2025 Kelly Cup playoffs

The 2025 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL hockey league began on April 16, 2025, following the conclusion of the 2024–25 ECHL regular season and ended on June 7 with the Trois-Rivières Lions winning their first Kelly Cup championship over the Toledo Walleye in five games.

Playoff format

Since all 29 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 South Carolina Stingrays secured the top record, winning the Brabham Cup, and therefore scheduled to have home ice advantage for all the rounds they advance in.
Nine out of the 16 teams in this year's playoffs were participants in the previous Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
''Final seeds and points:''

Eastern Conference

North Division

Trois-Rivières Lions – Division champions, 98 points
Wheeling Nailers – 90 points
Norfolk Admirals – 87 points
Reading Royals – 77 points

South Division

South Carolina Stingrays – Brabham Cup winners, Division champions, 109 points
Florida Everblades – 106 points
Jacksonville Icemen – 92 points
Orlando Solar Bears – 84 points

Western Conference

Central Division

Toledo Walleye – Division champions, 99 points
Fort Wayne Komets – 91 points
Iowa Heartlanders – 83 points
Indy Fuel – 74 points

Mountain Division

Kansas City Mavericks – Division champions, 103 points
Wichita Thunder – 89 points
Tahoe Knight Monsters – 88 points
Tulsa Oilers – 88 points

Playoff bracket

Source:

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Brandon Hawkins	Toledo Walleye	19	6	18	24	+9	18
Trenton Bliss	Toledo Walleye	19	9	13	22	+10	4
Xavier Cormier	Trois-Rivières Lions	21	2	17	19	+16	18
Alex Beaucage	Trois-Rivières Lions	21	10	8	18	+17	16
Anthony Beauregard	Trois-Rivières Lions	21	10	8	18	+10	16
Jack Dugan	Fort Wayne Komets	13	5	10	15	−5	18
Jalen Smereck	Toledo Walleye	19	3	11	14	+6	30
Mitchell Lewandowski	Toledo Walleye	16	5	8	13	+4	20
Nicolas Guay	Trois-Rivières Lions	21	5	8	13	+6	6
Chris Jandric	Trois-Rivières Lions	21	4	9	13	+8	18

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

Goaltending

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 240 minutes played as of May 13, 2025. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are still active in the playoffs.

Player	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
Jack LaFontaine	Kansas City Mavericks	10	8	2	0	270	13	1.28	0.952	4	611
Cam Johnson	Florida Everblades	9	8	1	0	219	15	1.58	0.932	1	570
Thomas Milic	Norfolk Admirals	9	5	3	1	271	15	1.61	0.945	3	558
Luke Cavallin	Trois-Rivières Lions	9	7	2	0	261	16	1.65	0.939	1	581
Nathaniel Day	Fort Wayne Komets	5	2	1	1	128	11	2.17	0.914	0	304

''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 ''