With the Jaguars coming back in the final seconds Sunday morning to earn a 2-2 tie against the Chicago Jets, the playoff pairings -- if not the final positions -- are set in the White Tier of the Silver B Level of the Mite Division in the Northern Illinois Hockey League.
By picking up one point on Sunday, the Jets locked up second place in the tier (and a first-round playoff bye) one point behind the tier-winning Bulldogs, who finished play with 20. A win against the Sabres in their regular-season-ending game on Wednesday, Feb. 15, would elevate Jaguar Mite #2's total to 18 points, one behind the point total of the Jets', who wrapped up regular season play Sunday.
The only thing that remains to the be determined is whether the Maniax or Bruins will finish in fourth place. That will likely not be determined until the two square off in the tier's final regular-season game on Saturday, Feb. 18. It is likely each team will enter that game with 12 points, meaning the winner will claim the higher seed.
The only thing really to be determined in that game is whether the Maniax or the Bruins will host when the two teams meet in the first round of the playoffs. The Jaguars, it is already known, will host the Sabres when they play.
According to information posted on the NIHL website, the first-round games must be played between Monday, Feb. 20, and Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the home of the higher-seeded team. Winners of those games will advance to play the Bulldogs and the Jets, respectively, on Saturday, March 3, at Rocket Ice Arena.
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