NPHL Finals Statistics

By Chris Clegg
NPHL.com Writer

Following are some of the statistics following the completion of the NPHL Final March 21. Information is free to use provided credit is given to NPHL.com.

GP wins its 2nd NPHL title.
GP is now 2-4 in 6 NPHL Finals series played.
DC is now 2-2 in 4 NPHL Finals series played.
GP is now 16-20 in NPHL Finals in games played.
DC is now 10-10 in NPHL Finals in games played.
This season marks the latest the NPHL Final has gone since 2012 [March 25].
Only twice has the NPHL Final been won on March 21 [Grimshaw in 1955].
The NPHL title has been clinched on home ice 38 times in 66 years.
The NPHL title has been won in Game 6 18 times.
– Game 4 21 times.
– Game 5 14 times.
– Game 6 18 times.
– Game 7 13 times.
The home team has clinched the NPHL title in 38 of 66 years [road team 28 wins].
This is the 10th time the NPHL title has been won in overtime.
– 1967 – Fairview 3 at Peace River 4.
– 1978 – Fairview 5 at High Prairie 7 [10-minute OT period played].
– 1980 – Grimshaw 8 at High Prairie 7.
– 1985 – Grimshaw 4 at High Prairie 5.
– 1986 – Manning 3 at High Prairie 4.
– 1987 – Manning 2 at Falher 1.
– 2011 – Spirit River 4 at Falher 3 [3OT].
– 2012 – Falher 3 at Grande Prairie 2.
– 2017 – Falher 5 at Spirit River 6.
– 2019 – Dawson Creek 2 at Grande Prairie 3.
This is the 12th time the home team has gone 3-0 in the NPHL Final.
5 – High Prairie.
3 – Peace River.
1 – Fairview.
1 – Grande Prairie.
1 – Grimshaw.
1 – McLennan.
NOTE: Horse Lake is the only team to go 4-0 at home in the NPHL Final. In 2004, HL defeated Spirit River. It was the only series in NPHL history where the home team won all seven games.
Six other times, the home team was 3-1 at home in the NPHL Final.
3 – Peace River.
2 – Grimshaw.
1 – Fairview.

– Chris Clegg, NPHL.com