Canadian Elite Hockey League

Final
NYR	4
NJ	5

Final
DAL	3
EDM	4

Game 3
NYR
NJ

Game 4
DAL
EDM

Playoff Tree

	1	Series
New Jersey	5	1
Rangers	4	0

	1	Series
Edmonton	4	1
Dallas	3	0

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Day2

News

Live from CEHL HQ - Oct 15th, 2019

In what will go down as a great day in history, the CEHL lottery draft was held today

Congratulations LA and Vancouver (MTL) for moving up in the draft!

Watch the video below to view the full draft

Live from CEHL HQ - Oct 9nd, 2019

The first round has come to an end and with that, tears and shame have followed. Maybe next year boys!

Round two begins tonight and the draft lottery will be held within the next few days.

Click below to view the round two playoff preview!

Round 2 Playoff Preview

EASTERN CONFERENCE

RANGERS(4) @ WASHINGTON(1)

The Rangers enter the second round after taking down another eastern juggernaut in the Carolina Hurricanes in 7 games. Unlike the last round, the defending cup champions will have their hands full against a stacked Rangers squad. The Rangers won the season series with a 1-1 record, but both these teams have great lineups and fireworks are expected. The key to the series could be goaltending with Henrik Lundqvist playing like his old playoff dominating self. Can he keep it up? Or will Andrei Vasilevskiy steal the show?

Prediction: Rangers in 6

Commish Prediction: Caps in 9! It will only take 2 re-sims for the caps to take down the rangers in 7!

PITTSBURGH(2) @ NEW JERSEY(3)

Both these teams powered their way to the second round with fine play by their respective first lines. Devil�s GM Shawn Lawrence thinks his team has the chance to go all the way this year but will not take the talented Pittsburgh squad whom finished 2nd in the conference for granted. The season series between these two rivals was fairly even with Pittsburgh taking the season series at 4-3-1, so expect this series to be close. This one could come down to which team can shut down the opposing team�s first line.

Prediction: Devils in 6

Commish Prediction: Fuck New Jersey! Pittsburgh in 6!

WESTERN CONFERENCE

DALLAS(4) @ SAN JOSE(1)

The Presidents' trophy winners continue to roll and will take on the top-heavy Dallas stars whom are coming off an impressive first round series win vs the Wild. Dallas GM Devin Decastro says his team started off shaky last round but switched into a different gear once Brad Marchand returned for injury. San Jose dominated the season series 6-2, but the Stars have top line talent that always seems to dominate in the playoffs. San Jose GM Tyler Hetherington is still confident the team he has assemble go take down the Stars and believes they have holes that can be exploited. Carey Price was impressive in the first round and must continue with his great play for the Sharks to take down the Stars.

Prediction: Sharks in 7

Commish Prediction: Marchand goons his way into the conference finals, Stars in 6

NASHVILLE(3) @ EDMONTON(1)

As expected McJesus dominated in his first-round matchup putting up 7 goals in 5 games against a powerhouse Ducks team. Nashville lead by Alex Ovechkin had a great season but will be in tough vs a very tough Oilers squad. Nashville will have to start the series without their playoff leading scorer Jakub Vrana who was injured in the last game of the first round. Nashville had a great season, but they might have met their match against a very complete Oilers team.

Prediction: Edmonton in 6

Commish Prediction: Nobody likes giving a vote of confidence to an Albertan city�. but Edmonton will win this series and in short order. Oilers in 5.

Live from CEHL HQ - Oct 2nd, 2019

After a long season the playoffs are finally here!

The season saw an arms war between some of the top teams in the east and west. The result is some very interesting first round matchups between powerhouse teams.

The playoffs will begin Thursday Oct 3rd at 9PM EST. Click below to view the playoff preview!

Season 27 Playoff Preview

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MONTREAL(8) @ WASHINGTON(1)

In what could be the least inspiring matchup of the CEHL playoffs, the defending Smitty Cup champions take on what now looks to be a low-end BCHL team. Not much is expected from the habs at this point as they are a team depleted of talent, coaching and overall leadership. The key to the series for the habs will be sticking to their game, setting the tone with some big hits and containing the top Washington lines. The key to the series for Washington will be.... showing up.

Prediction: Caps in 5

Commish Prediction: Caps in 0, Montreal is a no show and starts their golfing season early.

TORONTO(7) @ PITTSBURGH(2)

This series is a surprise to everyone. Pittsburgh, while a playoff calibre team, has proven everyone wrong and pushed for top seed in the East ultimately finishing second. Toronto also took the league by surprise and climbed into a playoff spot late. As a testament to how horrible the North East division really is, the Leafs took the division title finishing 7th in the East.

This series comes down to depth versus elites. Few teams boast the depth and well-rounded roster that the Penguins ice. However, the Leafs have Austin Matthews and Sergei Bobrovsky that stand out above and beyond the rest. The two teams played each other only twice with each getting a win.

The Pens have been one of the top offensive and defensive teams in the east all season but serious questions have arisen if GM Mike Osterloh is just too damn nice to do what needs to be done in the playoffs. We know GM Kostovoski is the type of guy who isn't afraid to break any rule and goon it up, so don't be surprised if we see some shenanigans from that front office.

