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2026 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 23 to June 15
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Everblades
Runners-upKansas City Mavericks
Awards
MVPCam Johnson
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The 2026 Kelly Cup playoffs were for the ECHL hockey league as they started on April 23, 2026, following the conclusion of the 2025–26 ECHL regular season. The postseason then concluded on June 15, with the Florida Everblades winning their league record fifth overall Kelly Cup championship over the Kansas City Mavericks in six games.

Playoff format

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The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs based on the highest point total earned in the regular season. The entire 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 pit the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format. The Kansas City Mavericks secured the top record by clinching the Brabham Cup, and are scheduled to have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs if they keep advancing. In total, nine of the 16 playoff teams are repeats from the previous season, which includes Toledo, who is on a 10-season playoff streak.

Playoff seeds

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After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.

Final seeds and points:[1]

Playoff bracket

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Source:[2]

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Final Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Wheeling 4
N4 Reading 1
N1 Wheeling 4
North Division
N2 Maine 3
N2 Maine 4
N3 Adirondack 3
N1 Wheeling 1
Eastern Conference
S1 Florida 4
S1 Florida 4
S4 Savannah 0
S1 Florida 4
South Division
S2 South Carolina 1
S2 South Carolina 4
S3 Atlanta 2
S1 Florida 4
M1 Kansas City 2
C1 Fort Wayne 4
C4 Indy 1
C1 Fort Wayne 4
Central Division
C2 Toledo 2
C2 Toledo 4
C3 Bloomington 2
C1 Fort Wayne 2
Western Conference
M1 Kansas City 4
M1 Kansas City 4
M4 Tahoe 0
M1 Kansas City 4
Mountain Division
M2 Allen 0
M2 Allen 4
M3 Idaho 1

Division semifinals

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

North Division

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(1) Wheeling Nailers vs. (4) Reading Royals

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April 24 Reading Royals 0–4 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 0:23 – pp – Zach Urdahl (1)
4:14 – sh – Zach Urdahl (2)
No scoring Third period 9:14 – Max Graham (1)
15:49 – en – Matthew Quercia (1)
Yaniv Perets 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier 20 saves / 20 shots
April 25 Reading Royals 1–5 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 4:21 – Matthew Quercia (2)
Alec Butcher (1) – pp – 14:06 Second period 5:04 – Ryan McAllister (1)
12:17 – Matty De St. Phalle (1)
No scoring Third period 12:44 – Blake Bennett (1)
16:50 – en – Craig Armstrong (1)
Keith Petruzzelli 14 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier 32 saves / 33 shots
April 29 Wheeling Nailers 2–0 Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
Ryan McAllister (2) – 17:27 First period No scoring
Blake Bennett (2) – 8:56 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Taylor Gauthier 27 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Yaniv Perets 24 saves / 26 shots
May 1 Wheeling Nailers 2–3 OT Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
Mike Posma (1) – 11:04 First period 15:23 – Connor Kurth (1)
Nolan Renwick (1) – 5:11 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 19:33 – Carson Golder (1)
No scoring First overtime period 8:44 – Connor Kurth (2)
Taylor Gauthier 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Yaniv Perets 25 saves / 27 shots
May 2 Wheeling Nailers 1–0 2OT Reading Royals Santander Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nolan Renwick (2) – 7:53 Second overtime period No scoring
Taylor Gauthier 41 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Yaniv Perets 54 saves / 55 shots
Wheeling won series 4–1

