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unusual facts about playoffs



1928–29 Swedish football Division 3

IFK Kristianstad 18 11 2 5 57-27 26 Promotion Playoffs - Promoted

1987 Calder Cup playoffs

After the 1986–87 AHL regular season, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs.

1990 Cincinnati Bengals season

This would be the last time the Bengals would make the playoffs until the 2005 NFL season.

1990 Seattle Seahawks season

Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when Dave Krieg threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Paul Skansi.

1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season

Game three on Long Island would again head into overtime, with Montreal winning again, by a score of 2–1, to win their eleventh straight playoff game, tying the NHL record which was set by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks in the 1992 playoffs.

2004–05 Indiana Pacers season

Several of the involved players were suspended by NBA Commissioner David Stern, but the hardest hit were Artest (suspended for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs), Jackson (suspended for 30 games), O'Neal (25 games), Wallace (6 games) and the Pacers' Anthony Johnson (5 games) (O'Neal's suspension was later reduced to 15 games by arbitrator Roger Kaplan, a decision that was upheld by U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels).

2004–05 Libyan Premier League

The Promotion/Relegation Play-off took place between the 10th placed team Rafik Sorman and the 3rd placed team in the 2004-05 Libyan Second Division Playoffs, Al Wahda.

2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2006 marked the first time LeBron James made the playoffs in his career, and the first time the Cavaliers had made the playoffs since 1998 with Shawn Kemp.

2005–06 St. Louis Blues season

Peoria Rivermen (AHL) - Peoria, Illinois Posted 46-26-0-8 Record, lost in 2nd round of playoffs

2011 magicJack season

During the playoffs, magicJack won the opening round against Boston Breakers, before being eliminated by Philadelphia Independence in the Super Semifinals.

2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs

The 2011 WPS Playoffs were the postseason to Women's Professional Soccer's 2011 Season, which started on August 17 and culminated on August 27 at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York.

2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season

Ivan Johnson was fined USD 25,000 for making an obscene gesture to a fan after their Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.

2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season

Also, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's squad for the 2012–13 KHL season would automatically be qualified for the KHL playoffs that season, and the club could request allowance to use more than six non-Russian players in the KHL squad.

2012–13 AIHL Elite season

The regular season began on December 1, 2012 and will end on April 20, 2013, with the playoffs to follow until May.

2014 Buffalo Bandits season

After finishing last in the East and missing the playoffs in 2013, the Bandits fired head coach Darris Kilgour and hired his former assistant coach Troy Cordingley, recently fired by the Toronto Rock despite winning the Les Bartley Award.

Alastair Brennan

Brennan then stayed with the Bruins until he retired from ice hockey in 1984 following the playoffs at Wembley Arena.

Alex Auld

Filling in admirably, Auld went on to capture the Cyclone Taylor trophy as team MVP, although the Canucks would miss the playoffs.

Amsterdam Pirates

They reached the playoffs by being 3rd in the regular season, then beating Neptunus in the first round and defending champions Kinheim in the 2008 Holland Series.

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The team ended the regular season at 10–6, and lost to the Milwaukee Mustangs (then Milwaukee Iron) in the playoffs.

Carterville, Illinois

Beginning in 1995, Carterville High School reached the IHSA playoffs 15 consecutive seasons.

Christian Kist

Kist qualified for the 2012 BDO World Championship via the International Playoffs.

Jason Terry

The Boston Celtics finished 41-40, with one game against the Indiana Pacers not played because of the Boston Marathon bombings, and clinched the 7th seed of the Eastern Conference to make the playoffs.

Jean Willrich

That year they failed to qualify for the playoffs but the next year (1981-82, they swept to the championship.

Jim Cornelison

In the 2010-2011 NFL playoffs, Cornelison also sang the anthem for the Chicago Bears.

John Saintignon

In 2002 he left to become the head coach with Canyon del Oro High School, getting to the State Playoffs 3 consecutive seasons.

Johnny Warren

Warren favoured a merger between the Oceania and Asian confederations that would allow the OFC nations to play in a regular qualification series, instead of the sudden-death matches playoffs.

