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Solar Bears Announce Playoff Dates and Times for South Division Finals against Florida

April 29, 2025 - ORLANDO. Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears have moved on in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs and will take on the Florida Everblades in the best-of-seven, South Division Finals for a second consecutive season, beginning with Game One Friday night in Estero. Orlando's second round schedule is as follows: Game 1 - Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. - Hertz Arena Game 2 - Saturday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. - Hertz Arena Game 3 - Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. - Kia Center Game 4 - Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. - Kia Center *Game 5 - Saturday, ... Full Story

Komets Win Game Seven 4-1 to Advance to Next Round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs

April 29, 2025 - In the deciding game seven against Iowa at the Coliseum, the Komets took down the Heartlanders to advance to the next round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. For the sixth time in the series, the Komets failed to score first, as Iowa's Ryan Miotto scored the only goal of the first period at 5:36. In the second period, Blake Murray struck for the third time in the series to tie the match with assists from Alex Aleardi and Darren Brady. Murray's goal was followed by an Alex Swetlikoff power-play goal at 10:19 and an Ethan Keppe... Full Story

Florida Everblades Announce Dates for South Division Finals against Orlando

April 29, 2025 - ESTERO, Fla. - The Florida Everblades announced their schedule for the second round of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs against the Orlando Solar Bears, presented by Lexus. The first two games of the best-of-seven series will take place at Hertz Arena and games three, four, and five (if necessary) will take place at Kia Center. Games six and seven (if necessary) will be back at Hertz Arena. The dates and promotions for the first round of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs home games at Hertz Arena are listed below: Game 1: Friday,... Full Story

Knight Monsters Reveal Second Round Playoff Schedule

April 29, 2025 - STATELINE, NV - Tahoe took care of business against Wichita in a round one sweep, and now they look forward to round two. Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 regular season, the Knight Monsters, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights, have announced the schedule for round two of the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs against the Kansas City Mavericks. The series will begin in KC at the Cable Dahmer Arena for two games on May 4th and 5th, before heading to the Tahoe Blue E... Full Story

• Heartlanders End Winningest Season Ever with 4-1 Loss in Game 7 - Iowa Heartlanders (April 29)
  
• Solar Bears Announce Playoff Dates and Times for South Division Finals against Florida - Orlando Solar Bears (April 29)
  
• Stingrays Season Comes to an End in 2-0 Loss to Orlando in Game Seven - South Carolina Stingrays (April 29)
  
• Komets Win Game Seven 4-1 to Advance to Next Round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs - Fort Wayne Komets (April 29)
  
• Florida Everblades Announce Dates for South Division Finals against Orlando - Florida Everblades (April 29)
  
• ECHL Transactions - April 29 - (April 29)
  
• Knight Monsters Reveal Second Round Playoff Schedule - Tahoe Knight Monsters (April 29)
  
• Ron Choules Signs Two-Year Contract Extension - Trois-Rivieres Lions (April 29)
  
• Reading Royals and Philadelphia Flyers Extend Affiliation Agreement - Reading Royals (April 29)
  
• Mavericks Shut out Oilers to Advance to Mountain Division Finals - Kansas City Mavericks (April 29)
  
• Game Report: Oilers Season Ends in Game 6 of Hard-Fought Series against Top-Seed Mavericks - Tulsa Oilers (April 28)
  
• ECHL Transactions - April 28 - (April 28)
  
• Bear Bites - Solar Bears Update - Orlando Solar Bears (April 28)
  
• Swamp Rabbits Relieve Kyle Mountain of Head Coaching Duties - Greenville Swamp Rabbits (April 28)
  
• Toledo Walleye Weekly No. 28: April 28, 2025 - Toledo Walleye (April 28)
  
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Orlando Solar Bears - Orlando, Florida
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Reading Royals - Reading, Pennsylvania
Savannah Ghost Pirates - Savannah, Georgia
South Carolina Stingrays - North Charleston, South Carolina
Tahoe Knight Monsters - South Lake Tahoe, California
Toledo Walleye - Toledo, Ohio
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• Orlando Solar Bears end South Carolina Stingrays season - Charleston Post and Courier (April 30)
  
• Postgame blog: Komets beat Iowa in Game 7 and advance - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 30)
  
• Florida Everblades schedule vs. the Orlando Solar Bears in ECHL South Division Finals - Fort Myers News-Press (April 30)
  
• Pregame: Iowa Heartlanders (3-3) at Komets (3-3), Game 7 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 30)
  
• Jack LaFontaine's second shutout of series sends Mavericks to the ECHL Mountain Division finals - Independence Examiner (April 30)
  
• Knight Monsters reveal second round playoff schedule - Tahoe Daily Tribune (April 29)
  
• Flyers extend affiliation deal with Reading Royals through 2026-27 - Philly.com (April 29)
  
• South Carolina Stingrays face game 7 elimination - Charleston Post and Courier (April 29)
  
• Keys to victory for Komets in Game 7 matchup with Iowa - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 29)
  
• Kansas City Mavericks forced home to close out series against Tulsa - Independence Examiner (April 29)
  
• Colorado company to run Reading Royals, two city entertainment venues - Reading Eagle/Reading Times (April 28)
  
• Photos: Stingrays lost, 5-2, in game 6 for Kelly Cup playoffs - Charleston Post and Courier (April 28)
  
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