Now that the regular season is complete, the playoff round of three matchups have been set. As a reminder, seeding is determined by points, then wins, head to head, and finally point differential.
Red backed into the playoffs first seed with their first loss of the season, finishing with 32 points. Led by 5 goal scorers in double digits while allowing a meager 2.78 goals against per game, Red should prove a tough matchup for Gold, Silver, and Purple in this round, who they have a perfect 6-0-0 record against.
Neon pulled off the first defeat of Red in that final game of the regular season to secure the second seed, with 22 points. They road 4 double digit goal scorers to the second most goals scored this season to earn matchups with Yellow, Teal, and Green in this round. In these matchups during the regular season, Neon finished 3-2-1.
Black moved up a seed on the final day of the regular season, with a defeat of Green, earning the third seed, with 20 points. While Black’s last two games of the year were a 4 goal loss and a 4 goal win, those were the outliers in a season where they kept all their games tight with timely scoring and stellar goaltending. Their third seed earns them matchups against Green, Orange, and Teal in this round, against whom they are a perfect 6-0-0.
Orange fell to the fourth seed with a loss to Yellow, at 19 points. With the loss they tied Yellow in points for the season, where they hold the tiebreaker of more wins. Orange took league lows in goals for and goals against while securing matchups against Purple, Black, and Silver in this round. Orange finished the regular season with a 3-2-1 record against these teams.
Yellow finished with a W and 19 points, with wins being the tiebreaker pushing them down to the fifth seed. Yellow took the more traditional senior hockey route, high scoring, with the third most goals scored, and second most allowed, to earn their matchups with Neon, Purple, and Gold in this round. In these matchups during the regular season, Yellow finished 1-2-3
Gold dropped their last two games of the season, falling below 500 and finishing with 16 points, for a sixth seed. Gold managed to tie 8 of their 18 regular season games, earning them matchups against Red, Green, and Yellow in this round, against whom they have a 2-2-2 record.
Silver got the W against Gold to end their regular season, earning them 15 points, and a seventh seed. Silver’s five wins came against five of the nine teams, earning them matchups against three of the four they have yet to defeat; Teal, Red, and Orange in this round, who they have an 0-4-2 record against.
Teal got the W as well to climb into the eighth seed, with 14 points. Needing to stave off Purple to avoid the tenth seed, they rallied in the game to the W and the climb in the standings. They have earned matchups with Silver, Neon, and Black in this round, where they bring a 2-3-1 record.
Green fell to ninth seed with their loss to Black, finishing with 13 points. Struggling to find consistent scoring finishing nine games with less than 3 goals scored. Their ninth seed earns them matchups with Black, Gold, and Neon in this round, against whom the are a combined 1-4-1.
Purple’s loss locked them into the tenth seed, with 10 points. The league high goals allowed earned them matchups against Orange, Yellow, and Red in this round, where they finished the regular season 0-5-1.
All teams are guaranteed these three games, after which the top four point earners in these three games will advance (2 points for a win, 1 for a tie, and 0 for a loss), with the higher seed winning the tiebreakers to advance to the semi-finals. Last year’s semi-final matchups included the 2, 3, 6, and 7 seeds, where the year prior included the 1, 2, 4, and 6 seeds. Good luck to everyone!