2017 National Ringette League playoffs
# 2017 National Ringette League playoffs

The 2017 National Ringette League Playoffs are the postseason tournament of 2016-17 National Ringette League season. Cambridge Turbos wins the sixth titles.

## Format

Same as last season except the knockout stage.

In the past, 8 teams from East played, but West became 5 teams, three teams which are 2nd place to 4th place team from West will compete in knockout stage.

The draws are E3 vs E8, E4 vs E7, E5 vs E6 and the three teams from the West will play double elimination playoff and top two teams will advance.

## Knockout stage

### Eastern Conference

**(3) Richmond Hill vs (8) Rive Sud**

Game 1

Richmond Hill leads the series 1-0

Game 2

Richmond Hill wins the series 2-0

**(4) Ottawa vs (7) Gloucester**

Game 1

Ottawa leads the series 1-0

Game 2

Gloucester ties the series 1-1

Game 3

Ottawa wins the series 2-1

**(5) Montreal vs (6) Waterloo**

Game 1

Waterloo leads the series 1-0

Game 2

Montreal ties the series 1-1

Game 3

Waterloo wins the series 2-1

### West Conference

**Standings**

* x indicates clinch the Elite Eight

| | GP | W | L | SL | PTS | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x-Black Gold Rush | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| x-Edmonton WAM! | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Manitoba Intact | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | -4 |

## Elite Eight

* x indicates clinches semifinal.
* y indicates clinches final directly.
* t indicates to play tiebreaker.

All games will play at Leduc Recreation Centre which located at Leduc, Alberta and Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre which located at Beaumont, Alberta from March 27 to March 31.

| | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Atlantic Attack | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 35 |
| x-Cambridge Turbos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 49 | 35 |
| t-Waterloo Wildfire | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 31 |
| t-Richmond Hill Lighting | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 30 |
| Edmonton WAM! | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 36 |
| Calgary RATH | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 37 |
| Ottawa Ice | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 52 |
| Black Gold Rush | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 |

### Tiebreaker

"Mini-game" The match is played until one team leads in the period. In each period the time is 10 minutes and both teams need to play for full 10 minutes.

**Waterloo vs Richmond Hill**

Waterloo wins the match and advances to the semifinal

## Semifinal

Cambridge goes to the final

## Final

### Roster

Cambridge Turbos

* Findlay, Melissa
* Campbell, Taylor
* Wouters, Sharolyn
* Gaudet, Jennifer
* Dupuis, Jenna
* Granger, Sydney
* Adams, Sheri
* Nosal, Paige
* Starzynski, Hannah
* McCullough, Samantha
* Jasper, Elyssa
* Nosal, Sydney
* Callander, Jessie (goalie)

Atlantic Attack

* Cormier, Sabrina
* Mason, Kirsti
* Hollis, Ashley
* Snowdon, Jessica
* Richard, Renee
* Melanson, Kim
* Mills, Natasha
* Cormier, Isabelle
* Doiron, Josee
* Snowdon, Jenny
* Landry, Jocelyne
* Proulx, Joelle
* LeBlanc, Dominik
* Caissie, Martine
* Gallaway, Kait
* Proulx, Miguelle
* Doiron, Karine (goalie)

## Leaders

* Player except goalie
   * Goal
      * East: Martine Caissie (20, ATL)
      * West: Dailyn Bell (13, EDM)
   * Assist
      * East: Paige Nosal (16, CAM)
      * West: Jamie Bell (15, EDM)
   * Point
      * East: Martine Caissie (33, ATL)
      * West: Dailyn Bell (22, EDM)
* Goalie
   * Saving %
      * East Danni Walser (.915, CAM)
      * West Lauryn Girard (.898, BGR)
   * Goals against average
      * East Nathalie Poirier (3.11, ATL)
      * West Breanna Beck (2.88, EDM)
   * Win
      * East Emily Ferguson (8, WAT)
      * West Breanna Beck (4, EDM)
