Detroit came in as the number one overall seed and thus enjoyed a bye in the first round while they awaited their Round 2 opponent.  After defeating the Anchorage Armada, the 8th seeded Newfoundland Berserkers would be the team heading to Detroit for a second round clash.  With the team rested and ready to go, Detroit was ready to get started with some playoff hockey.  Expectations were high in hockeytown USA that this will be the year that they bring home the cup.  There is no harder championship to win than hockey due to the physical nature of the sport along with the grueling length of the season.  Fortunately, Detroit got a little rest with their bye.

Round 2 - 1 Seed Detroit Falcons vs 8 Seed Newfoundland Berserkers

Game 1
Detroit 6 - Newfoundland 4

Shots Det 21 - New 20

Winning Goalie A Jobin 16 saves on 20 shots

Detroit Scoring
Magnus Liljestrom - 1 Goal 2 Assists +1
Jmac NCheese - 2 Goals +1
Kaarlo Kekkonen 2 Goals +1
Jack Kanoff 1 Goal +1
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Luke McMaster, Zoltan Topalo 2 assists each
Guy O'Shea, Frederick Wanesly, Cal Labovitch 1 assist each

Newfoundland Scoring
Cody 1 Goal 2 Assists +1
Gregory Stiemsma 1 Goal
Jukka Timonen 1 Goal
Riley Kuse 1 Goal 1 Assist
Thomas Vanice, Akira Ren, Andrei Kostitsyn, Disisde Dayudie 1 Assist each

Three Stars
1 - Magnus Liljestrom Detroit
2- Jmac NCheese Detroit
3 - Cody Newfoundland

Detroit held serve at home in their opening game of the playoffs this year.  Getting some strong performances from top players allowed them to score four unanswered goals between the first and second periods to jump out to a 5-1 lead.  This also chased their goalie and allowed them to cruise to a comfortable 6 to 4 win.

Game 2
Detroit 4 Newfoundland 1

Shots Det 36 - New 17

Winning Goalie A Jobin 16 saves on 17 shots

Detroit Scoring                  
Goals - Khabib Nurmagomedov (1), Kaarlo Kekkonen (1), Jack Kanoff (1), Cal Labovitch (1)
Assists - Guy O'Shea (3), James Manzi (1), Edward Williams (1), Jmac NCheese (1), Khabib Nurmagomedov (1), Zoltan Topalo (1)

Newfoundland Scoring
Goals - Disisde Dayudie (1)
Assists - Thomas Vanice (1)

Three Stars
1 - Khabib Nurmagomedov (DET)

2 - Guy O'Shea (DET)
3 - Kaarlo Kekkonen (DET)

This game was never really in doubt as Detroit scored three straight times after Newfoundland managed to tie the game at 1.  Khabib continued his stellar play with an goal and an assist to earn top spot for the three stars and bring his point total to four for the playoffs.  The series now shifts to Newfoundland as they try to get back into contention but it will be an uphill battle for them.

Game 3
Detroit 5 Newfoundland 1

Shots Det 37 New 25

Winning Goalie A Jobin 24 saves on 25 shots

Detroit Scoring
Goals - Khabib Nurmagomedov (2), Guy O'Shea (1), Burlok Sulfurgold (1), Kaarlo Kekkonen (1)
Assists - Jmac NCheese (4), Luke McMaster (2), Zoltan Topalo (2), Magnus Liljestrom (1)

Newfoundland Scoring
Goals - Cody (1)
Assists - Akira Ren (1), Slatt Potts (1)

Three Stars
1 - Jmac NCheese (DET)

2 - Khabib Nurmagomedov (DET)
3 - Luke McMaster (DET)

Another crushing defeat for Newfoundland, this time in front of their home fans.  Detroit surrendered a short handed goal midway through the second period which gave the home team some hope that they could get right back in this series.  Unfortunately, it was not to be.  Detroit scored on their next power play a few minutes later and did not take their foot off of the pedal from that point forward.  Now with a 3 to 0 lead in the series, Detroit will be looking for the sweep and and a ticket to the third round.

Game 4
Detroit 3 Newfoundland 1

Shots Det 28 New 29

Winning Goalie - A Jobin 28 saves on 29 shots

Detroit Scoring
Goals - Jmac NCheese (1), Kaarlo Kekkonen (1), Zoltan Topalo (1)
Assists - Luke McMaster (2), Jack Kanoff (1), Magnus Liljestrom (1), Reid Sutherland (1), Ttam Renkrac (1)

Newfoundland Scoring
Goals - Cody (1)
Assists - Akira Ren (1), Jukka Timonen (1)

Three Stars
1 - A Jobin (DET)

2 - Luke McMaster (DET)
3 - Kaarlo Kekkonen (DET)

The brooms are out for Detroit as they managed to hold off a hard charging Newfoundland team for the sweep of their second round series.  It was a tie game late into the third period before Detroit scored two late goals to take the lead for good.  It was a strong effort for the number one seed as they await their round three opponent on their road to the cup.