EDINA, MINNESOTA – The 2016 NAHL Robertson Cup National Championship Game is set and the top two seeds in the event, the #1 Fairbanks Ice Dogs and #2 Wichita Falls Wildcats, both won their Semi-Final Series on Friday night to set up the one game title match-up on Sunday, May 15^th at 1:00pm at the Braemar Ice Arena in Edina, Minnesota. The Robertson Cup crowns the NAHL’s National Champion.

The NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Game will be broadcast in High-Definition by FASTHockey

Tickets for the final game are available at the door and are $15 for adults. Children ages 8-18 and Groups of 10 or more are $10 and kids 8 and under are free. All seating is general admission.

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs swept the Aston Rebels, 2-0 in their Semi-Finals Series on Thursday and Friday.  Fairbanks forward Reggie Lutz (Elk River, Minnesota) leads the 2016 NAHL Playoffs with eight goals, including four in the first two Semi-Final games. Forward Todd Burgess (Phoenix, Arizona/RPI), who is on the final NHL Central Scouting list for the NHL Draft, is tied for 2^nd in playoff scoring with 13 points. Ice Dogs goalie Gavin Nieto (Yorba Linda, California/Brown University) has a 1.49 goals against average and a 93.9% save percentage in 11 playoff games. The Ice Dogs, who are coached by Trevor Stewart (Elk River, Minnesota), are in their fourth Robertson Cup Championship Game in the last seven years.  They won the Championship in 2011 and 2014. They have seven players from the state if Minnesota.

The Wichita Falls Wildcats swept the Bismarck Bobcats, 2-0 in their Semi-Finals Series on Thursday and Friday. Wichita Falls has a perfect 8-0 record in the 2016 NAHL Playoffs. Wildcats forward Austin Albrecht (Flemington, New Jersey) is 2^nd in the 2016 NAHL Playoffs with six goals and forward Austin Beaulieu (Coral Springs, Florida/Alabama-Huntsville) is 4^th in NAHL playoff scoring wit 12 points. Goaltender Justin Kapelmaster (Coral Springs, Florida/Ferris State) is a perfect 8-0 in the playoffs so far this season with a 1.87 goals against average and a 94.0% save percentage. The Wildcats are coached by the NAHL Coach of the Year, John LaFontaine (Pontiac, Michigan).

For more information on the Robertson Cup Championship Tournament, including schedule, ticket information, hotels, rental cars and other event information, visit http://nahl.com/robertson-cup/

Scouts: Scout admission for the National Championship Game will be complimentary for all NHL and NCAA scouts. Scout passes include entrance to the scout room, where food and beverages will be provided, along with line charts, statistics and event programs.

The oldest junior hockey trophy in the United States, the Robertson Cup is named in honor of Chuck Robertson, a pioneer of junior hockey in the NAHL and youth hockey in the state of Michigan. Robertson was the owner of the Paddock Pools team when it won a record seven straight NAHL championships from 1976-83.

About the NAHL

The NAHL, the only USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier II Junior league boasting 24 teams from across North America, prides itself on the social maturity and skill development of student-athletes ages 16-20 with aspirations of advancing to collegiate and/or professional hockey. So far during the 2015-16 season, more than 190 NAHL players have committed to NCAA schools and in the past two seasons over 450 players have made NCAA commitments. In addition, 11 NAHL players were listed on the 2016 NHL Central Scouting final list and seven players with NAHL ties were selected in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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Championship weekend just three weeks away

The North American Hockey League (NAHL) 2016 Robertson Cup Championship is just three weeks away and the quest for the cup is already well underway with the first weekend of playoff games in the books. After the divisional semi-finals and finals rounds are completed, the Championship will be played at Braemar Ice Arena in Edina, Minnesota, from May 12-15, 2016.

The Robertson Cup is awarded to the national playoff champion of the NAHL. The oldest junior hockey trophy in the United States, the Robertson Cup is named in honor of Chuck Robertson, a pioneer of junior hockey in the NAHL and youth hockey in the state of Michigan. Chuck Robertson was the owner of the Paddock Pools Saints when they won a record seven straight NAHL championships from 1976-83.

The four NAHL divisional playoff champions will advance to the Robertson Cup Championship, which will be held at the Braemar Ice Arena in Edina, Minnesota. The event will be held in cooperation with the 2016 NAPHL Top Prospects Tournament and the fourth and final NAHL Future Prospects Combine.

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After one weekend, here is a look at how each series stands:

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Once the four teams are determined, clubs will be seeded 1-4 based upon their finish in the NAHL regular-season standings. If necessary, the tie-breaking policy adopted in the NAHL Rules and Regulations will be applied to determine the final seeding. The game schedule will be as follows: The #1 Seed will face the #4 seed in a best of three series. The #2 seed will face the #3 seed in a best of three series. The two series winners will advance on to a one-game playoff to determine the Robertson Cup Champion. The event will begin on Thursday, May 12th and conclude no later than Sunday, May 15th.

During the all Robertson Cup playoff games, if the score is tied after three periods of play the following overtime procedure shall take place. Teams shall return to their dressing room and the ice shall be resurfaced. A fifteen-minute intermission shall take place. A twenty-minute, sudden death, overtime period shall be played with five skaters a side. The game shall terminate upon a goal being scored and the Club scoring declared the winner. If no goal is scored, the same procedure as above shall be repeated until a winner has been determined.

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