KC Mavericks Playoff Preview Storylines
Published on April 24, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kansas City Mavericks News Release
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Brabham Cup Champions (ECHL Regular-Season Champions)
- Best record in the ECHL
- 55 wins, 115 points (tied for 3rd-most in ECHL single-season history)
- .799 winning percentage (highest across ECHL, AHL, NHL)
- Maintained 1st place for majority of the season
TEAM PERFORMANCE
- 3.54 goals per game (Top 3 in ECHL)
- 2.21 goals against per game (Top 3 in ECHL)
- 28 road wins (2nd-most in ECHL history, 1st place is KC Mavericks 23-24 season)
- Multiple double-digit win streaks
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Tad O'Had - Head Coach / GM
- ECHL Coach of the Year (John Brophy Award)
- 2026 ECHL All-Star Coach
- 255-136-14 record with Kansas City
- 900+ professional games coached
- Winningest coach in franchise & KC pro hockey history
Marcus Crawford - Defenseman
- ECHL Defenseman of the Year
- All-ECHL First Team
- ECHL All-Star Selection
- Led entire ECHL in scoring (86 points) (first defenseman in league history)
- 72 assists (franchise record)
- +49 rating
- ECHL Player of the Month (January)
Jack LaFontaine - Goalie
- All-ECHL Second Team
- ECHL Player of the Week (12/29)
- Winningest goalie in franchise history
- 3 AHL call-ups
Jackson Jutting - Forward (Rookie)
- ECHL All-Rookie Team
- Team leader in goals, 2nd in points
- Scored in professional debut (Oct. 17, 2025)
- 2 AHL call-ups (Grand Rapids Griffins)
ORGANIZATIONAL HONORS
- ECHL Hockey Operations Department of the Year
PLAYOFF NOTES
- Opening Round vs. Tahoe Knight Monsters
- Games 1 & 2 at Cable Dahmer Arena
o Friday - 7:05 PM
o Saturday - 6:05 PM
FRANCHISE CONTEXT
- 2 Brabham Cups in the last 3 seasons
- 2 straight Western Conference Finals appearances
- 2024 Kelly Cup Finals appearance
ECHL Stories from April 24, 2026
- Americans Take 2-0 Series Lead - Allen Americans
- Kansas City Opens Kelly Cup Playoffs with 4-1 Win - Kansas City Mavericks
- Idaho's Comeback Falls Short in Game 2 Loss - Idaho Steelheads
- Strong Second Period Lifts Kansas City to 4-1 Win in Game 1 against Tahoe - Tahoe Knight Monsters
- South Carolina Grinds out 3-2 Game One Win over Atlanta - South Carolina Stingrays
- Komets Take Game One - Fort Wayne Komets
- Nailers Open Series with 4-0 Shutout Win - Wheeling Nailers
- Royals Shutout by Gauthier, Nailers in Game One of North Division Semifinal Kelly Cup Playoffs, 4-0 - Reading Royals
- Andreev's Shorthanded OT Winner Gives Mariners Series Lead - Maine Mariners
- Fuel Fall 3-0 to Komets in First Postseason Meeting - Indy Fuel
- Gladiators Fall 3-2 to Stingrays in Gritty Game 1 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Everblades Blank Ghost Pirates in Game 1 of South Division Semifinal - Savannah Ghost Pirates
- Thunder Drop Game 1 in OT to Mariners 2-1 - Adirondack Thunder
- ECHL Transactions - April 24 - ECHL
- Worcester Railers HC Announces Joey Goldstein as Senior Director of Marketing - Worcester Railers HC
- Crawford Named 2025-26 ECHL Most Valuable Player - Kansas City Mavericks
- Game Day Preview: Game 2 of the Playoffs Is TONIGHT at 7:10 PM - Allen Americans
- Jalen Luypen Loaned to South Carolina - South Carolina Stingrays
- KC Mavericks Playoff Preview Storylines - Kansas City Mavericks
- Americans Take Early Series Advantage with a 5-1 Win in Game 1 - Allen Americans
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