(2) Maine Mariners vs. (3) Adirondack Thunder

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April 24 Adirondack Thunder 1–2 OT Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 0
1 Jackson van de Leest (1) Third period 1 Robert Cronin (1)
0 First overtime period 1 Max Andreev SH (1)
Jeremy Brodeur 49 saves / 51 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 15 saves / 16 shots
April 25 Adirondack Thunder 3–2 Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
2 Justin Taylor (both) (1) (2) First period 1 Jacob Hudson (1)
0 Second period 0
1 Matt Salhany (1) Third period 1 Antonio Venuto (1)
Jeremy Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 32 saves / 34 shots
April 29 Maine Mariners 5–2 Adirondack Thunder Harding Mazzotti Arena Recap  
2 Antonio Venuto (2); Ty Cheveldayoff (1) First period 0
1 Loke Johansson (1) Second period 1 Tanner Edwards (1)
2 Shawn Element (1); Max Andreev (2) Third period 1 Tag Bertuzzi (1)
Brad Arvanitis 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur 36 saves / 40 shots
May 1 Maine Mariners 5–4 Adirondack Thunder Harding Mazzotti Arena Recap  
2 Shawn Element (2); Jacob Hudson (2) First period 3 Grant Loven (1); Matt Salhany (2); Ryan Wheeler (1)
1 Shawn Element (3) Second period 1 Adrien Beraldo (1)
2 Wyllum Deveaux (1); Jacob Perreault (1) Third period 0
Brad Arvanitis 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Broduer 24 saves / 29 shots
May 2 Maine Mariners 2–3 OT Adirondack Thunder Harding Mazzotti Arena Recap  
1 Jacob Hudson (3) First period 1 Matt Salhany (3)
1 Jacob Hudson (4) Second period 1 Justin Taylor (3)
0 Third period 0
0 First overtime period 1 Justin Taylor (4)
Brad Arvanitis 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Brodeur 30 saves / 32 shots
May 5 Adirondack Thunder 2–1 OT Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 1 Jacob Hudson (4)
1 Tag Bertuzzi (2) Third period 0
1 Jeremy Hanzel (1) First overtime period 0
Jeremy Brodeur 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 23 saves / 25 shots
May 6 Adirondack Thunder 1–3 Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
1 Tag Bertuzzi (3) First period 0
0 Second period 1 Wyllum Deveaux (2)
0 Third period 2 Nick Anderson (1); Shawn Element (4)
Jeremy Brodeur 33 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 20 saves / 21 shots
Maine won series 4–3

South Division

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(1) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Savannah Ghost Pirates

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April 24 Savannah Ghost Pirates 0–2 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 7:18 – Tarun Fizer (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:43 – Oliver Cooper (1)
Vinnie Purpura 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 29 saves / 29 shots
April 25 Savannah Ghost Pirates 1–4 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
Matt Koopman (1) – 19:46 First period 3:27 – Kyle Betts (1)
No scoring Second period 6:44 – Jesse Lansdell (1)
12:52 – pp – Carson Gicewicz (1)
No scoring Third period 18:25 – en – Anthony Romano (1)
Vinnie Purpura 39 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 25 saves / 26 shots
April 29 Florida Everblades 3–1 Savannah Ghost Pirates Enmarket Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tarun Fizer (2) – 2:14
Carson Gicewicz (2) – 14:03		 Second period 9:57 – Noah Carroll (1)
Carson Gicewicz (3) – en – 18:52 Third period No scoring
Cam Johnson 18 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Vinnie Purpura 29 saves / 31 shots
May 1 Florida Everblades 5–2 Savannah Ghost Pirates Enmarket Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tarun Fizer (3) – 10:20
Carson Gicewicz (4) – sh – 17:39		 Second period No scoring
Jordan Sambrook (1) – pp – 1:57
Cole Moberg (1) – 9:02
Zach Berzolla (1) – en – 18:28		 Third period 15:00 – Matt Koopman (2)
15:39 – Phip Waugh (1)
Cam Johnson 33 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Vinnie Purpura 34 saves / 38 shots
Florida won series 4–0

(2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (3) Atlanta Gladiators

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April 24 Atlanta Gladiators 2–3 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 0
0 Second period 1
1 Third period 2
Ethan Haider 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Garin Bjorklund 39 saves / 41 shots
April 25 Atlanta Gladiators 4–3 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 0
3 Second period 1
0 Third period 2
T.J. Semptimphelter 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Garin Bjorklund 13 saves / 17 shots
April 27 South Carolina Stingrays 4–0 Atlanta Gladiators Gas South Arena Recap  
1 First period 0
2 Second period 0
1 Third period 0
Ethan Haider 20 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Garin Bjorklund 30 saves / 30 shots
April 28 South Carolina Stingrays 4–3 Atlanta Gladiators Gas South Arena Recap  
1 First period 1
1 Second period 0
2 Third period 2
Garin Bjorklund 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats T.J.Semptimphelter 23 saves / 27 shots
May 1 Atlanta Gladiators 3–2 2OT South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap
May 4 South Carolina Stingrays 3–1 Atlanta Gladiators Gas South Arena Recap
South Carolina won series 4–2

