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# PPP Bracket Challenge and playoff predictions results
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ppp-bracket-challenge-and-playoff-predictions-results/
- Published: 2016-06-13T15:13:06.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-13T15:13:06.000Z
- Description: A total of 246 PPP readers entered our bracket challenge, and we have a winner!
- Author: Scott Wheeler
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

With the playoffs officially come to a close, so to has this year's PPP Bracket Challenge. At the start of the playoffs, a 246 members and readers submitted their brackets.

PPP user Fallen\_Leafs came out on top, predicting 13/15 series' correctly before the playoffs even began, including Pittsburgh over San Jose in the [Stanley Cup Final](http://www.sbnation.com/stanley-cup-final?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). Fallen\_Leafs finished 54th in the world, and missed only on Nashville over Anaheim and New York over Florida.

Among all PPP staff members, Gunnar Carlsson finished first (sixth overall) after picking 10/15 series' correctly, including Pittsburgh over San Jose. I finished second (15th overall), with 263 points. Elseldo finished last among PPP writers, predicting just 4/15 series' correctly in his bracket, all in the first round.

Beyond the bracket challenge, some of the staff also made [pre-playoffs predictions](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ppps-2016-nhl-postseason-predictions/) on the conference champions, [Stanley Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) champion, the number of games, and the Conn Smythe winner. All of myself, Katya and Gunnar correctly predicted the [Penguins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/pittsburgh-penguins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) would win the Stanley Cup and in six games. Only Gunnar predicted the [Sharks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/san-jose-sharks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) would be their opponent though (Katya had the [Kings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and I had the [Blues](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/st-louis-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)). Both myself and Gunnar also predicted Crosby would win the Conn Smythe, while Katya predicted Letang would.

In our pre-playoff poll, 30% of readers predicted the [Capitals](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/washington-capitals?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) would win the Cup, while 21% predicted the Pens.

The full PPP Bracket Challenge results are available [here](http://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com#/league/165146).

Congrats to Fallen\_Leafs!