AURORA | Seedings and schedule for the 2022 Class 5A state ice hockey playoffs as released on Feb. 21, 2022, by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams with Aurora players bold and uppercased:

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2020 CLASS 5A STATE ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS

Top-four seeds (first round byes): 1. Denver East, 2. REGIS JESUIT, 3. Valor Christian, 4. Monarch

PLAY-IN GAMES (FEB. 24-25)

P1: NO. 9 CHERRY CREEK vs. No. 8 Chaparral, 3:20 p.m., Feb. 25, Family Sports Center

P2: No. 12 Lewis-Palmer vs. No. 5 Ralston Valley, 7:45 p.m., Feb. 24, APEX

P3: No. 10 Mountain Vista vs. No. 7 Fort Collins, 8:30 p.m., Feb. 25, NoCo Ice Center

P4: No. 11 Dakota Ridge vs. No. 6 Castle View, 1:10 p.m., Feb. 25, South Suburban Sports Complex

QUARTERFINALS (FEB. 28-MARCH 1) at Magness Arena

Game 1: CHERRY CREEK/Chaparral winner vs. No. 1 Denver East, 5:30 p.m., Feb. 28

Game 2: Lewis-Palmer/Ralston Valley winner vs. No. 4 Monarch, 8 p.m., Feb. 28

Game 3: Mountain Vista/Fort Collins winner vs. No. 3 Valor Christian, 8 p.m., March 1

Game 4: Dakota Ridge/Castle View winner vs. NO. 2 REGIS JESUIT, 5:30 p.m., March 1

SEMIFINALS (March 3) at Magness Arena

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, TBA

Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, TBA

CHAMPIONSHIP (March 8) at Ball Arena

Game 7: Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

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