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2023 Kelly Cup playoffs

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The 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL hockey league began on April 19, 2023, following the conclusion of the 2022–23 ECHL regular season and ended on June 9 with the Florida Everblades winning their second consecutive Kelly Cup and third overall over the Idaho Steelheads in four games.

2023 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 19 – June 9
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Everblades
Runners-upIdaho Steelheads
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Wade Murphy (Idaho) (20 points)
Awards
MVPCam Johnson (Florida)
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Playoff format

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Since all 28 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 Idaho Steelheads secured the top record, winning the Brabham Cup, and therefore scheduled to have home ice advantage for all the rounds they advance in.[1]

Eleven out of the 16 teams in this year's playoffs were participants in the previous Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Playoff seeds

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After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Toledo Walleye were the first to clinch a playoff spot for the second year in a row,[2] while the Adirondack Thunder were the last, completing the impossible comeback to overtake the Worcester Railers for the final spot in the North Division.[3]

Final seeds and points:[4]

Playoff bracket

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Division Semifinals[5][6] Division Finals[7][8] Conference Finals[9] Kelly Cup Finals[10]
            
N1 Newfoundland[11] 4
N4 Adirondack[12][13][14] 1
N1 Newfoundland[15] 4
North Division
N2 Reading[16] 1
N2 Reading[17][18] 4
N3 Maine[19][20] 2
N1 Newfoundland[21] 2
Eastern Conference
S4 Florida[22] 4
S1 South Carolina[23] 2
S4 Florida[24] 4
S4 Florida[25] 4
South Division
S2 Jacksonville[26] 2
S2 Jacksonville[27] 4
S3 Greenville[28] 2
S4 Florida[29][30] 4
M1 Idaho[31] 0
C1 Cincinnati[32] 4
C4 Fort Wayne[33] 3
C1 Cincinnati[34] 0
Central Division
C2 Toledo[35] 4
C2 Toledo[36] 4
C3 Indy[37] 0
C2 Toledo[38] 1
Western Conference
M1 Idaho[39] 4
M1 Idaho[40] 4
M4 Utah[41] 2
M1 Idaho[42] 4
Mountain Division
M2 Allen[43] 1
M2 Allen[44][45] 4
M3 Kansas City[46] 2

Division semifinals

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North Division

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(1) Newfoundland Growlers vs. (4) Adirondack Thunder

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April 19 Newfoundland Growlers 3–5 Adirondack Thunder Cool Insuring Arena Recap  
Michael Joyaux (1) –13:44
Orrin Centazzo (1) – pp – 19:40		 First period 3:44 – pp – Ryan Orgel (1)
4:28 – Matt Jennings (1)
No scoring Second period 7:20 – Grant Jozefek (1)
9:12 – Shane Harper (1)
10:28 – Ryan Orgel (2)
Tommy Miller (1) – sh – 5:46 Third period No scoring
Luke Cavallin 13 saves / 18 shots
Dryden McKay 13 saves / 13 shots		 Goalie stats Mike Robinson 28 saves / 31 shots
April 21 Newfoundland Growlers 8–4 Adirondack Thunder Cool Insuring Arena Recap  
8:41 – Matt Hellickson (1) First period No scoring
3:42 – pp – Keenan Suthers (1)
9:53 – Todd Skirving (1)
12:21 – Todd Skirving (2)
15:47 – Zach O'Brien (1)		 Second period Matt Jennings (2) – 8:49
Matt Slick (1) – 19:29
0:58 – Keenan Suthers (2)
9:54 – pp – Zach Solow (1)
16:38 – en – Nolan Walker (1)		 Third period Wayne Létourneau (1) – 6:18
Shawn Weller (1) – pp – 12:19
Dryden McKay 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Mike Robinson 19 saves / 25 shots
Jake Theut 8 saves / 9 shots
April 22 Newfoundland Growlers 7-1 Adirondack Thunder Cool Insuring Arena Recap  
3 First period 0
4 Second period 1
0 Third period 0
Dryden McKay Goalie stats Jake Theut, Mike Robinson
April 27 Adirondack Thunder 3-5 Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
0 First period 3
2 Second period 0
1 Third period 2
Jake Theut Goalie stats Dryden McKay
April 30 Adirondack Thunder 0-3 Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
0 First period 3
0 Second period 0
0 Third period 0
Jake Theut Goalie stats Dryden McKay
Newfoundland won series 4-1

