2002 Eastern Conference Final
Kelly City Lakers vs. South Beach Seminoles
- The Seminoles start and finish the series strong, heading to their third straight finals and stopping the Lakers from advancing to their first ever final. The Seminoles are the only team to repeat and now they are looking for the threepeat. 

2002 Western Conference Final
Anchor City Sharks vs. Dawn Mills Devil Rays
- Dawn Mills survives the ultimate scare, going up 3-0 and having to win Game 7 on the road in Anchor City. The Rays set up a rematch from the 2000 finals against the Seminoles and are looking for their second Pacino Cup in 5 years.


 Up next…2002 Pacino Cup FinalsDawn Mills Devil Rays vs. South Beach Seminoles

**I've finally got free time again and looking to get this going again. The write ups will remain less detailed moving forward as the graphics will hopefully do most the talking. Apologies for the ... 6 month wait between posts. **
 

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2002 Pacino Cup Finals
Dawn Mills Devil Rays vs. South Beach Seminoles
- The Seminoles complete the threepeat in absolute dominant fashion, crushing the Rays in 5 and proving to be the best team in league history. South Beach ties Bentley with the most Pacino Cups in history while Dawn Mills moves to 1-3 in finals.





Up Next…
Off-Season news and league update.

2003 Off-Season: The State of the YHL



The league owners held a press conference to announce that the Yorkland government has officially decided not to fund the league moving forward, beginning with the 2004 season. The owners have made it clear that they will not be folding the league and that the success of the league will be determined by the fans continuing to support the league.

With the announcement that the owners are not fully controlling the league, it marks the death of the short lived YJDHL. All of the teams who joined the league are free to join any other amateur league they should choose. While there has been talk of the YHL funding the league again in the future, that is not something in the cards at the moment.

The 2004 season will see the league switch uniform manufacturers as they no longer need to use government facilities. The hope is that the re-designs and new jerseys will lead to new revenue for the league which will be key.

In response to future expansion, the owners made it clear that it will be determined by the support the league receives moving forward. If the league is strong, there is always potential for expansion but that is again something not in the cards at the moment.

The league will be adding outdoor games in 2004 as another revenue stream and will try it out with 1 to begin, Bentley hosting Brooklynn, to deem the future of those games too.

While the league is in a tough spot, the owners are confident that the league will flourish and the fans will get the best game that the league has ever produced.

Up next:
2003 Regular Season.

Man, the Lions definitely struggle. What do they need to do to get better?

2003 Pacino Cup Playoffs



Western Conference Semi-Finals
Dawn Mills Devil Rays vs. Bentley Stars
- Despite being up 3 games to 1, the Stars fail in the opening round yet again, losing 3 straight and losing in 7 to the Devil Rays. Bentley struggled hard in the final 3 games of the series, only managing to put up 2 goals in the 3 elimination games. 

Western Conference Semi-Finals
Anchor City Sharks vs. Brooklynn Blackhawks
- After losing the first game on the road, the Blackhawks fired back with 3 straight wins and a stranglehold in the series. Anchor City managed to fend off elimination at home, but would ultimately fall on the road as the Blackhawks upset the Sharks and head to the conference finals for the 2nd time in 3 years.

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Kelly City Lakers vs. South Beach Seminoles
- The dynasty comes to an end! After stealing Game 1, the Lakers proved why they were the best team in the regular season and rallied off 4 straight wins, holding Southbeach to 1 goal in 3 straight games to clinch the series in 5. South Beach fails to win four straight, but what an incredible run. 

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Cayuga Saints vs. Bayleigh Peach Kings
- The Peach Kings take Game 1 on the road before being trounced by the Saints in the next 4 games to close out the series in 5. The Saints were just a goal scoring machine in the series, putting up 27 goals in 5 games. 

Up next:
2003 Conference Finals
Dawn Mills Devil Rays vs. Brooklynn Blackhawks
Kelly City Lakers vs. Cayuga Saints