In some of the early drafts of the schedule, it showed that if the playoffs go the distance, then game three of the finals would be played on Friday, March 28. This is incorrect. It should read: Saturday, March 29.
More details about times & locations of the playoff games can be found in the "Schedule" section of this website.

Oh how the season is flying by.

With just five games to go, the standings are still wide open. Who will finish in what position? At this point, only the Hawks have secured a playoff spot, however, their seeding is still far from being settled.

The Hawks currently sit in first with 23 points. The Flyers are in second place with 21 points.
After that, the standings get a little tighter. Three teams look to be in a dog-fight for the final two playoff spots. The IceDogs sit in third place with 17 points, while the Omegas hold the final playoff position with 15 points. The Stars have been hot as of late and have really fought their way back into the thick of the playoff race. They currently are sitting in fifth with 13 points, and are only two points behind the Omegas for the final playoff position.
The Cattle Barons have been involved with some heart-breakers. They have been in most of the games, only to fall short near the end. With their most recent loss, they have been mathematically eliminated from competing in this season's playoffs.

Here's a few stats to prove how close our games have been so far this season:
Out of the 45 games played this season, 36 of them have been within three goals (80%). 28 of those games have been within a two goal spread (62%). I can tell you that most of those games with a two goal spread would've been a "one goal game" if not for empty netters. Sixteen games have been within a goal. Nine games have gone into overtime, and five of those have ended in a tie.

Its pretty obvious that the final five weeks of the regular season will all be big games. Some of the teams have already been playing playoff type of hockey for a while now, and its sure to continue for the remainder of the season.

O.J. Deelstra, of the Cattle Barons, passed the 30 minute mark in penalties. He is suspended from playing in the next game (on January 24). He will not be eligible to play again until the game on February 7.

Since we have now passed the 15 game mark of the season, any players that have not yet played any games have been removed from their teams rosters. They will not be eligible to play for the rest of the season or playoffs. Here is the list of players that have been removed from the rosters:

Cattle Barons: Eric Bakker, Brad Clark, & Mike Melo.

Flyers: Josh DeGroot, Chris Griffen, Rob Veenendaal, & Matt Steadman.

Hawks: Kyle Barneveld, John DeBoer, Brad Pelleboer, Bryan Schenk, & Brian Solomon.

IceDogs: Kevin Bouma, Wesley DeBoer, Wayne DeBoer, Dan Dykshoorn, Mike Kaldeway, Nick Vanderwal, & Scott McGlyn.

Omegas: Perrin Berg, Karsten Berg, Kalen Hellinga, Adam Kapteyn, Zach Kapteyn, Will Marut, Kyle Roest, Fred VanReenen Sr., Matt Zylstra, & Herbie Zylstra Jr.

Stars: Dallas Fraser, Charlie Heimstra, Scotty Maidmen, Corey Moesker, Steve Sipkens, Tim Vanderlinde, & Jonny Wagenaar.

The Hawks have clinched a playoff spot with a 5-1 victory over the Omegas in the early game.
The Omegas got on the scoreboard first when they scored a goal in the first two minutes of the game. Unfortunately for the Omegas, this was the only goal they were able to score in the game. The Hawks managed to tie it up by the end of the first. They added two more in the second period, and finished it off with two more in the third.
Rob Nutma is the Player of the Game. He scored twice for the Hawks and added an assist.

The middle game went to overtime, and saw the Stars beat the IceDogs 3-2.
It was close all the way through. The Stars scored first, but the IceDogs countered and the teams went into the second tied 1-1. The Stars scored the lone goal in the second, and the IceDogs scored the lone goal in the third to send it to overtime.
In overtime, Jason Hotke scored a short-handed goal to give the Stars the win. We'll give Jason the Player of the Game for scoring this big goal.

The late game saw the Cattle Barons let one slip away from them. The Flyers came away with a 4-2 win over the Cattle Barons.
The teams went scoreless until the Cattle Barons got on the scoreboard half-way through the second period. The Flyers tied it up at ones by the end of the period. Half-way through the third, the Cattle Barons regained the one goal lead. The Flyers tied it up again a few minutes later with a powerplay goal. It looked like we might go to overtime, but with 1:39 to go in the third, Mark Groendyk scored for the Flyers to give them their first lead of the game. The Flyers added an empty netter a minute later to seal the deal.
We'll give the Player of the Game to Mark Groendyk for scoring the game winner for the Flyers.
With this loss, the Cattle Barons have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this season.