Prediction: Evander Kane takes a run at Matthews and ruins Toronto's shot at a Cinderella run. Youngsters Barzal and Aho take a step toward superstardom in this series and starts the Penguins off on a journey that leads to the Conference Finals. Penguins in 5.

Commish Prediction: Toronto keeps it close, but just like the real life version of their club, they fall in 7 in the first round.

FLORIDA(6) @ NEW JERSEY(3)

Florida returns to the playoffs after a long wait with a revamped youth driven core. This is GM Mike Clark's first foray into the world of CEHL playoffs, but his expectations are still high. In the other corner we have the Devils whom were part of the eastern conference arms race leading up to the deadline. The season series was tied at one a piece with both teams putting up 9 goals so this series could go either way. The devils will look to get out of the first round for the first time a few seasons. While the devils have the better team on paper, the panthers should not be underestimated. The battle of the current and former bramptonites could be fierce, with multiple stabbings and failed drug tests expected.

Prediction: Devils in 6

Commish Prediction: Florida gets hot and the devils continue to struggle in the playoffs. Panthers in 6.

(5)CAROLINA @ NEW YORK RANGERS(4)

This one could be a doozy. In what could be a series for the ages, this matchup will see two powerhouse teams with a combined 27 players with 80 OV+ ratings which should put a lot of cash in the pockets of both teams. The teams split the season series at 1-1 with little separation between the two. This is Carolina's first playoff berth in franchise history, so expectations will be high, but the pressure is all on the Rangers who have gone all in and expect nothing less than a cup victory. The Rangers are the better team on paper, but the last third of the season was marred by controversy after a bunch of trade deadline moves resulted in not being able to buy a game.

Prediction: Rangers in 7

Commish Prediction: Canes in 7, Rangers will follow in the footsteps of the great Dave Herr and bow out early in the playoffs even with the best team on paper.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

COLUMBUS(8) @ SAN JOSE(1)

Presidents' trophy winners San Jose are entering the first round on a major high with one of the better seasons a team has had in recent memory. Holding a record of 11-2 since the trade deadline and putting together multiple win streaks during the regular season, Columbus has a tough road ahead no matter how you look at it. Holtby could steal a game at some point in this series but expect Carey Price to be Carey Price early on in this one.

Prediction: Sharks in 5

Commish Prediction: Columbus comes up with an upset and takes it in 7 on the back of Braden Holtby..

ANAHEIM(7) @ EDMONTON(2)

One of the more intriguing matchups in round 1, the Oilers and Ducks are not shy when it comes to Smitty Cup runs. Edmonton once again proved they are a force with McJesus leading the way along with one of the best D cores in the league. Patrick Kane, Phil the Thrill and the veteran core of the Ducks will have something to say about it, especially after coming one win shy of the cup last year. This one could come down to goaltending in the end.

Prediction: Oilers in 7

Commish Prediction: 3-3 TIE; Teams are involved in an in-air collision taking down the planes of both teams and their entire staff. In an unrelated note, we will need two more GM's.

CHICAGO(6) @ NASHVILLE(3)

The 3-6 matchup in the West proves to be a close one as these two teams were separated by only 4 points. Struggling out of the gate this season, the Blackhawks saw some consistency come into their game leading to yet another playoff berth in the tough Western Conference. The Preds were a different story as they remained near the top of the Western Conference since the start, which could be considered one of the biggest headlines in the league this year as this was done without a GM running the show. The Rocket Richard Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin has not missed a beat all season, dominating his competition, but a grueling playoff series playing head-to-head against the likes of Doughty and Letang will prove too much to handle. Ovie and the boys will have to wait yet another year to drink from the Smitty Cup.

Prediction: Hawks in 7

Commish Prediction: Preds have been a great story, but hawks powered by a great top line and strong D will take it in 6.

MINNY(5) @ DALLAS(4)

Expect some fireworks in this one friends. Reports out of Dallas heading into game 1 is that a verbal dispute led to a physical altercation between fellow Nova Scotians Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon outside of the Medusa Nightclub where both teams attended to blow off some steam. Brad Marchand got knocked out by a sucker punch in one of the most ironic scenes in recent time, while Evgeny Kuznetsov was found motionless on the bathroom floor with a white powdered substance under his nose. Everyone has posted bail and are ready for the opener in front of the hostile crowd at the American Airlines Arena.

Prediction: Stars in 6

Commish Prediction: Minny in 6 with Dev benching his star players in exchange for a pair of babsocks.

Waivers

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Leaders

TOP 5 GOALS

NAME	TM	G
B.MARCHAND	DAL	9
B.SCHENN	NJ	9
C.MCDAVID	EDM	9
E.KANE	PIT	7
D.KREJCI	NJ	7

TOP 5 POINTS

P	NAME	TM	PTS
C	C.MCDAVID	EDM	19
L	B.SCHENN	NJ	17
R	*B.BOESER	WAS	13
D	M.RIELLY	NJ	12
*	B.BOESER	WAS	13

TOP 5 SAVE %

NAME	TM	%
C.HELLEBUYCK	NAS	.931
A.VASILEVSKIY	WAS	.924
H.LUNDQVIST	NYR	.919
C.PRICE	SJ	.917
J.GIBSON	EDM	.916