Schedule announced for 2022 Fraser Cup Playoffs

The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) has announced the schedule for the Divisional Semi-Finals of the 2022 NA3HL Fraser Cup Playoffs, which take place this weekend with the best of three series in all five divisions. The Fraser Cup crowns the National playoff champion from the NA3HL.

The Club seeded first in each division will compete in a best-of-three series with the fourth seeded Club in the same division. The Club seeded second in each division will compete in a best-of-three-series against the Club seeded third in the same division. The #1 and #2 seeds will have home ice advantage in the first round. The first club to win two games in a division semifinal series will be declared the winner of the series and advance to the Division Finals.

Central Division

#1 Rochester Grizzlies vs. #4 Wausau Cyclones

Game 1: Friday, March 11 @ Rochester, 7:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 12 @ Wausau, 7:10pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ Rochester, 1:00pm*

#2 Peoria Mustangs vs. #3 Oregon Tradesmen

Game 1: Wednesday, March 9 @ Peoria, 6:00pm

Game 2: Friday, March 11 @ Oregon, 7:30pm

Game 3: Saturday, March 12 @ Peoria, 4:30pm*

East Division

#1 Northeast Generals vs. #4 Bay State Bobcats

Game 1: Thursday, March 10 @ Bay State, 12:30pm

Game 2: Friday, March 11 @ Northeast, 7:00pm

Game 3: Saturday, March 12 @ Northeast, 1:00pm*

#2 Long Beach Sharks vs. #3 Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks

Game 1: Friday, March 11 @ Long Beach, 2:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 12 @ Danbury, 7:00pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ Long Beach, 10:30am*

Frontier Division

#1 Helena Bighorns vs. #4 Great Falls Americans

Game 1: Friday, March 11 @ Great Falls, 7:30pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 12 @ Helena, 7:05pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ Helena, 6:05pm*

#2 Gillette Wild vs. #3 Bozeman Icedogs

Game 1: Wednesday, March 9 @ Bozeman, 8:15pm

Game 2: Friday, March 11 @ Gillette, 7:00pm

Game 3: Saturday, March 12 @ Gillette, 7:00pm*

South Division

#1 Texas Brahmas vs. #4 Texas Roadrunners

Game 1: Friday, March 11 @ Brahmas, 7:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 12 @ RoadRunners, 6:15pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ Brahmas, 2:15pm*

#2 Oklahoma City Blazers vs. #3 El Paso Rhinos

Game 1: Friday, March 11 @ El Paso, 7:00pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 12 @ El Paso, 7:00pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ El Paso, 4:30pm*

West Division

#1 Granite City Lumberjacks vs. #4 Alexandria Blizzard

Game 1: Friday, March 11 @ Granite City, 7:30pm

Game 2: Saturday, March 12 @ Alexandria, 7:10pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ Granite City, 5:00pm*

#2 Mason City Toros vs. #3 Willmar WarHawks

Game 1: Thursday, March 10 @ Mason City, 7:00pm

Game 2: Friday, March 11 @ Willmar, 7:10pm

Game 3: Sunday, March 13 @ Mason City, 4:00pm*

*if necessary

The five divisional playoff champions and one wild card team 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 the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, MO from March 23-27. The five divisional playoff winners will be seeded 1-5 based on their regular season point totals. The wild card team will be the 6th seed. 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.