Semi-Final Matchups

After the round of three Playoff games, the semi final matchups have been set.  The standings after this round are:

PlaceTeamPointsSeed
1Black63
2Silver51
3Red44
4Green46
5Yellow32
6Orange25
7Gold28
8Purple210
9Teal17
10Neon19

In the first matchup of the evening, at 5PM will be a Black versus Green rematch.  Black edged out Green 1-0-1 in the regular season, outscoring Green 6 to 4.  Black is riding a 3-0 playoff record into this matchup after dispatching Neon, 7-2, Red, 3-2, and Gold, 4-2, to earn their spot here.  Green lost their first playoff game, a 4-2 loss to Silver, then rallied to beat Neon 5-1 and Orage 5-2 to take the final semi-final spot.

Following this will be the other semi-final matchup, at 6PM, a Silver versus Red rematch.  Silver edged out Red 1-0-1 in the regular season, outscoring Red 11 to 9.  After beating Green 4-2 in their first playoff match, Silver tied Teal 2-2, then rallied in their last game to a 6-3 win over Purple to secure their spot.  Red beat Purple 6-3 in their first playoff match, then lost to Black 3-2 in the second, before beating Teal 5-2 to lock up their spot.

The remaining six teams will play their final game of the season against other eliminated teams.  At 7PM, Yellow will rematch with Teal, who split the regular season series with two one goal games, each scoring 5 against the other.  At 8PM, Orange will rematch with Gold where Orange won both meetings, an early season 4-0 win, then edging out Gold 2-1.  At 9PM, Purple will rematch with Neon, who split their regular season series, with Neon outscoring Purple 8 to 6.

The semi final winners on 3/13 will face each other in the championship game on 3/20, following the consolation game.  The consolation game will be at 5:00 PM on 3/20.

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.