(2) Reading Royals vs. (3) Maine Mariners

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April 21 Maine Mariners 1-2 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Curtis Hall (1) – 13:15 Third period 0:21 – Solag Bakich (1)
16:06 – Charlie Gerard (1)
Michael DiPietro 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Pat Nagle 25 saves / 26 shots
April 22 Maine Mariners 3-5 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
2 First period 2
0 Second period 2
1 Third period 1
Michael DiPietro, François Brassard Goalie stats Pat Nagle
April 24 Reading Royals 3-4 OT Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
1 First period 2
0 Second period 0
2 Third period 1
0 First overtime period 1
Pat Nagle Goalie stats François Brassard
April 25 Reading Royals 3-7 Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
1 First period 2
1 Second period 2
1 Third period 3
Nolan Maier Goalie stats François Brassard
April 26 Reading Royals 4-3 Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
2 First period 1
0 Second period 2
2 Third period 0
Pat Nagle Goalie stats François Brassard
April 29 Maine Mariners 2-6 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
1 First period 2
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 2
François Brassard Goalie stats Pat Nagle
Reading won series 4-2

South Division

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(1) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (4) Florida Everblades

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April 22 Florida Everblades 5–0 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
Sean Josling (1) – pp – 8:44
Sean Josling (2) – 11:45
Tyler Irvine (1) – 16:53		 First period No scoring
Tyler Irvine (2) – 9:39
Ashton Calder (1) – pp – 12:33		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Cam Johnson 35 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Tyler Wall 23 saves / 28 shots
April 24 Florida Everblades 0–4 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 3:42 – pp – Kevin O'Neil (1)
14:49 – Ryan Scarfo (1)
16:49 – pp – Ty Thorpe (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 16:30 – sh – en – Lawton Courtnall (1)
Cam Johnson 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Clay Stevenson 27 saves / 27 shots
April 26 South Carolina Stingrays 3–4 OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
Chaz Reddekopp (1) – 14:19 First period 11:56 – pp – Sean Josling (3)
Jarid Lukosevicius (1) – pp – 11:12 Second period 7:59 – Joe Pendenza (1)
8:39 – Levko Koper (1)
Jarid Lukosevicius (2) – 19:20 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 5:23 – Logan Lambdin (1)
Clay Stevenson 32 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 32 saves / 35 shots
April 28 South Carolina Stingrays 4–2 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
Jarid Lukosevicius (3) – 3:22
Josh Wilkins (1) – pp – 4:00		 First period 2:20 – Oliver Chau (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jarid Lukosevicius (4) – 10:39
Anthony Del Gaizo (1) – en – 19:43		 Third period 0:43 – Sean Josling (4)
Clay Stevenson 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 22 saves / 25 shots
April 29 South Carolina Stingrays 0–4 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Blake Winiecki (1) – 11:05
No scoring Second period Joe Pendenza (2) – pp – 17:20
No scoring Third period Logan Lambdin (2) – pp – 8:24
Blake Winiecki (2) – en – 17:38
Clay Stevenson 13 saves / 16 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 35 saves / 35 shots
May 1 Florida Everblades 2–1 OT South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
13:04 – pp – Logan Lambdin (3) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Bear Hughes (1) – pp – 4:52
9:55 – Joe Pendenza (2) First overtime period No scoring
Cam Johnson 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Clay Stevenson 31 saves / 33 shots
Florida won series 4-2

