5 Days left in the regular season, a look at the playoff possibilities in the Canosa Conference....

With five days left in the 2017-18 CCHL Regular Season, we're going to take a look at the two conferences, the standings in each and how the first round playoff matchups are shaping up.


THE CANOSA CONFERENCE:

CURRENT STANDINGS:


 CANOSA    W   L   T PTS   GAMES LEFT
  ------------- --  --  -- ---  -- 
Icecats*        54  21   5 113                2    ISL, REK
Millers*        53  21   5 111                3    @LAS, SUD, HAM

Tigers*         50  25   4 104                3     SUD, @ISL, @GEO
Puffin*         50  26   3 103                3     VIC, @SPR, @SIB
Isotopes*      49  26   4 102                3     MIN, REK, @LAS

Norsemen*   38  35   7   83                2      @SPR, @LAS
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The first thing to look at is the top two seeds in the Canosa, which will be SIB and GEO, with the order, still to be determined. SIB is currently in 1st, but GEO has a game in hand. They do not play each other.

If both teams win all of their remaining games, they will finish in a tie with each having 117 pts., In the case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the most number of wins and they would still be tied after applying the first tiebreaker. The next tiebreaker is best season series record. The Millers dominated the Icecats 5-1-0 this season. If they finish tied, GEO will be the #1 seed. For Siberia to claim the #1 seed, they need to win outright.

Now the hard part, lol...

It is a three-way battle royal for the 3, 4, and 5 seeds in the Canosa Conference. Minnesota will be the 6th seed for sure. Each of the teams, Hamilton, Reykjavik, and Springfield, have three games left.

HAM plays SUD and ISL - two games they should win - and GEO a game let's say they lose. HAM winds up with 108 pts. 

REK plays VIC, SPR and SIB - Let's put them down for a win against VIC, a tie against SPR (season series between REK/SPR is 3-2-0 in favor of REK, so too close to call). Let's put them down for a loss to SIB. REK winds up with 107 pts.

SPR plays MIN, REK & LAS. Let's put them down for wins against MIN & LAS and a tie against HAM. SPR would finish with 107 pts. 

If all that happens, HAM would be the #3 seed, based on the season series record of 3-2-1 in favor of the Puffin, REK would claim the #4 seed and SPR would be the 5th seed.

The first round would see GEO & SIB enjoying their bye, and we'd see #3 - HAM hosting #6 - MIN and #4-REK hosting #5-SPR. 

Fun stuff, too close to call, so keep an eye on these games over the weekend!