The ECHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the format for the 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs as follows:

The conference quarterfinals will be a best-of-five game series with the remaining rounds being best-of-seven game series. The best-of-five series will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host ...

Here is a look at how the Kelly Cup finalists did the following season and how the Kelly Cup winner began the season that it won the championship.

Key
DNQ – Did Not Qualify
DQF – Division Quarterfinals
DSF – Division Semifinals
DF – Division Finals
CWC – Conference Wild Card
CQF – ...

The ECHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the format for the 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs as follows:

The conference quarterfinals will be a best-of-five game series with the remaining rounds being best-of-seven game series. The best-of-five series will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host ...