Reminder, after this weekend’s games, ALL teams should expect to have a game scheduled on March 1st.  For those that don’t advance to the semi-final matchups, the March 1st game  will be your final game of the season.  For the four teams that advance to the semi-finals, they will skate on 3/8 in the finals or consolation game as well.  Heading into next weekend, Neon and Gold have locked up a spot, and the other two spots need this weekend’s games to play out to determine.  Here are the updated playoff standings after last week.

Place	Team	Points	Seed
1	Neon	4	1
2	Gold	4	3
3	Teal	3	2
4	Orange	3	5
5	Green	2	4
6	Purple	2	7
7	Yellow	2	9
8	Black	0	6
9	Red	0	8
10	Silver	0	10

This week of the playoffs opens at 5:00 PM with a rematch of Red and Gold.  Two ties in their regular season meetings means this game will decide the series, but Gold has secured its spot and Red will not be able to advance.  Gold will finish 1st or 2nd with a W, and 3rd or 4th with an L, so seeding matters.

Next up is Neon and Silver at 6:00.  Neon dominated the regular season series, and a win here will secure the top seed in the semi finals.  A loss will leave them securely advancing, eventually landing 2nd to 4th.  Silver will not advance, seeking their first win against the dominant Neon squad.

After these games we get into the teams fighting for the other two spots.  First up is a Purple versus Green rematch at 7:00, two teams who need to win to get in, but also need someone to help them out.  Green and Purple tied in both of their regular season meetings, and a win here will have the winner sticking around  the rest of the night with rooting interests.  The winner will be rooting for Yellow against Teal, and Black against Orange.  Both go their way and they finish 3rd, one goes their way and they finish 4th, neither go their way and they are the first out.

Next up is Teal and Yellow at 8:00.  Teal swept Yellow in the regular season, and a complete sweep with a win here will secure their spot in the next round.  A Yellow win is interesting, if Green and Purple tied, they are in, or if Black beats Orange in the next game, they also advance!

Ending this round of the playoffs is Black and Orange at 9:00.  Black edged out Orange 1-0-1 in the regular season, but Orange getting its first win in this series will secure their advancing.  Black can not advance, but this game could be the decider between Green, Orange, Purple, or Yellow!

To recap, Teal and Orange control their ability to claim the last two spots, with the winner between Green or Purple in position to claim it if either falter, and Yellow with a win and an Orange loss. 

Remember that the semi-final round will be filled by the top four teams from this round of three games.  These will be determined by points in the round, and ties broken by regular season seed.  After the first night of playoffs, where Green, Purple, Red and Silver sat idle and now have a game in hand, the standings for the semi-finals round are:

Place	Team	Points	Seed
1	Neon	2	1
2	Gold	2	3
3	Teal	1	2
4	Orange	1	5
5	Green	0	4
6	Black	0	6
7	Purple	0	7
8	Red	0	8
9	Yellow	0	9
10	Silver	0	10

The second week of the playoffs open at 6:30PM with a rematch between Purple and Red.  Red outscored Purple 9-7 en route to a win and a tie in their two regular season meetings.  This is each team’s opening playoff game, and an opening win will leave the winner in control of their destiny.

Following will be a rematch of Green and Silver at 7:30PM.  Green outscored Silver 12-2 in the previous two matchups, completing a regular season sweep.  As with the opening game, the winner here will sit in the top four after the night, and control their path to advancing.

Next up at 8:30PM will be a Black and Yellow rematch.  Black and Yellow both fell in the opening week, and this game is effectively an elimination game, where the winner remains in the hunt and two losses will leave someone without a path.

Reminder, there are no games on 2/8/2026, Super Bowl Sunday.  While the website shows games scheduled through 2/22/2026, all teams will have an additional game scheduled after this, with four teams having two more games.

The regular season has wrapped up and the matchups are now established.  As a reminder, seeding is determined by points, then wins, head to head, and then point differential.  The three games per team will be played over the next five weeks, so each team will be idle on Super Bowl Sunday, and one of the other weeks.  The schedule for the next five weeks is now available on AOTHA.com.

Neon closed the season on a six game winning streak to secure the 1st seed, tied in overall points with Teal but with a tie breaker for the most wins (the only team that didn’t tie this season).  Neon will face Black, Purple, and Silver as a reward, who they are a perfect 6-0 against this regular season.  Neon will open their playoffs with the second game of the night, a 7:30 matchup with Black.

Teal bounced back in the final week with a win over Silver to secure the 2nd seed.  With this finish, Teal will face Orange, Red, and Yellow, who they are a perfect 6-0 against in the regular season.  They will open with the first game of the playoffs at 6:30 against Orange.

