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Hey NHLGamers, Round 1 of the ECL Lite playoffs is done and we have seen quite a few surprising results, e.g. with SGWEER United, one of the regular season top teams, being eliminated in this early stage. Here is the complete rundown of series results: Deadly Phantoms HC |4:2| Bucketeers SGWEER United |0:4| Roistot Almost Famous |4:0| KulmalaHengaus Raging Monkeys |4:0| Rising Phantoms HC Red Machine |4:2| Slapshot Club Germany Face Wash Hockey |4:0| iNF4MOUS Try Another Hole |4:1| Ice Phoenix EV Duisburg |4:3| Rusty Bulls HC Aurinko |1:4| Breakers Of The Bone Squad Vilttiketju |4:3| Nottingham Chiefs RAKETTIPUTKET |X:X| Rukoilevat Hinkkaajat The Beagle Boys |4:2| Mentula SKA Penalty Box |4:3| Lucky Strike Nearbird Fighters |1:4| Finnish Hockey Legends Nordic Nosebleed |4:1| Freddie Mercury Institute Nordic Eagles |2:4| Puck Panthers RAKETTIPUTKET vs. Rukoilevat Hinkkaajat - LA decision Unfortunately, League Administration had to disqualify RAKETTIPUTKET from the playoffs due to multiple rule violations after being made aware of them by Rukoveilat Hinkkaajat captains. The following paragraphs were taken into consideration: RAKETTIPUTKET decided to use a player named "Lehis61" in some of their playoff games. At that time, Lehis61 was not part of the RAKETTIPUTKET roster and did not have an account at NHLGamer.com either. Seeing how the trade deadline has already passed, adding him to the roster at the start of the playoffs was not an option. Further investigation revealed the roster size dropped below 8 players shortly after the regular season was over. LA is fully aware that a disqualification at this point in a season is not an easy decision, however given all the circumstances no other solution was viable. Round 2 16 teams made it into the secound round of the ECL Lite playoffs and are one step closer to the championship and ECL Pro promotion! Congratulations to everyone so far. Without further ado, here are the pairings for the 2nd round of the ECL Lite playoffs: Deadly Phantoms HC vs Roistot Almost Famous vs Breakers of the Bone Raging Monkeys vs Rukoilevat Hinkkaajat Red Machine vs Finnish Hockey Legends Face Wash Hockey vs Puck Panthers Try Another Hole vs Nordic Nosebleed EV Duisburg vs Penalty Box Squad Vilttiketju vs The Beagle Boys The round starts today and all games must be completed before November 29, 23:59 CET / November 30, 00:59 EET. Good luck! @gzell60 for NHLGamer.com

ECL 5 - Elite Playoffs A week after the ECL 5 Lite playoffs kicked off, Pro and Elite are now heading into the most exciting time of the season too! The Pro playoffs will be covered in a seperate post, so if you are a Pro team be sure to check that out. Time to cover Elite! FRAMEWORK Each pairing, championship or promotion/relegation faceoffs, must be finished within 7 days of the series' start date. Don't expect any extensions! All pairings are to be played in a best-of-7 series (teams on the left side below play home first) ELITE PLAYOFFS The very best 8 teams are about to enter the final stages of the most exciting 6 vs. 6 competition NHLGamer has to offer! It's where everlasting stories are written (no pun intended) and true heroes are born. The ECL Elite playoffs starts off with these 4 pairings: Aapon Taikasauva vs. Rusty Blades Carlsberg HC vs. Northern Stars SJK eSports vs. Northern Ascendancy Written In The Stars vs. Dynasty ELITE RELEGATION FACEOFFS The teams that finished 13th and 14th in the standings will pause for a bit until two ECL Pro semi-final losers are determined. Thus, while two Elite teams are relegated instantly (see below), a strong ECL Pro representation could potentially open up two more Elite spots: Nordic Nightmare vs. ECL Pro semi-final loser 1 (series starts when ECL Pro semi-finals are finished) TIKI TALK vs. ECL Pro semi-final loser 2 (series starts when ECL Pro semi-finals are finished) ECL RELEGATIONS Synergy Hockey and Nordic Lightning weren't able to get it done in Elite this season and are relegated to ECL Pro for ECL 6. However, there's no time for frustration - charge the batteries and come back strong in ECL 6! THE (UN)LUCKY FEW? MUKIMIEHET, Kattiautomaatti, Sjukstugan and Silver Sword Griffins finished the season ranked 9 to 12 and will remain in ECL Elite for ECL 6. While MUKIMIEHET came very close to making the playoffs, the other teams were in danger of being relegated but managed to evade it. With new Pro teams entering the ring, things are only going to get tougher in the future, so stay focused and keep building those rosters to not share the fates of Synergy Hockey's and Nordic Lightning's next season. Best of luck to everyone and see you on the ice! @The_Alpha_Furyan & @gzell60 for NHLGamer.com