2025 Kelly Cup playoffs

2025 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 16 – June 7
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsTrois-Rivières Lions
Runners-upToledo Walleye

The 2025 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL hockey league began on April 16, 2025, following the conclusion of the 2024–25 ECHL regular season and ended on June 7 with the Trois-Rivières Lions winning their first Kelly Cup championship over the Toledo Walleye in five games.[1]

Playoff format

Since all 29 teams were able to complete all 72 games this season, the league went back to the points system, instead of the point percentage that was used the year prior. The top 4 teams in each division qualified for the playoffs 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. The South Carolina Stingrays secured the top record, winning the Brabham Cup, and therefore scheduled to have home ice advantage for all the rounds they advance in.

Nine 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:[2]

Playoff bracket

Source:[3]

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Final Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
N4 Reading 0
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
North Division
N3 Norfolk 2
N2 Wheeling 1
N3 Norfolk 4
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
Eastern Conference
S2 Florida 2
S1 South Carolina 3
S4 Orlando 4
S2 Florida 4
South Division
S4 Orlando 1
S2 Florida 4
S3 Jacksonville 0
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
C1 Toledo 1
C1 Toledo 4
C4 Indy 0
C1 Toledo 4
Central Division
C2 Fort Wayne 2
C2 Fort Wayne 4
C3 Iowa 3
C1 Toledo 4
Western Conference
M1 Kansas City 1
M1 Kansas City 4
M4 Tulsa 2
M1 Kansas City 4
Mountain Division
M3 Tahoe 0
M2 Wichita 0
M3 Tahoe 4


Division semifinals

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

North Division

(1) Trois-Rivières Lions vs. (4) Reading Royals

April 18 Reading Royals 2–4 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap  
Mason Primeau (1) – 16:54 First period 4:02 – pp – Jakov Novak (1)
Cam Cook (1) – 3:54 Second period 8:29 – Alex Beaucage (1)
No scoring Third period 1:30 – Justin Ducharme (1)
19:16 – en – Alex Beaucage (2)
Keith Petruzzelli 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 28 saves / 30 shots
April 19 Reading Royals 1–5 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap  
0 First period 2
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 1
Keith Petruzzelli ( 33 saves / 38 shots ) Goalie stats Luke Cavallin ( 26 saves / 27 shots )
April 21 Trois-Rivières Lions 3–2 2OT Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
1 First period 1
0 Second period 0
1 Third period 1
1 Second overtime period 0
Luke Cavallin ( 42 saves / 44 shots ) Goalie stats Vinnie Purpura ( 33 saves / 36 shots )
April 23 Trois-Rivières Lions 5–2 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
2 First period 1
0 Second period 1
3 Third period 0
Luke Cavallin ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Keith Petruzzeli ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
Trois-Rivières won series 4–0

(2) Wheeling Nailers vs. (3) Norfolk Admirals

April 16 Wheeling Nailers 0–4 Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope Recap  
No scoring First period Darick Louis-Jean (1) – 5:44
Brady Fleurent (1) – 13:58
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Grant Hebert (1) – 3:41
Jack O'Leary (1) – en – 19:21
Sergei Murashov 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Thomas Milic 29 saves / 29 shots
April 17 Wheeling Nailers 0–4 Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope Recap  
0 First period 2
0 Second period 1
0 Third period 1
Sergei Murashov ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Thomas Milic ( 33 saves / 33 shots )
April 23 Norfolk Admirals 5–1 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
3 Second period 1
2 Third period 0
Thomas Milic ( 36 saves / 37 shots ) Goalie stats Sergei Murashov ( 17 saves / 21 shots )
April 25 Norfolk Admirals 1–4 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
2 First period 0
0 Second period 1
2 Third period 0
Thomas Milic ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Jaxon Castor ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
April 26 Norfolk Admirals 5–2 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
1 First period 2
0 Second period 0
2 Third period 3
Domenic DiVincentiis ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier ( 21 saves / 26 shots )
Norfolk won series 4–1

