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 schedule for the next three weeks is available on AOTHA.com

Green closed the season with a tie against Purple and sealed the first seed, leading the league with 25 points.  With the first seed, Green will match up against Orange, Purple, and Yellow.  Green has a 3-2-1 record against these teams in the regular season, opening against Orange where the regular season matchups were split.

Neon finished with a win over Yellow, finishing with 24 points.  With the second seed, Neon will match up against Gold, Black, and Red.  Neon has a 3-2-1 record against these teams in the regular season, opening against Gold where they split the season series.

Teal held on to the third seed with a Red/Gold tie, finishing with 20 points.  With the third seed, Teal will match up against Red, Silver, and Black.  Teal has a 3-1-2 record against these teams in the regular season, opening against Red where Teal has a 1-0-1 edge.

Silver was idle the final weekend, sitting with 19 points and edging out Gold with the wins tiebreaker to hold the fourth seed.  With the fourth seed, Silver will face Yellow, Teal, and Purple.  Silver has a 3-3 record against these teams in the regular season, opening against Yellow where they split the season series.

Gold closed with a tie facing Red, earning 19 points and the fifth seed.  With the fifth seed, Gold will face Neon, Yellow, and Orange.  Gold has a 4-2 record in the regular season against these teams, opening against Neon where they split the season series.

Orange jumped into the sixth seed with a season ending win over Teal, finishing with 16 points.  With the sixth seed, Orange will face Green, Red, and Gold.  Orange has a 3-3 record against these teams, opening against Green where they split the season series.

Purple fell back one spot with a season ending tie against Green, earning 16 points and behind Orange due to the Orange sweep of Purple in the regular season.  Purple will face Black, Green, and Silver with the seventh seed.  Purple has a 2-3-1 record against these teams, opening against Black, who swept them in the regular season.

Black was idle on the final weekend, and watched two teams pass them by while they fell to the eighth seed with 15 points.  With the eighth seed, Black will face Purple, Neon, and Teal.  Black has a 3-2-1 record against these teams, and opens against Purple, who they swept in the regular season.

Red tied Gold to close the regular season, but lost the tiebreaker with Black earning the ninth seed with 15 points.  With the ninth seed, Red will face Teal, Orange, and Neon, who they have a 1-3-2 record against, opening against Teal who they are 0-1-1 against.

Yellow fell on the final night against Neon, earning 11 points and the tenth seed.  With the tenth seed, Yellow will face Silver, Gold, and Green, who they have a 1-5 record against, opening with Silver who they split the regular season with.

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 luck to all!

Just mention that you’re an AOTHA player at the ticket table and you and up to three guests will receive free admission.

The Adrian College men’s and women’s hockey teams are playing at the Huntington Center in Toledo this Saturday (women will take on Trine University at 2pm, followed by the men as they take on Aurora University at 5pm). Discounted tickets for the games are available to AOTHA players and their families when you follow the link below and use the coupon code.

Get your $8 tickets for the day with the coupon code: BULLDOGS 

https://www.toledowalleye.com/adrian-college-hockey

More about the Bulldogs:

The Adrian College Men’s Hockey Team has appeared in the past two NCAA Championship Games (winning in 2022 and losing in overtime in 2023).  The men are currently ranked #4 in the nation.  The Adrian College Women’s Hockey Team is currently ranked #6 in the country and has qualified for 6 of the past 7 NCAA Hockey Tournaments.

Just mention that you’re an AOTHA player at the ticket table and you and up to three guests will receive free admission.

Hello AOTHA!

There will be an unused and gently used hockey equipment sale in the Arrington Lobby tonight, September 10th, from 5pm – 9pm.

Items include:

• Pro-Stock sticks: new $120 ea., 2 for $220, or a bundle of 3 for $300; barely used sticks but like new for $60 ea.
• Also available: elbow pads, shin pads, pants, hockey socks and other equipment too!

Cash or check work for payment. Venmo possible, credit card unavailable. ATM located in lobby if needed.

Hello AOTHA!

If you still have a jersey from last season, please text your Captain from last year and let him know immediately. Thanks for your help with this matter.

The 12th Annual Bulldog Hockey Alumni and Community Golf Tournament is on Friday, September 15th, 2023- the Friday of Homecoming Weekend. There is still room for one more cart/program sponsorship ($300) and one more major sponsor ($1,000). There is also room for a few more teams.

The registration deadline is Friday, September 8th, 2023 at 6pm. Follow the link below and then click on the “Golf Outings” link to register as a sponsor, player or team! Thanks for supporting Bulldog Hockey!

https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/2022/8/8/ticketing

Congratulations to Team Yellow for winning the 2022-2023 Championship!

After the round of three Playoff games, the semi final matchups have been set.  It is very clear that four teams came prepared for playoff hockey, and they will advance!  The standings after this round are:

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

The first matchup of the evening, at 5PM, will be a Yellow versus Silver rematch.  Yellow swept Silver in the regular season, outscoring them 6 – 2 in their matches.  Yellow entered the playoffs as the favorite and has lived up to expectations, winning all three games by a combined score of 13 – 4!  Silver, however, entered the playoffs having been unable to string two wins together all season, struggling to score more than 3 goals in any game.  In the playoffs though, they have been a scoring juggernaut, winning all three games by a combined score of 16 – 8.  Only one of these teams will make it four in a row and earn their spot in the Championship game!

Following this will be the other semi-final matchup, at 6PM, a Teal versus Gold rematch.  Teal edged out Gold 1-0-1 in the regular season, outscoring Gold 5 to 3.  Aside from their close meetings, their seasons mirrored each other as well.  They finished the season 1 point apart before both tearing through this playoff round, Teal going 3 – 0 outscoring opponents 13 – 7 and Gold going 3 – 0 outscoring opponents 12 – 3.  This third meeting between the two will be the decider for who advances to the Championship game!

For those that followed the earlier post about regular season seeds that have had success moving on to the semi finals, you will note that the fifth and ninth seeds have advanced for the first time.  While the top six seeds have mostly filled these spots, every seed except the tenth have now advanced.

The remaining six teams will play their final game of the season against other eliminated teams.  At 7PM, Green will rematch with Purple, where Green edged Purple out 1-0-1 in their earlier games.  At 8PM, Orange will rematch with Black where both prior meetings were ties!  At 9PM, Red will rematch with Neon who also tied both regular season meetings!

The semi final winners on 3/19 will face each other in the championship game on 3/26, following the consolation game.  The consolation game will be at 5:00 PM on 3/26.

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.

AOTHA,

The Adrian College NCAA Women’s team is playing in the quarterfinal game is this Saturday at 3pm!

Let’s pack the arena and support our team and Coach Skelly (AOTHA Orange) to push for the a big win to the Frozen Four.