Rush and Eagles Set for USPHL Playoffs

The schedules are set for the first round of the USPHL Premier division playoffs.  Every series is a best of three and both the Charlotte Rush and Carolina Eagles have qualified finishing second and fourth in the South East, respectively.

Both the Rush and Eagles will be facing their opponents at the Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex in Chesapeake, Virginia.  Charlotte will be facing the Richmond Generals and will be designated as the home team as they finished in second while Carolina will be the away team to the defending champion Hampton Roads Whalers.

While the Rush have not faced Richmond recently, the Eagles have faced the Whalers in a split series with the Eagles winning the Friday night game and the Whalers taking the game on Saturday morning.  It's also worth noting that the Rush have won all four of their regular season games in February including the last two of the season against the Eagles by scores of 3-0 and 7-1.

Here are their schedules for the first round:

Charlotte Rush vs. Richmond Generals
Game 1: Saturday, February 23rd, 7:00pm (Chilled Ponds LTD)
Game 2: Sunday, February 24th, 6:30pm (Chilled Ponds LTD)
Game 3: Monday, February 25th, 12:30 (Chilled Ponds LTD) *if necessary

Hampton Roads Whalers vs. Carolina Eagles
Game 1: Saturday, February 23rd, 6:30pm (Chilled Ponds CRH)
Game 2: Sunday, February 24th, 7:00pm (Chilled Ponds CRH)
Game 3: Monday, February 25th, 1:30pm (Chilled Ponds CRH) *if necessary

The Elite team of the Charlotte Rush have also qualified for the playoffs and will be facing the Hampton Roads Whalers in the first round, also at Chilled Ponds.  Here are their games:

Hampton Roads Whalers vs. Charlotte Rush
Game 1: Saturday, February 23rd, 3:00pm (Chilled Ponds CRH)
Game 2: Sunday, February 24th, 3:30pm (Chilled Ponds CRH)
Game 3: Monday, February 25th, 10:00am (Chilled Ponds CRH) *if necessary

Good luck to all the teams in the first round!