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.
==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:
=== Eastern Conference ===
====North Division====
*Adirondack Thunder – Division champions, .674 points percentage, 97 points
*Norfolk Admirals – .645 points percentage, 89 points
*Trois-Rivières Lions – .507 points percentage, 70 points
*Maine Mariners – .500 points percentage, 72 points
====South Division====
*Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Division champions, 93 pts
*Jacksonville Icemen – 91 pts
*Florida Everblades – 89 pts
*Orlando Solar Bears – 86 pts
===Western Conference===
====Central Division====
*Toledo Walleye – Division champions, 105 pts
*Indy Fuel – 86 pts 
*Wheeling Nailers – 81 pts
*Kalamazoo Wings – 80 pts
====Mountain Division====
*Kansas City Mavericks – Brabham Cup winners, Division champions, 114 pts
*Idaho Steelheads – 100 pts
*Allen Americans – 70 pts
*Tulsa Oilers – 69 pts
==Playoff bracket ==
Source:
== Division semifinals ==
:Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
=== North Division ===
==== (1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (4) Maine Mariners ====
==== (2) Norfolk Admirals vs. (3) Trois-Rivières Lions ====
=== South Division ===
==== (1) Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears ====
==== (2) Jacksonville Icemen vs. (3) Florida Everblades ====
=== Central Division ===
==== (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Kalamazoo Wings ====
==== (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.
=== Mountain Division ===
==== (1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (4) Tulsa Oilers ====
==== (2) Idaho Steelheads vs. (3) Allen Americans ====
== Division finals ==
:Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
=== North Division ===
==== (1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (2) Norfolk Admirals ====
=== South Division ===
==== (3) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears ====
=== Central Division ===
==== (1) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Wheeling Nailers ====
=== Mountain Division ===
==== (1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads ====
== Conference finals ==
:Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
=== Eastern Conference ===
==== (N1) Adirondack Thunder vs. (S3) Florida Everblades ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (M1) Kansas City Mavericks ====
== Kelly Cup finals ==
=== (S3) Florida Everblades vs. (M1) Kansas City Mavericks ===
==Statistical leaders==
===Skaters===
These are the top ten skaters based on points, as of June 5, 2024. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs.
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/–	PIM
Oliver Chau 	Florida Everblades 	21	8 	13	21 	+19	4
Jeremy McKenna 	Kansas City Mavericks	18	10	10	20 	+1 	14
Bobo Carpenter 	Florida Everblades 	21	10	9 	19 	+9 	4
Riley Sawchuk 	Toledo Walleye 	14	10	8 	18 	−2 	8
Josh Ho-Sang 	Florida Everblades 	20	1 	16	17 	+5 	14
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	18	7 	9 	16 	0 	18
Ty Pelton-Byce 	Idaho Steelheads 	10	5 	11	16 	+2 	6
David Cotton 	Kansas City Mavericks	17	8 	7 	15 	0 	4
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, as of June 5, 2024. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs.
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 	21	14	6	1 	595	40	1.88	0.933	3 	1278
Jack LaFontaine	Kansas City Mavericks	10	7 	2	0 	356	19	1.96	0.947	0 	580
Matt Vernon 	Jacksonville Icemen 	7 	3 	3	1 	209	15	2.10	0.928	2 	427
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)
==References==
Category:Kelly Cup playoffs
Category:2023–24 ECHL season