The 2016 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started April 13, 2016, following the conclusion of the 2015–16 ECHL regular season. The championship was won on June 9 by the Allen Americans.
Playoff format At the end of the regular season the top team in each division qualified for the 2016 Kelly Cup Playoffs and are seeded either 1, 2, or 3 based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the five non-division winning teams with the highest point totals in each conference qualified for the playoffs and are seeded 4 through 8. The Kelly Cup final pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.
Playoff seeds After the regular season, the standard 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Missouri Mavericks were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record in the ECHL. The Toledo Walleye earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Eastern Conference Toledo Walleye – North Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, 99 pts South Carolina Stingrays – South Division champions, 98 pts Manchester Monarchs – East Division champions, 87 pts Florida Everblades – 95 pts Wheeling Nailers – 83 pts Adirondack Thunder – 82 pts Kalamazoo Wings – 82 pts Reading Royals – 82 pts
Western Conference Missouri Mavericks – Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Brabham Cup winners, 109 pts Fort Wayne Komets – Midwest Division champions, 89 pts Colorado Eagles – West Division champions, 86 pts Allen Americans – 89 pts Idaho Steelheads – 86 pts Utah Grizzlies – 84 pts Cincinnati Cyclones – 81 pts Quad City Mallards – 80 pts
Playoff Brackets
Conference Quarterfinals Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(1) Toledo Walleye vs. (8) Reading Royals
(2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (7) Kalamazoo Wings
(3) Manchester Monarchs vs. (6) Adirondack Thunder
(4) Florida Everblades vs. (5) Wheeling Nailers
Western Conference
(1) Missouri Mavericks vs. (8) Quad City Mallards
(2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (7) Cincinnati Cyclones
(3) Colorado Eagles vs. (6) Utah Grizzlies
(4) Allen Americans vs. (5) Idaho Steelheads
Conference Semifinals Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (6) Adirondack Thunder
(5) Wheeling Nailers vs. (8) Reading Royals
Western Conference
(1) Missouri Mavericks vs. (4) Allen Americans
(2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (6) Utah Grizzlies
Conference Finals Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (5) Wheeling Nailers
Western Conference
(2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (4) Allen Americans
Kelly Cup Finals Home team is listed first.
(West #4) Allen Americans vs. (East #5) Wheeling Nailers
Statistical leaders
Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points. Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIMChad Costello Allen Americans 24 7 29 36 0 4Riley Brace Wheeling Nailers 26 5 22 27 -5 30Greger Hanson Allen Americans 23 15 8 23 -2 18John McCarron Wheeling Nailers 25 11 12 23 +5 42Mathew Maione Wheeling Nailers 26 6 17 23 +4 20Cody Wydo Wheeling Nailers 26 12 9 21 -2 12Eric Roy Allen Americans 23 5 16 21 +12 8David Makowski Allen Americans 18 5 15 20 +5 20Shawn Szydlowski Fort Wayne Komets 16 10 9 19 +6 15Austin Fyten South Carolina Stingrays 19 8 11 19 +5 28 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. Player Team GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO TOIMark Dekanich South Carolina Stingrays 10 5 3 1 219 17 1.69 0.922 2 603Josh Robinson Missouri Mavericks 7 4 3 0 202 15 2.16 0.926 0 416Ken Appleby Adirondack Thunder 12 7 4 1 363 29 2.31 0.920 1 754Vitek Vanecek South Carolina Stingrays 11 6 2 2 278 24 2.31 0.914 1 624Riley Gill Allen Americans 19 12 5 0 508 39 2.35 0.923 1 997Adam Morrison Reading Royals 6 3 3 0 184 14 2.45 0.924 0 344Philippe Desrosiers Idaho Steelheads 7 3 3 1 208 16 2.47 0.923 0 390Brad Thiessen Cincinnati Cyclones 7 3 2 2 258 19 2.51 0.926 0 454 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 2015–16 ECHL season List of ECHL seasons
References
External links ECHL website