The 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the

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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. 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. The remaining rounds will be best-of-seven game series. Due to a scheduling conflict with their

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, the Alaska Aces were forced to play their home games in the National Conference quarterfinals against the

Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder were a minor league professional ice hockey team that was based in Stockton, California, and a member of the ECHL. The Stockton Arena was their home ice, with a capacity of 9,737. The team was an affiliate team of the New Yo ...

at the

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in nearby

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Playoff seeds

After the

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, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The

Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho, and a member of the ECHL. The Steelheads play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference since the 2016–17 season. In 1996, th ...

were the National Conference regular season champions and the

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winners with the best record at 103 points. The

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affi ...

earned the top seed in the American Conference after winning a tiebreaker with the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

and

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Co ...

after each of the three teams finished the season with 94 points each.

American Conference

– South Division and American Conference regular season champions, 94 points (43 wins - South Division) #

– North Division champions, 94 points (42 wins) #

Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Elmira, New York. They were members of the United Hockey League from 2000 to 2007 and the ECHL from 2007 to 2017. The Jackals played their home games at First Arena. On ...

– East Division champions, 83 points #

– 94 points (41 wins - South Division) #

Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Originally established in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at Heritage Bank Cen ...

– 91 points #

Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Estero, Florida, in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area. They play in the ECHL and are affiliated with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (N ...

– 85 points #

Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the North Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Santander Arena located in downtown Re ...

– 80 points #

Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL. The Walleye were founded in 1991 as the Toledo Storm and play their home games at ...

– 77 points * NOTE: Tie-Breakers: ** South Division - Charlotte defeats South Carolina on wins (43 wins to 41 wins) ** Conference Seeding - Charlotte defeats Kalamazoo on wins (43 wins to 42 wins)

National Conference

– West Division and National Conference regular season champions;

winners, 103 points #

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home ...

– Pacific Division champions, 81 points # Alaska Aces – 80 points #

Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Franchise history The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars ...

– 77 points # Las Vegas Wranglers – 76 points (34 wins) #

– 76 points (33 wins) #

Victoria Salmon Kings The Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia, and members of the ECHL. The team debuted in the 2004–05 season and folded after the 2010–11 season. The Chilliwack Bruins of the major junio ...

– 74 points

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

:Note: ''Home team is listed first.''

American Conference

(1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (8) Toledo Walleye

(2) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) Reading Royals

(3) Elmira Jackals vs. (6) Florida Everblades

(4) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

National Conference

(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings

(3) Alaska Aces vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

(4) Utah Grizzlies vs. (5) Las Vegas Wranglers

Conference semifinals

:Note: ''Home team is listed first.''

American Conference

(1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

(6) Florida Everblades vs. (7) Reading Royals

National Conference

(1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

Conference Finals

American Conference finals: (5) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (7) Reading Royals

National Conference finals: (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

Kelly Cup Finals

(1) Idaho Steelheads vs (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs'' :All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Goaltending

These are the top five goaltenders based on both

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and

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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'' :All statistics as of: 04:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Playoff seeds

American Conference

National Conference

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

American Conference

(1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (8) Toledo Walleye

(2) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (7) Reading Royals

(3) Elmira Jackals vs. (6) Florida Everblades

(4) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

National Conference

(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (7) Victoria Salmon Kings

(3) Alaska Aces vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

(4) Utah Grizzlies vs. (5) Las Vegas Wranglers

Conference semifinals

American Conference

(1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

(6) Florida Everblades vs. (7) Reading Royals

National Conference

(1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (4) Utah Grizzlies

(2) Bakersfield Condors vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

Conference Finals

American Conference finals: (5) Cincinnati Cyclones vs. (7) Reading Royals

National Conference finals: (1) Idaho Steelheads vs. (6) Stockton Thunder

Kelly Cup Finals

(1) Idaho Steelheads vs (5) Cincinnati Cyclones

Statistical leaders

Skaters

Goaltending

References

See also