Central Division

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(1) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (4) Indy Fuel

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April 24 Indy Fuel 0–3 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
0 First period 1
0 Second period 0
0 Third period 2
Mitchell Weeks 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Nathaniel Day 30 saves / 30 shots
April 25 Indy Fuel 1–5 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap  
1 First period 0
0 Second period 3
0 Third period 2
Mitchell Weeks 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Nathaniel Day 34 saves / 35 shots
April 28 Fort Wayne Komets 4–6 Indy Fuel Fishers Event Center Recap  
1 First period 3
1 Second period 2
2 Third period 1
Nathaniel Day 23 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Owen Flores 22 saves / 26 shots
April 29 Fort Wayne Komets 3–2 Indy Fuel Fishers Event Center Recap  
1 First period 0
1 Second period 1
1 Third period 1
Samuel Jonsson 20 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Owen Flores 27 saves / 30 shots
May 3 Indy Fuel 0–4 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
Fort Wayne won series 4–1

(2) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Bloomington Bison

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April 23 Bloomington Bison 1–4 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
0 First period 1
1 Second period 0
0 Third period 3
Dryden McKay 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Carter Gylander 15 saves / 16 shots
April 25 Bloomington Bison 3–4 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap  
1 First period 2
0 Second period 1
2 Third period 1
Dryden McKay 36 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Carter Gylander 26 saves / 29 shots
April 27 Toledo Walleye 6–3 Bloomington Bison Grossinger Motors Arena Recap  
4 First period 2
0 Second period 0
2 Third period 1
Carter Gylander 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Callum Tung 26 saves / 28 shots ; Dryden McKay 9 saves / 12 shots
April 29 Toledo Walleye 3–5 Bloomington Bison Grossinger Motors Arena Recap  
2 First period 1
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 2
Carter Gylander 25 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Callum Tung 9 saves / 12 shots ; Dryden McKay 16 saves / 16 shots
April 30 Toledo Walleye 1–2 Bloomington Bison Grossinger Motors Arena Recap
May 3 Bloomington Bison 2–6 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
Toledo won series 4–2

Mountain Division

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(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (4) Tahoe Knight Monsters

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April 24 Tahoe Knight Monsters 1–4 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 4:28 – pp – Jackson Jutting (1)
9:22 – Bobo Carpenter (1)
16:48 – Jackson Berezowski (1)
Sloan Stanick (1) – 5:46 Third period 13:12 – pp – Lucas Sowder (1)
Alex Tracy 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Jack LaFontaine 15 saves / 16 shots
April 25 Tahoe Knight Monsters 1–2 OT Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
Sloan Stanick (2) – pp – 7:46 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 7:56 – Lucas Sowder (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 13:49 – Lucas Sowder (3)
Jordan Papirny 37 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Dylan Wells 29 saves / 30 shots
April 29 Kansas City Mavericks 7–2 Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Blue Event Center Recap  
Jake McLaughlin (1) – 9:02 First period No scoring
Bobo Carpenter (2) – 15:51
Nolan Sullivan (1) – 18:06		 Second period No scoring
Jimmy Glynn (1) – 1:20
Jack Randl (1) – 10:21
Jake McLaughlin (2) – 15:06
Bobo Carpenter (3) – pp – 15:32		 Third period 8:13 – pp – Luke Adam (1)
9:19 – Jake Durflinger (2)
Jack LaFontaine 20 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Jordan Papirny 15 saves / 22 shots
April 30 Kansas City Mavericks 4–1 Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Blue Event Center Recap  
Colby MacArthur (1) – 2:32
Jackson Berezowski (2) – pp – 10:36
Casey Carreau (1) – 15:30		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 19:35 – pp – Casey Bailey (1)
Bobo Carpenter (3) – en – 17:26 Third period No scoring
Dylan Wells 22 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Alex Tracy 9 saves / 12 shots
Jordan Papirny 10 saves / 10 shots
Kansas City won series 4–0

