AURORA | Seedings and schedule for the 2018 state ice hockey playoffs as released on Feb. 18, 2018, by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams with Aurora players bold and uppercased:
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2018 STATE ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Top-eight seeds (first round byes): 1. REGIS JESUIT (19-0), 2. Monarch (17-2), 3. Valor Christian (17-2); 4. Fort Collins (15-2-2); 5. Steamboat Springs (13-5-1); 6. Heritage (15-3-1); 7. CHERRY CREEK (11-7-1); 8. Resurrection Christian (15-4)
QUADRANT 1
First round (Feb. 20-21)
Game 2: No. 17 Denver East (9-10) vs. No. 16 Crested Butte (10-6-2) at Jorgensen Center, Feb. 20, 5 p.m.
Game 4: No. 24 Summit (7-12) vs. No. 9 Standley Lake (12-6-1) at The Promenade Ice Centre, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 23)
Game 17: Denver East/Crested Butte winner vs. NO. 1 REGIS JESUIT (19-0) at Family Sports Center, 5:40 p.m.
Game 18: Summit/Standley Lake winner at No. 8 Resurrection Christian (15-4) at Family Sports Center, 7:50 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Feb. 24)
Game 25: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner at Family Sports Center, 3:10 p.m.
QUADRANT 2
First round (Feb. 20-21)
Game 6: No. 21 Battle Mountain (6-13) vs. No. 12 Dakota Ridge (12-7) at The Edge, Feb. 20, 2:45 p.m.
Game 8: No. 20 Rampart (12-6-1) vs. No. 13 Chaparral (13-5-1) at Family Sports Center, Feb. 20, 5:10 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 23)
Game 19: Battle Mountain/Dakota Ridge winner at No. 5 Steamboat Springs (13-5-1), TBD
Game 20: Rampart/Chaparral winner at No. 4 Fort Collins (15-2-2), TBD
Quarterfinals (Feb. 24)
Game 26: Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner
QUADRANT 3
First round (Feb. 20-21)
Game 10: No. 19 Columbine (9-9-1) vs. No. 14 Pueblo County (14-5) at Pueblo Plaza Ice Arena, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Game 12: No. 22 Ralston Valley (3-15-1) vs. No. 11 Aspen (12-4-3) at Lewis Ice Arena, Feb. 20, 6:15 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 23)
Game 21: Columbine/Pueblo County winner at No. 3 Valor Christian (17-2) at The Ice Ranch, 3 p.m.
Game 22: Ralston Valley/Aspen winner at No. 6 Heritage (15-3-1) at The Ice Ranch, 12:45 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Feb. 24)
Game 27: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner at The Ice Ranch, 5 p.m.
QUADRANT 4
First round (Feb. 20-21)
Game 14: No. 23 Pine Creek (8-9-2) vs. No. 10 Kent Denver (12-6-1) at DU-Joy Burns Arena, Feb. 20, 3 p.m.
Game 16: No. 18 Mountain Vista (5-13-1) vs. No. 15 Castle View (10-8-1) at Big Bear Ice Arena, Feb. 21, 2:45 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 23)
Game 23: Pine Creek/Kent Denver winner vs. NO. 7 CHERRY CREEK (11-7-1) at Sports Stable, 8:30 p.m.
Game 24: Mountain Vista/Castle View winner at No. 2 Monarch (17-2) at Sports Stable, 6:20 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Feb. 24)
Game 28: Game 23 winner vs. Game 24 winner at Sports Stable, 7:20 p.m.
Semifinals (March 1 at Pepsi Center)
Game 29: Game 25 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 5 p.m.
Game 30: Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship (March 6 at Pepsi Center)
Game 31: Game 29 winner vs. Game 30 winner, 7 p.m.
