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.

2017 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 12 – June 5
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsColorado Eagles
Runner-upSouth Carolina Stingrays
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Alex Belzile (Colorado)
(26 points)
2016
2018

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.[1]

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.

Playoff brackets

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Adirondack Thunder 2
N4 Manchester Monarchs 4
N4 Manchester 4
North Division
N3 Brampton 2
N2 Reading Royals 2
N3 Brampton Beast 4
N4 Manchester 3
Eastern Conference
S3 South Carolina 4
S1 Florida Everblades 4
S4 Orlando Solar Bears 3
S1 Florida 1
South Division
S3 South Carolina 4
S2 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 2
S3 South Carolina Stingrays 4
S3 South Carolina 0
M2 Colorado 4
C1 Toledo Walleye 4
C4 Kalamazoo Wings 3
C1 Toledo 4
Central Division
C2 Fort Wayne 1
C2 Fort Wayne Komets 4
C3 Quad City Mallards 1
C1 Toledo 1
Western Conference
M2 Colorado 4
M1 Allen Americans 4
M4 Utah Grizzlies 1
M1 Allen 2
Mountain Division
M2 Colorado 4
M2 Colorado Eagles 4
M3 Idaho Steelheads 1

Division semifinals

Home team is listed first.

(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]

Manchester won series 4–2

(2) Reading Royals vs. (3) Brampton Beast

Brampton won series 4–2

(1) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears

Florida won series 4–3

(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.

South Carolina won series 4–2

(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.

Toledo won series 4–3

(2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (3) Quad City Mallards

Fort Wayne won series 4–1

(1) Allen American vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

Allen won series 4–1

(2) Colorado Eagles vs. (3) Idaho Steelheads

Colorado won series 4–1

Division finals

Home team is listed first.

(3) Brampton Beast vs. (4) Manchester Monarchs

Manchester won series 4–2

(1) Florida Everblades vs. (3) South Carolina Stingrays

South Carolina won series 4–1

(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (2) Fort Wayne Komets

Toledo won series 4–1

(1) Allen Americans vs. (2) Colorado Eagles

Colorado won series 4–2

Conference finals

Home team is listed first.

(N4) Manchester Monarchs vs. (S3) South Carolina Stingrays

South Carolina won series 4–3

(C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (M2) Colorado Eagles

Colorado won series 4–1

Kelly Cup finals

Home team is listed first.

(Mountain #2) Colorado Eagles vs. (South #3) South Carolina Stingrays

Colorado won series 4–0

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.[3]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Alex BelzileColorado Eagles18141226+1238
Matt RegisterColorado Eagles2081623+918
Rob FlickSouth Carolina Stingrays22111122+551
Matt LeitnerManchester Monarchs1981422+1312
Kyle BonisToledo Walleye1710818-22
Tyson SpinkToledo Walleye1771118012
Domenic MonardoSouth Carolina Stingrays2261218+741
Jake MartoColorado Eagles2051318+76
Olivier ArchambaultSouth Carolina Stingrays2271017+228
Kelly ZajacSouth Carolina Stingrays226111702

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.[4]

Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Mark DekanichReading Royals6222239111.620.9540406
Alex NedeljkovicFlorida Everblades7141186131.920.9300406
Zachary FucaleBrampton Beast11650365252.130.9320704
Ryan MassaOrlando Solar Bears430115392.140.9410252
Parker MilnerSouth Carolina Stingrays221282665542.300.91931409
Sam BrittainManchester Monarchs191171584442.330.92511132

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

References

  1. "ECHL Announces Conference and Divisional Alignment for 2016–17 Season". OurSports Central. July 11, 2016.
  2. Nearhos, Diana (2017-04-11). "Slap shots: Thunder have odd schedule". (Glen Falls, NY) The Post-Star. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. "Skater Statistics". ECHL. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. "Goaltender Statistics". ECHL. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
Preceded by
2016 Kelly Cup playoffs
Kelly Cup Playoffs
2017
Succeeded by
2018 Kelly Cup playoffs
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