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Florida and South Division Playoff Format

USPHL Premier Division  Playoff Format

2019-20 Season

 

Each team’s playoff roster must be declared on January 22, 2020

 

Florida and Southeast Conferences:

 

Top 4 teams in each Division make the playoffs:

 

Higher seed maintains home ice throughout

Best-of-3 Series

Week ending March 1, 2020

In the Florida Conference all games played at Fort Myers Skatium

Feb 29th – March 2nd 

In the Southeast Conferences all games played at Skate Nation Plus (Glen Allen, VA) 

 

No. 1 hosts No.4

No. 2 hosts No.3

Winners advance to the Finals (Merrimack). March 12-16, 2020

 

Premier Finals (March 12-16,2020) 

(Merrimack Athletics Complex, North Andover, MA)

 

Round Robin (March 12,13 & 14)

 

4 Round Robin Brackets of 4 teams each. 

 

Bracket A Bracket B
FLORIDA # 1 GREAT LAKES # 2
MID ATLANTIC # 2 MIDWEST WEST # 1
MIDWEST EAST # 2 NORTH EAST # 2
NEW ENGLAND # 1 SOUTH EAST # 1

 

Bracket C Bracket D
FLORIDA # 2 GREAT LAKES # 1
MID ATLANTIC # 1 MIDWEST WEST # 2
MIDWEST EAST # 1 NORTH EAST # 1
NEW ENGLAND # 2 SOUTH EAST # 2

 

The League reserves the right to make bracket adjustments to ensure competitive balance.

 

 

  4 Bracket winners advance to the Semi Final Round on March 15 

 

  • No. 1 winner hosts No.4 winner
  • No. 2 winner hosts No.3winner
  • No teams from the same Conference will play each other in the Semi Final Round

 

2 Winners advance to the Championship Game on March 16

 

 

ALL SEMI FINAL AND FINAL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED 5-on-5 UNTIL A WINNER IS DETERMINED (20-minute Sudden Death Overtime format).

 

ALL ROUND ROBIN GAMES WILL BE PLAYED 5-on-5 (single 5-minute Sudden Death Overtime format). GAMES CAN END IN A TIE. No Shoot out.

  BREAKING TIES: In all Divisions, when standings are required to determine eligibility or               placement, the following shall be the order considered:

i.     Most Points

ii.    Most points achieved Head to Head

iii.   Most wins

iv.   Goals for minus goals against

v.    Lowest penalty minutes

vi.   Coin Toss

 

 

USPHL Elite Division  Playoff Format

2019-20 Season

 

Each team’s playoff roster must be declared on January 22, 2020

 

Florida and Southeast Conferences:

In the Florida Conference all games played at Fort Myers Skatium 

Feb 29th – March 2nd 

In the Southeast Conferences all games played at Skate Nation Plus (Glen Allen, VA) 

 

Top 4 teams in each Division make the playoffs:

 

Higher seed receives home ice advantage

Best-of-3 Series

Week ending March 1, 2020

 

  • No. 1 hosts No.4
  • No. 2 hosts No.3
  • Winners advance to the Finals (Merrimack). March 12-16, 2020

 

Elite Finals (March 12-16,2020) 

(Merrimack Athletics Complex, North Andover, MA)

 

Round Robin (March 12,13 & 14)

 

8 Team Format 

 

2 Round Robin Brackets of 4 teams each. Brackets are:

 

Elite A…South East #1, Florida #2, Mid Atlantic #1, North #2

Elite B…South East #2, Florida #1, Mid Atlantic #2, North #1

 

Teams to be seeded 1 through 4 based on League Tie Breakers.

 

  Bracket winners and 1strunner ups advance to the Semi Final round on March 15

 

  • Bracket A winner hosts Bracket B runner up
  • Bracket B winner hosts Bracket A runner up

 

2 Winners advance to the Championship Game on March 16

 

 

ALL SEMI FINAL AND FINAL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED 5-on-5 UNTIL A WINNER IS DETERMINED (20-minute Sudden Death Overtime format).

 

ALL ROUND ROBIN GAMES WILL BE PLAYED 5-on-5 (single 5-minute Sudden Death Overtime format). GAMES CAN END IN A TIE. No Shoot out.

  BREAKING TIES: In all Divisions, when standings are required to determine eligibility or               placement, the following shall be the order considered:

i.     Most Points

ii.    Most points achieved Head to Head

iii.   Most wins

iv.   Goals for minus goals against

v.    Lowest penalty minutes

vi.   Coin Toss

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