By NA3HL
DALLAS, TX., April 6, 2021 —The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) has announced the schedule for the Division Finals of the 2021 NA3HL Fraser Cup Playoffs, which take place this weekend with the best of three series in all five divisions. The Fraser Cup crowns the National playoff champion from the NA3HL.
Central Division Finals
#1 Rochester Grizzlies vs. #2 Peoria Mustangs
Game 1: Wednesday, April 7 @ Peoria, 6:45pm
Game 2: Friday, April 9 @ Rochester, 7:05pm
Game 3: Saturday, April 10 @ Rochester, 7:05pm*
East Division Finals
#1 Northeast Generals vs. #3 New Jersey Titans
Game 1: Friday, April 9 @ Northeast, 7:00pm
Game 2: Saturday, April 10 @ New Jersey, 7:00pm
Game 3: Sunday, April 11 @ Northeast, 7:30pm*
Frontier Division Finals
#1 Sheridan Hawks vs. #2 Great Falls Americans
Game 1: Thursday, April 8 @ Great Falls, 7:00pm
Game 2: Friday, April 9 @ Sheridan, 7:30pm
Game 3: Saturday, April 10 @ Sheridan, 7:30pm*
South Division Finals
#1 Texas Brahmas vs. #2 Oklahoma City Blazers
Game 1: Friday, April 9 @ Texas, 1:00pm
Game 2: Saturday, April 10 @ Oklahoma City, 7:05pm
Game 3: Sunday, April 11 @ Texas, 2:00pm*
West Division
#1 North Iowa Bulls vs. #3 Willmar WarHawks
Game 1: Friday, April 9 @ North Iowa, 7:30pm
Game 2: Saturday, April 10 @ Willmar, 7:30pm
Game 3: Sunday, April 11 @ North Iowa, 5:30pm*
*if necessary
Fraser Cup Championship Tournament
The five divisional playoff champions and one wild card team will advance to the NA3HL Fraser Cup Championship Tournament at the St. Peters Rec Plex in St. Peters, Missouri from April 15-19, 2021. A round-robin format with two pools will be implemented, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the Semi-Finals, where they will then cross over to play the other top two teams from the other pool. The winners of the Semi-Finals will advance to the Fraser Cup Championship Game. The six teams that advance to the Fraser Cup Championship Tournament will be seeded 1-6 based on their regular season winning percentage.
Pool A: 1, 4, 6
Pool B: 2, 3, 5
Thursday, April 15
1 vs. 4, 4:00pm
2 vs. 3, 7:00pm
Friday, April 16
1 vs. 6, 4:00pm
2 vs. 5, 7:00pm
Saturday, April 17
4 vs. 6, 2:30pm
3 vs. 5, 5:30pm
Sunday, April 18
Semi 1, 12:00pm
Semi 2, 3:00pm
Monday, April 19
Championship, 3:00pm
The Fraser Cup is named in the memory of Robert ‘Fraser’ Ritchie, a long-time staff member of the NAHL, NA3HL and NAPHL. On June 10, 2017, Ritchie passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Although Ritchie ultimately lost his battle with the disease, his influence and daily interactions with all of the owners, coaches, staff, volunteers and administrators in the NAHL, NA3HL and NAPHL, will never be forgotten, and are now and forever memorialized with the annual awarding of the Fraser Cup.
Story Courtesy: North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL): Schedule announced for 2021 Fraser Cup Division Finals (April 6, 2021)