PLAYOFF MATCHUPS

OUA EAST

1. McGill Redman vs 8. Ottawa Gee-Gees

The lowdown: Only two regulation losses, a plethora of experience and talent for the Redmen vs two of the OUA’s best rising stars in Luc Blain and Kyle Ireland. McGill has been hot all year, uOttawa can score a lot of goals but their defense is weak and goaltending continues to be a question mark.

2. UQTR Patriotes vs 7. Concordia Stingers

The lowdown: The once dominant Patriotes fell to second place this season, but have been one of the hottest teams in the league lately. They are riding a dominant 4-1 win over Carleton on the road, and solid play from their veteran forwards. Concordia began the season believing they could compete for first place, but a 7 game losing streak in the middle of the year plus a 5 game losing streak  to finish the season make for a tough first round matchup,  though they still have the weapons up front to be a cinderella.

3. Carleton Ravens vs 6. U of T Varsity Blues

The lowdown: Carleton has been one of the best in 2011, beating McGill twice but then looked out of form vs a tough UQTR squad last weekend. They have been getting goals from secondary scorers, they don’t allow a lot of goals and are the most physical team in the East. U of T surged up the standings to finish a surprising sixth despite a five game losing streak to start the year and two 4 game losing streaks early on. They’ve had injury problems but are getting key players back and performing well – including one of the CIS’ best snipers Byron Elliott.

4. Nipissing Lakers vs 5. Queen’s Golden Gaels

The lowdown: The Lakers looked like they were destined for second place only 3 weeks ago. But a couple of losses to U of T and worrisome play as of late has fans nervous for the playoffs. They still own one of the toughest buildings to play in but they have not played a team ahead of them in the standings since the beginning of November. Queen’s is looking like one of the best heading into the playoffs, but has struggled against the top 3 teams in the division all season.

WEST

1. Western Mustangs vs 8. Windsor Lancers

The lowdown: The ‘Stangs have dominated all year, but a recent 3-0 loss to UOIT draws concern. Windsor finished the season strong, beating Laurier and only losing to Western by one.

2. Laurier Goldenhawks vs 7. UOIT Ridgebacks

The lowdown: Laurier is one of the better teams in the OUA West, but ever since a 5 game winning streak was snapped Jan 15 vs Waterloo, the Hawks have barely beat the bad teams and have struggled against the good ones. UOIT is riding hot goalie Jason Guy, who dominated the high-flying Mustangs a few weeks ago.

3. Lakehead Thunderwolves vs 6. Waterloo Warriors

The lowdown: T-Wolves should be one of the best teams in Ontario. They showed it earlier in the year, as teams couldn’t even get close to them during a 9 game winning streak. But have stumbled into the break, including an embarrassing loss to last place York. Much of the same for Waterloo – a top team in the first have but now losers of 5 of their last 6.

4. Guelph Gryphons vs 5. Brock Badgers

The lowdown: After a slow start, the Gryphons earned home ice advantage by winning 6 of their final 8 and beat the top seeded Mustangs in their last game. Brock has showed signs of brilliance this year. They were the first team to take a point from McGill and have won 5 of their last 6.

OUA
Rank East GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM
1 McGill 28 24 2 2 50 0.893 141 66 2-0-0 8-2-0 555
2 UQTR 28 19 8 1 39 0.696 106 90 4-0-0 6-3-1 585
3 Carleton 28 18 8 2 38 0.679 108 67 1-0-0 7-3-0 583
4 Nipissing 28 17 8 3 37 0.661 99 89 1-0-0 8-2-0 560
5 Queen’s 28 14 11 3 31 0.554 99 110 4-0-1 7-2-1 480
6 Toronto 28 10 11 7 27 0.482 85 100 0-1-1 5-3-2 458
7 Concordia 28 12 14 2 26 0.464 107 127 0-4-1 3-5-2 685
8 Ottawa 28 11 14 3 25 0.446 94 124 0-4-0 2-7-1 498
9 Ryerson 28 8 18 2 18 0.321 77 118 0-3-2 2-6-2 631
10 RMC 28 5 22 1 11 0.196 71 139 1-0-0 3-7-0 658
Rank West GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM
1 Western 28 20 3 5 45 0.804 120 74 0-2-1 6-2-2 481
2 Laurier 28 15 7 6 36 0.643 93 77 1-0-1 5-3-2 550
3 Lakehead 28 16 9 3 35 0.625 118 83 2-0-1 3-5-2 458
4 Guelph 28 15 10 3 33 0.589 93 85 5-0-1 6-3-1 523
5 Brock 28 13 9 6 32 0.571 81 84 2-0-0 6-4-0 444
6 Waterloo 28 15 12 1 31 0.554 86 91 0-1-0 4-5-1 709
7 UOIT 28 12 12 4 28 0.500 82 100 0-1-0 5-5-0 502
8 Windsor 28 12 12 4 28 0.500 75 77 1-0-1 5-4-1 578
9 York 28 10 16 2 22 0.393 74 108 2-0-1 5-3-2 647