AURORA | Seedings and schedule for the 2020 state ice hockey playoffs as released on Feb. 23, 2020, by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams with Aurora players bold and uppercased:
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2020 STATE ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Top-eight seeds (first round byes): 1. Valor Christian, No. 2 Chaparral, No. 3 Fort Collins, No. 4 Denver East, NO. 5 REGIS JESUIT, No. 6 Heritage, No. 7 Doherty, No. 8 Pine Creek
QUADRANT 1
First round (Feb. 25-26)
Game 2: No. 17 Lewis-Palmer vs. No. 16 Kent Denver, Feb. 25, 2:15 p.m., University of Denver – Joy Burns
Game 4: No. 24 Mullen vs. No. 9 Monarch, Feb. 25, 2 p.m., Sports Stable
Second round (Feb. 28)
Game 17: Lewis-Palmer/Kent Denver winner vs. No. 1 Valor Christian, 5:10 p.m., The Ice Ranch
Game 18: Mullen/Monarch winner vs. No. 8 Pine Creek, 3 p.m., The Ice Ranch
Quarterfinals (Feb. 29)
Game 25: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 4:50 p.m., The Ice Ranch
QUADRANT 2
First round (Feb. 25-26)
Game 6: No. 21 Standley Lake at No. 12 Mountain Vista, Feb. 26, 7:45 p.m.
Game 8: No. 20 Castle View at No. 13 Summit, Feb. 25, 6 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 28)
Game 19: Standley Lake/Mountain Vista winner vs. NO. 5 REGIS JESUIT, 1:15 p.m., Big Bear Ice Arena
Game 20: Castle View/Summit winner vs. No. 4 Denver East, 7:30 p.m., Big Bear Ice Arena
Quarterfinals (Feb. 29)
Game 26: Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 6:45 p.m., Big Bear Ice Arena
QUADRANT 3
First round (Feb. 25-26)
Game 10: No. 19 Cheyenne Mountain vs. No. 14 Battle Mountain, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m., Dobson Arena
Game 12: No. 22 Rampart vs. NO. 11 CHERRY CREEK, Feb. 25, 5:10 p.m., Family Sports Center
Second round (Feb. 28)
Game 21: Cheyenne Mountain/Battle Mountain winner vs. No. 3 Fort Collins, 7:30 p.m., NoCo Ice Center
Game 22: No. 22 Rampart/NO. 11 CHERRY CREEK winner vs. No. 6 Heritage, noon, NoCo Ice Center
Quarterfinals (Feb. 29)
Game 27: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 7:30 p.m., NoCo Ice Center
QUADRANT 4
First round (Feb. 25-26)
Game 14: No. 23 Aspen at No. 11 Ralston Valley, Feb. 26, 2:45 p.m., APEX
Game 16: No. 18 Columbine vs. No. 15 Glenwood Springs, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m., Eagle Ice Arena
Second round (Feb. 28)
Game 23: Aspen/Ralston Valley winner vs. No. 7 Doherty, 5:40 p.m., Family Sports Center
Game 24: Columbine/Glenwood Springs winner vs. No. 2 Chaparral, 7:50 p.m., Family Sports Center
Quarterfinals (Feb. 29)
Game 28: Game 23 winner vs. Game 24 winner, 5:20 p.m., Family Sports Center
Semifinals (March 5 at Pepsi Center)
Game 29: Game 25 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 5 p.m.
Game 30: Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Championship (March 10 at Pepsi Center)
Game 31: Game 29 winner vs. Game 30 winner, 7 p.m.