(2) Allen Americans vs. (3) Idaho Steelheads

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April 23 Idaho Steelheads 1–5 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period 0:32 – Brayden Watts (1)
16:31 – Danny Katic (1)
Jade Miller (1) – 12:35 Second period 2:14 – Colton Hargrove (1)
No scoring Third period 16:20 – en – Colby McAuley (1)
19:00 – en – Brayden Watts (2)
Jake Barczewski 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Brett Mirwald 25 saves / 26 shots
April 24 Idaho Steelheads 2–4 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 2:50 – pp – Andre Anania (1)
9:56 – Landen Hookey (1)
Nick Portz (1) – 10:21
Ty Pelton-Byce (1) – pp – 12:06		 Third period 0:51 – pp – Colton Hargrove (2)
19:42 – sh-en – Sam Sedley (1)
Jake Barczewski 34 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Brett Mirwald 26 saves / 28 shots
April 26 Allen Americans 4–3 OT Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 8:52 – Jade Miller (2)
10:22 – Nick Canade (1)
16:16 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (2)
Danny Katic (2) – pp – 11:41
Djibril Touré (1) – 12:40		 Second period No scoring
Brayden Watts (3) – 2:25 Third period No scoring
Colby McAuley (2) – 4:06 First overtime period No scoring
Brett Mirwald 10 saves / 13 shots
Jackson Parsons 25 saves / 25 shots		 Goalie stats Jake Barczewski 18 saves / 22 shots
April 27 Allen Americans 1–5 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 5:16 – Kaleb Pearson (1)
7:45 – Brendan Hoffmann (1)
No scoring Second period 2:06 – pp – Jack Adams (1)
7:46 – Brendan Hoffmann (2)
Colton Hargrove (3) – pp – 11:31 Third period 17:59 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (3)
Brett Mirwald 11 saves / 15 shots
Marco Costantini 15 saves / 16 shots		 Goalie stats Jake Barczewski 39 saves / 40 shots
April 28 Allen Americans 6–3 Idaho Steelheads Idaho Central Arena Recap  
Danny Katic (3) – pp – 18:20 First period 8:38 – Kaleb Pearson (2)
Brayden Watts (4) – 7:05
Spencer Asuchak (1) – 19:53		 Second period 0:44 – Jade Miller (3)
13:02 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (4)
Mark Duarte (1) – 8:20
Danny Katic (4) – pp – 14:38
Danny Katic (5) – en – 15:54		 Third period No scoring
Marco Costantini 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Jake Barczewski 27 saves / 32 shots
Allen won series 4–1

Division finals

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North Division

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(1) Wheeling Nailers vs. (2) Maine Mariners

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May 8 Maine Mariners 3–4 OT Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
Antonio Venuto (3) – 7:40 First period 15:26 – Tristan Thompson (1)
Owen Gallatin (1) – pp – 0:37
Brooklyn Kalmikov (1) – 15:14		 Second period 3:35 – Blake Bennett (3)
16:01 – Mike Posma (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 3:10 – Ryan McAllister (3)
Brad Arvanitis 38 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier 27 saves / 30 shots
May 9 Maine Mariners 1–4 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
Zach Jordan (1) – 18:46 First period 0:45 – Matthew Quercia (3)
19:51 – Brayden Edwards (1)
No scoring Second period 5:54 – Zach Urdahl (3)
12:34 – Logan Pietila (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Luke Cavallin 19 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier 32 saves / 33 shots
May 11 Wheeling Nailers 3–6 Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 6:58 – pp – Robert Cronin (2)
9:40 – Zachary Massicotte (1)
12:55 – Ben Allison (1)
Logan Pietila (2) – 15:13 Second period 4:39 – pp – Brooklyn Kalmikov (2)
9:54 – pp – Antonio Venuto (4)
Zach Urdahl (4) – sh – 13:03
Blake Bennett (4) – pp – 16:31		 Third period 7:05 – pp – Max Andreev (3)
Taylor Gauthier 13 saves / 18 shots
Gabriel D'Aigle 11 saves / 12 shots		 Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 36 saves / 39 shots
May 12 Wheeling Nailers 1–2 2OT Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
Brayden Edwards (2) – pp – 17:01 First period 4:56 – Max Andreev (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 8:06 – Jacob Hudson (6)
Taylor Gauthier 33 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 35 saves / 36 shots
May 13 Wheeling Nailers 3–5 Maine Mariners Cross Insurance Arena Recap  
Ryan McAllister (4) – 4:51 First period 12:51 – Ben Allison (2)
13:32 – Max Andreev (5)
No scoring Second period 5:08 – pp – Max Andreev (6)
Brayden Edwards (3) – pp – 9:03
Matty De St. Phalle (2) – 17:56		 Third period 4:14 – Brooklyn Kalmikov (3)
12:15 – Brooklyn Kalmikov (4)
Taylor Gauthier 31 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Luke Cavallin 20 saves / 23 shots
May 16 Maine Mariners 1–2 OT Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 5:31 – Nolan Renwick (3)
Michael Underwood (1) – 8:15 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 17:00 – pp – Emil Pieniniemi (1)
Luke Cavallin 46 saves / 48 shots Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier 31 saves / 32 shots
May 18 Maine Mariners 3–4 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 7:08 – Matthew Quercia (4)
13:58 – Tanner Andrew (1)
Owen Gallatin (2) – 8:14 Second period No scoring
Wyllum Deveaux (3) – 18:51
Robert Cronin (3) – 19:33		 Third period 16:53 – Mathieu De St. Phalle (3)
18:29 – en – Zach Urdahl (5)
Luke Cavallin 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Taylor Gauthier 27 saves / 30 shots
Wheeling won series 4–3

