Playoff pairs announced (Official)

[Kenu]

Hi Everyone,

The moment all teams in the top 8 of their group have been waiting for - the first pairs to meet each other in the playoffs are listed below.

Short pointers:

• Playoffs start tomorrow, Monday the 1st of February.
  • Playoff-tree will be up by tomorrow.
• All rounds are played best out of 7
  • Each round is expected to be played within one week (7 days)-
  • Team on the left side below finished better and is the away team (due to the home team lag).
  • Games are played AWAY, HOME, AWAY, HOME, AWAY, HOME, AWAY from the point of view of the team on the left.
• Due to the groups having played either 22 or 24 games, we are looking at PPG (points per game) when matching up the pairs in the future rounds.

 

Group 1 (A) vs. Group 3 (C)

A1: Nordic Blizzard (2.45 PPG)   vs.  C8: Falun Coal Miners (1.33 PPG)
A2: Aapon Taikasauva (2.23 PPG)   vs.  C7: Bombers Hockey (1.54 PPG)
A3: TIKI TALK (1.95 PPG)   vs.  C6: Finnish Jets (1.67 PPG)
A4: No Guts No Glory (1.68 PPG)   vs.  C5: SIKA (1.75 PPG)

C1:  Synergy Hockey (2.38 PPG)   vs.  A8: KiekkoKopla (1.41 PPG)
C2: UKnighted HC (2.38 PPG)   vs.  A7: Checkmate (1.55 PPG)
C3: THE UNITED KNIGHTS (2.33 PPG)   vs.  A6: Silver Sword Griffin (1.59 PPG)
C4: Finnish Roosters (2.17 PPG)   vs.  A5: Refuse To Lose (1.64 PPG)

 

Group 2 (B) vs. Group 4 (D)

B1: Northern Stars (2.46 PPG)   vs.  D8: Unstoppable Warriors* (1.27 PPG)
B2: Sjukstugan (2.25 PPG)   vs.  D7: Beniserna (1.41 PPG)
B3: Nordic Stars (2.25 PPG)   vs.  D6: Sunny Side (1.41 PPG)
B4: Kattiautomaatti (2.04 PPG)   vs.  D5: Northern Ascendancy (1.82 PPG)

D1: Carlsberg HC (2.55 PPG)   vs.  B8: Free From Rodents (1.38 PPG)
D2: Dynasty (2.27 PPG)   vsB7: RUSSIAN ROCKETS DTM (1.67 PPG). 
D3: Ace Holes Hc (2.00 PPG)   vs. B6: Infinity (1.71 PPG) 
D4: Ganja Bonanzas (1.95 PPG)   vs.  B5: Rising Phantoms HC (1.88 PPG)

* Unstoppable Warriors replace The Old Farts as they decided to withdraw from the playoffs

Thanks to @gzell60 for compiling the above list.

 

Any questions, let us know in this thread.

 

On behalf of the NHL Gamer staff,

Kenneth

[gzell60]

Group 1 (A) vs. Group 3 (C) - Winners

A1: Nordic Blizzard (2.45 PPG)
A2: Aapon Taikasauva (2.23 PPG)
A3: TIKI TALK (1.95 PPG)
C5: SIKA (1.75 PPG)

C1:  Synergy Hockey (2.38 PPG)
C2: UKnighted HC (2.38 PPG)
C3: THE UNITED KNIGHTS (2.33 PPG)
C4: Finnish Roosters (2.17 PPG)

Group 2 (B) vs. Group 4 (D) - Winners

B1: Northern Stars (2.46 PPG)
B2: Sjukstugan (2.25 PPG)
B3: Nordic Stars (2.25 PPG)
B4: Kattiautomaatti (2.04 PPG)

D1: Carlsberg HC (2.55 PPG)
D2: Dynasty (2.27 PPG)
D3: Ace Holes Hc (2.00 PPG)
D4: Ganja Bonanzas (1.95 PPG)

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---> Round 2 

Group 1 (A) vs. Group 3 (C)

A1: Nordic Blizzard (2.45 PPG)   vs.   C5: SIKA (1.75 PPG)
C1:  Synergy Hockey (2.38 PPG)   vs.   A3: TIKI TALK (1.95 PPG)
C2: UKnighted HC (2.38 PPG)   vs.   C4: Finnish Roosters (2.17 PPG)
C3: THE UNITED KNIGHTS (2.33 PPG)   vs.   A2: Aapon Taikasauva (2.23 PPG)

Group 2 (B) vs. Group 4 (D)

D1: Carlsberg HC (2.55 PPG)   vs.   D4: Ganja Bonanzas (1.95 PPG)
B1: Northern Stars (2.46 PPG)   vs.   D3: Ace Holes Hc (2.00 PPG)
D2: Dynasty (2.27 PPG)   vs.   B4: Kattiautomaatti (2.04 PPG)
B2: Sjukstugan (2.25 PPG)   vs.   B3: Nordic Stars (2.25 PPG)

As always, teams on the left side start the series away.

 

Edited February 8, 2016 by gzell60

[Sammy_Lx]

Nice!

[tbnantti]

I just did the exact same thing and got the same pairs, so they should be correct.

[tbnantti]

For clarification, here are the seeds going forward.

#1 Carlsberg 2,55 
#2 NOS 2,46
#3 Nordic Blizzard 2,45
#4 Synergy 2,38 (same group, Synergy wins tiebreaker)
#5 Uknighted 2,38 (same group, Synergy wins tiebreaker)
#6 The United Knights 2,33
#7 Dynasty 2,27
#8 Sjukstugan 2,25
#9 Nordic Stars 2,25
#10 Aapon Taikasauva 2,23
#11 Finnish Roosters 2,17
#12 Kattiautomaatti 2,04
#13 Ace Holes 2,00
#14 Tiki Talk 1,95 (different group with Ganja Bonanzas, Tiki wins tiebreaker)
#15 Ganja Bonanzas 1,95 (different group with Tiki Talk, Tiki wins tiebreaker)
#16 Sika 1,75