The Reno Ice Adult League Fall 2023 Playoffs finish up today with Championship Sunday. All three of the RIAL Fall 2023 Championship games will be played back to back today. The Reno Gamblers and Reno Doughboy’s Donuts! will play in the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Championship game. The Desert Dogs will face Oktoberfest in the RIAL Fall 2023 C-League Championship game. Long Drink will face Satan’s Gatekeepers in the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Championship game.
In the Reno Ice Adult League Fall 2023 A-League Championship game the number one seed Reno Gamblers will play the number two seed Doughboy’s Donuts!. They played twice during the regular season. Doughboy’s Donuts! won the first game 13-11. The Reno Gamblers won the second game 9-5. Doughboy’s Donuts! are one of only two teams to beat the Reno Gamblers this season. The Reno Gamblers won four of their last five regular season games games. They finished the regular season with a loss. Prior to that they won eight regular season games in a row. The Reno Gamblers will be defending their A-League Championship. Doughboy’s Donuts! won three of their last five regular season games. They ended the regular season with three straight wins. Doughboy’s Donuts! lost in the A-League Championship game last season.
The Reno Gamblers defeated the Free Agents 9-5 to reach the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Championship game. Doughboy’s Donuts! defeated the Reno Mustangs 7-2 to reach the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Championship game. This is a one seed versus a two seed matchup. The Reno Gamblers are the only defending champions in all three leagues that are in the RIAL Fall 2023 Playoffs. This is also the same RIAL A-League Championship matchup as the last A-League Championship game. There is pressure on the Reno Gamblers to repeat and win another A-League Championship. That pressure comes after being the team to beat coming into this season and dominating most of the season. For Doughboy’s Donuts! it is their chance to avenge last seasons A-League Championship loss. Doughboy’s Donuts! were fighting for the regular season title all season. They should be looking to prove themselves in this game and get out of the Reno Gamblers shadow that they have been under this season.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Reno Gamblers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 16 |
| #2 Doughboy’s Donuts | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 59 | 22 | 14 |
Postseason season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | ||
| #1 Reno Gamblers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| #2 Doughboy’s Donuts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Reno Gamblers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| #2 Doughboy’s Donuts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 2 |
This game is set to start at 8:00pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will be the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Champion. This game will be after the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Championship game and the RIAL Fall 2023 C-League Championship game.
In the Reno Ice Adult League Fall 2023 C-League Championship game the number one seed Desert Dogs will play the number two seed Oktoberfest. They played twice during the regular season. The Desert Dogs won both games 5-4 in a shootout and 3-1. The Desert Dogs won all five of their last five regular season games. They finished the regular season with a seven game winning streak. The Desert Dogs were eliminated in the C-League Semifinals last season. Oktoberfest won two of their last five regular season games. They ended the regular season with back to back wins. Oktoberfest made it to the C-League Championship last season as the Summer Shandies.
The Desert Dogs defeated the Murder Hornets 7-2 to reach the RIAL Fall 2023 Championship game. Oktoberfest defeated Black Ox 7-2 to reach the RIAL Fall 2023 Championship game. This is another one seed versus two seed matchup. This is a rematch of the Semifinal game from last season where Oktoberfest upset the Desert Dogs 8-2. That game eliminated the Desert Dogs. It also sent Oktoberfest to the Championship game. This is a chance for the Desert Dogs to prove they are a championship team after winning the regular season title. It is also a chance for them to avenge their semifinal loss from last season. For Oktoberfest it is their chance to avenge their championship game loss from last season.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Desert Dogs | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
| #2 Oktoberfest | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 13 |
Postseason season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | ||
| #1 Desert Dogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| #2 Oktoberfest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Desert Dogs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| #2 Oktoberfest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
This game is set to start at 6:30pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will be the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Champion. This game will be after the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Championship game. This game will also be before the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Championship game.
In the Reno Ice Adult League Fall 2023 E-League Championship game the number one seed Long Drink will play the number three seed Satan’s Gatekeepers. They played twice during the regular season. Satan’s Gatekeepers won the first game 4-1. Long Drink won the second game 6-3. Long Drink won all five of their last five regular season games. They ended the regular season with a seven game winning streak. Long Drink were eliminated in the E-League Semifinals last season. Satan’s Gatekeepers won three of their last five regular season games. They finished the regular season with back to back wins. Satan’s Gatekeepers did not make the C-League playoffs last season.
Long Drink defeated the Nevada Police Foundation 9-2 to reach RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Championship game. Satan’s Gatekeepers defeated Battle Born 3-2 to reach the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Championship game. This is a one seed versus a three seed matchup. Satan’s Gatekeepers are the only team in the RIAL Fall 2023 Playoffs so far to upset a higher seeded team. For Long Drink this is their chance to win an E-League Championship after multiple seasons of being a top three team. They should be hungry for it. Satan’s Gatekeepers will be looking for another upset here. This has been a huge comeback season for them after not making the playoffs last season. They will be looking to cap off this comeback season with an E-League Championship.
Regular season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Long Drink | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 18 |
| #3 Satan’s Gatekeepers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 12 |
Postseason season comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | ||
| #1 Long Drink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| #3 Satan’s Gatekeepers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Head to head comparison:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| #1 Long Drink | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| #3 Satan’s Gatekeepers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
This game is set to start at 5:00pm PST at Reno Ice. The winner will be the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Champion. This is the first game of Championship Sunday. This game will be followed by the RIAL Fall 2023 C-League Championship game and the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Championship game.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 (Championship Sunday)
5:00PM | #1 Long Drink vs #3 Satan’s Gatekeepers | E-League Championship
-RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Championship game
-Between RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Semifinal winners
-The winner will be the RIAL Fall 2023 E-League Champion
6:30PM | #1 Desert Dogs vs #2 Oktoberfest | C-League Championship
-RIAL Fall 2023 C-League Championship game
-The winner will be the RIAL Fall 2023 C-League Champion
8:00PM | #1 Reno Gamblers vs #2 Doughboy’s Donuts! | A-League Championship
-RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Championship game
-The winner will be the RIAL Fall 2023 A-League Champion
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