Gold entered the final night of the regular season with 1st through 4th in sight, and tied Purple to lock down 3rd and no games to be played could change it!  With this finish, they secured matchups with Yellow, Green, and Red whom they have 5 ties against, and 1 win!  Gold will face a Yellow team they tied twice on the final game of the playoff’s opening night, at 8:30.

Green won their finale against Red to secure the 4th seed, and earned matchups with Silver, Gold, and Purple.  Green finished 2-1-3 against these teams in the regular season and will be idle on the first night of the playoffs.  Green will open their playoff run at 7:30 on 2/1 against Silver, who they defeated in both meetings.

Orange defeated Yellow on their final night of the regular season and secured the 5th seed.  Here they will face Teal, SIlver, and Black, who they are a combined 1-3-2 against.  Orange opens the playoffs with the first game at 6:30 against Teal, who they lost against twice in their previous meetings.

Black backed into the playoffs on a four game losing streak, finishing in the 6th seed.  Despite the fall, this earned them matchups with Neon, Yellow, and Orange, who they are 3-2-1 against so far.  Black opens with a 7:30 rematch with Neon, who gave them the two losses in that stat.

Purple closed with a tie, and one point behind Black, for the 7th seed.  This earns them meetings with Red, Neon, and Green, who they are 0-3-3 against.  Purple is idle on the first night of the playoffs, opening the second night at 6:30 on 2/1 against Red, who they tied once and lost to once.

Red suffered its third straight loss backing into the 8th seed on the final night.  Red earned rematches with Purple, Teal, and Gold in this round, who they are 1-2-3 against so far.  Red will be idle on opening night, meeting Purple to open the second night of the playoffs at 6:30 on 2/1, who they have defeated and tied so far. 

Yellow lost to close their regular season and finish with the 9th seed.  This earns rematches with Gold, Black and Teal, who they are 0-4-2 against so far.  Yellow will skate in the final game of opening night at 8:30 against a Gold team they have tied twice.

Silver enters the playoffs seeking their first wins with the 10th seed.  This seed isn’t forgiving with earned matchups against Green, Orange, and Neon, who they are 0-5-1 against this season.  SIlver will be idle on the first night and their first playoff action will be on the second night at 7:30 on 2/1 against a Green team who has defeated them twice.

All teams are guaranteed these three games, after which the top 4 point earners in these three games will advance (2 points for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for a loss), with the higher seed winning the tiebreakers to advance to the semi-finals.  Good puck luck to all!

Heading into the final week of the regular season, there are many playoff position battles!  As a reminder, regular season seeding is determined by:

1)      Points

2)      Wins

3)      Head to head

4)      Point differential

Sunday’s matchups

In the first matchup of the night at 5:00, Gold versus Purple, each team is in a position battle.  Gold enters the night with the most on the line, a win and they sit in the number one spot, forcing Neon and Teal to win if they want to pass Gold, finishing the night no worse than third.  A tie and they finish third.  A loss and they wait to see if Green passes them and bumps them to fourth!  A Purple win and they lock up 7th, a tie or loss and they wait to see if Red bumps them to 8th.

In the next game at 6:00, Silver versus Teal, a Teal win or tie moves them into first, forcing Neon to match or exceed to claim that spot.  A loss leaves them no worse than third.  Silver will finish in tenth, looking to start their first winning streak before the playoffs!

In the third game at 7:00, Orange versus Yellow, Orange will lock up the fifth seed with a win, or otherwise wait to see if Black will bump them to sixth.  Yellow will finish in 9th!

The fourth game of the night at 8:00 is Red versus Green.  If Gold lost earlier, a Green win moves them ahead of Gold into third, otherwise it is a fourth place finish.  If Purple lost or tied earlier, Red has the opportunity to move up to seventh, otherwise they will finish eighth.

The final game of the regular season is a 9:00 rematch between Black and Neon.  An Orange loss earlier leaves the door open for Black to pass them to fifth, otherwise they will finish in sixth.  Neon can finish first, second, or third.  If both Gold and Teal passed them in earlier games, a win puts them back in first.

Round of three matches are based on seed.

The first seed (Neon, Teal, or Gold) will face 6 (Orange or Black), 7 (Purple or Red), and 10 (Silver).

The second seed (Neon, Teal, or Gold) will face 5 (Orange or Black), 8 (Purple or Red), and 9 (Yellow).

The third seed (Neon, Teal, Gold, or Green), will face 4 (Gold or Green), 8 (Purple or Red), and 9 (Yellow).

The fourth seed (Gold or Green), will face 3 (Neon, Teal, Gold, or Green), 7 (Purple or Red), and 10 (Silver).

The fifth seed (Orange or Black) will face 2 (Neon, Teal, or Gold), 6 (Orange or Black), and 10 (Silver).