(2) Jacksonville Icemen vs. (3) Greenville Swamp Rabbits

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April 21 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 4–1 Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
Ben Freeman (1) – pp – 14:10 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Josh McKechney (1) – 2:25
Joe Gatenby (1) – 3:39
Alex Ierullo (1) – en – 15:55		 Third period 7:20 – Craig Martin (1)
Ryan Bednard 25 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Charles Williams 27 saves / 30 shots
April 23 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 1–2 2OT Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Josh McKechney (2) – 0:15 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 0:43 – Benjamin Tardif (1)
No scoring Second overtime period 4:18 – Brendan Harris (1)
Ryan Bednard 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Charles Williams 31 saves / 32 shots
April 25 Jacksonville Icemen 7–4 Greenville Swamp Rabbits Bon Secours Wellness Arena Recap  
Derek Lodermeier (1) – pp – 12:35
Matt Iacopelli (1) – 16:08		 First period 4:50 – pp – Tanner Eberle (1)
Craig Martin (2) – 1:27
Cristiano DiGiacinto (1) – 3:02
Derek Lodermeier (2) – 18:15		 Second period No scoring
Luke Lynch (1) – en – 19:13
Derek Lodermeier (3) – en – 19:28		 Third period 10:47 – pp – Max Martin (1)
15:13 – Tanner Eberle (2)
18:21 – Nikita Pavlychev (1)
Charles Williams 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Ryan Bednard 6 saves / 10 shots
Luke Richardson 12 saves / 13 shots
April 28 Jacksonville Icemen 1–3 Greenville Swamp Rabbits Bon Secours Wellness Arena Recap  
Matt Iacopelli (2) – 13:43 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:51 – Joe Leahy (1)
No scoring Third period 2:21 – Ben Freeman (2)
3:35 – Justin Nachbaur (1)
Charles Williams 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Ryan Bednard 22 saves / 23 shots
April 29 Jacksonville Icemen 5–4 Greenville Swamp Rabbits Bon Secours Wellness Arena Recap  
15:14 – Luke Lynch (2) First period Nikita Pavlychev (2) – 4:03
Ben Freeman (3) – 8:33
4:34 – Craig Martin (3)
6:49 – Ara Nazarian (1)
7:49 – Matt Iacopelli (3)
17:59 – Brandon Fortunato (1)		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Ben Freeman (4) – 9:39
Carter Souch (1) – pp – 12:57
Charles Williams 4 saves / 6 shots
Olof Lindbom 27 saves / 29 shots		 Goalie stats Ryan Bednard 16 saves / 20 shots
Luke Richardson 8 saves / 9 shots
May 2 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 2–4 Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Ara Nazarian (2) – pp – 18:15
No scoring Second period Ara Nazarian (3) – pp – 16:57
1:17 – Carter Souch (2)
9:00 – Brett Kemp (1)		 Third period Craig Martin (4) – pp – 15:00
Christopher Brown (1) – en – 19:20
Ryan Bednard 19 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Olof Lindbom 17 saves / 19 shots
Jacksonville won series 4-2

Central Division

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(1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (4) Fort Wayne Komets

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April 21 Fort Wayne Komets 3-4 OT Cincinnati Cyclones Heritage Bank Center Recap  
Oliver Cooper (1) – 2:24
Tye Felhaber (1) – 16:09
Tye Felhaber (2) – 19:13		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 3:10 – pp – Zack Andrusiak (1)
6:11 – Zack Andrusiak (2)
13:07 – Matt Berry (1)
No scoring First overtime period 2:42 – Louie Caporusso (1)
Rylan Parenteau 36 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Mark Sinclair 8 saves / 11 shots
Beck Warm 24 saves / 24 shots
April 22 Fort Wayne Komets 1-2 Cincinnati Cyclones Heritage Bank Center Recap  
0 First period 2
0 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
Ryan Fanti Goalie stats Beck Warm
April 25 Cincinnati Cyclones 0-3 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
0 First period 1
0 Second period 0
0 Third period 2
Beck Warm Goalie stats Ryan Fanti
April 28 Cincinnati Cyclones 3-2 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 0
2 Second period 0
0 Third period 2
Beck Warm Goalie stats Ryan Fanti
April 30 Cincinnati Cyclones 2-3 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 2
2 Third period 1
Beck Warm Goalie stats Ryan Fanti
May 2 Fort Wayne Komets 6-0 Cincinnati Cyclones Heritage Bank Center Recap  
2 First period 0
1 Second period 0
3 Third period 0
Ryan Fanti Goalie stats Beck Warm, Mark Sinclair
May 3 Fort Wayne Komets 0-1 Cincinnati Cyclones Heritage Bank Center Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 1
0 Third period 0
Ryan Fanti Goalie stats Beck Warm
Cincinnati won series 4-3

