2022 Kelly Cup playoffs

The 2022 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL hockey league began on April 20, 2022, following the conclusion of the 2021–22 ECHL regular season.
==Playoff format==
The league announced its playoff format on January 21, 2022. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in each division qualify for the 2022 Kelly Cup playoffs and are seeded one through four based on the highest points percentage earned in the season. Then 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 pit 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 qualified for the playoffs. The Toledo Walleye were the first team to qualify during the regular season on March 26, with the Reading Royals qualifying shortly after on March 29.Due to the imbalanced scheduling during the pandemic, teams were seeded by points percentage.
Final seeds and points percentages:
=== Eastern Conference ===
====North Division====
*Reading Royals – Division champions, .697 pts%
*Newfoundland Growlers – .664 pts%
*Trois-Rivières Lions – .536 pts%
*Maine Mariners – .514 pts%
====South Division====
*Florida Everblades – Division champions, .653 pts%
*Atlanta Gladiators – .632 pts%
*Jacksonville Icemen – .590 pts%
*Greenville Swamp Rabbits – .528 pts%
===Western Conference===
====Central Division====
*Toledo Walleye – Brabham Cup winners, division champions, .708 pts%
*Fort Wayne Komets – .604 pts%
*Wheeling Nailers – .542 pts%
*Cincinnati Cyclones – .528 pts%
====Mountain Division====
*Utah Grizzlies – Division champions, .604 pts%
*Rapid City Rush – .576 pts%
*Allen Americans – .549 pts%
*Tulsa Oilers – .542 pts%
==Playoff bracket==
== Division semifinals == 
=== North Division ===
==== (1) Reading Royals vs. (4) Maine Mariners ====
==== (2) Newfoundland Growlers vs. (3) Trois-Rivières Lions ====
=== South Division ===
==== (1) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Greenville Swamp Rabbits ====
==== (2) Atlanta Gladiators vs. (3) Jacksonville Icemen ====
=== Central Division ===
==== (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Cincinnati Cyclones ====
==== (2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (3) Wheeling Nailers ====
=== Mountain Division ===
==== (1) Utah Grizzlies vs. (4) Tulsa Oilers ====
==== (2) Rapid City Rush vs. (3) Allen Americans ====
== Division finals ==
=== North Division ===
==== (1) Reading Royals vs. (2) Newfoundland Growlers ====
=== South Division ===
==== (1) Florida Everblades vs. (3) Jacksonville Icemen ====
=== Central Division ===
==== (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Wheeling Nailers====
=== Mountain Division ===
==== (1) Utah Grizzlies vs. (2) Rapid City Rush ====
== Conference finals ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
==== (N2) Newfoundland Growlers vs. (S1) Florida Everblades ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (M1) Utah Grizzlies ====
== Kelly Cup finals ==
=== (C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (S1) Florida Everblades ===
==Statistical leaders==
===Skaters===
These are the top ten skaters based on points as of June 4. Currently active players are in bold. 
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/–	PIM
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	Utah Grizzlies 	18	19	11	30 	+5 	44
Benjamin Tardif 	Utah Grizzlies 	18	5 	25	30 	+2 	18
Brandon Hawkins 	Toledo Walleye 	18	13	14	27 	+9 	20
Tyler Boland 	Newfoundland Growlers	19	16	9 	25 	+7 	4
Ben Finkelstein 	Newfoundland Growlers	18	5 	20	25 	+3 	12
T. J. Hensick 	Toledo Walleye 	18	10	14	24 	+2 	4
Trey Bradley 	Utah Grizzlies 	18	6 	13	19 	+1 	6
Zach O'Brien 	Newfoundland Growlers	13	4 	14	18 	−1 	0
Noah Hoefenmayer 	Newfoundland Growlers	19	4 	14	18 	+8 	14
John Albert 	Toledo Walleye 	18	8 	7 	15 	+5 	6
Orrin Centazzo 	Newfoundland Growlers	18	8 	7 	15 	+11	10
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 300 minutes played as of June 4. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Currently active players are in bold.
Player 	Team 	GP	W 	L	OTL	SA 	GA	GAA 	SV% 	SO	TOI
Cam Johnson 	Florida Everblades 	15	13	1	1 	414	29	1.84	0.930	4 	944
Samuel Harvey 	Fort Wayne Komets 	7 	3 	3	1 	208	18	2.46	0.913	0 	438
Billy Christopoulos	Toledo Walleye 	18	12	4	2 	524	46	2.48	0.912	1 	1,112
Michael Houser 	Cincinnati Cyclones	5 	2 	2	1 	194	14	2.59	0.928	1 	324
Trent Miner 	Utah Grizzlies 	13	7 	6	0 	439	35	2.80	0.920	0 	749
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 ==
* 2021–22 ECHL season
* List of ECHL seasons
== References ==
==External links==
*ECHL website
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