AURORA | Seedings and schedule for the 2026 Class 5A state ice hockey playoffs as released on Feb. 16, 2026, by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Teams with Aurora players bold and uppercased:
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2026 CLASS 5A STATE ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Top-four seeds (first round byes): 1. Poudre School District (16-2-1); 2. Valor Christian (15-3-1); 3. CHERRY CREEK (15-3-1); 4. REGIS JESUIT (11-7-1)
First Round (Feb. 19)
Game 2: No. 9 Ralston Valley (10-8-1) vs. No. 8 Chaparral (9-10)
Game 4: No. 12 Castle View (4-15) vs. No. 5 Denver East (11-8)
Game 6: No. 11 Lewis-Palmer (8-8-2) vs. No. 6 Mountain Vista (13-5)
Game 8: No. 10 Heritage (9-9-1) vs. No. 7 Monarch (10-8-1)
Quarterfinals (Feb. 24-25 at South Suburban Sports Complex)
Game 9: Ralston Valley/Chaparral winner vs. No. 1 Poudre School District
Game 10: Castle View/Denver East winner vs. NO. 4 REGIS JESUIT
Game 11: Lewis-Palmer/Mountain Vista winner vs. NO. 3 CHERRY CREEK
Game 12: Heritage/Monarch winner vs. No. 2 Valor Christian
Semifinals (Feb. 28 at Ed Robson Arena (Colorado College, Colorado Springs)
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
Championship (March 2) at Magness Arena
Game 15: Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.