(2) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Indy Fuel

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April 21 Indy Fuel 1–4 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
Colin Bilek (1) – pp – 14:57 First period 8:55 – pp – Seth Barton (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 5:34 – pp – Gordie Green (1)
9:08 – pp – Brandon Hawkins (1)
18:49 – pp – Trenton Bliss (1)
Mitchell Weeks 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Sebastian Cossa 18 saves / 19 shots
April 22 Indy Fuel 2-4 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
1 First period 1
0 Second period 1
1 Third period 2
Mitchell Weeks Goalie stats John Lethemon
April 25 Toledo Walleye 4-1 Indy Fuel Indiana Farmers Coliseum Recap  
0 First period 0
2 Second period 0
2 Third period 1
Sebastian Cossa Goalie stats Mitchell Weeks
April 27 Toledo Walleye 5-3 Indy Fuel Indiana Farmers Coliseum Recap  
2 First period 2
0 Second period 1
3 Third period 0
John Lethemon Goalie stats Mitchell Weeks
Toledo won series 4–0

Mountain Division

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(1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

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April 19 Utah Grizzlies 3–0 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Dakota Raabe (1) – 16:07 Second period No scoring
Kyle Betts (1) – 1:54
Jordan Martel (1) – en – 18:06		 Third period No scoring
Trent Miner 43 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 21 saves / 23 shots
April 21 Utah Grizzlies 3–2 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
Tarun Fizer (1) – pp – 16:54 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Kyle Mayhew (1) – 3:39
Dylan Fitze (1) – en – 17:18		 Third period 5:06 – Cody Haiskanen (1)
17:55 – Ty Pelton-Byce (1)
Trent Miner 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 29 saves / 31 shots
April 26 Idaho Steelheads 3–2 OT Utah Grizzlies Maverik Center Recap  
Wade Murphy (1) – 0:35 First period No scoring
Colton Kehler (1) – 11:46 Second period 8:16 – pp – Cameron Wright (1)
8:44 – Dylan Fitze (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Willie Knierim (1) – pp – 0:26 First overtime period No scoring
Adam Scheel 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Trent Miner 34 saves / 37 shots
April 28 Idaho Steelheads 6–5 OT Utah Grizzlies Maverik Center Recap  
Ty Pelton-Byce (2) – 0:49
A.J. White (1) – 13:44		 First period 2:36 – pp – Kyle Betts (2)
4:39 – Zach Tsekos (1)
13:16 – pp – Cameron Wright (2)
18:09 – Keaton Jameson (1)
Jordan Kawaguchi (1) – 5:28
A.J. White (2) – pp – 11:19		 Second period No scoring
Wade Murphy (2) – pp – 4:19 Third period 8:58 – Kyle Mayhew (2)
Ty Pelton-Byce (3) – 3:27 First overtime period No scoring
Adam Scheel 29 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Trent Miner 45 saves / 51 shots
April 29 Idaho Steelheads 3–2 OT Utah Grizzlies Maverik Center Recap  
3:27 – pp – Justin Ducharme (1) First period Nolan Ritchie (1) – 3:00
9:19 – Ryan Dmowski (1) Second period Tarun Fizer (2) – pp – 19:23
No scoring Third period No scoring
1:26 – Willie Knierim (2) First overtime period No scoring
Adam Scheel 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Trent Miner 33 saves / 36 shots
May 1 Utah Grizzlies 2–3 OT Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Zane Franklin (1) – 9:04
13:12 – Kyle Betts (3) Second period No scoring
8:58 – Dylan Fitze (3) Third period A.J. White (3) – 10:34
No scoring First overtime period Jack Becker (1) – 3:48
Trent Miner 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 21 saves / 23 shots
Idaho won series 4-2

(2) Allen Americans vs. (3) Kansas City Mavericks

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April 19 Allen Americans 3–2 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
2 First period 0
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 0
Kevin Mandolese Goalie stats Shane Starrett
April 20 Allen Americans 2–3 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
0 First period 1
1 Second period 1
1 Third period 1
Kevin Mandolese Goalie stats Shane Starrett
April 24 Allen Americans 1-0 OT Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jack Combs (2) – 0:26 First overtime period No scoring
Kevin Mandolese 27 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Shane Starrett 34 saves / 35 shots
April 28 Kansas City Mavericks 2-1 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap  
1 First period 1
0 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
Shane Starrett Goalie stats Kevin Mandolese
April 29 Kansas City Mavericks 3-4 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap  
1 First period 1
0 Second period 3
2 Third period 0
Shane Starrett Goalie stats Kevin Mandolese
May 1 Kansas City Mavericks 1-2 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap  
0 First period 1
0 Second period 0
1 Third period 1
Shane Starrett Goalie stats Kevin Mandolese
Allen won series 4-2

