Well, we may not be a part of it, but we can still talk about the playoffs. After all, we have to find out who wins the championship, so we all know who we're taking the Cup from next season, right?
In the Turner Conference, Rapid City and Colorado ended up with exactly identical records - 40-22-4 overall, 20-11-2 at home and 20-11-2 on the road. The Rush got the #1 seed via tiebreaker. Bloomington ended up #3, and they'll take on the 6-seed Komets, who passed Quad City on the final weekend. The Mallards are #7 and they get Colorado, while #8 Dayton takes on Rapid City. In the other matchup, #4 Missouri gets #5 Wichita.
In the Berry Conference, Allen ran away with the #1 seed and will take on the #8 seed Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. The Mudbugs ended up #2 and will tangle with the #7 Arizona Sundogs. Tulsa (#3) battles the Turtles (#6), while Texas (#4) gets the Jackalopes (#5).
Handy-dandy links:
Schedule (Chronological)
Schedule (Bracket Format)
Daily Playoff Scoreboard
And for quick reference, the first round schedule is below...
CHL PLAYOFFS - OPENING ROUND (BEST-OF-5)
Note: All Times Local; Games 4 and 5 are if necessary
Turner Conference Series "A"
#1 Rapid City Rush vs. #8 Dayton Gems
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 1 – Dayton at Rapid City, 7:05
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 2 – Dayton at Rapid City, 7:05
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 5 – Rapid City at Dayton, 7:00
*Game 4 – Wed., Apr. 6 – Rapid City at Dayton, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 9 – Dayton at Rapid City, 7:05
Turner Conference Series "B"
#2 Colorado Eagles vs. #7 Quad City Mallards
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 1 – Quad City at Colorado, 7:05
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 2 – Quad City at Colorado, 7:05
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 5 – Colorado at Quad City, 7:05
*Game 4 – Wed., Apr. 6 – Colorado at Quad City, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 9 – Quad City at Colorado, 7:05
Turner Conference Series "C"
#3 Bloomington PrairieThunder vs. #6 Fort Wayne Komets
Game 1 – Sat., Apr. 2 – Fort Wayne at Bloomington, 7:05
Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 3 – Fort Wayne at Bloomington, 3:05
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 6 – Bloomington at Fort Wayne, 7:30
*Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 8 – Bloomington at Fort Wayne, 8:00
*Game 5 – Sun., Apr. 10 – Fort Wayne at Bloomington, 3:05
Turner Conference Series "D"
#4 Missouri Mavericks vs. #5 Wichita Thunder
Game 1 – Wed., Mar. 30 – Missouri at Wichita, 7:05
Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 1 – Wichita at Missouri, 7:05
Game 3 – Sat., Apr. 2 – Wichita at Missouri, 7:05
*Game 4 – Tue., Apr. 5 – Missouri at Wichita, 7:05
*Game 5 – Wed., Apr. 6 – Wichita at Missouri, 7:05
Berry Conference Series "E"
#1 Allen Americans vs. #8 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Game 1 – Thu., Mar. 31 – Rio Grande Valley at Allen, 7:30
Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 1 – Rio Grande Valley at Allen, 7:30
Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 3 – Allen at Rio Grande Valley, 1:00
*Game 4 – Mon., Apr. 4 – Allen at Rio Grande Valley, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 9 – Rio Grande Valley at Allen, 7:05
Berry Conference Series "F"
#2 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs vs. #7 Arizona Sundogs
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 1 – Arizona at Bossier-Shreveport, 7:05
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 2 – Arizona at Bossier-Shreveport, 7:05
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 5 – Bossier-Shreveport at Arizona, 7:05
*Game 4 – Wed., Apr. 6 – Bossier-Shreveport at Arizona, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 9 – Arizona at Bossier-Shreveport, 7:05
Berry Conference Series "G"
#3 Tulsa Oilers vs. #6 Mississippi RiverKings
Game 1 – Thu., Mar. 31 – Mississippi at Tulsa, 7:05
Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 1 – Mississippi at Tulsa, 7:35
Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 3 – Tulsa at Mississippi, 5:05
*Game 4 – Tue., Apr. 5 – Tulsa at Mississippi, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 9 – Mississippi at Tulsa, 7:35
Berry Conference Series "H"
#4 Texas Brahmas vs. #5 Odessa Jackalopes
Game 1 – Thu., Mar. 31 – Odessa at Texas, 7:00
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 2 – Odessa at Texas, 7:30
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 5 – Texas at Odessa, 7:05
*Game 4 – Thu., Apr. 7 – Texas at Odessa, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 9 – Odessa at Texas, 7:30
So...one series starts Wednesday, 3 get going on Thursday, and 3 more get rolling on Friday. The last series to start will be PrairieThunder/Komets, which kicks off on Saturday.
Please use this thread to discuss all of the CHL playoff action, from now until the awarding of the Presidents' Cup!