The Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 Playoffs continued last night. Last night was the D-League Semifinals. Both of the D-League Semifinals were played. The first D-League Semifinal was between the number one seed and the number four seed. The second D-League Semifinal was between the number two and number three seeds,The D-League Championship is now set.
The Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 Playoffs continue tonight with the both of the B-League Semifinal games.
Check out the power rankings here. Check out the standings here. Check out the playoff schedule here.
#1 Reno Pond Hockey vs #4 Jurassic Pucks | D-League Semifinals
In the first Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 D-League Semifinal game the number one seed Reno Pond Hockey played the number four seed Jurassic Pucks. Reno Pond Hockey won both of their regular season games 7-3 and 4-2. Reno Pond Hockey had the better record in the last five games. Reno Pond Hockey went undefeated during the regular season. Reno Pond Hockey were the defending RIAL D-League Champions coming into the playoffs. The Jurassic Pucks lost in the Semifinals to Reno Pond Hockey last season.
The score was 2-0 Reno Pond Hockey after the first period. The score was 5-1 Reno pond Hockey after the second period. The Final score was 6-1 Reno Pond Hockey. Reno Pond hockey have advanced to the RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game. This will be their third appearance in a row in the RIAL D-League Championship game. The Jurassic Pucks have been eliminated from the playoffs. Following this game Reno Pond Hockey was going to face either the number two seed Mid-Ice Crisis or number three seed The Guardians in the RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game.
D-League bracket after the first Semifinal game:
#2 Mid-Ice Crisis vs #3 The Guardians | D-League Semifinals
In the second Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 D-League Semifinal game the number two seed Mid-Ice Crisis played the number three seed The Guardians. They split the regular season series with neither team having an advantage. Mid-Ice Crisis had the better record in the last five games. Mid-Ice Crisis was in the RIAL Winter 2022/23 D-League Championship game. The Guardians were eliminated in the RIAL Winter 2022/23 D-League Semifinals by Mid-Ice Crisis.
The scored was tied up at 0-0 after the first period. The score was 3-0 The Guardians after the second period. The final score was 3-1 The Guardians. This is the first upset of the RIAL Spring 2023 Playoffs. The Guardians have advanced to the RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game. This will be their first appearance in the RIAL D-League Championship game. Mid-Ice Crisis have been eliminated from the playoffs. The Guardians will play the Number one seed Reno Pond Hockey in the RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game.
Current D-League bracket:
#1 Swift Institute vs #4 Silver State Wire | B-League Semifinals
In the first Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 B-League Semifinal game the number one seed Swift Institute will take on the number four seed Silver State Wire. They only played once during the regular season. Silver State Wire won that game 4-3 in a shootout. The Swift Institute has won four of their last five games. They finished the regular season with four straight wins. Silver State Wire has won two of their last five games. They finished the regular season with back to back losses. Last season the Swift Institute lost in the Semifinals. Silver State Wire did not make the playoffs last season.
The Swift Institute scored 54 goals during the regular season. that is 5.4 goals per game. The came in fourth for goals scored in the B-League. They allowed 22 goals during the regular season. That is 2.2 goals against per game. They allowed the least goals in the B-League. Silver State Wire scored 50 goals during the regular season. That is 5 goals per game. They came in fifth for goals scored in the B-League. They allowed 51 goals during the regular season. That is 5.1 goals against per game. That was the fifth most goals allowed in the B-League.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Swift Institute | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 22 | 32 | 17 |
| #4 Silver State Wire | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 12 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Swift Institute | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| #4 Jurassic Pucks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
This game is set to start at 9:00pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will advance to the RIAL Spring 2023 B-League Championship game. They winner will play either the number two seed Cruz Construction or the number three seed Carson City Hyundai. The RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game will be on Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 5:00pm PST. That game is part of Championship Sunday.