Division finals

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North Division

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(1) Newfoundland Growlers vs. (2) Reading Royals

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May 6 Newfoundland Growlers 3-0 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
1 First period 0
0 Second period 0
2 Third period 0
Dryden McKay Goalie stats Pat Nagle
May 7 Newfoundland Growlers 5-4 OT Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
2 First period 2
1 Second period 1
1 Third period 1
1 First overtime period 0
Dryden McKay Goalie stats Pat Nagle
May 9 Newfoundland Growlers 6-3 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
3 First period 1
3 Second period 0
0 Third period 2
Dryden McKay Goalie stats Pat Nagle
Kaden Fulcher
May 11 Reading Royals 6-3 Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
4 First period 0
0 Second period 2
2 Third period 1
Kaden Fulcher Goalie stats Dryden McKay
May 13 Reading Royals 2-5 Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
1 First period 2
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 1
Pat Nagle Goalie stats Dryden McKay
Newfoundland won series 4-1

South Division

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(2) Jacksonville Icemen vs. (4) Florida Everblades

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May 6 Florida Everblades 5–2 Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
John McCarron (1) – 16:51 First period No scoring
Blake Winiecki (3) – 5:58
Sean Josling (5) – 16:46
Joe Pendenza (4) – 18:46		 Second period 6:51 – Christopher Brown (2)
18:04 – Derek Lodermeier (4)
Blake Winiecki (4) – 7:10 Third period No scoring
Cam Johnson 17 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Olof Lindbom 25 saves / 30 shots
May 7 Florida Everblades 4–3 Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
Sean Josling (6) – pp – 0:23
Oliver Chau (2) – 19:34		 First period 11:22 – Matt Iacopelli (4)
Logan Lambdin (4) – 18:57 Second period 16:42 – Ben Hawerchuk (1)
Joe Pendenza (5) – 16:53 Third period 5:34 – Jacob Panetta (1)
Cam Johnson 40 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Parker Gahagen 24 saves / 28 shots
May 10 Jacksonville Icemen 0–2 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:37 – pp – Sean Josling (7)
12:20 – Tyler Irvine (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Charles Williams 20 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 26 saves / 26 shots
May 12 Jacksonville Icemen 4–3 OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
Craig Martin (5) – pp – 13:20 First period 13:54 – Tyler Irvine (4)
Ben Tardif (2) – pp – 8:57 Second period No scoring
Christopher Brown (3) – pp – 1:53 Third period 11:04 – Ashton Calder (2)
13:58 – John McCarron (2)
Brendan Harris (2) – pp – 8:00 First overtime period No scoring
Parker Gahagen 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 32 saves / 36 shots
May 13 Jacksonville Icemen 6–3 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
0:11 – Craig Martin (6)
10:08 – Derek Lodermeier (5)		 First period John McCarron (3) – 9:12
19:13 – pp – Brendan Harris (3) Second period Oliver Chau (3) – pp – 3:57
1:08 – Derek Lodermeier (6)
8:50 – Christopher Brown (4)
18:56 – en – Christopher Brown (5)		 Third period Oliver Chau (4) – pp – 12:19
Parker Gahagen 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 16 saves / 21 shots
May 15 Florida Everblades 5–2 Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
9:13 – Tyler Irvine (5) First period No scoring
1:51 – Cole Moberg (1) Second period Ara Nazarian (4) – 18:56
11:19 – Tyler Irvine (6)
19:14 – en – Levko Koper (2)
19:37 – en – Tyler Irvine (7)		 Third period Derek Lodermeier (7) – 18:32
Cam Johnson 17 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Parker Gahagen 23 saves / 26 shots
Florida won series 4-2

Central Division

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(1) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (2) Toledo Walleye

