The month of April marked the end of the regular season for the Colorado Eagles who finished with a 40-22-10 record, which was good enough for third in the ten-team Pacific Division. That earned them a best-of-three play-in at home where the Eagles faced the Ontario Reign and quickly dispatched their rivals with only two home games needed.
For the true first round of the AHL playoffs the Eagles engaged in a best-of-five series with the Coachella Firebirds, who of course in fateful fashion are the brand new affiliates of the Seattle Kraken. And just like what happened with their NHL counterparts, Coachella Valley took the match in five games after the Eagles built a 2-1 series lead.