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 CORFIELD CONFERENCE:
CURRENT STANDINGS:
CORFIELD W L T PTS GAMES LEFT
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Chinook* 66 10 3 135 3
Falcons* 51 21 7 109 3
Donuts* 48 24 8 104 2
Hamm'heads* 39 28 12 90 3
Thunder* 38 38 3 79 3
Owls 32 41 6 70 3 @SEA, @FOR, CGY
Barracudas 32 44 4 68 2 PAR, DAY
As you can see, the Corfield Conference is far more decided than the Canosa Conference is.
Calgary is locked into the 1st seed
Fort Erie is locked into the 2nd seed
Wisborg is locked as the 3rd seed
Halifax is locked as the 4th seed
Niagara Falls is set as the 5th seed
Only the 6th and final seed is up for grabs as both Portland and Ottawa could snag it. The Owls currently lead OTT by 2 pts. and have a game in hand. The most points OTT can finish with is 72, so POR controls its own destiny. Key is the opponents each faces. POR plays two strong teams in FOR and CGY after a game with SEA. I see them finishing up 1-2-0 in their last 3 games to finish with 72 points.
Ottawa plays PAR and DAY, two teams they should be able to defeat, which would give them, yup - 72 points to tie POR. So we go to the 1st tiebreakers (Most wins). POR would have 33 wins on the year, OTT would have 34 and make the playoffs while the Owls would go home.
All the drama the next five days will focus on Portland and Ottawa to figure out the final playoff team. Opening round will see CGY/FOR with byes. #3 - WIS hosting either OTT/POR as the 6th seed, while #4 seed Halifax will host the #5 seed Niagara Falls Thunder.
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