The Reno Ice Adult League Summer 2023 Playoffs start tonight. The regular season ended on Tuesday. The RIAL Summer 2023 Playoffs started with the E-League Semifinal games. The first E-League Semifinal game will be between number one seed Bangarang and the number four seed Long Drink. The second E-League Semifinal game will be played right after that. That game will be between the number two seed Battle Born and the number three seed Trash Pandas. The RIAL Summer 2023 Playoffs will continue through Sunday.
In the first Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 E-League Semifinal game the number one seed Bangarang will be playing the number four seed Long Drink. They played twice during the regular season. Bangarang won both games 5-4 and 4-1. Bangarang won all five of their last games including going undefeated in the regular season. Bangarang are the current RIAL E-League defending champions. Long Drink won two of their last five games. They lost back to back games to finish the regular season. Last season they lost to Bangarang in the Semifinals.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Bangarang | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 20 |
| #4 Long Drink | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 11 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Bangarang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| #4 Long Drink | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0 |
This game is set to start at 9:15pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will advance to the RIAL Summer 2023 E-League Championship game. They will play either the number two seed Battle Born or the number three seed Trash Pandas. The RIAL Summer 2023 E-League Championship game will be on Sunday, August 27th, 2023 at 3:45pm PST. That game is part of Championship Sunday.
In the second Reno Ice Adult League Spring 2023 E-League Semifinal game the number two seed Battle Born will be playing the number three seed Trash Pandas. They played twice during the regular season. The Trash Pandas won the first game 9-4. Battle Born won the second game 5-2. Battle Born has won four of their last five games. Battle Born did not make the playoffs last season. They finished the regular season with back to back wins. The Trash Pandas won three of their last five games. They finished the regular season with a win. The Trash Pandas lost in the E-League Championship game last season. The Trash Pandas have appeared in all three of the prevues E-League Championship games but have not won one yet.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #2 Battle Born | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| #3 Trash Pandas | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 11 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #2 Battle Born | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 2 |
| #3 Trash Pandas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
This game is set to start at 10:45pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will advance to the RIAL Summer 2023 E-League Championship game. They will play either the number one seed Bangarang or the number four seed Long Drink. The RIAL Summer 2023 E-League Championship game will be on Sunday, August 27th, 2023 at 3:45pm PST. That game is part of Championship Sunday.
In the B-League, Carson City Hyundai, the Swift Institute, Cruz Construction, and 4 Seasons secured playoff spots. Silver state Wire, the Reno Fire Hosers B, the Tahoe Storm, and the Murder Hornets have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Carson City Hyundai will play the number four seed 4 Seasons in the first RIAL Summer 2023 B-League Semifinal game. The number two seed Swift Institute will play the number three seed Cruz Construction in the second RIAL Spring 2023 B-League Semifinal game. Both games will be on Thursday, August 24th, 2023.
Carson City Hyundai won the RIAL Summer 2023 B-League regular season title. This is first regular season title.
Secured playoff spot: Carson City Hyundai, the Swift Institute, Cruz Construction, 4 Seasons
Eliminated from playoff contention: Silver state Wire, the Reno Fire Hosers B, the Tahoe Storm, and the Murder Hornets
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the C-League, the Slappy Gilmores, the Desert Dogs, and the Summer Shandies secured playoff spots. Blue Moon also made the playoffs. The United Skates and the Black Ox were eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Slappy Gilmores will play the number four seed Blue Moon in the first RIAL Summer 2023 C-League Semifinal game. The number two seed Desert Dogs will play the number three seed Summer Shandies in the second RIAL Summer 2023 C-League Semifinal game. The RIAL Summer 2023 C-League Semifinals will be on Friday, August 25th, 2023.
The defending champions Slappy Gilmores have won the RIAL Summer 2023 C-League regular season title. They did that with a record of 9-1-0 and 18 points. This is their third regular season title. They won the RIAL Summer 2022 D-League regular season title. They won the RIAL Fall 2022 C-League regular season title.
Secured playoff spot: Slappy Gilmores, the Desert Dogs, Blue Moon, the Summer Shandies
Eliminated from playoff contention: United Skates, the Black Ox
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the D-League, Mid-Ice Crisis, the Jurassic Pucks, and Q & D Construction, and The Guardians have secured playoff spots. The Reno Fire Hosers D, Reno Pond Hockey, the Nevada Police Foundation, and the Grrrowlers have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The number one seed Mid-Ice Crisis will play the number four seed Q & D Construction in the first RIAL Summer 2023 D-League Semifinal game. The number two seed Jurassic Pucks will play the number three seed The Guardians in the second RIAL Summer 2023 D-League Semifinal game. The RIAL Summer 2023 C-League Semifinals will be on Saturday, August 26th, 2023.
Mid-Ice Crisis have won the RIAL Summer 2023 D-League regular season title. This is their first RIAL regular season title.
Secured playoff spot: Mid-Ice Crisis, the Jurassic Pucks, and Q & D Construction, The Guardians
Eliminated from playoff contention: The Reno Fire Hosers D, Reno Pond Hockey, the Nevada Police Foundation, and the Grrrowlers
Final standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the E-League, Bangarang, Battle Born, Trash Pandas, and Long Drink have secured playoff spots. Satan’s Gatekeepers and the Holy Pucks have been eliminated from playoff contention. T
The number one seed Bangarang will play the number four seed Long Drink in the first RIAL Summer 2023 E-League Semifinal game. That game is tonight at 9:15pm. The number two seed Battle Born will play the number three seed Trash Pandas in the second RIAL Summer 2023 E-League Semifinal game. That game is tonight at 10:45pm.
The defending champions Bangarang have won the RIAL Summer 2023 E-League regular season title. This is their second regular season title. They also won the RIAL Fall 2022 E-League regular season title.
Secured playoff spot: Bangarang, Battle Born, Trash Pandas, Long Drink
Eliminated from playoff contention: Satan’s Gatekeepers, Holy Pucks
Final Standings:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
Zac Electrifly 
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