qualify during the regular season and on April 8 they clinched the Brabham Cup with the best record in the ECHL.
=== Eastern Conference ===
====North Division====
#Adirondack Thunder – North Division champions, 93 pts
#Reading Royals – 88 pts
#Brampton Beast – 88 pts
#Manchester Monarchs – 85 pts
====South Division====
#Florida Everblades – South Division champions, 97 pts
#Greenville Swamp Rabbits – 86 pts 
#South Carolina Stingrays – 84 pts 
#Orlando Solar Bears – 82 pts
===Western Conference===
====Central Division====
#Toledo Walleye – Central Division champions, Brabham Cup winners, 106 pts
#Fort Wayne Komets – 98 pts
#Quad City Mallards – 84 pts
#Kalamazoo Wings – 80 pts
====Mountain Division====
#Allen Americans – Mountain Division champions, 104 pts
#Colorado Eagles – 99 pts
#Idaho Steelheads – 91 pts
#Utah Grizzlies– 79 pts
==Playoff brackets==
== Division semifinals ==
:Home team is listed first.
=== North Division ===
==== (1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (4) Manchester Monarchs ====
Because of the unavailability of the SNHU Arena during most of the first round, Adirondack were scheduled to host five of the seven games; this resulted in a 2–5 schedule where the lower seeded team hosted the first two games.
==== (2) Reading Royals vs. (3) Brampton Beast ====
=== South Division ===
==== (1) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears ====
==== (2) Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. (3) South Carolina Stingrays ====
The two teams and the ECHL agreed on a 2-2-1-1-1 schedule due to the close proximity.
=== Central Division ===
==== (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Kalamazoo Wings ====
The two teams and the ECHL agreed on a 2-2-1-1-1 schedule due to the close proximity.
==== (2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (3) Quad City Mallards ====
=== Mountain Division ===
==== (1) Allen American vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies ====
==== (2) Colorado Eagles vs. (3) Idaho Steelheads ====
== Division finals ==
:Home team is listed first.
=== North Division ===
==== (3) Brampton Beast vs. (4) Manchester Monarchs ====
===South Division===
==== (1) Florida Everblades vs. (3) South Carolina Stingrays ====
=== Central Division===
==== (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (2) Fort Wayne Komets ====
=== Mountain Division ===
==== (1) Allen Americans vs. (2) Colorado Eagles ====
==Conference finals==
:Home team is listed first.
===Eastern Conference===
==== (N4) Manchester Monarchs vs. (S3) South Carolina Stingrays ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (M2) Colorado Eagles ====
== Kelly Cup finals ==
:Home team is listed first.
=== (Mountain #2) Colorado Eagles vs. (South #3) South Carolina Stingrays ===
==Statistical leaders==
===Skaters===
These are the top ten skaters based on points.
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/–	PIM
Alex Belzile 	Colorado Eagles 	18	14	12	26 	+12	38
Matt Register 	Colorado Eagles 	20	8 	16	23 	+9 	18
Rob Flick 	South Carolina Stingrays	22	11	11	22 	+5 	51
Matt Leitner 	Manchester Monarchs 	19	8 	14	22 	+13	12
Kyle Bonis 	Toledo Walleye 	17	10	8 	18 	-2 	2
Tyson Spink 	Toledo Walleye 	17	7 	11	18 	0 	12
Domenic Monardo 	South Carolina Stingrays	22	6 	12	18 	+7 	41
Jake Marto 	Colorado Eagles 	20	5 	13	18 	+7 	6
Olivier Archambault	South Carolina Stingrays	22	7 	10	17 	+2 	28
Kelly Zajac 	South Carolina Stingrays	22	6 	11	17 	0 	2
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
===Goaltending===
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 240 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
Mark Dekanich 	Reading Royals 	6 	2 	2	2 	239	11	1.62	0.954	0 	406
Alex Nedeljkovic	Florida Everblades 	7 	1 	4	1 	186	13	1.92	0.930	0 	406
Zachary Fucale 	Brampton Beast 	11	6 	5	0 	365	25	2.13	0.932	0 	704
Ryan Massa 	Orlando Solar Bears 	4 	3 	0	1 	153	9 	2.14	0.941	0 	252
Parker Milner 	South Carolina Stingrays	22	12	8	2 	665	54	2.30	0.919	3 	1409
Sam Brittain 	Manchester Monarchs 	19	11	7	1 	584	44	2.33	0.925	1 	1132
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)
== See also ==
* 2016–17 ECHL season
* List of ECHL seasons
== References ==
==External links==
*ECHL website
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