AURORA | Seedings and schedule for the 2024 Class 5A state ice hockey playoffs as released on Feb. 19, 2024, by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams with Aurora players bold and uppercased:
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2024 CLASS 5A STATE ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Top-four seeds (first round byes): 1. REGIS JESUIT (14-2-2); 2. Valor Christian (15-2-1); 3. CHERRY CREEK (11-4-4); 4. Monarch (9-4-6)
FIRST ROUND (Feb. 23-24)
Game 2: No. 9 Castle View (9-9-1) at No. 8 Standley Lake (15-3-1), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23, Promenade Ice (Green Rink)
Game 4: No. 12 Heritage (8-9-1) at No. 5 Poudre School District (9-7-2), 7:15 p.m., Feb. 23, NoCo Ice Center
Game 6: No. 11 Ralston Valley (5-11-3) vs. No. 6 Mountain Vista (13-4-2), 6:10 p.m., Feb. 23, South Suburban Sports Complex
Game 8: No. 10 Chaparral (8-9-1) vs. No. 7 Denver East (10-7-2), 7:15 p.m., Feb. 24, Big Bear Ice Arena
QUARTERFINALS (FEB. 27-28) at South Suburban Sports Complex
Game 9: Castle View/Standley Lake winner vs. NO. 1 REGIS JESUIT (14-2-2)
Game 10: Heritage/Poudre School District winner vs. No. 4 Monarch (9-4-6)
Game 11: Ralston Valley/Mountain Vista winner vs. CHERRY CREEK (11-4-4)
Game 12: Chaparral/Denver East winner vs. No. 2 Valor Christian (15-2-1)
SEMIFINALS (March 2) at South Suburban Sports Complex
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
CHAMPIONSHIP (March 5) at Magness Arena
Game 15: Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.