Division Finals schedule announced for 2019 Fraser Cup Playoffs

March 19, 2019

The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) has announced the schedule for the second round of the 2019 NA3HL Fraser Cup Playoffs, which take place this weekend with the best of three Divisional Finals Series. The Fraser Cup crowns the National playoff champion from the NA3HL.

 

The two Clubs in each division that won a division semi-final series shall compete in a best-of-three series against each other. Clubs shall cooperate to schedule division final series competition. The higher seeded club shall have the right to host two of the three games. Teams may agree to an alternate arrangement upon mutual agreement. The first Club to win two games in a division final series will be declared the winner of the series and advance to the Fraser Cup Championship Tournament.

 

#1 Coulee Region Chill vs. #2 St. Louis Jr. Blues (all times local, all games played at Coulee Region)

Game 1: Friday, March 22 @ Coulee Region, 7:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 23 @ St. Louis, 7:00pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 24 @ Coulee Region, 2:00pm*

 

Coastal Division 

#1 L/A Nordiques vs. #2 Northeast Generals (all times local)

Game 1: Thursday, March 21 @ L/A Nordiques, 7:00pm

Game 2: Friday, March 22 @ Northeast, 7:30pm

Game 3: Saturday, March 23 @ L/A Nordiques, 7:00pm*

 

#1 Helena Bighorns vs. #2 Great Falls Americans (all times local)

Game 1: Thursday, March 21 @ Helena, 7:05pm

Game 2: Friday, March 22 @ Great Falls, 7:30pm

Game 3: Saturday, March 23 @ Helena, 7:05pm*

 

#1 Binghamton Junior Senators vs. #2 Oswego Stampede (all times local)

Game 1: Friday, March 22 @ Binghamton, 6:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 23 @ Binghamton, 7:15pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 24 @ Oswego, 5:00pm*

 

#1 Texas Brahmas vs. #3 Atlanta Capitals (all times local, all games played at Texas)

Game 1: Friday, March 22 @ Texas, 2:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 23 @ Atlanta, 2:00pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 24 @ Texas, 2:00pm*

 

#2 North Iowa Bulls vs. #4 Alexandria Blizzard (all times local)

Game 1: Friday, March 22 @ North Iowa, 7:30pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 23 @ Alexandria, 7:10pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 24 @ North Iowa, 6:30pm*

 

 

The six divisional playoff champions will advance to the NA3HL Fraser Cup Championship Tournament, where they will play a two- game round-robin format followed by a semi-final and a championship game at Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Illinois, from March 27-31. The six divisional playoff winners will be seeded 1-6 based on their regular season point totals. A round-robin format with two pools will be implemented, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the Semi-Finals, where they will then cross over to play the other top two teams from the other pool. The winners of the Semi-Finals will advance to the Fraser Cup Championship Game. 

 

Pool A: #1, #4, #6

Pool B: #2, #3, #5

 

Wednesday, March 27: 1 vs. 4, 4pm | 2 vs. 3, 7pm

Thursday, March 28: 1 vs. 6, 4pm |2 vs. 5, 7pm

Friday, March 29: 4 vs. 6, 4pm | 3 vs. 5, 7pm

Saturday, March 30: Pool A 1st place vs. Pool B 2nd place, 3pm | Pool B 1st place vs. Pool A 2nd place, 6pm

Sunday, March 31: Championship Game, 1pm

 

The Fraser Cup is named in the memory of Robert ‘Fraser’ Ritchie, a long-time staff member of the NAHL, NA3HL and NAPHL. On June 10, 2017, Ritchie passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Although Ritchie ultimately lost his battle with the disease, his influence and daily interactions with all of the owners, coaches, staff, volunteers and administrators in the NAHL, NA3HL and NAPHL, will never be forgotten, and are now and forever memorialized with the annual awarding of the Fraser Cup.