April 11th marks the final matchups of the NA3HL’s 2021 Fraser Cup Division Finals, as three series look to conclude and decide who will head to St. Louis for the Fraser Cup Finals. Saturday saw two teams punch their ticket to St. Louis, with the Rochester Grizzlies taking the Central Division in a 2-0 series sweep over the Peoria Mustangs, and the Sheridan Hawks took the Game 3 win over the Great Falls Americans.
Sunday kicks off with the Willmar Warhawks and the North Iowa Bulls, as the Bulls would love to bring a Fraser Cup home as a precursor to welcoming their NAHL effort next season. North Iowa holds the 7-3-0 advantage during their regular season series, but Willmar’s big 2-1 win in Game 2 gives the number-three seed a chance at a bit of a Cinderella story.
Texas Brahmas hosting the Oklahoma City Blazers. OKC picked up the Game 1 win with a 6-3 win over the defending Fraser Cup champions, but the Brahmas would not go quietly in Game 2, tying up the series with a two-goal effort by Leevi Selanne and the 4-3 win over the Blazers.
The final Game 3 matchup pits the (Mass) New Jersey Titans against the Northeast Generals. The Titans posted a surprise shutout of the first-seeded Generals in Game 1 with a 5-0 win, but the Generals roared back with a 10-2 blowout of the Titans in Game 2. Carson Asper and James Clarke each posted a four-point night in Game 2, and will look to keep the Fraser Cup dreams alive for the Generals.
With the Fraser Cup Finals, the five division winners all receive a berth to the round-robin tournament, with a sixth team decided by the top regular season winning percentage of the five losing teams. Of the remaining teams, that means the Texas Brahmas will receive a berth, regardless of the outcome of their series against OKC, but they will be looking at either a 3rd or 6th seed in the Final tournament. OKC has the highest win percentage remaining of the lower-seeded teams, but a loss by the Generals would put their Finals berth in jeopardy.
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