South Division

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(1) Florida Everblades vs. (2) South Carolina Stingrays

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May 8 South Carolina Stingrays 0–3 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 4:09 – Anthony Romano (2)
No scoring Second period 3:33 – pp – Hudson Elynuik (1)
No scoring Third period 11:50 – Anthony Romano (3)
Garin Bjorklund 39 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Cam Johnson 22 saves / 22 shots
May 9 South Carolina Stingrays 2–6 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
May 13 Florida Everblades 7–3 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap
May 15 Florida Everblades 1–3 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap
May 17 Florida Everblades 3–1 South Carolina Stingrays North Charleston Coliseum Recap
Florida won series 4–1

Central Division

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

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May 10 Toledo Walleye 1–4 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 12 Fort Wayne Komets 3–0 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 14 Toledo Walleye 2–4 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 15 Fort Wayne Komets 2–3 OT Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 16 Fort Wayne Komets 1–4 Toledo Walleye Huntington Center Recap
May 19 Toledo Walleye 3–5 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
Fort Wayne won series 4–2

Mountain Division

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

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May 9 Allen Americans 1–2 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 10 Allen Americans 0–1 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 13 Kansas City Mavericks 7–4 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap
May 16 Kansas City Mavericks 5–3 Allen Americans Credit Union of Texas Event Center Recap
Kansas City won series 4–0

Conference finals

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Eastern Conference

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(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (N1) Wheeling Nailers

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May 22 Wheeling Nailers 1–2 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
0 Second period 2
0 Third period 0
May 23 Wheeling Nailers 0–1 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
May 27 Florida Everblades 5–2 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap
May 29 Florida Everblades 2–3 OT Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap
May 30 Florida Everblades 6–1 Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena Recap
Florida won series 4–1

Western Conference

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(M1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (C1) Fort Wayne Komets

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May 22 Fort Wayne Komets 1–5 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 1
May 23 Fort Wayne Komets 4–3 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
May 25 Kansas City Mavericks 6–4 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 26 Kansas City Mavericks 4–2 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 31 Kansas City Mavericks 1–4 Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Recap
June 2 Fort Wayne Komets 3–4 OT Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
Kansas City won series 4–2

Kelly Cup finals

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(M1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (S1) Florida Everblades

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June 5 Florida Everblades 0–6 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap  
0 First period 0
1 Second period 2
0 Third period 1
June 6 Florida Everblades 2–5 Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
June 10 Kansas City Mavericks 1–2 OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
June 12 Kansas City Mavericks 2–3 OT Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
June 13 Kansas City Mavericks 2–5 Florida Everblades Hertz Arena Recap
June 15 Florida Everblades 5–4 2OT Kansas City Mavericks Cable Dahmer Arena Recap
Florida won series 4–2

References

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  1. ↑ "2025–26 ECHL Standings". ECHL. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs". ECHL. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
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