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Weekend Preview: Bears Host GLHL Tournament
2024-04-04
The 2024 Great Lakes Hockey League Tournament, presented by Tav on the Ave in Fond du Lac, gets underway Friday at Blue Line Family Ice Center.
After another exciting season in the Great Lakes Hockey League, the year comes to a finish with the Great Lakes Hockey League Tournament.
The tournament will be held April 5-7 in Fond du Lac at Blue Line Family Ice Center. The tournament is presented by Tav on the Ave, just a slapshot away from the rink.
This year's tournament features a modified double-elimination format, with all team's guaranteed two games and a maximum of five over the course of three days.
The eight league teams are divided into two pools.
Pool A: #1 Portage Lake Pioneers, #4 Eagle River Falcons, #5 Calumet Wolverines, #8 Marquette Mutineers
Pool B: #2 Fond du Lac Bears, #3 Mosinee Papermakers, #6 De Pere Deacons, #7 Fox Cities Ice Dogs
If a team wins its first two games, they will automatically advance to the tournament's semi-final round. If a team looses its first game, it can still advance to the semi-finals by winning its next two games.
The Bears first game of the tournament will be Friday afternoon at 1 PM against the seventh seed, Fox Cities Ice Dogs.
A familiar foe, the Bears went 6-0 against the Ice Dogs this season.
The Bears will play a second game Friday at approximately 8 PM. They will take on either Mosinee or De Pere, who play one another at 1:30 PM Friday on Rink B at Blue Line.
Here is a look at the tournament schedule:
| Game # | Day & Time (Central time) | Rink | Home | Away | Group |
| 1 | 10:00 am Friday | A | Portage Lake Pioneers (1) | Marquette Mutineers (8) | A |
| 2 | 10:30 am Friday | B | Eagle River Falcons (4) | Calumet Wolverines (5) | A |
| 3 | 1:00 pm Friday | A | Fond du Lac Bears (2) | Fox Cities Ice Dogs (7) | B |
| 4 | 1:30 pm Friday | B | Mosinee Papermakers (3) | De Pere Deacons (6) | B |
| 5 | 5:30 pm Friday | A | Game 1 Winner | Game 2 Winner | A |
| 6 | 6:00 pm Friday | B | Game 1 Loser | Game 2 Loser | A |
| 7* | 8:00 pm Friday | A | Game 3 Winner | Game 4 Winner | B |
| 8* | 8:30 pm Friday | B | Game 3 Loser | Game 4 Loser | B |
| 9 | 11:00 am Saturday | A | Game 5 Loser | Game 8 Winner | A vs. B |
| 10 | 11:30 am Saturday | B | Game 7 Loser | Game 6 Winner | B vs. A |
| *FINAL 4 TEAMS ARE RESEEDED BASEDON REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS | |||||
| 11 | 6:00 pm Saturday | A | 2ND SEED | 3RD SEED | SEMI 1 |
| 12 | 8:30 pm Saturday | A | 1ST SEED | 4TH SEED | SEMI 2 |
| 13 | 12:00 pm Sunday | A | TBA | TBA | |
Michael Hollnagel of Eagle River is set to broadcast the action this weekend. Tune into the GLHL Facebook page for updated broadcast information.
