Friday night was a crazy night for the Kelly Cup Playoff Race. The Newfoundland Growlers are North Division Champs in their first year as an expansion club with their 4-2 win over Manchester, while the Wheeling Nailers managed to score 4 goals in four minutes and twenty-two seconds to overcome a 4-1 deficit to win 6-4 and keep their playoff hopes alive. Tonight the Brabham Cup title could be clinched. Here is your updated playoff picture along with the scores from Friday Night.
y-Clinched Division
z- Brabham Cup Champion
e-Eliminated from Playoff Contention
North Division (Games Played-Points-Potential Points)
- xy-Newfoundland Growlers 68-90-98
- Adirondack Thunder 67-78-88
- Manchester Monarchs 68-76-84
- Maine Mariners 66-73-85
- Brampton Beast 67-72-82
- Reading Royals 68-70-78
- Worcester Railers 66-70-82
Magic Numbers: Adirondack Thunder (4) Manchester Monarchs (6) Maine Mariners (9)
Tragic Numbers: Reading Royals (5) Worcester Railers (9)
South Division (Games Played-Points-Potential Points)
- xy-Florida Everblades 69-100-106
- Orlando Solar Bears 66-77-89
- Jacksonville Icemen 68-74-82
- Atlanta Gladiators 67-72-82
- South Carolina Stingrays 68-70-78
- e-Norfolk Admirals
- e-Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Magic Numbers: Orlando Solar Bears (2) Jacksonville Icemen (4) Atlanta Gladiators (6)
Tragic Numbers: South Carolina Stingrays (6)
Central Division (Games Played-Points-Potential Points)
- xy- Cincinnati Cyclones 67-103-113
- x-Toledo Walleye 66-83-95
- Fort Wayne Komets 67-76-86
- Kalamazoo Wings 67-73-83
- Indy Fuel 67-70-80
- Wheeling Nailers 67-68-78
Magic Numbers: Fort Wayne Komets (4) Kalamazoo Wings (7)
Tragic Numbers: Wheeling Nailers (5) Indy Fuel (7)
Mountain Division (Games Played-Points-Potential Points)
- x-Idaho Steelheads 68-85-93
- x-Tulsa Oilers 66-82-94
- x-Utah Grizzlies 67-78-88
- Kansas City Mavericks 67-69-79
- Rapid City Rush 69-65-71
- Wichita Thunder 67-63-73
- e-Allen Americans
Magic Numbers: Kansas City Mavericks (4)
Tragic Numbers: Rapid City Rush (2) Wichita Thunder (4)
Brabham Cup:
The Brabham Cup is presented to the team with the best regular season record and guarantees home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. Only two teams remain in contention for the Brabham Cup, but could be clinched tonight (March 30th)
- Cincinnati Cyclones 48-12-4-3 103 Points Magic Number: 3
- Florida Everblades 47-16-5-1 100 Points
Playoff Clinching Scenarios:
Orlando Solar Bears
If they defeat South Carolina
Kansas City Mavericks
If they defeat Fort Wayne AND Wichita loses in Regulation
Cincinnati Cyclones
Can clinch the Brabham Cup with:
Win AND Florida loses in regulation OR
Cincinnati loses in regulation or Overtime and Florida loses
March 29th Scores:
Newfoundland Growlers 4 Manchester Monarchs 2
Reading Royals 6 Maine Mariners 2
Adirondack Thunder 3 Brampton Beast 2
Greenville Swamp Rabbits 4 Orlando Solar Bears 2
Wheeling Nailers 6 Fort Wayne Komets 4
Toledo Walleye 4 Kansas City Mavericks 1
Atlanta Gladiators 6 Jacksonville Icemen 2
Florida Everblades 5 Norfolk Admirals 2
Indy Fuel 2 Kalamazoo Wings 1 (SO)
Wichita Thunder 3 Tulsa Oilers 1
Utah Grizzlies 5 Allen Americans 3
Idaho Steelheads 4 Rapid City 3 (SO)
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