The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced today the schedule for the 2011 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoff Series between the North Division’s Fort McMurray Oil Barons and the St. Albert Steel. The series will begin on February 25th & 26th in Fort McMurray.
The top seven teams in each Division will qualify for the 2011 AJHL Playoffs. The first place team in each division receives a bye during First Round Divisional Playoffs. All series in Round One are best-of-five with the highest ranked seed awarded home ice advantage. The teams will playoff as follows: 2nd versus 7th place, 3rd versus 6th place, and 4th versus 5th place.
The Spruce Grove Saints have earned a first round bye as regular season champions of the North Division for a third consecutive year. The Okotoks Oilers earned the South Division bye for the second year in a row.
Fort McMurray Oil Barons (2) vs. St. Albert Steel (7)
Game # Date Home Team Time
Game 1 Friday, February 25, 2011 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 8:00 PM
Game 2 Saturday, February 26, 2011 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 8:00 PM
Game 3 Monday, February 28, 2011 St. Albert Steel 7:00 PM
Game 4* Tuesday, March 1, 2011 St. Albert Steel 7:00 PM
Game 5* Thursday, March 3, 2011 Fort McMurray Oil Barons 8:00 PM
The League has also announced the following playoff schedules for Round One in the South Division:
Camrose Kodiaks (3) vs. Drumheller Dragons (6)
Game # Date Home Team Time
Game 1 Thursday, February 24th Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM
Game 2 Friday, February 25th Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM
Game 3 Sunday, February 27th Drumheller Dragons 2:00 PM
Game 4* Monday, February 28th Drumheller Dragons 7:30 PM
Game 5* Wednesday, March 2nd Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM
Brooks Bandits (2) vs. Canmore Eagles (7)
Game # Date Home Team Time
Game 1 Thursday, February 24th Brooks Bandits 7:00 PM
Game 2 Friday, February 25th Brooks Bandits 7:00 PM
Game 3 Sunday, February 27th Canmore Eagles 7:00 PM
Game 4* Monday, February 28th Canmore Eagles 7:00 PM
Game 5* Wednesday, March 2nd Brooks Bandits 7:00 PM
* if necessary
Detailed head to head statistics are available for each AJHL Playoff series at www.AJHL.ca.
The Alberta Junior Hockey League will crown Divisional Champions in the 2011 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs. Each division will playoff to determine a divisional champion at the conclusion of Round Three in the AJHL Playoffs. The North Division Champion and the South Division Champion will then compete in the League Final for the 2011 AJHL Enerflex Cup.
The opening round of the 2011 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs will commence on Thursday, February 24th in the South Division and Friday February 25th in the North Division. Watch each game of the 2011 AJHL Playoffs live on AJHL Pay Per View at www.AJHL.ca!