2014–15 C3 Playoff Preview
April 1, 2015
Normally, the Spiders would be looking at upcoming round-robin opponents. Instead, the Spiders are just on the outside looking in. The playoffs begin next week, so here’s how the matchups ended up:
Final C3 standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | P | GF | GA | PIM |
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| Maroons –y | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 96 | 62 | 142 |
| Mastodons –x | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 67 | 52 | 111 |
| Fighting Ice Fish –x | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 76 | 59 | 90 |
| Gold Rush –x | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 85 | 57 | 140 |
| Blade Runners –x | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 68 | 63 | 162 |
| Royals | 20 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 76 | 62 | 98 |
| Ice Gators | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 77 | 80 | 104 |
| Nighthawks | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 130 |
| Spiders | 20 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 76 | 104 |
| Marauders | 20 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 68 | 136 |
| Wolfpack | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 117 | 118 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | P | GF | GA | PIM |
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| Fighting Loons –y | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 95 | 33 | 74 |
| Leafs –x | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 117 | 29 | 126 |
| Sled Dogs –x | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 90 | 53 | 76 |
| Ak Bars –x | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 53 | 46 | 168 |
| Diablos –x | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 69 | 59 | 194 |
| Icedogs | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 67 | 136 |
| ShameonIce | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 67 | 90 |
| Northern Horde | 20 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 79 | 68 |
| Wildcats | 20 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 82 | 117 |
| Fighting Saints | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 101 | 99 |
| Whalers | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 104 | 74 |
Final C3 pools
C3 Seeding:
- Top five teams from each division advance to playoffs.
- One 10-team pool, round robin, weighted-schedule (three games each).
- Semi-finals (top four pool play records) Sunday morning.
- Semi-final winners advance to Tier Championship sunday evening.
Seeds for C3 Tier:
| Seed | Place | Team |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | C3 East 1st Place | Maroons |
| #2 | C3 West 1st Place | Fighting Loons |
| #3 | C3 East 2nd Place | Mastodons |
| #4 | C3 West 2nd Place | Leafs |
| #5 | C3 East 3rd Place | Fighting Ice Fish |
| #6 | C3 West 3rd Place | Sled Dogs |
| #7 | C3 East 4th Place | Gold Rush |
| #8 | C3 West 4th Place | Ak Bars |
| #9 | C3 East 5th Place | Blade Runners |
| #10 | C3 West 5th Place | Diablos |
C3 Playoff Schedule
The preliminary post-season schedule matchups for the C3 tier:
| Date | Time | Arena | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, April 8 | 6:15 p.m. | BIG 1 | Sled Dogs (6) | Gold Rush (7) |
| Wednesday, April 8 | 6:15 p.m. | BIG 2 | Mastodons (3) | Ak Bars (8) |
| Wednesday, April 8 | 8:00 p.m. | BIG 1 | Maroons (1) | Diablos (10) |
| Wednesday, April 8 | 8:00 p.m. | BIG 2 | Fighting Loons (2) | Blade Runners (9) |
| Wednesday, April 8 | 9:45 p.m. | BIG 1 | Leafs (4) | Fighting Ice Fish (5) |
| Friday, April 10 | 3:00 p.m. | BIG 2 | Fighting Ice Fish (5) | Ak Bars (8) |
| Friday, April 10 | 3:30 p.m. | BIG 1 | Leafs (4) | Gold Rush (7) |
| Friday, April 10 | 4:45 p.m. | BIG 2 | Mastodons (3) | Sled Dogs (6) |
| Friday, April 10 | 5:15 p.m. | BIG 1 | Fighting Loons (2) | Diablos (10) |
| Friday, April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | BIG 1 | Maroons (1) | Blade Runners (9) |
| Saturday, April 11 | 8:15 a.m. | BIG 3 | Fighting Ice Fish (5) | Sled Dogs (6) |
| Saturday, April 11 | 8:30 a.m. | BIG 1 | Leafs (4) | Blade Runners (9) |
| Saturday, April 11 | 10:00 a.m. | BIG 3 | Maroons (1) | Ak Bars (8) |
| Saturday, April 11 | 10:15 a.m. | BIG 1 | Mastodons (3) | Diablos (10) |
| Saturday, April 11 | 11:45 a.m. | BIG 3 | Fighting Loons (2) | Gold Rush (7) |
| Sunday, April 12 | 9:00 a.m. | BIG 1 | Semi-Finals #2 vs #3 | |
| Sunday, April 12 | 10:45 a.m. | BIG 1 | Semi-Finals #1 vs #4 | |
| Sunday, April 12 | 7:45 p.m. | BIG 2 | Championship | |
Playoff rules/tiebreakers
- There will be no overtime in round-robin pool play. Pool play games will end in ties and will count in the standings.
- If at any time the score differential is six or greater in the third period, the clock will convert to running time. If at any time the score differential goes below six goals, the clock will revert back to stop time.
- In championship games, if at the end of the three periods the score is tied, the teams shall play one overtime period of five minutes, running time. If at the end of the overtime period the score is still tied, a shootout will take place. Shootout rules are as follows:
- Three players from each team participate in the order the team captain selects. The home team will elect whether to shoot first or second.
- Each team takes three shots in alternating fashion. The team with the most goals after those six (or fewer) shots is the winner.
- If the score remains tied, the shootout will proceed to a “sudden death” format. No skater may participate more than once until all other skaters have participated.
- Tiebreakers for pool standings:
- Most points
- Wins
- Head-to-head
- Goal differential (six goals maximum per game)
- Fewest goals against
- Fewest minor penalties
- Fewest total penalty minutes
- Earliest goal scored
- Coin toss
(Note: If three teams are tied, once a team is determined as the higher seed, the tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the criteria between two remaining teams, if necessary.)
For more information, see the full AHA Winter Playoff info page and the full AHA Winter Playoff schedule.