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May 5 Toledo Walleye 6-2 Cincinnati Cyclones Heritage Bank Center Recap  
2 First period 1
0 Second period 0
4 Third period 1
Sebastian Cossa Goalie stats Beck Warm
May 6 Toledo Walleye 5-2 Cincinnati Cyclones Heritage Bank Center Recap  
2 First period 0
1 Second period 1
2 Third period 1
John Lethemon Goalie stats Beck Warm
May 10 Cincinnati Cyclones 1-2 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 2
1 Third period 0
Mark Sinclair Goalie stats Sebastian Cossa
May 12 Cincinnati Cyclones 2-9 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
0 First period 3
1 Second period 4
1 Third period 2
Mark Sinclair, Beck Warm Goalie stats John Lethemon
Toledo won series 4-0

Mountain Division

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(1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (2) Allen Americans

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May 5 Idaho Steelheads 5–4 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap  
14:01 – Jack Becker (2) First period Grant Hebert (1) – 13:53
5:03 – Justin Ducharme (2)
10:56 – Willie Knierim (3)
18:17 – Jordan Kawaguchi (2)		 Second period Colby McAuley (1) – 4:21
Stefan Fournier (3) – pp – 14:02
0:18 – Wade Murphy (3) Third period Jack Combs (3) – 15:21
Adam Scheel 35 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Kevin Mandolese 41 saves / 46 shots
May 10 Allen Americans 2–6 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 14:40 – Zane Franklin (2)
No scoring Second period 9:48 – pp – Wade Murphy (4)
13:22 – Ryan Dmowski (3)
9:43 – Colby McAuley (2)
18:33 – pp – Jack Combs (4)		 Third period 1:49 – Ryan Dmowski (4)
10:45 – Jack Becker (3)
16:17 – pp – Owen Headrick (1)
Kevin Mandolese 34 saves / 37 shots
Chase Perry 16 saves / 19 shots		 Goalie stats Adam Scheel 21 saves / 23 shots
May 12 Allen Americans 7–2 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
3:41 – pp – Colton Hargrove (4)
10:37 – Liam Finlay (2)
14:35 – Colton Hargrove (5)		 First period Colton Kehler (2) – 1:29
3:57 – Chad Butcher (2)
19:16 – Hank Crone (1)		 Second period Ryan Dmowski (4) – pp – 7:28
9:16 – Grant Hebert (2)
9:32 – Justin Young (1)		 Third period No scoring
Chase Perry 54 saves / 56 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 16 saves / 23 shots
Josh Boyko 5 saves / 5 shots
May 13 Allen Americans 3–9 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Casey Johnson (1) – 9:13
Ryan Dmowski (5) – pp – 12:44
Ty Pelton-Byce (4) – 18:28
10:09 – Jack Combs (5)
14:26 – pp – Colton Hargrove (6)		 Second period Wade Murphy (5) – 1:29
A.J. White (4) – pp – 5:50
Colton Kehler (3) – 10:47
Wade Murphy (6) – 16:37
14:36 – Ryan Gagnon (1) Third period Jordan Kawaguchi (3) – pp – 10:46
Wade Murphy (7) – 15:18
Kevin Mandolese 18 saves / 25 shots
Chase Perry 16 saves / 18 shots		 Goalie stats Adam Scheel 28 saves / 31 shots
May 14 Allen Americans 0–6 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 7:50 – Justin Misiak (1)
9:49 – Ryan Dmowski (6)
13:08 – pp – Wade Murphy (8)
19:18 – Jade Miller (1)
No scoring Second period 10:53 – pp – Wade Murphy (9)
No scoring Third period 9:18 – pp – Ryan Dmowski (7)
Chase Perry 43 saves / 49 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 37 saves / 37 shots
Idaho won series 4-1

Conference finals

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Eastern Conference

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(N1) Newfoundland Growlers vs. (S4) Florida Everblades

