1* Bladerunners - 185-81-42 - 412
2* Frosty Aquamonkeys - 158-104-46 - 362
3* Headthrashers - 142-117-49 - 333
4* Drink Bud Ice - 136-119-53 - 325
5* Nizzy's Newts - 123-134-51 - 297
6* PondRockets - 108-153-47 - 263
7 Ice Banshees - 100-161-47 - 247
8 Minty Fresh - 87-170-51 - 225

-0- Regular season standings -0-

After a long and grueling season, the playoffs are finally here, folks! The Ice Banshees fought hard, but were eliminated from playoff contention with a last-ditch effort by the PondRockets.

The Aquamonkeys and the Bladerunners earned a first-week bye with their spectacular regular season play, and here is how the playoff picture is shaping up:

Week 1:
Headthrashers
vs
PondRockets

The winner travels to the Aquadome to take on the Monkeys next week. Through Wednesday, Falix has jumped out to an early lead, winning 5-3, but there is plenty of hockey left this week to factor into the end results. I hope the Headthrashers' head isn't too big, as they could possibly face an upset!

Drink Bud Ice
vs
Nizzy's Newts

Next week, the winner of this matchup faces the heavily favored regular season champions, the Bladerunners. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though! DBI faced the Newts in the last week of regular season play and won, 7-5. So far, DBI has made a strong showing in this first round, jumping ahead 6-4. Both teams have lots of players in action tonight, so keep your eyes open for updates.