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ECHL 2024 Playoffs First Round Schedule And How To Watch The Kelly Cup

ECHL 2024 Playoffs First Round Schedule And How To Watch The Kelly Cup

The 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs are about to begin in the ECHL and FloHockey will be bringing you every game of the postseason action.

Apr 15, 2024
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The 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs are here! After a grueling 72-game season, 16 teams remain in the hunt for the ECHL's top prize. 

The two-time defending champion Florida Everblades are back in the field looking to become the first team to ever win three straight championships in the ECHL, but there's no shortage of other great teams, great storylines and exciting players that will be participating in the postseason.

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What Teams Made The Playoffs In The ECHL?

Here are the teams that made the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs in the ECHL, with NHL affiliates in parenthesis.

  • Kansas City Mavericks (Seattle Kraken)
  • Toledo Walleye (Detroit Red Wings)
  • Idaho Steelheads (Dallas Stars)
  • Adirondack Thunder (New Jersey Devils)
  • Greenville Swamp Rabbits (Los Angeles Kings)
  • Norfolk Admirals (Winnipeg Jets)
  • Jacksonville Icemen (Buffalo Sabres)
  • Florida Everblades (Florida Panthers)
  • Orlando Solar Bears (Tampa Bay Lightning)
  • Indy Fuel (Chicago Blackhawks)
  • Wheeling Nailers (Pittsburgh Penguins)
  • Kalamazoo Wings (Vancouver Canucks)
  • Trois-Rivières Lions (Montreal Canadiens)
  • Maine Mariners (Boston Bruins)
  • Allen Americans (Ottawa Senators)
  • Tulsa Oilers (Anaheim Ducks)

ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs 2024 First-Round Schedule

North Division Semifinals

#1 Adirondack Thunder (43-18-11) vs. #4 Maine Mariners (32-32-8)

  • Game 1 – Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. ET at Adirondack
  • Game 2 – Sunday, April 21 at 5 p.m. ET at Adirondack
  • Game 3 – Friday, April 24 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Maine
  • Game 4 – Saturday, April 25 at 6 p.m. ET at Maine
  • Game 5 – Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. ET at Maine (If Necessary)
  • Game 6 – Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Adirondack (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. ET at Adirondack (If Necessary)

#2 Norfolk Admirals (41-21-7) vs. #3 Trois-Rivières Lions (31-30-8)

  • Game 1 – Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières
  • Game 2 – Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières
  • Game 3 – Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières
  • Game 4 – Wednesday, April 24 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Norfolk
  • Game 5 – Saturday, April 27 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Norfolk (If Necessary)
  • Game 6 – Sunday, April 28 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Norfolk (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Wednesday, May 1 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Norfolk (If Necessary)

South Division Semifinals

#1 Greenville Swamp Rabbits (44-23-5) vs. #4 Orlando Solar Bears (38-24-10)

  • Game 1 – Sunday, April 21 at 3:05 p.m. ET at Greenville
  • Game 2 – Monday, April 22 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Greenville
  • Note: Dates for games 3-5 in Orlando will be announced on Monday, pending NBA Playoffs schedule
  • Game 6 – Tuesday, April 30 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Greenville (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Wednesday, May 1 at 7:05 p.m. ET at Greenville (If Necessary)

#2 Jacksonville Icemen (42-23-7) vs. #3 Florida Everblades (40-23-9)

  • Game 1 – Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. ET at Jacksonville
  • Game 2 – Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m. ET at Jacksonville
  • Game 3 – Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Florida
  • Game 4 – Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Florida
  • Game 5 – Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET at Florida (If Necessary)
  • Game 6 – Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Jacksonville (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 –Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. ET at Jacksonville (If Necessary)

Central Division Semifinals

#1 Toledo Walleye (48-14-9) vs. #4 Kalamazoo Wings (38-30-4)

  • Game 1 – Friday, April 19 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo
  • Game 2 – Saturday, April 20 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo
  • Game 3 – Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo
  • Game 4 – Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo
  • Game 5 – Saturday, April 27 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)
  • Game 6 – Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Wednesday, May 1 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)

#2 Indy Fuel (39-25-8) vs. #3 Wheeling Nailers (38-28-5)

  • Game 1 – Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. ET at Indy
  • Game 2 – Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. ET at Indy
  • Game 3 – Monday, April 22 at 7:10 p.m. ET at Wheeling
  • Game 4 – Tuesday, April 23 at 7:10 p.m. ET at Wheeling
  • Game 5 – Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET at Wheeling (If Necessary) *
  • Game 6 – Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. ET at Indy (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Indy (If Necessary)
  • * - Game 5 is at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pa.

Mountain Division Semifinals

#1 Kansas City Mavericks (54-12-6) vs. #4 Tulsa Oilers (30-33-9)

  • Game 1 – Wednesday, April 17 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Kansas City
  • Game 2 – Thursday, April 18 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Kansas City
  • Game 3 – Friday, April 19 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Tulsa
  • Game 4 – Monday, April 22 at 7:10 p.m. CT at Tulsa
  • Game 5 – Thursday, April 25 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Tulsa (If Necessary)
  • Game 6 – Friday, April 26 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Kansas City (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Sunday, April 28 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Kansas City (If Necessary)

#2 Allen Americans (48-20-4) vs. #3 Allen Americans (33-35-4)

  • Game 1 – Monday, April 22 at 7:10 p.m. MT at Idaho
  • Game 2 – Wednesday, April 24 at 7:10 p.m. MT at Idaho
  • Game 3 – Friday, April 26 at 7:10 p.m. CT at Allen
  • Game 4 – Saturday, April 27 at 4:10 p.m. CT at Allen
  • Game 5 – Sunday, April 28 at 4:10 p.m. CT at Allen (If Necessary)
  • Game 6 – Tuesday, April 30 at 7:10 p.m. MT at Idaho (If Necessary)
  • Game 7 – Wednesday, May 1 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Idaho (If Necessary)

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