South Division

(1) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (4) Orlando Solar Bears

April 18 Orlando Solar Bears 3–5 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 6:30 – Connor Moore (1)
Aaron Luchuk (1) – pp – 12:40 Second period 2:45 – Jayden Lee (1)
14:37 – Ryan Hofer (1)
Jack Adams (1) – 5:29
Anthony Bardaro (1) – 6:00 		Third period 6:46 – Charlie Combs (1)
14:30 – Ryan Hofer (2)
Jon Gillies 33 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Garin Bjorklund 19 saves / 22 shots
April 19 Orlando Solar Bears 3–4 OT South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 2
3 Third period 1
0 First overtime period 1
Jon Gillies ( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Goalie stats Mitchell Gibson ( 15 saves / 18 shots )
April 21 South Carolina Stingrays 2–4 Orlando Solar Bears Kia Center Recap  
0 First period 2
0 Second period 0
2 Third period 2
Mitchell Gibson ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Jon Gillies ( 39 saves / 41 shots )
April 23 South Carolina Stingrays 2–3 OT Orlando Solar Bears Kia Center Recap  
0 First period 0
2 Second period 2
0 Third period 0
0 First overtime period 1
Mitchell Gibson ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Jon Gillies ( 41 saves / 43 shots )
April 24 South Carolina Stingrays 4–3 OT Orlando Solar Bears Kia Center Recap  
2 First period 2
1 Second period 0
0 Third period 1
1 First overtime period 0
Seth Eisele ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) Goalie stats Jon Gillies ( 35 saves / 39 shots )
April 27 Orlando Solar Bears 6–2 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap
April 29 Orlando Solar Bears 2–0 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
0 First period 0
1 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
Jon Gillies ( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Seth Eisele ( 24 saves / 25 shots )
Orlando won series 4–3

(2) Florida Everblades vs. (3) Jacksonville Icemen

April 18 Jacksonville Icemen 2–3 OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 2:15 – pp – Jordan Sambrook (1)
Olivier Nadeau (1) – pp – 10:32
Logan Cockerill (1) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 16:31 – sh – Kyle Betts (1)
No scoring First overtime period 13:05 – Alex Kile (1)
Matt Vernon 49 saves / 52 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 31 saves / 33 shots
April 19 Jacksonville Icemen 1–2 OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 1
1 Third period 0
0 First overtime period 1
Justen Close ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Goalie stats Cam Johnson ( 23 saves / 24 shots )
April 23 Florida Everblades 2–1 OT Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
1 First period 0
0 Second period 1
0 Third period 0
1 First overtime period 0
Cam Johnson ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Vernon ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
April 24 Florida Everblades 4–3 OT Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
1 First period 1
2 Second period 0
0 Third period 2
1 First overtime period 0
Cam Johnson ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats Justen Close ( 43 saves / 47 shots )
Florida won series 4–0

Central Division

(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (4) Indy Fuel

April 17 Indy Fuel 3–6 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period 4:32 – Trenton Bliss (1)
6:22 – pp – Brandon Hawkins (1)
Owen Robinson (1) – 2:52
Bryan Lemos (1) – 9:30 		Second period 4:34 – Jalen Smereck (1)
6:51 – Sam Craggs (1)
13:22 – Sam Craggs (2)
Jarrett Lee (1) – 12:25 Third period 1:39 – Colin Swoyer (1)
Ben Gaudreau 24 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Jan Bednář 24 saves / 27 shots
April 18 Indy Fuel 2–5 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
No scoring First period 3:10 – Mitchell Lewandowski (1)
11:35 – Jalen Smereck (1)
Matus Spodniak (1) – 1:51
Ethan Manderville (1) – 17:04 		Second period 9:34 – Trenton Bliss (2)
No scoring Third period 15:40 – pp – Mitchell Lewandowski (2)
17:24 – pp – Brandon Hawkins (2)
Ben Gaudreau 19 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Carter Gylander 16 saves / 18 shots
April 21 Toledo Walleye 5–3 Indy Fuel Fishers Event Center Recap  
1 First period 1
4 Second period 1
0 Third period 1
Jan Bednar ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Ben Gaudreau ( 18 saves / 23 shots ), Ryan Ouellette ( 7 saves / 7 shots )
April 22 Toledo Walleye 4–2 Indy Fuel Fishers Event Center Recap  
1 First period 0
1 Second period 0
2 Third period 2
Carter Gylander ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Ben Gaudreau ( 16 saves / 19 shots )
Toledo won series 4–0