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May 19 Newfoundland Growlers 2–6 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Blake Winiecki (5) – 3:29
Tyler Irvine (8) – 19:27
1:57 – pp – Orrin Centazzo (4)
4:09 – Keenan Suthers (6)		 Second period Ben Masella (1) – 14:38
Blake Winiecki (6) – 18:12
Will Calverley (1) – 18:57
No scoring Third period Logan Lambdin (5) – en – 19:01
Dryden McKay 21 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 17 saves / 19 shots
May 20 Newfoundland Growlers 4-5 2OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
1 First period 1
2 Second period 0
1 Third period 3
1 Second overtime period 0
Dryden McKay Goalie stats Cam Johnson
May 22 Newfoundland Growlers 4-1 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
2 First period 0
2 Second period 0
0 Third period 1
Luke Cavallin Goalie stats Cam Johnson
May 25 Florida Everblades 1-2 OT Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
0 First period 0
1 Second period 1
0 Third period 0
0 First overtime period 1
Cam Johnson Goalie stats Luke Cavallin
May 28 Florida Everblades 5-2 Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
1 First period 1
1 Second period 1
3 Third period 0
Cam Johnson Goalie stats Luke Cavallin
May 30 Florida Everblades 3-2 2OT Newfoundland Growlers Mary Brown's Centre Recap  
1 First period 1
1 Second period 1
0 Third period 0
1 Second overtime period 0
Cam Johnson Goalie stats Luke Cavallin
Florida won series 4-2

Western Conference

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(M1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (C2) Toledo Walleye

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May 20 Toledo Walleye 0–3 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 4:11 – Jade Miller (2)
No scoring Third period 11:30 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (5)
19:10 – en – Willie Knierim (4)
Sebastian Cossa 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 29 saves / 29 shots
May 21 Toledo Walleye 0-3 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
0 First period 1
0 Second period 1
0 Third period 1
John Lethemon Goalie stats Adam Scheel
May 24 Idaho Steelheads 4-5 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
2 First period 1
2 Second period 1
0 Third period 3
Adam Scheel Goalie stats Sebastian Cossa
May 26 Idaho Steelheads 4-3 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
1 First period 1
2 Second period 1
1 Third period 1
Adam Scheel Goalie stats John Lethemon
May 27 Idaho Steelheads 5-1 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
2 First period 1
2 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
Adam Scheel Goalie stats Sebastian Cossa, John Lethemon
Idaho won series 4-1

Kelly Cup finals

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(M1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (S4) Florida Everblades

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June 3 Florida Everblades 3–2 OT Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 15:38 – pp – Dawson Barteaux (1)
Cole Moberg (2) – 07:06 Second period No scoring
Blake Winiecki (9) – pp – 12:40 Third period 06:54 – Ryan Dmowski (9)
Oliver Chau (7) – 14:06 First overtime period No scoring
Cam Johnson 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 33 saves / 36 shots
June 4 Florida Everblades 5–3 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
Ashton Calder (3) – pp – 19:40 First period 11:49 – Matt Register (1)
Logan Lambdin (7) – 0:50
Logan Lambdin (8) – 19:55		 Second period No scoring
Levko Koper (3) – 13:42
Ben Masella (3) – en – 19:31		 Third period 15:36 – pp – Justin Misiak (2)
15:57 – Ty Pelton-Bryce (9)
Cam Johnson 24 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Adam Scheel 31 saves / 35 shots
June 7 Idaho Steelheads 0–1 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 18:14 – Will Calverly (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Rémi Poirier 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 23 saves / 23 shots
June 9 Idaho Steelheads 3–4 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:11 – Sean Josling (9)
18:56 – Sean Josling (10)
Ryan Dmowski (10) – 05:55
Ryan Dmowski (11) – pp – 07:26		 Second period No scoring
A.J. White (6) – 0:21 Third period 04:19 – Stefan Leblanc (1)
07:59 – Tyler Irvine (10)
Rémi Poirier 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 32 saves / 35 shots
Florida won series 4-0

Statistical leaders

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Skaters

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These are the top ten skaters based on points.[47]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Wade MurphyIdaho Steelheads2012820+424
Sean JoslingFlorida Everblades22101020+914
Owen HeadrickIdaho Steelheads2031619+38
Ryan DmowskiIdaho Steelheads1911718014
Gordie GreenToledo Walleye139918+26
Ty Pelton-ByceIdaho Steelheads209817+84
Brandon HawkinsToledo Walleye138917+410
Pavel GogolevNewfoundland Growlers168917+212
Oliver ChauFlorida Everblades1971017+50
John McCarronFlorida Everblades2261117+330

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltending

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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 400 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[48]

Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Cam JohnsonFlorida Everblades221642640502.100.92241427
Adam ScheelIdaho Steelheads181251541472.600.91331086
Dryden McKayNewfoundland Growlers12821313312.720.9012683
Beck WarmCincinnati Cyclones10450323283.120.9131539
Kevin MandoleseAllen Americans9450304263.130.9141498

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

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