| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alaska Aces |
| Runner-up | Cincinnati Cyclones |
The 2014 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started following the April 13th conclusion of the 2013–14 ECHL regular season. [1]
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record, making them the first team in league history to win the Brabham Cup in four consecutive seasons. [2] The Reading Royals earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Eastern Conference
- Reading Royals
- Kalamazoo Wings
- South Carolina Stingrays
- Orlando Solar Bears
- Cincinnati Cyclones
- Wheeling Nailers
- Greenville Road Warriors
- Fort Wayne Komets
Western Conference
- Alaska Aces
- Ontario Reign
- Utah Grizzlies
- Idaho Steelheads
- Colorado Eagles
- Bakersfield Condors
- Stockton Thunder
- Las Vegas Wranglers
Playoff Brackets
| Conference quarterfinals [3] | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Kelly Cup finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Reading Royals | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fort Wayne Komets | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fort Wayne | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Orlando Solar Bears | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Greenville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kalamazoo Wings | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Greenville Road Warriors | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Greenville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wheeling | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Carolina Stingrays | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wheeling Nailers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Las Vegas Wranglers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Idaho | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Idaho Steelheads | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado Eagles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bakersfield | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ontario Reign | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Stockton Thunder | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Stockton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bakersfield | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah Grizzlies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bakersfield Condors | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | ECHL releases 2013-14 schedule". Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ Press release (April 12, 2014). "Alaska Wins 2013-2014 Brabham Cup". ECHL. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Press release (April 15, 2014). "Conference quarter finals Preview". ECHL. Retrieved April 15, 2014.