(2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (3) Iowa Heartlanders

April 18 Iowa Heartlanders 5–3 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 0
2 Second period 0
2 Third period 3
Kyle McClellan ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Brett Brochu ( 27 saves / 32 shots )
April 19 Iowa Heartlanders 2–5 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 2
0 Second period 1
1 Third period 2
William Rousseau ( 25 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Brett Brochu ( 23 saves / 25 shots )
April 21 Fort Wayne Komets 7–6 OT Iowa Heartlanders Xtream Arena Recap  
2 First period 2
2 Second period 0
2 Third period 4
1 First overtime period 0
Brett Brochu ( 20 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Kyle McClellan ( 33 saves / 40 shots )
April 22 Fort Wayne Komets 2–3 2OT Iowa Heartlanders Xtream Arena Recap  
0 First period 2
1 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
0 Second overtime period 1
Nathaniel Day ( 35 saves / 38 shots ) Goalie stats William Rousseau ( 32 saves / 34 shots )
April 24 Fort Wayne Komets 2–5 Iowa Heartlanders Xtream Arena Recap  
0 First period 3
1 Second period 1
1 Third period 1
Brett Brochu ( 6 saves / 9 shots )
Nathaniel Day ( 11 saves / 12 shots ) 		Goalie stats William Rousseau ( 34 saves / 36 shots )
April 27 Iowa Heartlanders 1–6 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 29 Iowa Heartlanders 1–4 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 0
0 Second period 3
0 Third period 1
William Rousseau ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) Goalie stats Nathaniel Day ( 32 saves / 33 shots )
Fort Wayne won series 4–3

Mountain Division

(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (4) Tulsa Oilers

April 18 Tulsa Oilers 4–2 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 2
4 Third period 0
Vyacheslav Buteyets ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Jack LaFontaine ( 23 saves / 26 shots )
April 19 Tulsa Oilers 2–3 OT Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
1 First period 1
0 Second period 0
1 Third period 1
0 First overtime period 1
Vyacheslav Buteyets ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) Goalie stats Jack LaFontaine ( 29 saves / 31 shots )
April 22 Kansas City Mavericks 5–1 Tulsa Oilers BOK Center Recap  
1 First period 0
4 Second period 0
0 Third period 1
Jack LaFontaine ( 23 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Vyacheslav Buteyets ( 14 saves / 19 shots )
Talyn Boyko ( 7 saves / 7 shots )
April 24 Kansas City Mavericks 2–0 Tulsa Oilers BOK Center Recap  
1 First period 0
0 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
Jack LaFontaine ( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Talyn Boyko ( 19 saves / 21 shots )
April 25 Kansas City Mavericks 1–4 Tulsa Oilers BOK Center Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 1
1 Third period 3
Jack LaFontaine ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Vyacheslav Buteyets ( 41 saves / 42 shots )
April 28 Tulsa Oilers 0–4 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
0 First period 2
0 Second period 1
0 Third period 1
Vyacheslav Buteyets ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Jack LaFontaine ( 24 saves / 24 shots )
Kansas City won series 4–2

(2) Wichita Thunder vs. (3) Tahoe Knight Monsters

April 19 Tahoe Knight Monsters 6–1 Wichita Thunder Intrust Bank Arena Recap  
1 First period 0
5 Second period 1
0 Third period 0
Jesper Vikman ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Trevor Gorsuch ( 11 saves / 17 shots )
Roddy Ross ( 7 saves / 7 shots )
April 20 Tahoe Knight Monsters 8–1 Wichita Thunder Intrust Bank Arena Recap  
1 First period 1
2 Second period 0
5 Third period 0
Jesper Vikman ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Roddy Ross ( 36 saves / 44 shots )
April 23 Wichita Thunder 4–5 OT Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Blue Event Center Recap  
2 First period 1
1 Second period 2
1 Third period 1
0 First overtime period 1
Trevor Gorsuch ( 60 saves / 65 shots ) Goalie stats Jesper Vikman ( 32 saves / 36 shots )
April 25 Wichita Thunder 2–3 Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Blue Event Center Recap  
0 First period 1
2 Second period 0
0 Third period 2
Trevor Gorsuch ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats Jesper Vikman ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
Tahoe won series 4–0

Division finals

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

North Division

(1) Trois-Rivières Lions vs. (3) Norfolk Admirals

May 2 Norfolk Admirals 0–1 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
May 4 Norfolk Admirals 4–3 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
May 8 Trois-Rivières Lions 4–1 Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope Recap
May 9 Trois-Rivières Lions 0–1 Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope Recap
May 11 Trois-Rivières Lions 1–0 OT Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope Recap
May 13 Norfolk Admirals 3–6 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
Trois-Rivières won series 4–2

