titch
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Post by titch on Jan 13, 2016 10:26:41 GMT
As a first season fan, how do the playoffs work? I understand that the top 8 teams go into the playoffs and the semi finals/finals are held at the NIC, but, which teams get the advantage in the quarter finals? Do the top 4 teams get a home leg second?
I heard you have to queue up for tickets at the end of January, months before the games are actually played, even though the Panthers may get knocked out in the quarter final, is this true? Can you buy tickets online like a normal game?
So many questions! Cheers.
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BigLad
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Post by BigLad on Jan 13, 2016 10:59:42 GMT
League Winner = 1st Seed Conference Winner from other conference to league winner = 2nd Seed Conference Winner of League Winner or next highest in the league standings = 3rd seed Seeds 4-8 are then based on league position.
Seed 1 v Seed 8 Seed 2 v Seed 7 Seed 3 v Seed 6 Seed 4 v Seed 5
Highest seed is supposed to get advantage of playing their home quarter-final when they like (either first or second).
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Semi-Finals are played on the Saturday. Highest seed remaining plays the lowest seed in the first semi, other two play the second semi.
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Tickets usually go on sale from mid-January. Historically, Season Ticket holders for Panthers & Steelers either get a week's advance sale or a block to themselves before they go on general sale.
You could leave it until Panthers qualify or not but no guarantee you'll be sat with the Panthers fans.
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iginla
Chick Zamick
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Post by iginla on Jan 13, 2016 12:13:11 GMT
The only thing that doesn't go to plan though Titch,is that Panthers book their play off quarter final date straight away at the start of the season for the Saturday night,thereby most probably giving up 2nd leg home advantage. Unless we play Belfast who would maybe play their home leg Friday night.
This may seem very odd giving up home advantage,but it is Panthers way of ensuring they get the biggest crowd.
Welcome to the world of Panthers and strange decisions ! Lol
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Post by John Casey on Jan 13, 2016 22:07:05 GMT
The only thing that doesn't go to plan though Titch,is that Panthers book their play off quarter final date straight away at the start of the season for the Saturday night,thereby most probably giving up 2nd leg home advantage. Unless we play Belfast who would maybe play their home leg Friday night. This may seem very odd giving up home advantage,but it is Panthers way of ensuring they get the biggest crowd. Welcome to the world of Panthers and strange decisions ! Lol Assuming we play Belfast and we finish 4th.
We can have the 2nd leg at home if we wish, I've seen in the Panthers match programme at the beginning of the season that the home Quarter Final was scheduled for the last Saturday in March (This is not listed on the fixture list on the Panthers Website however, so that date could have changed)
Belfast seem to like to play their home games on a Friday, However their GM might like to reward their fans and/or give Belfast the best possible advantage and schedule their leg for the Sunday (Which could turn out to be the 2nd leg)
What I would like to know is if a team in the top 4 say they want to play their home game on a Saturday, can that team still say that they want that game to be the 2nd leg and force the opposition to play their leg on a Thursday or Friday or could that team say no way, we want to play on the Sunday and therefore have the 2nd leg?
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iginla
Chick Zamick
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Post by iginla on Jan 13, 2016 22:11:32 GMT
They could try to say it John......but the opposition would just say "no sorry the only day our arena is available is Sunday".
In which case Panthers would be stuffed !
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