USPHL Premier and Elite Division  Playoff Format

2018-19 Season

Florida and Southeast Conferences:

Top 4 teams make the playoffs:

Higher seed maintains home ice throughout

 

Semifinals: Best-of-3 Series

Week ending February 25,2019

 

• Winners Premier Division advance to the Finals (Essex Sports Center). March 9-11, 2019
• Winners Elite Division advance to Finals (Merrimack College) March 9th-11th 2019

 

In the Florida Conference all games will be played at Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) 

 

Premier Finals (March 9,10,11 2019)

(Essex Sports Center, Middleton, MA)

 

                 Elite Division Finals (Merrimack College) March 9th-11th 2019

Round Robin (March 9 & 10)

4 Round Robin Brackets of 4 teams each. Brackets are determined using regular season standings and tie breakers. 

 

Premier A…1,8,9,16

Premier B…2,7,10,15

Premier C…3,6,11,14

Premier D…4,5,12,13

 

Teams maintain seeding throughout.

 

No Bracket shall contain 2 teams from the same Conference. On or before March 4, final Brackets will be determined and travel logistics will be addressed before the final schedule is published. .

  4 Bracket winners advance to the Semi Final Round on March 11, AM 

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