Knicks–Pacers rivalry

They met in the playoffs 6 times from 1993-2000, fueling a rivalry epitomized by the enmity between Reggie Miller and prominent Knick fan Spike Lee.

Larry Dippel

Though Amarillo had been a true dynasty under Blair Cherry in 1930s, the Sandies had not make the playoffs since 1959.

Liiga

The winners of the regular season receive a trophy (Harry Lindbladin muistopalkinto) as well, though it is considered less prestigious than the bronze medals of the playoffs, similar to the difference in the National Hockey League between the status of the Stanley Cup and the Presidents' Trophy.

Lyle Sendlein

Throughout the playoffs, Sendlein provided excellent pass protection with Reggie Wells and Deuce Lutui at guards and Mike Gandy and Levi Brown at tackles.

Magnus Cup

The Magnus Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Ligue Magnus (Magnus League) playoffs, and is named after Louis Magnus, first president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Major League Baseball wild card

It was established for the MLB playoffs in 1994 (which were canceled because of the players' strike) with the intention of having more teams in the postseason.

Marquette Iron Rangers

Marquette Iron Rangers were a semi-pro senior ice hockey team from Marquette, Michigan that played in the United States Hockey League from 1964-1976 where they were five-time champions (three league and two playoffs).

Marta Menegatti

In the quarter-finals they lost against United States' Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.

MLS SuperDraft

#Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.

NFL Special

Cecil Martin is the primary guest analyst during the regular season from September to December, and Jeff Reinebold typically takes over from Martin during the playoffs.

Norm Beaudin

He led the WHA playoffs in scoring that year with a sparkling 13 goals and 15 assists as the Jets lost to the New England Whalers in the league finals, highlighted by a seven-point game against the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

Olli Jokinen

He won the Matti Keinonen and Jari Kurri trophies in 1998 as the most effective player of the regular season and most valuable player of the playoffs, respectively.

Piovese Calcio 1919

The club promoted from Eccellenza after playoffs in 2006, with Filippo Maniero as its most representative player, but relegated from Serie D in its debut year in the division, after losing a one-legged playoff to Reno Centese.

Providence Rugby

The 2005 season saw the club make the National Sweet 16's for the second time in club history, doing so by virtue of hard fought wins in the North East Regional Playoffs against Union, NJ and a highly regarded Hartford team.

Reading Royals

The Royals first entrance into the Kelly Cup Playoffs came in 2004 while in their third season, when they won the North Division Championship under head coach Derek Clancey.

San Antonio Pumas

Despite finishing third in the division, they gained a wild card berth in the playoffs where they lost to the Houston Express in the first round.

Shannon Aleksic

Aleksic and the team returned to the 2009 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they made the playoffs, having finished second with a 5–2 round robin record.

Spurs–Suns rivalry

In May 2008, ESPN.com columnist John Hollinger named the Spurs Hack-a-Shaq use as the "Best Tactic" of the first two rounds of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.

Tecmo Super Baseball

The player selects the status of all 28 teams (play, coach, watch, or skip) and goes through a complete season (the schedule is based on the 1994 season), ending with the playoffs and finally the World Championship Series.

Terry Odishaw

At the 1998 Labatt Brier, his rink went 4-7 once again, missing playoffs.

Two-legged tie

It applied to all its playoffs from 1918 to 1926, and the early rounds until 1937, when it completed the switch to best-of-N series.

Vernon Adams

Alemany won its first 12 games before losing its final game of the season, 28-21, against eventual champion Servite High School in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Playoffs.

Virginia Beach Piranhas

Having defeated all-comers in 2007, the Piranhas finished 2008 a disappointing third in the Mid Atlantic Division, out of the playoffs; Tom Woolard was the team's top scorer, with 5 goals, while Daniel Haywood and Josh Nolz each contributed three assists.

Wang Bingyu

In March 2010 at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Wang and her team missed the playoffs with a 6-5 record in the Round Robin stage.


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