The Reno Ice Adult League Summer 2024 regular season is halfway over. Teams have four or five games remaining in the regular season. The RIAL Summer 2024 regular season will end on Monday, August 19th, 2024. The RIAL Summer 2024 Playoffs will start on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024. All four leagues will have their championship games back to back on Sunday, August 25th, 2024 as part of Championship Sunday. The A-League is on hiatus this season. The B-League, C-League, D-League, and E-League are playing this season.
The top four teams in each league advance to the playoffs. If a team secures six wins or twelve points during the regular season, they secure a playoff spot. Teams can still advance to the playoffs without twelve points. Teams can secure playoff spots without twelve points. Six wins or twelve points is just the average threshold most seasons to secure a playoff spot. None of the B-League, C-League, or D-League teams have secured playoff spots yet. A team in the E-League have secured a playoff spot. No teams have been eliminated from playoff contention yet.
In the B-League, none of the teams have secured playoff spots yet. None of the teams have been eliminated from playoff contention yet either. All of the teams in the B-League have five games remaining.
The Swift Institute are the defending champions. Carson City Hyundai and the Reno Fire Hosers B are four points away from securing a playoff spot. They need to win two of their remaining five games to secure playoff spots. 4 Seasons and the Swift Institute are five points away from securing playoff spots. They need to win two games and get one game into a shootout or win three of their remaining five games to secure playoff spots. Silver State are one point out of a playoff spot and six points away from securing a playoff spot. They need to force a shootout and win on tie breakers to get into a playoff spot or win three games to secure a playoff spot. Cruz Construction are three points out of a playoff spot and eight points away from securing a playoff spot. They need a win and to force a shootout to tie for the last playoff spot or four wins in their last five games to secure a playoff spot. The Outlaws are four points out of a playoff spot and nine points from securing a playoff spot. They need to win two games to tie for the last playoff spot or win four games and force one shootout in their last five games to secure a playoff spot. The Slappy Gilmores are six points out of a playoff spot. They would need to win three games to tie for the last playoff spot. The Slappy Gilmores will not be able to secure twelve points this season.
If the playoffs started today, Carson City Hyundai would play the Swift Institute. The Reno Fire Hosers B would play 4 Seasons.
Carson City Hyundai are leading the B-League regular season title race. They are tied with the Reno Fire Hosers B. 4 Seasons and the Swift Institute are only one point behind. Silver State is only two points behind. Cruz Construction are four points behind. The Outlaws are five points behind. The Slappy Gilmores are seven points behind.
Secured playoff spot: None
Eliminated from playoff contention: None
Standings as of July 9, 2024:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the C-League, none of the teams have secured playoff spots yet. None of the teams have been eliminated from playoff contention yet either. All of the teams in the C-League have five games remaining.
United Skates are the defending champions. Black Ox are three points away from securing a playoff spot. They need a win and to force one shootout or two wins in their last five games to secure a playoff spot. The Desert Dogs are four points from securing a playoff spot. They need two wins in their final five games to secure a playoff spot. The Murder Hornets and the Tahoe Tessies are six points away from securing playoff spots. They need three wins to secure playoff spots. The United Skates are four points out of the last playoff spot and ten points from securing a playoff spot. They need to win two games to tie for the last playoff spot or win all of their remaining games to secure a playoff spot. Big Horn Tavern are six points out of a playoff spot. They need to win three of their last five games to tie for the last playoff spot. Big Horn Tavern will not be able to secure twelve points.
If the playoffs started today, Black Ox would play the Tahoe Tessies. The Desert Dogs would play the Murder Hornets.
Black Ox currently lead the C-League regular season title race. The Desert Dogs are one point behind. The Murder Hornets and the Tahoe Tessies are three points behind. The United Skates are seven points behind. Big Horn Tavern are nine points behind.
Secured playoff spot: none
Eliminated from playoff contention: none
Standings as of July 9, 2024:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the D-League, none of the teams have secured playoff spots yet. None of the teams have been eliminated from playoff contention yet either. All of the teams in the D-League have five games remaining.
Bangarang are the defending champions. Bangarang are two points from securing a playoff spot. They need to win one of their remaining five games to secure a playoff spot. Battle Born and Q & D Construction are four points away from securing playoff spots. They need to win two games to secure playoff spots. The Jurassic Pucks are six points away from securing playoff spots. They need to win three of their remaining five games to secure a playoff spot. Mid-Ice Crisis are two points from a playoff spot and eight points from securing a playoff spot. They need to win one game to tie for the last playoff spot or win four games to secure a playoff spot. The Guardians and Trash Pandas are four points from a playoff spot and ten points from securing playoff spots. They need to win two games to tie for the last playoff spot or win all of their remaining games to secure a playoff spot. The Reno Fire Hosers D are five points out of a playoff spot. They need to win two games and force a shootout to tie for the last playoff spot as things stand. The Reno Fire Hosers D will not be able to secure twelve points.
If the playoffs started today, Bangarang would play the Jurassic Pucks. Battle Born would play Q & D Construction.