South Division

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

May 2 Orlando Solar Bears 3–5 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
May 3 Orlando Solar Bears 2–6 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
May 6 Florida Everblades 1–2 Orlando Solar Bears Kia Center Recap
May 9 Florida Everblades 3–0 Orlando Solar Bears Kia Center Recap
May 10 Florida Everblades 3–1 Orlando Solar Bears Kia Center Recap
Florida won series 4–1

Central Division

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

May 2 Fort Wayne Komets 4–5 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 3 Fort Wayne Komets 6–1 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 5 Toledo Walleye 1–2 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 7 Toledo Walleye 3–2 2OT Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 8 Toledo Walleye 2–1 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 10 Fort Wayne Komets 3–5 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
Toledo won series 4–2

Mountain Division

(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (3) Tahoe Knight Monsters

May 4 Tahoe Knight Monsters 3–5 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 5 Tahoe Knight Monsters 0–3 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 8 Kansas City Mavericks 3–1 Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Blue Event Center Recap
May 9 Kansas City Mavericks 6–0 Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Blue Event Center Recap
Kansas City won series 4–0

Conference finals

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

Eastern Conference

(N1) Trois-Rivières Lions vs. (S2) Florida Everblades

May 17 Trois-Rivières Lions 1–0 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
May 18 Trois-Rivières Lions 2–1 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
May 21 Florida Everblades 4–2 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
May 23 Florida Everblades 4–0 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
May 24 Florida Everblades 1–3 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
May 27 Trois-Rivières Lions 6–0 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
Trois-Rivières won series 4–2

Western Conference

(C1) Toledo Walleye vs. (M1) Kansas City Mavericks

May 15 Toledo Walleye 2–0 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 17 Toledo Walleye 4–3 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 20 Kansas City Mavericks 5–2 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 22 Kansas City Mavericks 1–4 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 24 Kansas City Mavericks 2–5 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
Toledo won series 4–1

Kelly Cup finals

(N1) Trois-Rivières Lions vs. (C1) Toledo Walleye

May 31 Trois-Rivières Lions 1–3 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
0 First period 0
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 1
Luke Cavallin Goalie stats Jan Bednar
June 2 Trois-Rivières Lions 5–1 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
June 4 Toledo Walleye 2–3 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
June 6 Toledo Walleye 1–3 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
June 7 Toledo Walleye 1–3 Trois-Rivières Lions Colisée Vidéotron Recap
Trois-Rivières won series 4–1

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.[4]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Brandon Hawkins Toledo Walleye 19 6 18 24 +9 18
Trenton Bliss Toledo Walleye 19 9 13 22 +10 4
Xavier Cormier Trois-Rivières Lions 21 2 17 19 +16 18
Alex Beaucage Trois-Rivières Lions 21 10 8 18 +17 16
Anthony Beauregard Trois-Rivières Lions 21 10 8 18 +10 16
Jack Dugan Fort Wayne Komets 13 5 10 15 −5 18
Jalen Smereck Toledo Walleye 19 3 11 14 +6 30
Mitchell Lewandowski Toledo Walleye 16 5 8 13 +4 20
Nicolas Guay Trois-Rivières Lions 21 5 8 13 +6 6
Chris Jandric Trois-Rivières Lions 21 4 9 13 +8 18

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 240 minutes played as of May 13, 2025. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are still active in the playoffs.[5]

Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Jack LaFontaine Kansas City Mavericks 10 8 2 0 270 13 1.28 0.952 4 611
Cam Johnson Florida Everblades 9 8 1 0 219 15 1.58 0.932 1 570
Thomas Milic Norfolk Admirals 9 5 3 1 271 15 1.61 0.945 3 558
Luke Cavallin Trois-Rivières Lions 9 7 2 0 261 16 1.65 0.939 1 581
Nathaniel Day Fort Wayne Komets 5 2 1 1 128 11 2.17 0.914 0 304

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

  1. ^ "Trois-Rivieres claims 2025 Kelly Cup title". echl.com. ECHL. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024–25 ECHL Standings". ECHL. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs Bracket". ECHL. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Skater Statistics". ECHL. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Goalie Statistics". ECHL. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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