PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Monday that the League will hold an NHL 20 video game tournament, with the games to be streamed live on Twitch with links provided on social media each day. Staff and players will play on behalf of thier particpating teams.
The eight-team tournament will feature round-robin play from June 25-30. Teams will receive three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. The top four teams from the round-robin tournament will advance to bracket play beginning on July 6. Normal ECHL tiebreakers will apply in the event of a tie.
Each round of the playoffs will feature best-of-three series. The first round of bracketed play will see the #1 seed take on #4 and the #2 seed meeting #3 from July 6-9. The semifinals will take place on July 10 and July 11 with the finals being contested on July 12.
The schedule for the round-robin portion of the tournament is below. Fans can tune into games on Twitch.
| Thursday, June 25 | Friday, June 26 | Saturday, June 27 |
| Adirondack vs. Atlanta - 5 p.m. ET | Brampton vs. Florida – 12 p.m. ET | |
| Jacksonville vs. Maine – 7 p.m. ET | Maine vs. Rapid City – 8 p.m. ET | Atlanta vs. Brampton – 6 p.m. ET |
| Jacksonville vs. Wichita – 5 p.m. ET (Moved from Saturday) | ||
| Sunday, June 28 | Monday, June 29 | Tuesday, June 30 |
| Wichita vs. Rapid City – 2 p.m. ET | Atlanta vs. Florida – 6:30 p.m. ET | Wichita vs. Maine – 2 p.m. ET |
| Adirondack vs. Florida – 6 p.m. ET | Jacksonville vs. Rapid City – 8 p.m. ET | Adirondack vs. Brampton – 6 p.m. ET |
| Monday, July 6 | Tuesday, July 7 | Wednesday, July 8 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 |
| Thursday, July 9 | Friday, July 10 | Saturday, July 11 |
| Round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Sunday, July 12 | ||
| Finals |
---The Icemen and the City of Jacksonville will host the 2021 ECHL All-Star Classic on January 18, 2021 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena. Season ticket memberships (full & partial season plans) for the Icemen’s All-Star Season which include tickets to the All-Star Classic are currently available! Contact the Icemen at 904-602-7825, or visit the team’s website at www.jacksonvilleicemen.com
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