NA3HL Weekend Preview
The 2023 NA3HL Fraser Cup Playoffs opened up on Thursday night with four games as the Division Semi-Finals got underway.
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.
The Division Finals will take place next weekend with the winners advancing to the Fraser Cup Championship. 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 22-26.
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.
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All games broadcast live on HockeyTV
Central Division
#1 Rochester Grizzlies vs. #4 Peoria Mustangs
Game 1: Friday, March 10 @ Rochester, 7:05pm
Game 2: Saturday, March 11 @ Peoria, 6:30pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Rochester, 5:05pm*
#2 Oregon Tradesmen vs. #3 Milwaukee Power
Game 1: Oregon 2 @ Milwaukee 1
Game 2: Friday, March 10 @ Oregon, 7:30pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Oregon, 3:00pm*
East Division
#1 Northeast Generals vs. #4 Long Beach Sharks
Game 1: Long Beach 3 @ Northeast 9
Game 2: Saturday, March 11 @ Long Beach, 5:00pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Northeast, 4:00pm*
#2 Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks vs. #3 Norwich Sea Captains
Game 1: Norwich 0 @ Danbury 4
Game 2: Friday, March 10 @ Norwich, 2:00pm
Game 3: Saturday, March 11 @ Danbury, 5:45pm*
Frontier Division
#1 Helena Bighorns vs. #4 Butte Cobras
Game 1: Friday, March 10 @ Butte, 7:30pm
Game 2: Saturday, March 11 @ Helena, 7:05pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Helena, 5:05pm*
#2 Gillette Wild vs. #3 Sheridan Hawks
Game 1: Friday, March 10 @ Gillette, 7:05pm
Game 2: Saturday, March 11 @ Sheridan, 7:30pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Gillette, 6:05pm*
South Division
#1 Texas Roadrunners vs. #4 New Mexico Ice Wolves
Game 1: New Mexico 0 @ Texas 4
Game 2: Friday, March 10 @ Texas, 6:15pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ New Mexico, 4:00pm*
#2 Texas Brahmas vs. #3 Louisiana Drillers
Game 1: Saturday, March 11 @ Texas, 7:05pm
Game 2: Sunday, March 12 @ Louisiana, 7:05pm
Game 3: Monday, March 13 @ Texas, 2:30pm*
West Division
#1 Granite City Lumberjacks vs. #4 Willmar WarHawks
Game 1: Friday, March 10 @ Granite City, 7:30pm
Game 2: Saturday, March 11 @ Willmar, 7:10pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Granite City, 7:30pm*
#2 Alexandria Blizzard vs. #3 Mason City Toros
Game 1: Friday, March 10 @ Alexandria, 7:10pm
Game 2: Saturday, March 11 @ Mason City, 3:10pm
Game 3: Sunday, March 12 @ Alexandria, 6:10pm*
*if necessary
