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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2023–24 ECHL season
| league = [[ECHL]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration = October 19, 2023 – April 14, 2024
| attendance =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = [[Brabham Cup]]
| season_champs = [[Kansas City Mavericks]]
| MVP = Brandon Hawkins {{small|([[Toledo Walleye|Toledo]])}}
| MVP_link = ECHL Most Valuable Player
| top_scorer = Brandon Hawkins {{small|([[Toledo Walleye|Toledo]])}}
| top_scorer_link = ECHL Leading Scorer Award
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2024 Kelly Cup
| conf1 = Eastern
| conf1_champ = [[Florida Everblades]]
| conf1_runner-up = [[Adirondack Thunder]]
| conf2 = Western
| conf2_champ = [[Kansas City Mavericks]]
| conf2_runner-up = [[Toledo Walleye]]
| finals = Kelly Cup
| finals_link = 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs#Kelly Cup finals
| finals_champ = [[Florida Everblades]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Kansas City Mavericks]]
| playoffs_MVP = Oliver Chau {{small|([[Florida Everblades|Florida]])}}
| playoffs_MVP_link =
|
| seasonslistnames = ECHL
| prevseason_link = 2022–23 ECHL season
| prevseason_year = 2022–23
| nextseason_link = 2024–25 ECHL season
| nextseason_year = 2024–25
}}
The '''2023–24 ECHL season'''
The league terminated the [[Newfoundland Growlers]] franchise by league bylaws on April 2, 2024, after the St. John's-based team's owners could not finalize the sale of the team
On June 8, the [[Florida Everblades]] won their third consecutive and fourth overall Kelly Cup championship over the [[Kansas City Mavericks]] in five games, becoming the first team in ECHL history to [[three-peat]].<ref name="2024_champions_sportsnet">{{cite news |title=Panthers' Maurice congratulates son, Florida Everblades on ECHL win |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/panthers-maurice-congratulates-son-florida-everblades-on-echl-win/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=sportsnet.ca |date=9 June 2024}}</ref>
== League changes ==
On April 2, 2024, the [[ECHL]] terminated the membership of the [[Newfoundland Growlers]] for failure to fulfill league bylaws. Both the [[Newfoundland Growlers]] and the [[Trois-Rivières Lions]] were owned by Deacon Sports and Entertainment and had been experiencing financial difficulties. On April 8, 2024, the league approved the sale of the [[Trois-Rivières Lions]] to [[Spire Sports + Entertainment]].<ref name="growlers_terminated_sportsnet">{{cite news |title=ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers terminated by league |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/echls-newfoundland-growlers-terminated-by-league/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=sportsnet.ca |date=2 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-08 |title=Les Lions de Trois-Rivières vendus officiellement|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/2024-04-08/echl/les-lions-de-trois-rivieres-vendus-officiellement.php|access-date=2024-04-09 |newspaper=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]|language=fr|trans-title=The Trois-Rivières Lions officially sold}}</ref>
Former [[Newfoundland Growlers]] signed to a [[Ice hockey contract|standard player contract]] were released as [[unrestricted free agents]], allowing them to sign with another team for the remainder of the season. However, former [[Newfoundland Growlers]] under an [[American Hockey League|AHL]] or [[NHL]] [[Two-way contract|structured contract]] were ineligible to play the six remaining games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECHL Terminates Newfoundland Membership |url=https://echl.com/news/2024/04/echl-terminates-newfoundland-membership |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=ECHL}}</ref>
=== Coaching changes ===
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| [[Trois-Rivières Lions]]
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=== Affiliation changes ===
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| [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]
| [[Winnipeg Jets]] (NHL)<br> [[Manitoba Moose]] (AHL)
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]] (NHL) <br> [[Chicago Wolves]] (AHL)
|}
== All-star game ==
The 2024 [[ECHL All-Star Game|All Star Game]] was held in January 2024, at [[Enmarket Arena]], home arena of the [[Savannah Ghost Pirates]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://echl.com/news/2023/02/savannah-selected-as-host-of-2024-warrior-echl-all-star-classic-presented-by-gulfstream |title=Savannah selected as host of 2024 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by Gulfstream |website=echl.com |access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>
