2018-19 ECHL Season

This is the 2018-19 ECHL season. This is the league's 31st season.

Membership changes

 * The Alaska Aces ceased operations after the 2016-17 season. The franchise was later purchased and relocated to Portland, Maine, for the 2018–19 season The team was later announced as being named the Maine Mariners.
 * On March 13, 2018 the city of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador was announced a team will begin play out of the Mile One Centre for the 2018-19 season. The team would be later named as the Newfoundland Growlers On May 23, 2018 the team would be announced as being called the Newfoundland Growlers.
 * Also on March 13th the Quad City Mallards announced they would cease operations effective the end of the 2017-18 season. The arena would land a Southern Professional Hockey League team for the 2018-19 season. The franchise rights will be of the former Louisiana IceGators franchise.

Format
At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.

North Division Semifinals

 * Newfoundland Growlers defeated Brampton Beast 4 games to 2
 * Manchester Monarchs defeated Adirondack Thunder 4 games to 1

South Division Semifinals

 * Florida Everblades defeated Jacksonville IceMen 4 games to 2
 * Orlando Solar Bears defeated South Carolina Stingrays 4 games to 1

Central Division Semifinals

 * Cincinnati Cyclones defeated Kalamazoo Wings 4 games to 2
 * Toledo Walleye defeated Fort Wayne Komets 4 games to 2

Mountain Division Semifinals

 * Tulsa Oilers defeated Kansas City Mavericks 4 games to 3
 * Idaho Steelheads defeated Utah Grizzlies 4 games to 1

North Division Final

 * Newfoundland Growlers defeated Manchester Monarchs 4 games to 2

South Division Final

 * Florida Everblades defeated Orlando Solar Bears 4 games to 1

Central Division Final

 * Toledo Walleye defeated Cincinnati Cyclones 4 games to 1

Mountain Division Final

 * Tulsa Oilers defeated Idaho Steelheads 4 games to 2

Eastern Conference Final

 * Newfoundland Growlers defeated Florida Everblades 4 games to 1

Western Conference Final

 * Toledo Walleye defeated Tulsa Oilers 4 games to 3

Kelly Cup Final

 * Newfoundland Growlers defeated Toledo Walleye 4 games to 2