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2012 PLAYOFF
FORMAT & TIEBREAKER RULES |
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| Playoff Format |
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| The regular
season ends after the February 26th games.
Standings at that time will determine the round robin |
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team. Ties in points will be resolved
using the tiebreaker rules (below).
Playoffs will run 5 weeks. |
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| The 1st, 4th,
5th and 8th place teams will play in Pool I.
The 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th place teams will play in Pool II. |
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| Over the
3-week round robin, each team in Pool I will play every other team in Pool I
once. Likewise for Pool II. |
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| After the
3-week round robin, each team will be re-ranked on points 1st to 4th within
their pool. Ties in points |
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games only) will be resolved by re-applying the tiebreaker rules. |
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| In week 4 of
the playoffs, the semifinals will be played.
The finals are held in Week 5, the last week of the season. |
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| For the
A&B semi-finals, the 1st place team in Pool I will play the 2nd place
team in Pool II. Likewise, 1st in Pool
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Pool I. The winners of these 2 games
will play for the A final, the other 2 teams will play for the B final. |
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| For the
C&D semi-finals, the 3rd place team in Pool I will play the 4th place
team in Pool II. Likewise, 3rd in Pool
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Pool I. The winners of these 2 games
will play for the C final, the other 2 teams will play for the D final. |
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| Tiebreaker
Rules |
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| These rules
are to be used to break ties in the standings based on points - 2 points for
a win, 1 point for a tie. |
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used, if necessary, after the regular season to determine finishing positions
from 1st to 8th. |
| They will be
used, if necessary, to break ties within each pool after the 3-game round
robin. |
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| Rules are
applied in order until ties are broken.
If 3 teams are tied, once the top team is determined using the |
| rules, the tie
between the 2 remaining teams is broken by continuing to apply the rules from
the point the 3-way |
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broken. |
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| Here are the
rules, in order: |
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Most wins among tied teams. |
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| 2. |
Points in head-to-head competition among tied
teams. |
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Difference between goals for and goals
against. This difference is determined
game by game, with a |
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maximum difference of 7 in any one game. Differences across all games are then added
up. |
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Least number of goals allowed. |
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Most points against highest ranked team (in
pool for breaking ties in round robin play). |
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Least penalized team. |
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| 7. |
Flip of a coin. |
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| In round robin
play, if a game is tied after regulation time, a 5-minute sudden death 5-on-5
period will be played |
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time). If no team scores, each team is
awarded 1 point. |
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| In semi-finals
and finals, if a game is tied after regulation, a 5-minute sudden death
5-on-5 period will be played |
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time). If no team scores, a 5-player
shootout will decide the game. The 5
players need to be named on |
| the gamesheet
before the start of the 5-minute sudden death period. If still tied after the 5-player shootout, |
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1-player shootouts will play out until a winner is decided. A player cannot shoot again until everyone
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shot. |
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