The regular season is over and it was very exciting, no matter who your favorite team is.
We saw the Edmonton Rush flirt with perfection. Two goaltenders with below 10 GAA, and we saw the Two-Time defending champion Knighthawks take control of the East and show they are still the team to beat.
Playoff Seeding
1 (1W) Edmonton Rush 16-2
2 (1E) Rochester Knighthawks 14-4
3 (2W) Calgary Roughnecks 12-6
4 (2E) Toronto Rock 9-9
5 (3E) Buffalo Bandits 8-10
6 (3W) Colorado Mammoth 8-10
Round 1—Saturday Night
Buffalo Bandits vs Toronto Rock 7 pm……………Colorado Mammoth vs Calgary Roughnecks 9 pm
(Winner faces Rochester) (Winner faces Edmonton)
Power Rankings Week 18
(1) 1—Edmonton Rush (16-2) Defeated the Stealth 10-5 and will now wait and see who they will face. During regular season Rush went 3-1 against both Calgary and Colorado, but lost the final match up against each. Edmonton will have home floor as long as they remain in playoffs.
(2) 2—Rochester Knighthawks (14-4) Defeated the Bandits 16-14. The Knighthawks will wait and see who they will face as the Rock and Bandits face-off. During regular season the Hawks went 3-1 against the Bandits and 3-0 versus the Rock.
(3) 3—Calgary Roughnecks (12-6) Defeated the Stealth 14-8. Will face the Colorado Mammoth Saturday night 9 pm. Calgary was 1-2 against Colorado during regular season. (1-1 at home).
(4) 4—Toronto Rock (9-9) The Rock defeated the Swarm 8-6 to gain a home playoff game against the Bandits. Toronto was 1-2 during regular season, the win coming at home. Face off is Saturday 7 pm.
(5) 5—Colorado Mammoth (8-10) Defeated the Wings in a classic game 13-12 to conclude the regular season. Will travel to face the Calgary Roughnecks, Mammoth went 2-1 during regular season. Saturday 9 pm.
(6) 6—Buffalo Bandits (8-10) Fell to Rochester 16-14 for their eight loss in a row. Bandits were 2-1 against Toronto, only thing is that both wins were at home. Face off in Toronto Saturday night 7 pm.
(7) 7—Philadelphia Wings (6-12) Fell to the Mammoth 13-12 in finale. The Wings were in most of the games this season. Seven losses by no more than two goals. With how they played you have to wonder who, if any, players that opted out of the indoor season will be invited back. Team needs: Reliable back-up goalie, and a finisher on offense.
(8) 8—Minnesota Swarm (4-14) Fought back but fell 8-6 to the Rock. Team battled in most games losing a lot of 1-2 goal games. Very young team could be a force in the next couple years. Need a big time goal scorer to close games out.
(9) 9—Vancouver Stealth (4-14) Finally the season has ended. A 10-5 loss to the Rush closes the door on a rocky season. After starting 2-1, the Stealth went 2-13. Two five-game losing streaks and a three-game losing streak with a two wins mixed in. Look for a lot of changes during the offseason.
