2017 Kelly Cup playoffs

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2017 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
Dates April 12 – June 5
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions Colorado Eagles
Runner-up South Carolina Stingrays
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Alex Belzile (Colorado)
(26 points)
2016
2018

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.[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

Template:2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs

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]

Manchester won series 4–2


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

Brampton won series 4–2


South Division

(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


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.

Toledo won series 4–3


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

Fort Wayne won series 4–1


Mountain Division

(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.

North Division

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

Manchester won series 4–2


South Division

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

South Carolina won series 4–1


Central Division

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

Toledo won series 4–1


Mountain Division

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

Colorado won series 4–2


Conference finals

Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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

South Carolina won series 4–3


Western Conference

(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 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.[4]

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

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Preceded by Kelly Cup Playoffs
2017
Succeeded by
2018 Kelly Cup playoffs