2017 National Ringette League playoffs

The 2017 National Ringette League Playoffs were the postseason tournament of 2016-17 National Ringette League season. Cambridge Turbos wins the sixth titles.

Format

The playoffs were similar to the previous playoffs, except for the knockout stage.
In the past, 8 teams from East played, but West became 5 teams, three teams which are 2nd place to 4th place team from West will compete in knockout stage.
The draws are E3 vs E8, E4 vs E7, E5 vs E6 and the three teams from the West will play double elimination playoff and top two teams will advance.

Knockout stage

Eastern Conference

(3) Richmond Hill vs (8) Rive Sud

Game 1
Richmond Hill leads the series 1-0
Game 2
'''Richmond Hill wins the series 2-0'''

(4) Ottawa vs (7) Gloucester

Game 1
Ottawa leads the series 1-0
Game 2
Gloucester ties the series 1-1
Game 3
'''Ottawa wins the series 2-1'''

(5) Montreal vs (6) Waterloo

Game 1
Waterloo leads the series 1-0
Game 2
Montreal ties the series 1-1
Game 3
'''Waterloo wins the series 2-1'''

West Conference

Standings

x indicates clinch the Elite Eight

	GP	W	L	SL	PTS	GF	GA	GD
x-Black Gold Rush	2	2	0	0	4	9	7	2
x-Edmonton WAM!	2	1	1	0	2	10	8	2
Manitoba Intact	2	0	2	0	0	8	12	-4

(3) Manitoba vs (4) Black Gold

(2) Edmonton vs (4) Black Gold

(2) Edmonton vs (3) Manitoba

Elite Eight

x indicates clinches semifinal.
y indicates clinches final directly.
t indicates to play tiebreaker.

All games will play at Leduc Recreation Centre which located at Leduc, Alberta and Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre which located at Beaumont, Alberta from March 27 to March 31.

	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
y-Atlantic Attack	7	6	0	1	12	51	35
x-Cambridge Turbos	7	6	0	1	12	49	35
t-Waterloo Wildfire	7	5	2	0	10	38	31
t-Richmond Hill Lighting	7	5	2	0	10	36	30
Edmonton WAM!	7	3	3	1	6	40	36
Calgary RATH	7	2	5	0	4	34	37
Ottawa Ice	7	1	6	0	2	35	52
Black Gold Rush	7	0	7	0	0	13	40

Tiebreaker

"Mini-game" The match is played until one team leads in the period. In each period the time is 10 minutes and both teams need to play for full 10 minutes.

Waterloo vs Richmond Hill

'''Waterloo wins the match and advances to the semifinal'''

Semifinal

'''Cambridge goes to the final'''

Final

Roster

Cambridge Turbos

Findlay, Melissa
Campbell, Taylor
Wouters, Sharolyn
Gaudet, Jennifer
Dupuis, Jenna
Granger, Sydney
Adams, Sheri
Nosal, Paige
Starzynski, Hannah
McCullough, Samantha
Jasper, Elyssa
Nosal, Sydney
Callander, Jessie

Atlantic Attack

Cormier, Sabrina
Mason, Kirsti
Hollis, Ashley
Snowdon, Jessica
Richard, Renee
Melanson, Kim
Mills, Natasha
Cormier, Isabelle
Doiron, Josee
Snowdon, Jenny
Landry, Jocelyne
Proulx, Joelle
LeBlanc, Dominik
Caissie, Martine
Gallaway, Kait
Proulx, Miguelle
Doiron, Karine

Leaders

Player except goalie
*Goal
** East: Martine Caissie
** West: Dailyn Bell
*Assist
** East: Paige Nosal
** West: Jamie Bell
* Point
** East: Martine Caissie
** West: Dailyn Bell
Goalie
*Saving %
**East Danni Walser
**West Lauryn Girard
*Goals against average
**East Nathalie Poirier
**West Breanna Beck
*Win
**East Emily Ferguson
**West Breanna Beck