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THE
FOUNDING FOUR

Four teams. Four virtual stadiums. One golden crown.
Miami Mighty Geckz · McLean Cardinals · Washington Whoompt · Chattanooga Choo Choo

See the bracket Meet the teams
4
Teams
4
Stadiums
6
Round-robin games
6–5
Final aggregate
1
Golden Cup
The Franchises

Four identities. One ice.

Each Founding Four team brings its own colors, its own crowd, and its own home arena into the tournament.

#3 SEED
🦎

Mighty Geckz

Neon Reef Stadium — Miami
"Small creature. Massive heart."
#1 SEED
🐦

Cardinals

Cardinal Perch Gardens — McLean
"Precision creates champions."
#2 SEED
🏛️

Whoompt

The District Dome — Washington
"Make history."
#4 SEED
🚂

Choo Choo

Terminal Arena — Chattanooga
"Every journey starts here."
The Road to Gold

Round robin to the Golden Final.

Seeded by round-robin points, the Founding Four collapse into a knockout — capped by a best-of-two, aggregate-goals Championship.

#1 McLean Cardinals
VS
#4 Chattanooga Choo Choo
McLean advances, 6–2
#2 Washington Whoompt
VS
#3 Miami Mighty Geckz
Miami advances, 3–2 (OT)
The Golden Final
McLean Cardinals
vs
Miami Mighty Geckz
🏆 MIAMI WINS
6–5 AGGREGATE
Game 1 — McLean 3, Miami 1
Game 2 — Miami 5, McLean 4 (OT)
Down 3-1, Miami storms back
Down two goals on aggregate with under a minute left, Miami tied it, forced overtime, and won it on a breakaway triple-deke — completing the biggest comeback in PuckGold history before the league was even a day old.
5–4
MIGHTY GECKZ OVER CARDINALS
GAME TWO · OVERTIME