2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Coronavirus Edition) [FULL]

[jytreberg]

Since it doesn't look like our big sports leagues are getting back to playing any time soon, I thought we would simulate them here on CC. Next up is the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

With about 68-71 games played out of an 82 game schedule, the NHL playoff picture starting to take shape before the season was suspended in early March. There were several teams that still had a chance to make the playoffs prior to the shutdown, but we're going with the standings as they were on March 12th when the season was suspended.

So here's the tournament. All games are 1v1, Automatic, Sequential, Escalating, Chained, Fog, Trench, 30 Round Limit. Each "series" will consist of 7 games (premium only), the higher seeded team getting the extra home game. You will need to win 4 to advance.


When signing up, I just need to know what map you want to use as your Home Ice.

Once the sign-ups are complete, I will seed all players by their score at the time of the tournament starting and assign them to a team. Highest player score = team with the best record. Lowest player score = team with worst record.

Player List:
1. BrassD-Alexander's Empire
2. molespe-San Francisco
3. jytreberg-British Isles
4. DBandit70-All Your Base Are Belong To Us
5. Steve Ayers-Cricket
6. chidone-Arms Race
7. adam1973-Age Of Realms 2: Magic
8. Hippopotamus-Pearl Harbor
9. Evil Semp-Siege
10. actorday-Woodboro
11. paulgamelb-Age Of Realms 1: Might
12. frank_tank-WWII: Poland
13. slats789-Monsters
14. TheTrueNorth-Rorke's Drift
15. Enter Smith-Indochina
16. vykingsfan64-Prison Riot

Current standings and playoff picture as of the shut down on March 12th are included below for reference.

Eastern Conference Standings

Western Conference Standings

Stanley Cup Playoff Bracket

[BrassD]

I'll take the leafs. May be the only thing I ever see them wimpy. Gimme Alexander's empire as a home map

[molespe]

In, please. Toronto Maple Leafs. San Francisco

[jytreberg]

Just a reminder, you don't need to select a team. I will seed players by their scores when the tournament starts based on the NHL team seeding.

[DBandit70]

in please with All your base belong to us. lol here I want to be the Pittsburgh Penguins(yea I know I can't pick)

[Steve Ayers]

Yes please, cricket

[chidone]

IN PLEASE,ARMS RACE

[adam1973]

In please aor 2

[Hippopotamus]

I want to join. PEARL HARBOR

[Evil Semp]

Siege, flat, adjacent

[actorday]

in Plz woodboro

[paulgamelb]

In please, AOR1

[frank_tank]

in plz wwii poland

[slats789]

I'll play with the Monsters Map please

[TheTrueNorth]

Rorke's Drift, tkx

[Enter Smith]

In please. Indochina

[vykingsfan64]

Count me in- Prison Riot

[jytreberg]

OK folks, the tournament is full and I'm just waiting on game creation privileges to get the first round going. First off, here is the current scores I pulled from each player's profile today along with the teams assigned based on the team points from the most recent NHL standings.

Player/Team List

Now to the match-ups:
Round 1
Eastern Conference
1. Boston Bruins-molespe vs. Columbus Blue Jackets-jytreberg
2. Tampa Bay Lightning-chidone vs. Toronto Maple Leafs-Evil Semp
3. Washington Capitals-slats789 vs. Carolina Hurricanes-Hippopotamus
4. Philadelphia Flyers-vykingsfan64 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins-BrassD

Western Conference
5. St. Louis Blues-DBandit70 vs. Nashville Predators-Enter Smith
6. Colorado Avalanche-TheTrueNorth vs. Dallas Stars-adam1973
7. Vegas Golden Knights-actorday vs. Winnipeg Jets-paulgamelb
8. Edmonton Oilers-Steve Ayers vs. Calgary Flames-frank_tank

Please note these are not strictly top points vs. lowest. The teams were assigned to players based on the order of point totals for all teams which were then split into the two conferences and assigned match-ups accordingly. The rest of the match-ups will be based on winners playing each other as below.

Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
9. Winner 1 vs. Winner 2
10. Winner 3 vs. Winner 4

Western Conference
11. Winner 5 vs. Winner 6
12. Winner 7 vs. Winner 8

Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
13. Winner 9 vs. Winner 10

Western Conference
14. Winner 11 vs. Winner 12

Stanley Cup Finals
Winner 13 vs. Winner 14

Again, once I have game creation rights I will get these out to everyone and we can get this rolling. Maybe we will be able to finish our playoffs before the actual NHL figures out what they are doing.