2024–25 ECHL season

2024–25 ECHL season
LeagueECHL
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 18, 2024 – April 13, 2025
Regular season
Brabham CupSouth Carolina Stingrays
Season MVPBrandon Hawkins (Toledo)
Top scorerBrandon Hawkins (Toledo)
Playoffs
Eastern championsTrois-Rivières Lions
  Eastern runners-upFlorida Everblades
Western championsToledo Walleye
  Western runners-upKansas City Mavericks
Playoffs MVPLuke Cavallin (Trois-Rivières)
Kelly Cup
ChampionsTrois-Rivières Lions
  Runners-upToledo Walleye

The 2024–25 ECHL season was the 37th season of the ECHL. The regular season began on October 18, 2024, and ended on April 13, 2025, with the 2025 Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-nine teams affiliated with an NHL team in 22 states and one Canadian province played 72 games.[1]

On June 7, the Trois-Rivières Lions won their first Kelly Cup championship over the Toledo Walleye in five games.[2]

League changes

The league added two new teams this season: the Tahoe Knight Monsters and the Bloomington Bison.

Coaching changes

Old Coach New Coach Team
Jordan Smotherman Bob Deraney Worcester Railers
Alex Loh Jared Staal Savannah Ghost Pirates
Brenden Kotyk Jared Nightingale South Carolina Stingrays
Chad Costello B.J. Adams Allen Americans
Nick Luukko Brandon Mashinter Jacksonville Icemen
Expansion team Phillip Barski Bloomington Bison
Expansion team Alex Loh Tahoe Knight Monsters

Affiliation changes

ECHL team New affiliates Former affiliates
Allen Americans Utah Hockey Club (NHL)
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) 		Ottawa Senators (NHL)
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Bloomington Bison New York Rangers (NHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 		Expansion team
Cincinnati Cyclones Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Toronto Marlies (AHL) 		New York Rangers (NHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Florida Everblades St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 		Florida Panthers (NHL)
Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Savannah Ghost Pirates Florida Panthers (NHL)
Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 		Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
Tahoe Knight Monsters Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) 		Expansion team

Standings

As of April 13, 2025[3]

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

North Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
y – Trois-Rivières Lions (MTL) 72 45 19 6 2 251 186 98 0.681
x – Wheeling Nailers (PIT) 72 43 25 3 1 225 194 90 0.625
x – Norfolk Admirals (WPG) 72 40 25 6 1 251 210 87 0.604
x – Reading Royals (PHI) 72 33 28 9 2 203 223 77 0.535
e – Worcester Railers (NYI) 72 34 30 3 5 214 248 76 0.528
e – Maine Mariners (BOS) 72 33 35 4 0 196 237 70 0.486
e – Adirondack Thunder (NJD) 72 26 41 3 2 190 246 57 0.396
South Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
z – South Carolina Stingrays (WAS) 72 52 15 3 2 279 161 109 0.757
x – Florida Everblades (STL) 72 49 15 7 1 241 165 106 0.736
x – Jacksonville Icemen (BUF) 72 42 22 7 1 232 190 92 0.639
x – Orlando Solar Bears (TBL) 72 37 25 10 0 196 200 84 0.583
e – Savannah Ghost Pirates (FLA) 72 31 34 6 1 226 248 69 0.479
e – Atlanta Gladiators (NSH) 72 28 35 7 2 188 248 65 0.451
e – Greenville Swamp Rabbits (LAK) 72 27 37 6 2 191 251 62 0.431

Western Conference

Central Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
y – Toledo Walleye (DET) 72 44 17 9 2 234 194 99 0.688
x – Fort Wayne Komets (EDM) 72 41 22 7 2 229 193 91 0.632
x – Iowa Heartlanders (MIN) 72 36 25 7 4 201 206 83 0.576
x – Indy Fuel (CHI) 72 32 30 5 5 180 195 74 0.514
e – Kalamazoo Wings (VAN) 72 31 33 6 2 201 229 70 0.486
e – Cincinnati Cyclones (TOR) 72 29 32 11 0 184 207 69 0.479
e – Bloomington Bison (NYR) 72 31 35 4 2 187 210 68 0.472
Mountain Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
y – Kansas City Mavericks (SEA) 72 49 18 4 1 256 178 103 0.715
x – Wichita Thunder (SJS) 72 41 24 6 1 248 214 89 0.618
x – Tahoe Knight Monsters (VGK) 72 41 25 4 2 255 228 88 0.611
x – Tulsa Oilers (ANA) 72 40 24 5 3 244 212 88 0.611
e – Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 72 37 25 9 1 251 231 84 0.583
e – Rapid City Rush (CGY) 72 31 32 6 3 218 265 71 0.493
e – Utah Grizzlies (COL) 72 25 39 6 2 226 292 58 0.403
e – Allen Americans (UTA) 72 16 45 8 3 175 311 43 0.299

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

The following players are sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Brandon Hawkins Toledo Walleye 71 37 52 89 40
Sloan Stanick Tahoe Knight Monsters 70 29 50 79 24
Ryan Wagner Rapid City Rush 72 29 50 79 47
Peter Bates Wichita Thunder 72 28 50 78 10
Brady Fleurent Norfolk Admirals 72 30 47 77 10
Michal Stínil Wichita Thunder 63 25 52 77 57
Jack Dugan Fort Wayne Komets 70 23 53 76 129
Jay Dickman Wichita Thunder 72 30 43 73 40
Cade Borchardt Kansas City Mavericks 58 40 31 71 24
Anthony Beauregard Trois-Rivières Lions 69 25 42 67 32

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss

Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OTL
Thomas Milic Norfolk Admirals 18 1091 504 33 3 1.82 .935 11 5 2
Cam Johnson Florida Everblades 47 2848 1145 91 5 1.92 .921 37 6 4
Garin Bjorklund South Carolina Stingrays 29 1721 794 58 1 2.02 .927 21 4 3
Taylor Gauthier Wheeling Nailers 30 1750 836 60 2 2.06 .928 18 10 2
Luke Cavallin Trois-Rivières Lions 23 1863 927 66 3 2.13 .929 19 10 2

Postseason

Main article: 2025 Kelly Cup playoffs

The top four teams in each division at the end of the regular season advanced to the 2025 Kelly Cup playoffs and were seeded one through four based on their end-of-season division ranking. Each round was a best-of-7 series with the winner advancing to the next round. The first two rounds were played between teams in the same division, with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third seed. The winners of each division then played off to determine winners of each conference.[4]

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Final Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
N4 Reading 0
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
North Division
N3 Norfolk 2
N2 Wheeling 1
N3 Norfolk 4
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
Eastern Conference
S2 Florida 2
S1 South Carolina 3
S4 Orlando 4
S2 Florida 4
South Division
S4 Orlando 1
S2 Florida 4
S3 Jacksonville 0
N1 Trois-Rivières 4
C1 Toledo 1
C1 Toledo 4
C4 Indy 0
C1 Toledo 4
Central Division
C2 Fort Wayne 2
C2 Fort Wayne 4
C3 Iowa 3
C1 Toledo 4
Western Conference
M1 Kansas City 1
M1 Kansas City 4
M4 Tulsa 2
M1 Kansas City 4
Mountain Division
M3 Tahoe 0
M2 Wichita 0
M3 Tahoe 4


See also

References

  1. ^ "ECHL releases 2024–25 schedule". echl.com. ECHL. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Trois-Rivieres claims 2025 Kelly Cup title". echl.com. ECHL. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "ECHL standings". echl.com. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "Preview of Division Semifinals - 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs". ECHL. April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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