Kansas City Mavericks sweep into ECHL Western Finals, so arena question is moot
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- Mavericks completed a second straight postseason sweep in the Mountain Division Finals.
- The Mavericks advanced to the ECHL Western Conference Finals after beating Allen 5-3.
- Independence officials assured there will be no scheduling conflicts for the Finals.
The Kansas City Mavericks are breezing through the ECHL’s Kelly Cup playoffs in the same fashion they blasted through the regular season.
The pro-hockey Mavericks wrapped up their second straight postseason sweep on Saturday night in Allen, Texas, eliminating the Allen Americans with a 5-3 win in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Mountain Division Finals at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center.
With their latest series victory, the Mavericks — who this year earned the organization’s second Brabham Cup for compiling the league’s best regular-season record — advance to the Western Conference Finals and another best-of-seven series.
The Mavericks will take on the winner of the Central Division Finals, featuring the Fort Wayne Komets and Toledo Walleye. Fort Wayne leads that best-of-seven affair 3-2, with Game 6 on Tuesday evening.
Tickets for the Mavericks’ games against their as-yet-undetermined third-round opponent go on sale Monday.
The Mavericks, who became a story across all of professional hockey for their lengthy win streaks during the season, are 8-0 so far this postseason. They eliminated the Tahoe Knight Monsters in Round 1 of the playoffs.
KC’s Jackson Jutting turned in a hat trick Saturday, scoring twice in the first period and once in the second. Casey Carreau and Bobo Carpenter also scored and Jack Randl had three assists.
Carpenter’s goal was his eighth of the postseason. KC goalie Dylan Wells earned the win with 34 saves on 37 Allen shots.
The Mavericks’ winning scores in the series were: Game 1, KC 2, Allen 1; Game 2, KC 1, Allen 0; Game 3: KC 7, Allen 4; Game 4: KC 5, Allen 3.
The Mountain Division Finals series’ outcome alleviates what became a pressure point for the Mavericks and their fans. Because of previously scheduled events at Cable Dahmer Arena, Games 6 and 7 of the series, had they been needed to determine a series winner, would’ve been played on alternate ice with no fans present.
There will be no such schedule conflicts in the Western Conference Finals, team and city of Independence officials assured last week.
This story was originally published May 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM.