The Reno Ice Adult League Fall 2023 season is winding down. Most teams have one or two more games to play. Some teams have already finished their regular seasons. It looks like the RIAL Fall 2023 Playoffs will start on Sunday, November, 12th, 2023 and go until Sunday, November 19th, 2023. If I am correct, the RIAL E-League Fall 2023 Playoffs will start on Sunday, November, 12th, 2023. The RIAL C-League Fall 20203 Playoffs will also start on Sunday, November, 12th, 2023. The RIAL A-League Fall 2023 Playoffs will start on Thursday, November, 16th, 2023. The RIAL Fall 2023 Championship Sunday will be on Sunday, November 19th, 2023.

In the A-League, the Reno Gamblers and the Doughboy’s Donuts! have secured playoff spots. None of the other A-League teams will be able to secure a playoff spot but they are all still in the playoff race. The Reno Mustangs and the Great Basin Brewing Misfits are currently in playoff spots. They are both only one win into their playoff spots. Whiskey Dekes and the Free Agents are currently not in playoff spots.
The Reno Mustangs are currently on a three game losing streak with one game remaining. If they beat the first place Reno Gamblers in their next game, they will advance to the playoffs. If they lose they will have to wait on results from other games to see if they will advance. The Great Basin Brewing Misfits regular season is already over. They are waiting on results from other games to see if they will advance to the playoffs.
Whiskey Dekes have lost their has two games and their last five out of six games. If they win both of their remaining games they will advance to the playoffs. If they only win one of their remaining games and lose the other game in regulation, they will tie with the Great Basin Brewing Misfits and possibly tie with the Reno Mustangs and the Free Agents. If they only win one of their remaining games and lose the other game in a shootout they will advance to the playoffs
The Free Agents have lost their last five games in a row. With two games remaining they need to win both to have a shot at a playoff spot. If they win both they would tie with the Great Basin Brewing Misfits and possibly the Reno Mustangs and Whiskey Dekes. If they lose either of their remaining games they will be eliminated from the playoffs.
Whiskey Dekes plays the Free Agents on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023. That game could be a playoff deciding game.
If the playoffs started today The Reno Gamblers would play the Great Basin Brewing Misfits. The Doughboy’s Donuts! would play the Reno Mustangs. The RIAL A-League Fall 2023 Playoffs will start on Thursday, November, 16th, 2023.

The Reno Gamblers lead the A-League regular season title race. The only other team still in the title race is the Doughboy’s Donuts!. The Doughboy’s Donuts! are behind by two points (one win). The Reno Gamblers have two games remaining in their regular season. The Doughboy’s Donuts! have one game remaining in their regular season.
Secured playoff spot: Reno Gamblers, Doughboy’s Donuts!
Eliminated from playoff contention: none
Standings as of November 4, 2023:

*top 4 teams make the playoffs

In the C-League, the Desert Dogs and Black Ox have secured playoff spots. Oktoberfest, and Blue Moon are currently in playoff spots. the Murder Hornets are currently not in a playoff spot. The United Skates have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Oktoberfest has one game remaining. That game will be against the number two team Black Ox. If Oktoberfest wins or loses in a shootout they will secure a playoff spot.
Blue Moon are tied with the Murder Hornets right now. Their regular season head to head record is tied a 1-1. Blue Moon scored 13 goals while the Murder Hornets scored 11 goals in their regular season series. I do not know if the regular season series goals matter when looking at tie breakers. Blue Moon currently has more goals for overall anyway, so they would win the tie breakers and advance to the playoffs if the playoffs started today. Blue Moon’s final game will be against the Desert Dogs. No matter the result of that game they may end the regular season tied with the Murder Hornets. Blue Moon has to win with the Murder Hornets losing to advance to the playoffs.
The Murder Hornets will not be able to secure a playoff spot. They have lost their last two games. Their final regular season game will be against the last place team, the United Skates. No matter the result of that game they may end the regular season tied with Blue Moon. The Murder Hornets will have to win with Blue Moon losing to advance to the playoffs. If one team loses in a shootout and one team loses during regulation, the team that lost in the shootout will advance to the playoffs.
If the playoffs started today the Desert Dogs would play Blue Moon. Black Ox would play Oktoberfest. The RIAL C-League Fall 20203 Playoffs start on Sunday, November, 12th, 2023.

The Desert Dogs lead the C-League regular season title race. Black Ox are behind by two points (one win). Oktoberfest are behind by three points (two wins). The Murder Hornets, Blue Moon, and the United Skates are out of the C-League regular season title race.
Secured playoff spot: Desert Dogs, Black Ox
Eliminated from playoff contention: United Skates
Standings as of November 4, 2023:

*top 4 teams make the playoffs
**The RIAL C-League Fall 2023 Playoff information and standings are not complete. The results for the games on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, are not posted on the league website.

In the E-League, Long Drink and Battle Born have secured playoff spots. Satan’s Gatekeepers and the Nevada Police Foundation have advanced to the playoffs. The Holy Pucks and the Grrrowlers have been eliminated from playoff contention. The only thing remaining for the C-League is who between Satan’s Gatekeepers and the Nevada Police Foundation will be the third seed and who will be the fourth seed in the playoffs.
If the playoffs started today the number one seed Long Drink would play the Nevada Police Foundation. The number two seed Battle Born would play Satan’s Gatekeepers. The RIAL E-League Fall 20203 Playoffs start on Sunday, November, 12th, 2023.

Long Drink has won the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League regular season title. They did that with a record of 9-1-0 with 18 points. This is their first regular season title.
Advanced to playoffs: Long Drink, Battle Born, Satan’s Gatekeepers, Nevada Police Foundation
Eliminated from playoff contention: Holy Pucks, Grrrowlers
Standings as of November 4, 2023:

*top 4 teams make the playoffs





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