*** LCMHL PLAYOFF INFORMATION ***

LCMHL Playoff information

 

1] We anticipate he playoff schedule is will be posted for all levels as early as Feb 9 2013

2] Practices and games scheduling post 1^st round will depend on the first round results

3] Playoffs DATES

• Seeding date to determine playoff format is Wednesday Jan 30 2013 regardless of re-scheduled games still to be played.
• First Round of playoffs to commence on Friday February 15, 2013 through to Friday March 8, 2013 inclusive.

No games shall be played through the March Break from Friday March 8, 2013 to Sunday March 17, 2013 inclusive.

Final Round of playoffs to resume Monday March 18 2013 to Sunday March 31 2013.

 

4] Playoffs pools as follows:

 

NOVICE

 

NOVICE A: 9 teams - split top 5/bottom 4

NOVICE B:

Blueline-1 pool 7 teams 
Redline-1 pool 7 teams
Greenline –8 teams – 2 pools [ one pool with the odd ranked team 1-3-5-7 , one pool with ranked team 2-4-6-8 ] 

NOVICE C: 10 teams – 2 pools: top 5 and bottom 5

 

ATOM

 

ATOM A: 7 teams - 1 pool

 

ATOM B:

Blueline -  1 pool 7 teams

Redline - 1 pool 7 teams

 Greenline- 1 pool 7 teams

 

ATOM C: 1 pool 7 teams

 

PEEWEE

PEEWEE A: 1 pool 7 teams

PEEWEE B:

Blueline-1 pool 7 teams 
Redline- 8 teams – split top 4/bottom 4

 

PEEWEE C: - 4 teams, 1 pool

BANTAM

BANTAM A: 8 teams, split top 4/bottom 4

BANTAM C: 5 teams, 1 pool

MIDGETT

 

MIDGET A: 5 teams, 1 pool
MIDETE B-Checking: 8 teams - split top 4/bottom 4

5] LCMHL PLAYOFFS rules

[ extract from Section 14 of the LCMHL rules and regulations as per Revision form Oct 3^rd 2012]

a. General: Within each division, playoffs for the first round shall consist of all teams in a round robin.

b. Play-off Format: League Executive will specify the start and end dates for all playoff rounds, as outlined under rule 3d. There will be no changes permitted to home ice dates once these have been submitted and accepted by the league. Statisticians will be responsible to schedule all play-off games within his/her division.

c. Playoff Game Notification: Every attempt will be made to provide notification of playoff games thirty-six (36) hours before the scheduled time/date of a game. In extraordinary circumstances, notification may be less than seventy-two (72) hours. Any coach who declines to play a play-off game as scheduled by the league will be subject to immediate disciplinary action, including FORFEITURE OF POINTS AND SUSPENSION OF THE COACH for at least the next meaningful game. LCMHL will make every effort to post the schedule on the website 72 hours in advance.

d. Home Ice Advantage: For the round robin, there will be no home ice advantage for any team.

e. Completion of the Round Robin: The completion of the playoff rounds within all divisions must be completed by March Break, inclusive of any league imposed blackout periods.

f.   March Break all Levels: The League will schedule no games, from 12:01 am the first Friday of the March Break until 6:00pm of the second Sunday, inclusive. Teams may elect to play during the March Break, providing both teams are in full agreement. Nonetheless, completion of playoff rounds will not be jeopardised by March Break thus, the executive reserves the right to impose games during this period under rule 3d). Juvenile is the exception and games may be played over March Break, games will not be played during reading week.

g. Round Robin: Each team will play each other once for a minimum of three games and a maximum total of six games. Maximum number of games to be determined by the number of teams in the Round Robin.

  i.     The playoff schedule will be set as follows for the first round:

• 7 teams or less one pool
• 8 to 14 teams two pools (Pool 1 = odd teams; Pool 2 = even teams)
• 15 or more teams format to be determined by the league, no later than the December meeting.
• The League may at its January meeting decide to split playoff divisions into a finalist division and a runner-up division.

h. Round Robin Seeding: Seeding date is determined by all games played as of 11:59 PM on January 30^th.

h. Regular Point System: winner of pool is determined by most points. No overtime. In the event of tues at the end of the playoff Round Robin, placement is determined by:

  i.     Team with most wins in round robin play;

ii.     Team with most wins against other tied teams in round robin play;

    iii.     Team with best plus – minus record (goals for – goals against = plus/minus rating) in round robin play

    iv.     Team with best plus – minus record (goals for – goals against = plus/minus rating) in head to head with team in round robin play;

v.     Team with most goals for in round robin play;

    vi.     Team with least goals against in round robin play;

   vii.     Teams with the least penalty minutes in round robin play;

  viii.     Final standings at end of regular season;

    ix.     Coin toss by statistician.

j.   Format for Division Finals – Four Point Series

  i.     Division finals will be four (4) point series to a maximum of four games, unless otherwise directed by the league because of time constraints. Winner = 2 points, Loser = 0 points. Tied games will remain tied with each team receiving one (1) point, except for Game 4.

ii.     Winner Pool 1 vs. Winner Pool 2 - top 2 teams if only 1 pool

    iii.     In divisions where there are finalist and consolation groupings - the top two teams in each Division shall advance.

    iv.     Home ice advantage (2 games, not necessarily the 1st game) shall be awarded to the team that placed higher in the Regular Season Final Standings.

v.     4th game: Host association must supply 2 hours (2&1/2 hours for Midget and Juvenile) for overtime.

    vi.     OVERTIME is played in the 4th game only.

   vii.     Overtime is played if there is a tie at the end of regulation time and neither team has reached 4 points in Game 4.

  viii.     Teams will not change ends for overtime periods. Penalties will be served and do affect the number of players on the ice.

    ix.     All overtime periods will be 5 minutes, stop time, sudden death.
Period 4: 6 players (including the goalie)
Period 5: 5 players (including the goalie)
Period 6 and beyond: 4 players (including the goalie)

  i.     If the 4^th game results in a tie at the end of the additional allocated overtime ice, the 4^th game must be replayed in its entirety.

k. Expediting Completion of Playoff Games/Series

  i.     The playoff end date for the league is March 31^st.

ii.     If in any series, it is the opinion of the league that time is of the essence, the league may require that the game be played on the first available ice regardless of where the game should normally be played. The normal home status rotation will remain in effect.

    iii.     If in the opinion of the league, a series is being delayed because of unavailability of ice, the league may direct that a game be played on another ice surface. At the discretion of the league, this other surface could be in either of the competing team’s arenas or on a neutral site. Ice costs will be borne by the designated home team.

  

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