| Kelly Cup playoffs | |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Dates: | April 17 – June 8 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Winners: | Florida Everblades |
| Second: | Kansas City Mavericks |
| Stat Leader Title: | Scoring leader(s) |
| Stat Leader Player: | Bobo Carpenter Oliver Chau (Florida) |
| Stat Leader Value: | 23 |
| Award Title: | MVP |
| Award: | Oliver Chau (Florida) |
| Prev Season: | 2023 |
| Next Season: | 2025 |
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.
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),[1] 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;[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Ten out of the 16 teams in this year's playoffs were participants in the previous Kelly Cup playoffs.
After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Final seeds and points:[6]
Source:[7]
Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
Wheeling played games three and four at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling and game five at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pennsylvania.
Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
These are the top ten skaters based on points[8]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 12 | 11 | 23 | +13 | 6 | |||
| Florida Everblades | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +21 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −3 | 18 | |||
| 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −2 | 8 | |||
| Florida Everblades | 22 | 1 | 17 | 18 | +7 | 16 | ||
| Kansas City Mavericks | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −2 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +5 | 8 | |||
| Toledo Walleye | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +5 | 6 | ||
| Kansas City Mavericks | 20 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −2 | 18 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 6 |
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.[9]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 1.69 | 0.939 | 0 | 355 | |||
| 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 444 | 27 | 1.86 | 0.939 | 4 | 871 | |||
| 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 645 | 44 | 1.88 | 0.932 | 3 | 1401 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 209 | 15 | 2.10 | 0.928 | 2 | 427 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 418 | 26 | 2.22 | 0.938 | 0 | 702 |