Mavericks Clinch 2012 CHL Playoffs
They Mavs have beaten the Bloomington Blaze, clinching the final spot in the Turner Conference of the Central Hockey League. They have eliminated the Quad City Mallards. The conference is so tight that the Mavs can still finish as high as first. Fort Wayne, the first place team, has 83 points after a win tonight, but the Mavs can still overtake them by winning their final two games this weekend. The tiebreakers are all kinds of messy and sordid, but let's not get into that right now. Let's not worry about it. Let's dance!
Again, it's not the NHL, but it is a playoff hockey team in the Kansas City area. It's better than no playoff hockey in the Kansas City area.