2017 Kelly Cup playoffs

2017 Kelly Cup playoffs
Tournament details
Dates	April 12 – June 2017
Teams	16
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The 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL will begin April 12, 2017, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 ECHL regular season.

At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the playoffs and are seeded one through four 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.

After the regular season, 16 teams qualify for the playoffs. On March 4, the Toledo Walleye were the first team to qualify during the regular season and on April 8 they clinched the Brabham Cup with the best record in the ECHL.

Because of the unavailability of the SNHU Arena during most of the first round, Adirondack were scheduled to host five of the seven games; this resulted in a 2–5 schedule where the lower seeded team hosted the first two games.

The two teams and the ECHL agreed on a 2-2-1-1-1 schedule due to the close proximity.

These are the top ten skaters based on points as of May 15, 2017.

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

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 120 minutes played as of May 15, 2017. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.

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)

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