#2 Cruz Construction vs #3 Carson City Hyundai | B-League Semifinals
In the second Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 D-League Semifinal game the number two seed Cruz Construction will take on the number three seed Carson City Hyundai. They only played once during the regular season. Carson City Hyundai won that game 9-6. Cruz Construction won all five of their last five games and are on a seven game winning streak. Their last loss was to Carson City Hyundai. Carson City Hyundai has won four of their last five games. They finished the regular season with back to back wins. Cruz Construction are the defending RIAL B-League Champions. They have won four out of a possible five RIAL B-League Championships including the last three. I believe they have been in all five previous RIAL B-League Championship games. Carson City Hyundai missed out on the last two B-League Playoffs.
Cruz Construction scored 61 goals during the regular season. That is 6.1 goals per game. They tied for first in goals scored in the the B-League. They allowed 41 goals during the regular season. That is 4.1 goals against per game. They allowed the third least goals in the B-League. Carson City Hyundai scored 61 goals during the regular season. That is 6.1 goals per game. They tied for first in goals scored in the the B-League. They allowed 45 goals during the regular season. That is 4.5 goals against per game. That was the fourth least in the B-League.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #2 Cruz Construction | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 16 |
| #3 Carson City Hyundai | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 14 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #2 Cruz Construction | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 0 |
| #3 Carson City Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
This game is set to start at 10:30pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will advance to the RIAL Spring 2023 B-League Championship game. They winner will play either the number one seed Swift Institute or the number four seed Silver State Wire. The RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game will be on Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 5:00pm PST. That game is part of Championship Sunday.
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. The B-League regular season is now over.
The number one seed Swift Institute will play the number four seed Silver State Wire in the first RIAL Spring 2023 B-League Semifinal game. The number two seed Cruz Construction will play the number three seed Carson City Hyundai in the second RIAL Spring 2023 B-League Semifinal game. Both games will be tonight.
The Swift Institute has won the RIAL Spring 2023 B-League regular season title. They did that with a record of 8-1-1 and 17 points. This is their first regular season title. This is the first time that Cruz Construction has not won the RIAL B-League regular season title.
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
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the C-League, the Slappy Gilmores, Blue Moon, United Skates, and Black Ox have secured playoff spots. The Pale Ales and the Desert Dogs have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Blue Moon and the number two seed Slappy Gilmores will play in the RIAL Spring 2023 C-League Championship game. Black Ox and the United Skates have been eliminated from the playoffs.
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
In C-League Championship: Slappy Gilmores, Blue Moon
Eliminated from playoffs: United Skates (semifinals), Black Ox (semifinals)
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 beat the number four seed Jurassic Pucks in the semifinals 6-1. The number two seed Mid-Ice Crisis lost to the the number three seed The Guardians 1-3 in the other semifinal game. The number one seed Reno Pond Hockey and the number three seed The Guardians will play in the RIAL Spring 2023 D-League Championship game. The Jurassic Pucks and Mid-Ice Crisis have been eliminated from the playoffs.
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
In D-League Championship: Reno Pond Hockey, The Guardians
Eliminated from playoffs: Jurassic Pucks (semifinals), Mid-Ice Crisis (semifinals)
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 and the number two seed Bangarang will play in the RIAL Spring 2023 E-League Championship game. Satan’s Gatekeepers and Long Drink have been eliminated from the playoffs.
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
In E-League Championship: Trash Pandas, Bangarang
Eliminated from playoffs: Satan’s Gatekeepers (semifinals), Long Drink (semifinals)
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023
9:00PM | #1 Swift Institute vs #4 Silver State Wire | B-League Playoffs
-Semifinal match
-The winner will advance to the RIAL B-League Championship game
10:30PM | #2 Cruz Construction vs #3 Carson City Hyundai | B-League Playoffs
-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 | #1 Trash Pandas vs #2 Bangarang | E-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the E-League Semifinals
1:30PM | #1 Reno Pond Hockey vs #3 The Guardians | D-League Championship
-Championship game
-Winners of the D-League Semifinals
3:00PM | #1 Blue Moon vs #2 Slappy Gilmores | 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
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