PLAYOFFS

🏒  2025-2026 PLAYOFFS

📅 Start Date: March 21, 2026

📌 Scroll down for full playoff standings

✅ General Rules

• Maximum 2 subs allowed per team
• All spares must be league-approved (minimum 5 games played)
• Rosters (including any subs) must be submitted to scorekeeper before game time
• Unapproved subs may lead to disqualification
• One 30-second timeout allowed per game (anytime)

🔴 Divisions with 6 Teams

🧩 Round 1 Matchups

• 1 vs 6
• 2 vs 5
• 3 vs 4

🧩 Round 2 Matchups

• Winner (1 vs 6) vs Loser (3 vs 4)
• Loser (1 vs 6) vs Loser (2 vs 5)
• Winner (2 vs 5) vs Winner (3 vs 4)

⚠️ Elimination Format

• If tied after 3 periods, game goes to a shootout
• 2 losses = automatic elimination
• Best 2 records after Rounds 1 & 2 advance to Finals

🧮 Tiebreaker Rules – Quick Guide

1. Best Goal Differential
   • Team with the biggest difference between goals scored and goals allowed ranks higher.
2. Most Goals For
   • If tied on goal differential, the team that scored more total goals ranks higher.
3. Fewest Goals Against
   • If still tied, the team that allowed fewer goals ranks higher.
4. Shootout Loss Bonus
   • If still tied, 1 point is added for each shootout loss. Team with more shootout losses gets the edge.

🏆 Final (Round 3)

• 5-minute OT, then shootout if still tied

🔵 Divisions with 4 Teams

🧩 Round 1

• 1 vs 3
• 2 vs 4

🧩 Round 2 – Elimination Round

• Winner (1 vs 3) vs Loser (2 vs 4)
• Loser (1 vs 3) vs Winner (2 vs 4)

⚠️ Format

• If tied after 3 periods, game goes to a shootout
• One 30-second timeout allowed per game

🏆 Final (Round 3)

• 5-minute OT, then shootout

🟡 Divisions with 5 Teams

🧩 Round 1

• 1st place receives bye to Round 2
• 2 vs 3 → Winner receives bye to Round 3
• 4 vs 5 →
  • Loser plays loser of 2 vs 3 in Round 2
  • Winner plays 1st place team in Round 2

🧩 Round 2

• 4 vs 5 loser vs 2 vs 3 loser
• 4 vs 5 winner vs 1st place team
• Winner of 2 vs 3 from Round 1 gets bye to Round 3

⚠️ Elimination Format

• 2 losses = automatic elimination

🏆 Round 3 – Semi-Finals

🏆 Round 4 – Finals

• 5-minute OT, then shootout if tied

⏱️ Tiebreakers (Rounds 1–3)

• If tied after regulation: shootout
• One 30-second timeout allowed per game