The sixth seed (Orange or Black) will face 1 (Neon, Teal, or Gold), 5 (Orange or Black), and 9 (Yellow).

The seventh seed (Purple or Red) will face 1 (Neon, Teal, or Gold), 4 (Gold or Green), and 8 (Purple or Red).

The eighth seed (Purple or Red) will face 2 (Neon, Teal, or Gold), 3 (Neon, Teal, Gold, or Green), and 7 (Purple or Red).

The ninth seed (Yellow) will face 2 (Neon, Teal, or Gold), 3 (Neon, Teal, Gold, or Green), and 6 (Orange or Black).

The tenth seed (Silver) will face 1 (Neon, Teal, or Gold), 4 (Gold or Green), and 5 (Orange or Black).

Look for updates next week about the Playoffs and matchups.  Each team will have three games scheduled over the next five weeks.  While the lower seeds certainly have a tougher schedule to make it to the semi-finals, all teams will begin the Playoffs needing only three wins to ensure their semi-final berth.  Good luck!

Come support two of our AOTHA teammates who are part of the Motor City Riveters Women’s team as they take on the Adrian College Women’s ACHA D2 team. Puck drop is at 1:00pm on Sunday, January 18th at Arrington Ice Arena!

All are also welcome to take part in the Adrian College ACHA D2 team’s all day fundraiser at Aubree’s Pizzeria and Grill in Adrian. Bring the attached flier to Aubree’s and 20% of the bill will go directly to the D2 women’s team!

The 2025-2026 season opens up in one week! Teams are updated on the website and the schedule for week 1 is up and following weeks are being added.

As a reminder, fees for this season are as follow:

*Skaters $385

*Goalies $185

All fees are due by week 2 and only cash or check are being accepted. Make checks out to Adrian Over Thirty Hockey Association.

Good luck this season!

From Gary Astalos:

We are looking to hire a ACHA D3 Head Coach. This is a part-time position. Practices are Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00-7:45am. Roughly 26 games in the season. Pays 10k. If you are interested or know of someone interested in this position please let me know and I am happy to help answer any questions. Thank you very much for your help!

gastalos@adrian.edu

If anyone is interested in playing summer hockey shoot Dusty Thomas (517) 260-6776) or Brett White (517) 918-6757 a text ASAP.

BACK ROW (L-R): Matt Kormos, Tim Fish, Dusty Thomas (Captain), Mark Fernelius, Jim Nicknair

FRONT ROW (L-R): Nate Ables, Dave Schoenberger, Ryan Bastien, Erik Lawson, Mat Thompson

After the round of three Playoff games, the semi final matchups have been set.  Red and Teal both secured wins on the final night, securing the final two spots and joining Orange and Yellow. The standings after this round are:

Place	Team	Points	Seed
1	Orange	6	1
2	Yellow	6	2
3	Red	4	4
4	Teal	4	5
5	Black	4	9
6	Green	2	3
7	Neon	2	7
8	Gold	2	8
9	Silver	0	6
10	Purple	0	10

The semi-final matchups will begin at 5PM, with an Orange versus Teal rematch.  Orange swept Teal with 5-2 and 3-1 wins during the regular season.  Orange entered the playoffs as the #1 seed and flexed with another three multi goal wins to maintain their favored status.  Teal entered the playoffs as the #5 seed, needing their second win on the final night to move up to the 4th spot and earn one more opportunity to defeat Orange and skate for a championship!

Following this will be the other semi-final matchup, at 6PM, a Yellow versus Red rematch.  Yellow and Red split the regular season, with Red earning a 3-2 win before Yellow rebounded for a 6-2 win of their own.  Yellow finished the regular season one point behind Orange for the #2 seed, and kept pace in the first round sweeping their challengers.  Red entered as the #4 seed, and after a last second loss in their first playoff game, rallied to win their next two and finish #3 as the highest seeded two win team.  The winner of this game takes the series and a spot in the championship game!

Following these semi-final games will be the final games of the season for those that didn’t advance.  The first will be a Green versus Silver rematch at 7PM.  Green finished 1-0-1 in regular season contests with Silver.  Next at 8PM will be Gold and Neon, who split their regular season meetings.  Ending the night at 9PM will be Black and Purple.  Black finished 1-0-1 in their regular season meetings with Purple.

The semi final winners on 3/2 will face each other in the championship game on 3/9, following the consolation game.  The consolation game will be at 5:00 PM on 3/9.

Formats for the semi final and final game vary from the regular season and round of three, as ties are not allowed.  In the semi final games, if tied at the end of 3 periods, there will be one sudden death overtime period, followed by a 3 player shootout round, followed by individual shootout rounds with different shooters, until a winner emerges.  The finals, if tied at the end of 3 periods, there will be sudden death overtime periods until a winner emerges