The Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 Playoffs start today. The regular season has not ended yet but the playoffs are already here. The regular season will come to an end tomorrow night. All the playoffs are set except for the B-League. The B-League playoffs will be set after tonight. The RIAL Spring 2023 Playoffs start tonight with a the first C-League Semifinal match between the two seed Slappy Gilmores and the three seed United Skates. There is one game tonight and the rest of the playoffs will be next week.
Check out the power rankings here. Check out the standings here. Check out the playoff schedule here.
In my last playoff picture post I said that the Slappy Gilmores were the number one seed in the C-League. That was wrong. Blue Moon is the number one seed. It has it wrong on the league website.
In the first Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 C-League Semifinal game the number two seed Slappy Gilmores will be playing the number three seed United Skates. They played twice during the regular season. The United Skates won the first game 3-2. The Slappy Gilmores won the second game 7-2. The Slappy Gilmores won four of their last five games and are on a four game winning streak. The United Skates have won two of their last five games. The Slappy Gilmores fell just short of being champions during the RIAL Fall 2022 C-LEague season. They made it to the championship game and lost. The United Skates did not make the RIAL Fall 2022 C-League Playoffs. This is their first playoff appearance since before the RIAL Summer 2022 season. I do not know if this is their first ever RIAL Playoff appearance.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #2 Slappy Gilmores | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 15 |
| #3 United Skates | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 37 | 6 | 12 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Slappy Gilmores | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| #2 United Skates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 |
This game is set to start at 10:30pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will advance to the RIAL Spring 2023 C-League Championship game. They will play either the number one seed Blue Moon or the number four seed Black Ox. The RIAL Spring 2023 C-League Championship game will be on Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 3:00pm PST. That game is part of Championship Saturday.
In the A-League, the Doughboy’s Donuts!, the Mustangs, and the Whiskey Dekes have secured playoff spots. The GBB Tooth Fairies have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Doughboy’s Donuts! will play the number four seed Whiskey Dekes in the semifinals. The other semifinal matchup will be the number two seed Mustangs and the number three seed Reno Gamblers. Both RIAL Spring 2023 A-League Semifinal games will be on Friday, June 2nd, 2023.
Doughboy’s Donuts! have won the RIAL Spring 2023 A-League Regular season title. They had the best record in the A-League this season. They went 7-3-0 with 12 points which did end in a tie with the Mustangs but Doughboy’s Donuts! won on tie breakers. This is their first regular season title since changing their name going into this season.
Secured playoff spot: Doughboy’s Donuts!, Mustangs, Reno Gamblers, Whiskey Dekes
Eliminated from playoff contention: GBB Tooth Fairies
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the B-League, the Swift Institute, Cruz Construction, Silver State Wire, and Carson City Hyundai have secured playoff spots. In the B-League, 4 Seasons, the Murder Hornets, the Tahoe Storm, and the Reno Fire Hosers B have been have been eliminated from playoff contention. In the B-League teams only have one game remaining.
If the playoffs started today Cruz Construction would play Carson City Hyundai in the semifinals. The other semifinal matchup would be the Swift Institute and Silver State Wire. The semifinal matchups can still be different.
In the B-League, Cruz Construction now lead the regular season title race. The Swift Institute is now behind by one point (a shootout loss). Cruz Construction won their final game but are not out of the woods. If the Swift Institute win their final game they will be the B-League regular season champions. If they lose in a shootout in their final game they could win on tie breakers.
Secured playoff spot: Swift Institute, Cruz Construction, Silver State Wire, Carson City Hyundai.
Eliminated from playoff contention: 4 Seasons, Murder Hornets, Tahoe Storm, Reno Fire Hosers B
Standings as of May 25, 2023:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the C-League, the Slappy Gilmores, Blue Moon, United Skates, and Black Ox have secured a playoff spots. The Pale Ales and the Desert Dogs have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Blue Moon will play the number four seed Black Ox in the second semifinal game. That game will be on Monday, May 29th, 2023. The number two seed Slappy Gilmores will play the number three seed United Skates in the first semifinal game. That game will be tonight at 10:30pm.
Blue Moon have won the RIAL Spring 2023 C-League regular season title. They did that with a record of 7-2-1 and 15 points. This is their first regular season title. They finished in second place during the RIAL Summer 2022 C-League season and they missed the playoffs last season.
