Colorado Raptors was able to finish 1st in the their divison but finish 5th in the league, meaning they will have to play the highest seed coming out of the first round. This will also mean they will be playing as the away team for 4 out 7 games which may be good for them as they had a better record on the road.

Sven Svenson will be a key player for them going into their playoffs scoring 47 points in the regular season and finishing 2nd in goals with 27. A player that will need to step up for them is goalie Jerry Huuveri who got a .888 save percentage. Looking down their roster they also have a great player in Rock Strongo on the 3rd line who was able to get 32 points to lead the rookies.

One of the Raptors strengths is keep the shots against low. they had 24.44 shots against average which put them second in the league. At the other end they put an average of 33.76 shots for which put them 5th in the league. By out shooting their oppents they should make it through the playoffs.