2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs

ECHL North Division Semifinals Game 2 Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners | 04/21/2024

GLENS FALLS– The Adirondack Thunder came into Sunday Evening needed a win as they dropped Game 1 and didn’t want to head into Maine down 2-0. Adirondack needed to get the crowd into it early, and they did as Shane Harper would finish off a beautiful tic-tac-toe play from the Thunder’s second line of Welsher-Ashbrook-Harper […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Make Roster Moves Prior To Game 2 Of North Division Semifinals

On April 20th, the Maine Mariners had two players called up to the Providence Bruins of the AHL. The first of these is forward Owen Pederson. He’s currently signed to a two-way, two-year contract with Providence. Pederson has played 54 games with the Mariners so far this season, putting up 13 goals and 12 assists […]

ECHL Central Division Semifinals Game 2 Recap: Toledo Walleye vs. Kalamazoo Wings | 04/20/2024

The Kalamazoo Wings played against the Toledo Walleye in Game 2 of the Central Division Semifinals on Saturday night. The game took place in a packed-out Huntington Center in downtown Toledo, Ohio, and the Wings were hoping to level the series at 1-1. The Wings had lost 3-2 in overtime in Game 1 on Friday […]

ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks on the Verge of a Sweep in Opening Round Of Kelly Cup Playoffs

Kansas City Mavericks and Tulsa Oilers met starting on the 17th for their first-round series in the Kelly Cup playoffs. The Mavericks are favored to win the series. They have had a solid season, landing them at the league’s top. They finished the regular season at 54-12-4 and won the Branham Cup. But winning the […]

ECHL South Division Series Preview: (1) Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs (4) Orlando Solar Bears

The Kelly Cup Playoffs are finally here for two of the South Division teams as the top-seeded Greenville Swamp Rabbits take on the fourth-seeded Orlando Solar Bears. The Solar Bears come into the first round of the playoffs after clinching a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season. Greenville is in the […]

ECHL North Division Semi-Final Game 3: Norfolk Admirals vs. Trois-Rivières Lions | 04/20/2024

The Norfolk Admirals are heading back home with a 2-1 series lead thanks to stellar efforts from Josh McDougall and Yaniv Perets in a 2-1 win over the Trois-Rivières Lions Saturday night at Colisée Vidéotron Arena. The Admirals played a full 60 minutes tonight and went back to their simple play to avoid turning the […]

ECHL North Division Semi-Finals Game 2: Norfolk Admirals vs Trois-Rivieres Lions | 04/19/2024

The Norfolk Admirals lost game two of their Kelly Cup North Division semi-final to the Trois-Rivières Lions by a final of 5-4 Friday night at Colisée Vidéotron. Turnovers and not getting shots through on net were the negative stories for the Admirals all night. Brandon Osmundson and a promising late comeback were positives in the […]

ECHL Central Division Semi-Finals Game 1 Recap: Kalamazoo Wings vs. Toledo Walleye | 04/19/2024

The Toledo Walleye faced off against the Kalamazoo Wings in Game 1 of the Central Division Semifinals on Friday night at the Huntington Center located in downtown Toledo, Ohio. The game featured a thrilling goalie matchup between John Lethemon for Toledo and Hunter Vorva for Kalamazoo. The first period was marked by tight-checking and uneventful […]

ECHL Central Division Semi-Finals Game 1 Recap: Indy Fuel vs Wheeling Nailers | 04/19/2024

The Wheeling Nailers and Indy Fuel met for game one of their series in the Kelly Cup playoffs. Before this, the team had met 11 times this past season. Six of the 11 meetings were decided by one goal, with Indianapolis winning eight of the 11. The Fuel finished the season sitting at 39-25-6, and the […]

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Sign Goaltender to Amateur Tryout Contract

The Norfolk Admirals announced they have signed Miami University (Ohio) goaltender Logan Neaton ahead of game two of the Kelly Cup North Division semi-final. The Brighton, MI native played for three years at Miami University (Ohio). This comes after the Winnipeg Jets reassigned goaltender Oskari Salminen to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League […]