Bangarang currently lead the D-League regular season title race. Battle Born and Q & D Construction are two points behind. The Jurassic Pucks are four points behind. Mid-Ice Crisis are six points behind. The Guardians and Trash Pandas are eight points behind. The Reno Fire Hosers D are nine points behind.
Secured playoff spot: none
Eliminated from playoff contention: none
Standings as of July 9, 2024:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
In the E-League, Reno Pond Hockey are the first team to secure a playoff spot. No one else has secured a playoff spot yet. None of the E-League teams have been eliminated from playoff contention yet. Teams in the E-League have four to five games left in the regular season.
The E-League defending champions moved up to the D-League this season. Reno Pond Hockey secured a playoff spot with eleven points. None of the teams below the bottom four in the standings can secure eleven points in the remainder of the season. Reno Pond Hockey can not go below fourth place in the standings. The threshold has now been moved down to eleven points in the E-League. The Mad Hops are now two points from securing a playoff spot. They only need one win in their last five games. Satan’s Gatekeepers are now three points away from securing a playoff spot. They need a win and to force a shootout to secure a playoff spot. Pure Luck are now five points away from securing a playoff spot. They need two wins and to force a shootout. The Grrrowlers and the Holy Pucks are both six points out of a playoff spot. They need to win three games to tie for the last playoff spot. Neither the Grrrowlers or the Holy Pucks will be able to secure eleven points.
If the playoffs started today, Reno Pond Hockey would play Pure Luck. The Mad Hops would play Satan’s Gatekeepers.
Reno Pond Hockey lead the E-League regular season title race. Mad Hops are two points behind. Satan’s Gatekeepers are three points behind. Pure Luck are five points behind. The Grrrowlers and the Holy Pucks are out of the regular season title race.
Secured playoff spot: Reno Pond Hockey
Eliminated from playoff contention: none
Standings as of July 9, 2024:
*top 4 teams make the playoffs
Friday, July 12, 2024
8:45 PM | The Guardians vs Mid-Ice Crisis | D-League
-Chance for Mid-Ice Crisis to tie for the last playoff spot
-Chance for The Guardians to tie Mid-Ice Crisis
10:15 PM | Battle Born vs Bangarang | D-League
-Chance for Bangarang to secure playoff spot
-Chance for Battle Born to tie Bangarang
Saturday, July 13, 2024
8:45 PM | Mad Hops vs Satan’s Gatekeepers | E-League
-Chance for Mad Hops to secure a playoff spot and tie for first place
10:15 PM | Holy Pucks vs Grrrowlers | E-League
-Winner will get first win of season
Sunday, July 14, 2024
5:00 PM | 4 Seasons vs Carson City Hyundai | B-League
-Chance for 4 Seasons to take first place
-Chance for Carson City Hyundai to brake the first place tie with the Reno Fire Hosers B
6:30 PM | Swift Institute vs Silver State | B-League
-Battle for the last playoff spot
-Winner of this game will be in the last playoff spot and could move up further
8:00 PM | Cruz Construction vs Reno Fire Hosers B | B-League
-Reno Fire Hosers B could move up to first place with a win
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
8:15 PM | TBD vs TBD | E-League Semifinal
-One seed vs four seed
-Winner moves on to E-League Championship
9:45 PM | TBD vs TBD | E-League Semifinal
-Two seed vs Three seed
-Winner moves on to E-League Championship
Thursday, August 22, 2024
8:45 PM | TBD vs TBD | D-League Semifinal
-One seed vs four seed
-Winner moves on to D-League Championship
10:15 PM | TBD vs TBD | D-League Semifinal
-Two seed vs Three seed
-Winner moves on to D-League Championship
Friday, August 23, 2024
8:45 PM | TBD vs TBD | C-League Semifinal
-One seed vs four seed
-Winner moves on to C-League Championship
10:15 PM | TBD vs TBD | C-League Semifinal
-Two seed vs Three seed
-Winner moves on to C-League Championship
Saturday, August 24, 2024
8:45 PM | TBD vs TBD | B-League Semifinal
-One seed vs four seed
-Winner moves on to B-League Championship
10:15 PM | TBD vs TBD | B-League Semifinal
-Two seed vs Three seed
-Winner moves on to B-League Championship
Sunday, August 25, 2024 (Championship Sunday)
4:00 PM | TBD vs TBD | E-League Championship
-RIAL Summer 2024 E-League Championship game
-Between RIAL Summer 2024 E-League Semifinal winners
-The winner will be the RIAL Summer 2024 E-League Champion
5:30 PM | TBD vs TBD | D-League Championship
-RIAL Summer 2024 D-League Championship game
-Between RIAL Summer 2024 D-League Semifinal winners
-The winner will be the RIAL Summwe 2024 D-League Champion
7:00 PM | TBD vs TBD | C-League Championship
-RIAL Summer 2024 C-League Championship game
-Between RIAL Summer 2024 C-League Semifinal winners
-The winner will be the RIAL Summer 2024 C-League Champion
8:30 PM | TBD vs TBD | B-League Championship
-RIAL Summer 2024 B-League Championship game
-Between RIAL Summer 2024 B-League Semifinal winners
-The winner will be the RIAL Summer 2024 B-League Champion
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