After falling just shy of regular-season title, Toronto Six look to rebound for Isobel Cup

Caught at the finish line for the regular-season title, the Toronto Six can still claim the Premier Hockey League's ultimate crown and hoist the Isobel Cup on Monday.

The Six are the No. 2 seed heading into the women's league's six-team playoffs starting Friday in Tampa Bay, Fla., and thus have a bye to Sunday's semifinals.

Toronto and the Connecticut Whale await the victors of Friday's quarter-finals to know their opponents.

The Whale overtook Toronto atop the standings with a 5-0 win in Sunday's regular-season finale and pipped the Six by just one point.

Toronto had snapped the Whale's 12-game winning streak the previous day with a 5-4 overtime victory at Danbury Arena.

"The way the point system is in overtime, we led the league in wins, but they had one more point than us," Six head coach Mark Joslin said.

"We just ran out of gas. We're good enough and deep enough and I believe we're driven enough to bounce back and be ready Sunday in Tampa no matter who we're playing."

Time to make waves in Tampa Bay