AURORA | Seedings and schedule for the 2023 Class 5A state ice hockey playoffs as released on Feb. 20, 2023, by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams with Aurora players bold and uppercased:
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2023 CLASS 5A STATE ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Top-four seeds (first round byes): 1. Valor Christian (17-1), 2. Denver East (14-4-1), 3. Ralston Valley (12-4-2), 4. REGIS JESUIT (8-6-4)
FIRST ROUND (Feb. 23-24)
Game 2: No. 9 Heritage (10-8-1) vs. No. 8 Standley Lake (12-5-2)
Game 4: No. 12 Lewis-Palmer (7-11-1) vs. No. 5 Monarch (10-6-3)
Game 6: No. 11 Resurrection Christian (9-8-1) vs. NO. 6 CHERRY CREEK (11-7-1), 5:40 p.m., Feb. 24, Family Sports Center (Hamilton)
Game 8: No. 10 Fort Collins (3-12-1) vs. No. 7 Chaparral (13-4-1)
QUARTERFINALS (FEB. 28-MARCH 1) at South Suburban Sports Complex
Game 9: Heritage/Standley Lake winner vs. No. 1 Valor Christian (17-1)
Game 10: Lewis-Palmer/Monarch winner vs. NO. 4 REGIS JESUIT (8-6-4)
Game 11: Resurrection Christian/CHERRY CREEK winner vs. No. 3 Ralston Valley (12-4-2)
Game 12: Fort Collins/Chaparral winner vs. No. 2 Denver East (14-4-1)
SEMIFINALS (March 4) at World Arena
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP (March 7) at Magness Arena
Game 15: Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