== Standings ==
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=== Eastern Conference ===
{{color box|#97DEFF|'''x'''}} – clinched playoff spot, {{color box|#ffeeaa|'''y'''}} – clinched regular season division title, {{color box|#bbffbb|'''z'''}} – [[Brabham Cup]] (regular season) champion<br />
{{
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|-
! style="width:50%;" class="unsortable"| North
! width="5%" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! width="5%" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}
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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
|- bgcolor=#ffeeaa
|align=left|'''y''' – [[Adirondack Thunder]] ([[New Jersey Devils|NJD]]) || 72 || 43 || 18 || 7 || 4 || 241 || 212 || 97 || '''0.674'''
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Maine Mariners (ECHL)|Maine Mariners]] ([[Boston Bruins|BOS]]) ||
|- bgcolor=
|align=left| [[Worcester Railers]] ([[New York Islanders|NYI]]) ||
|- bgcolor=
|align=left| [[
|- bgcolor=#
|align=left|'''coi''' – [[Newfoundland Growlers]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs|TOR]]) || 66 || 28 || 28 || 8 || 2 || 220 || 234 || 66 || '''0.500'''
|}
† {{small|''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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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
|- bgcolor=#ffeeaa
|align=left|'''y''' – [[Greenville Swamp Rabbits]] ([[Los Angeles Kings|LAK]]) || 72 || 44 || 23 || 4 || 1 || 224 || 212 || '''93''' || 0.646
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Jacksonville Icemen]] ([[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]) || 72 || 42 || 23 || 6 || 1 || 238 || 195 || '''91''' || 0.632
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[
|- bgcolor=
|align=left| [[South Carolina Stingrays]] ([[Washington Capitals|WAS]]) ||
|- bgcolor=
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|}
=== Western Conference ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
|- bgcolor=#ffeeaa
|align=left|'''y''' – [[Toledo Walleye]] ([[Detroit Red Wings|DET]]) <sup>1</sup>||
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Indy Fuel]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|CHI]]) ||
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' –[[Wheeling Nailers]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]]) <sup>1</sup>|| 71 || 38 || 28 || 4 || 1 || 232 || 204 || '''81''' || 0.570
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' –[[Kalamazoo Wings]] ([[Vancouver Canucks|VAN]]) || 72 || 38 || 30 || 4 || 0 || 214 || 203 || '''80''' || 0.556
|- bgcolor=
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|- bgcolor=
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|}
<sup>1</sup> {{small|''Flooding on the banks of the [[Ohio River]] in [[Wheeling, WV]] led to three home [[Wheeling Nailers]] games affected — the April 5 game versus Fort Wayne (which was made up April 10 because there was a playoff implication), the April 12 game versus Toledo (cancelled because there were no remaining playoff implications), and the April 13 game versus Cincinnati (moved to [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township, PA]] at the [[Pittsburgh Penguins|parent club's]] training facility, the [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] [[Mario Lemieux]] Sports Complex. As a result, the ECHL calculated seeding by points percentage.''}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
|- bgcolor=#
|align=left|'''
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Idaho Steelheads]] ([[Dallas Stars|DAL]]) ||
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|align=left|'''x''' – [[
|- bgcolor=
|align=left| [[
|- bgcolor=
|align=left| [[Rapid City Rush]] ([[Calgary Flames|CGY]]) ||
|- bgcolor=
|align=left| [[Wichita Thunder]] ([[San Jose Sharks|SJS]]) ||
|}
== Postseason ==
{{Main|2024 Kelly Cup playoffs}}
The top four teams in each division at the end of the regular season advanced to the [[2024 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 their same the 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. In the final, the from the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference [[Kansas City Mavericks]] in five games. It was the third consecutive championship for the [[Florida Everblades]].<ref name="2024_champions_sportsnet" />
=== Bracket ===
{{#section:2024 Kelly Cup playoffs|2024bracket}}
== See also ==
* [[List of ECHL seasons]]
* [[2023 in
* [[2024 in
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.echl.com/ ECHL website]
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