Secured playoff spot: Slappy Gilmores, Blue Moon, United Skates, Black Ox
Eliminated from playoff contention: Pale Ales, Desert Dogs
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the D-League , Reno Pond Hockey, The Guardians, Mid-Ice Crisis and the Jurassic Pucks secured playoff spots. Q & D Construction, the Nevada Police Foundation, the Grrrowlers, and the Reno Fire Hosers D have were eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Reno Pond Hockey will play the number four seed Jurassic Pucks in the semifinals. The other semifinal matchup will be the number two seed The Guardians and the number three seed Mid-Ice Crisis. The D-League semifinal matchups are the same they were last season. Both D-League semifinal games will be on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023.
Reno Pond Hockey won the Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 regular season title. They did that after having an undefeated season going 10-0-0 with 20 points. They have not lost a game since December of 2022. This is also back to back D-League regular season titles as they also won the RIAL Winter 2022/23 D-League regular season title.
Secured playoff spot: Reno Pond Hockey, The Guardians, Mid-Ice Crisis, Jurassic Pucks
Eliminated from playoff contention: Q & D Construction, Nevada Police Foundation, Grrrowlers, Reno Fire Hosers D
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the E-League, Bangarang, the Trash Pandas, Long Drink, and Satan’s Gatekeepers secured playoff spots. The Holy Pucks, and Battle Born have been eliminated from playoff contention. In the E-League there is one game remaining.
The number one seed Trash Pandas will play the number four seed Satan’s Gatekeepers in the first semifinals game. That game will be on Monday, May 29th, 2023. The other semifinal game will be between the number two seed Bangarang and the number three seed Long Drink. The second E-League semifinal game will be on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023.
The Trash Pandas won the Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 E-League regular season title. They won the title with a record of 9-1-0 and 18 points. This is their second regular season title. They have now won back to back regular season titles. Their last regular season title was the RIAL Fall 2022 regular season title. The Trash Pandas have appeared in both of the prevues E-League Championship games but have not won either.
Secured playoff spot: Bangarang, Trash Pandas, Long Drink, Satan’s Gatekeepers
Eliminated from playoff contention: Holy Pucks, Battle Born
Standings as of May 23, 2023:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
Thursday, May 25, 2023
10:30PM | #2 Slappy Gilmores vs #3 United Skates | C-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL C-League Championship game
-The winner will play the Slappy Gilmores or Black Ox
Monday, May 29, 2023
9:00PM | #1 Blue Moon vs #4 United Skates | C-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL C-League Championship game
-The winner will play Blue Moon or the United Skates
10:30PM | #1 Trash Pandas vs #4 Satan’s Gatekeepers | E-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL E-League Championship game
-The winner will play Bangarang or Long Drink
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
10:15PM | #2 Bangarang vs #3 Long Drink | E-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL E-League Championship game
-The winner will play the Trash Pandas or Satan’s Gatekeepers
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
9:00PM | #1 Reno Pond Hockey vs #4 Jurassic Pucks | D-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL D-League Championship game
-The winner will play The Guardians or Mid-Ice Crisis
10:30PM | #2 The Guardians vs #3 Mid-Ice Crisis | D-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL D-League Championship game
-The winner will play Reno Pond Hockey or the Jurassic Pucks
Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023
9:00PM | #1 TBD vs #4 TBD | B-League Playoffs
-Awaiting game results for final matchup
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL B-League Championship game
10:30PM | #2 TBD vs #3 TBD | B-League Playoffs
-Awaiting game results for final matchup
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL B-League Championship game
Friday, Jun. 2, 2023
8:45PM | #1 Doughboy’s Donuts! vs #4 Whiskey Dekes | A-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL A-League Championship game
-The winner will play the Mustangs or the Reno Gamblers
10:30PM | #2 Mustangs vs #3 Reno Gamblers | A-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL B-League Championship game
-The winner will play Doughboy’s Donuts! or Whiskey Dekes
Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023 (Championship Saturday)
12:00PM | TBD vs TBD | E-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the E-League Semifinals
1:30PM | TBD vs TBD | D-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the D-League Semifinals
3:00PM | TBD vs TBD | C-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the C-League Semifinals
Sunday, Jun. 4, 2023 (Championship Sunday)
5:00PM | TBD vs TBD | B-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the B-League Semifinals
6:30PM | TBD vs TBD | A-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the A-League Semifinals
Zac Electrifly 