We’ll be posting regular updates on games that will have playoff clinching implications in the NCDC, USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite.
A few notes before today’s update:
No teams in the NCDC have clinched a playoff berth as of yet. There are, however, some teams that are finding their limits on where they can finish, on both the high end and low end of the standings – and some teams getting very close to getting the sought-after playoff-clinching “X” next to their name.
Premier teams that have clinched playoff berths include:
- New York Aviators
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
- Rockets Hockey Club
- Connecticut Jr. Rangers
- Utica Jr. Comets
- Elmira Jr. Enforcers
- Hershey Cubs
- Hudson Havoc (clinched division title)
- Minnesota Squatch
- Minnesota Moose
- Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
- Isanti Outlaws
- Steele County Blades
- Minnesota Blue Ox
- Dells Ducks
- Northern Cyclones
- Islanders Hockey Club
- Boston Junior Bruins
- Bridgewater Bandits
- Boston Advantage
- Twin City Thunder
- Springfield Pics
- South Shore Kings
- Vernal Oilers (clinched division title)
- Seattle Totems
- Rock Springs Prospectors
- Fresno Monsters
- San Diego Sabers
- Ontario Jr. Reign
- Las Vegas Thunderbirds
- Charlotte Rush
- Potomac Patriots
- Richmond Generals
- Florida Eels (clinched division title)
- Toledo Cherokee (clinched division title)
- Utah Outliers (clinched division title)
- ALL teams in the Mountain Division, Great Lakes Division & Midwest East Division.
Elite teams that have clinched playoff berths include:
- Florida Eels (clinched division title)
- Tampa Bay Juniors
- Atlanta MadHatters
- Palm Beach Typhoon
- Northern Cyclones (clinched division title)
- Islanders Hockey Club
- Bridgewater Bandits
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (clinched division title)
- Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
- Charlotte Rush
- Potomac Patriots
- Richmond Generals
At Premier, Toledo have clinched first in the Great Lakes and the playoffs are set.
Playoff pairings are set: Toledo (No. 1) will host Cincinnati (No. 4) and the Metro Jets (No. 2) will host Columbus (No. 3).