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Here's the playoff picture after 5 games for Canada A #2, with 3 games left to play.

The number in {brackets} next to each team is their "magic number." ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_%28sports%29 ) Any combination of wins by your team or losses by the team you need to finish ahead of means you clinch a playoff spot.

One note about the magic number... with 3 games remaining, it would seem that having a magic number of 7 would mean you're out of the playoffs. However, the teams that are currently 0-5 can still finish 3-5. And if one of the 3-2 teams drops their last 3 and finishes 3-5, that could force a tie for 8th place, in which case a tie-breaker could conceivably push the 0-5 team over the top.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
1 Lancaster Hustlas 5-0 {1}
2 Puvirnituq Musketeers 5-0 {1}
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-1 {2}
4 Sudbury Mountain Lions 4-1 {2}
5 Hamilton Lightning 4-1 {2}
6 Nova Scotia Snakes 3-2 {3}
7 Quebec Quasars 3-2 {3}
8 Antioch Inferno 3-2 {3}
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9 Lincoln Lucky 2-3 {5}
10 Sacramento Terror 2-3 {5}
11 Niagara Assassins 2-3 {5}
12 Charlottetown Wildcats 2-3 {5}
13 Toronto Bobcats 1-4 {6}
14 S.W.O. Swamp Donkeys 0-5 {7}
15 Thunder Bay Shockers 0-5 {7}
16 Yellowknife Rented Mules 0-5 {7}

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 Port Moody Megalodon 5-0 {1}
2 Laval Lumberjacks 5-0 {1}
3 Vancouver Crush 5-0 {1}
4 Saskatchewan Wolf Pack 4-1 {2}
5 Montreal Raptors 4-1 {2}
6 Québec City Dirtbags 3-2 {3}
7 Listowel Huskies 3-2 {3}
8 Tradewest Battletoads 3-2 {3}
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9 Gaffney Indians 2-3 {5}
10 Ogopogo Lake Monsters 2-3 {5}
11 Thunder Bay Titans 1-4 {6}
12 Memphis Maulers 1-4 {6}
13 B.K. Thunderbirds 1-4 {6}
14 Alberta Alchemists 1-4 {6}
15 Westwood Bruins 0-5 {7}
16 Bologna Towers 0-5 {7}

Originally posted by Novus
One note about the magic number... with 3 games remaining, it would seem that having a magic number of 7 would mean you're out of the playoffs. However, the teams that are currently 0-5 can still finish 3-5. And if one of the 3-2 teams drops their last 3 and finishes 3-5, that could force a tie for 8th place, in which case a tie-breaker could conceivably push the 0-5 team over the top.


True, but dont forget that the 5 other teams above them in the table would also have to loose all their remaining games for that scenario to happen, doesnt seem too likely, though i havent checked the schedule.

Very true Nighteye, but this analysis is about mathematical possibilities. If there's a 1% chance of a team making the playoffs, that means they haven't truly been eliminated yet. Until that chance drops to 0%, I can't mark a team as "Eliminated."

Good stuff Novus.