2023–24_ECHL_season

2023–24 ECHL season

2023–24 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season

The 2023–24 ECHL season is the 36th season of the ECHL. The regular season began on October 19, 2023, and ended on April 14, 2024, with the 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-eight teams, all of which are affiliated with an NHL team, in 20 states and two Canadian provinces are scheduled to play 72 games.[1]

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The league terminated the Newfoundland Growlers franchise on April 2, 2024, after the St. John's-based team's owners could not finalize the sale of the team by that date by league bylaws (but were able to sell the Trois-Rivières Lions before that, as they also owned the Lions). With this termination and following cancellation of their remaining games (3 vs Trois-Rivières and 3 vs Norfolk), the ECHL announced that the North Division standings would be decided by point % to make up for those missing games for Trois-Rivières and Norfolk Admirals[2][3]

US-based teams in the ECHL as of the 2023–24 season. Dot colors correspond to the divisional alignment.
Canadian-based teams in the ECHL as of the 2023–24 season. Dot colors correspond to the divisional alignment.

League changes

Coaching changes

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Affiliation changes

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All-star game

The 2024 All Star Game was held in January 2024, at Enmarket Arena, home arena of the Savannah Ghost Pirates.[4]

Standings

Final standings[5]

Eastern Conference

 x  – clinched playoff spot,  y  – clinched regular season division title,  z  – Brabham Cup (regular season) champion
 e  – indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention,  coi  – ceased operations immediately

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† Points percentage was used to determine playoff seedings due to the Newfoundland Growlers ceasing operations, causing the Norfolk Admirals and Trois-Rivières Lions to play three fewer games.


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Western Conference

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1 The Toledo Walleye at Wheeling Nailers game scheduled for April 12 was cancelled and was not rescheduled as there were no remaining playoff implications.

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Postseason

Playoffs format

At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in each division qualify for the 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs and are seeded one through four based on the highest points total earned in the regular 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 seed. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pit the Eastern Conference champions against the Western Conference champions. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.

Bracket

Division Semifinals[6] Division Finals Conference Finals Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Adirondack 3
N4 Maine 2
 
North Division
N2 Norfolk 0
N2 Norfolk 4
N3 Trois-Rivières 2
 
Eastern Conference
 
S1 Greenville 2
S4 Orlando 3
 
South Division
 
S2 Jacksonville 3
S3 Florida 2
 
 
C1 Toledo 4
C4 Kalamazoo 0
C1 Toledo 0
Central Division
C3 Wheeling 0
C2 Indy 1
C3 Wheeling 4
 
Western Conference
 
M1 Kansas City 4
M4 Tulsa 0
M1 Kansas City 0
Mountain Division
M2 Idaho 0
M2 Idaho 4
M3 Allen 1

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "ECHL releases 2023–24 schedule". echl.com. ECHL. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "ECHL Terminates Newfoundland Membership". echl.com. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Newfoundland Growlers won't finish the season as membership in ECHL terminated". CBC. April 2, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Savannah selected as host of 2024 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by Gulfstream". echl.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "ECHL standings". echl.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Preview of Division Semifinals - 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs". ECHL. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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