19.1 The top four (4) teams will advance to the
Divisional semi-finals. In the event that two or more teams are tied after the
Round Robin play, the tie will be broken as follows:
(a) If more than two (2) teams are tied for the last playoff spot a
team, then the team that has beaten the other teams shall be awarded the higher
spot.
(b) If more than two (2) are tied, then the team with the most wins
will determine the higher placement.
(c) If two (2) teams are tied, then the team that defeated the other in
the Round Robin will advance.
(d) If still
tied, then the team with the most wins will advance.
(e)) If still tied, then the team with the fewest penalty minutes in
Round-Robin play will advance.
(f) If still tied, then we will flip a coin.
19.2
A one game
semi-final will be played. The pairings will be 1st versus 4th
and 2nd versus 3rd.
19.3
A one game final
will be played with the higher ranked team as the home team.
19.4
If the semi-final
and/or the final game of the divisional final championship round are tied after
regulation time, the deadlock will be broken by eliminating one (1) player per
team at the end of each minute (stop time).
19.5
Player
elimination is as follows:
4 on 4 for 1minute 3
on 3 for 1minute
2
on 2 for 1minute 1 on 1 until the tie
is broken.
At the end of each minute a face-off will re-occur at
center ice. Substitutions are allowed.
All overtime
games will be sudden death, and
(a) A penalty called during the overtime will result in
the player being ejected for the remainder of the game ;
(b) If a goalie is removed (at any point during the
overtime) he can be re-inserted.
(c) Any penalty time remaining at the end of regulation
time will be cancelled;