| Kelly Cup playoffs | |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Dates: | April 10 – June 4, 2019 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Winners: | Newfoundland Growlers |
| Second: | Toledo Walleye |
| Stat Leader Title: | Scoring leader(s) |
| Stat Leader Player: | Zach O'Brien (Newfoundland) |
| Stat Leader Value: | 29 points |
| Award Title: | MVP |
| Award: | Zach O'Brien |
| Prev Season: | 2018 |
The 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs of the ECHL began in April 2019 following the conclusion of the 2018–19 ECHL regular season. The Kelly Cup was won by the expansion Newfoundland Growlers in six games over the Toledo Walleye.
At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. Then 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.[1]
After the regular season, 16 teams qualify for the playoffs. The Cincinnati Cyclones were the first team to qualify during the regular season on March 6,[2] with the Florida Everblades qualifying shortly after on March 8.[3] The Cyclones were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record in the ECHL. The Everblades earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Final seeding:[4]
These are the top ten skaters based on points.[5]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 16 | 13 | 29 | +12 | 8 | |||
| 20 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +3 | 6 | |||
| 20 | 14 | 10 | 24 | +3 | 4 | |||
| 23 | 9 | 15 | 24 | +7 | 6 | |||
| 23 | 7 | 17 | 24 | +7 | 18 | |||
| 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | +1 | 20 | |||
| 24 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +8 | 12 | |||
| 24 | 9 | 12 | 21 | +4 | 8 | |||
| 24 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +6 | 14 | |||
| 23 | 9 | 8 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
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 240 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[6]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 338 | 22 | 1.94 | 0.935 | 0 | 681 | |||
| 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 729 | 50 | 2.03 | 0.931 | 1 | 1,481 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 234 | 13 | 2.04 | 0.944 | 0 | 383 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 27 | 2.17 | 0.925 | 1 | 745 | |||
| 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 726 | 52 | 2.19 | 0.928 | 3 | 1,423 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 217 | 14 | 2.47 | 0.935 | 0 | 340 |