All in-game protocols will remain the same as HSL Regular season league games, unless otherwise noted. This includes warm-up, length of periods, mercy rule and rulebook will be the same as then-current HSL Rulebook.
Supplemental disciplinary procedures and reviews will be managed by the same process as the HSL Regular Season.
Tie games in round robin portion of the tournament will end in a tie.
Quarterfinals, semifinals or Championship games ending regulation in a tie will play overtime and shootout if necessary. Overtime rules and protocol are listed below.
Teams will be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) games during the Championship weekends, as per Acceptance Package information provided prior to the start of the season.
Pools for Championship weekends will be determined via total Points Percentage (PTS% in website standings) through the regular season, due to the divisional realignment and hybrid divisional games between different divisions which took place. Only records played between teams in the same division will be used. Meaning, games played only against teams playing in the same championship tournaments will be used to determine standings. These PTS% totals are listed below, next to the competing teams in this championship.
Teams with the highest regular season points percentage will ALWAYS be deemed as the Home Team during the Championship Weekends.
Note that in all instances, the League Commissioner reserves the right to make final decisions if any lack of clarity or confusion arises from the perception of the above-mentioned rules.
Round Robin Format:
Teams will be divided into two (2) pools of seven (7) and six (6) teams based on Points Percentage after Regular Season:
Pool A - 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th and 13th
Pool B - 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th
Final Ranking
Team
PTS%
1
Warriors Hockey
0.89
2
HDC Bandits
0.84
3
North Stars Hockey Academy
0.75
4
Spartan Academy
0.64
5
South Sask Academy
0.57
6
Saints Pro Hockey Academy
0.52
7
O2 Grizzlies
0.47
8
Calgary Crusaders
0.42
9
MOB Hockey*
0.34
10
Stars Hockey Academy+
0.34
11
Capital City Knights
0.34
12
Spartan Academy - 16 Mjr
0.08
13
Rebels Hockey Academy
0
*
9th Place by way of having better Goal Differential
+
10th Place by way of having more Regular Season Wins
***Teams tied in points percentage had ties broken in the following way:
Most wins in regular season
Goal differential
Teams will play a 2-game round robin with teams selected based on rankings, higher ranked teams were given opponents for round robin ranked lower. Both round robin games for all teams are played within their own pool which will determine final rankings. Teams will then be split into an ‘A’ and ‘B’ division for playoff games.
Wins will be worth three (3) points
Ties will be worth one (1) point
Losses will result in zero (0) points
NO overtime to be played
A MAXIMUM of +7 or -7 for goal differential per game, regardless of final score (ie: a 10-1 win by Team A will only result in a +7 for Team A and -7 for Team B. Team A would be given 8 GF and 1 GA, and the opposite for Team B)
Tiebreakers when determining final rankings after Round Robin, if two (2) teams are tied in points in the same pool or for final positions in the ‘ B ’ Division playoffs:
Winner of the head-to-head game between the two teams tied, if it was a tie:
Highest decimal rating, based on total GF (goals for) divided by GF (goals for) + GA (goals against) - a maximum of +7 or -7 per game in Round Robin
GF / (GF + GA)
Highest Points Percentage from the Regular Season between teams tied.
Lowest total PIMs
Coin Flip
Tiebreakers when determining final rankings after Round Robin, if more than two (2) teams are tied:
Most wins in round robin
Highest decimal rating, based on total GF (goals for) divided by GF (goals for) + GA (goals against) - a maximum of +7 or -7 per game in Round Robin
GF / (GF + GA)
Highest Points Percentage from the Regular Season between teams tied.
Lowest total PIMs
Coin Flip
Playoff Format:
As round robin games come to a finish on Friday, matchups for Saturday will be finalized by 9:00 pm on Friday night. Stay tuned to the website for all updates as the matchups are finalized.
A Side:
1st place in each pool will get a bye to the semifinal.
2nd and 3rd in each pool will get a birth in the quarterfinal.
Winners will advance and losers are eliminated.
B Side:
7th place overall between the two pools after the round robin will get a bye to the semifinal.
Teams ranked 8th through 13th will be seeded based on the round robin results to play in quarterfinal games. All rankings will be finalized using the tiebreaker system listed above.
Winners will advance and losers will be eliminated.
Overtime Rules for Playoff Games
5 Minutes - 3 on 3 if the game is tied after regulation.
If still tied after 3 on 3, there will be a 3-player shootout. Home team will have the choice to shoot first or second. If the teams are still tied after three shooters each, there will be a sudden death shootout. Shooters are only eligible to shoot once until ALL skaters have taken a shot, then players will be eligible to shoot twice.
