The2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs of theECHL began April 5, 2010. 15 teams qualified, eight from the American Conference and seven from the National Conference. In the American conference, the winners of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified. Due to the National Conference's membership being limited to only eight teams, the two division winners and the five teams with the highest point totals from the teams remaining qualified, with the division winner with the highest point total receiving a bye to the conference semifinals.[1]
The conference quarterfinals will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format.[1]
The remaining rounds will be best-of-seven game series.[1]
After theregular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. TheIdaho Steelheads were the National Conference regular season champions and theBrabham Cup winners with the best record at 103 points. TheCharlotte Checkers earned the top seed in the American Conference after winning a tiebreaker with theKalamazoo Wings andSouth Carolina Stingrays after each of the three teams finished the season with 94 points each.
These are the top five goaltenders based on bothgoals against average andsave percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs
