At the end of the regular Season teams are ranked 1 – 6 based on end of regular season standings.  Based on this the teams are placed in the following groups:

 

5 Week playoff
 

One division for all teams which is a change from two divisions in previous years. ​​​

 

Week 1 Play-offs:

​3 vs 4 - 8:00pm

1 vs 5 - 9:20pm

2 vs 6 - 10:40pm

 

Week 2 Play-offs:

1 vs 6 - 8:00pm

2 vs 3 - 9:20pm

4 vs 5 - 10:40

 

Week 3 Play-offs:

2 vs 5 - 8:00om

1 vs 4 - 9:20pm

3 vs 6 - 10:40pm

 

Week 4 (Semi Finals)
 

​5 v 6 (Relegation) - 8:00pm

1 v 4 (Semi) - 9:20pm

2 v 3 (Semi) - 10:40pm
 

Top 4 teams based on total points will move to semi finals. Teams will be re-seeded after the round robin for the semi final week.

 

Ties will be broken based on the following CARHA Rules:

1) most wins,

2) winner of round robin game between tied teams,

3) goals for minus goals against, (Note 1): difference between goals scored by a team and the goals scored against that team. (Note 2): for the purpose of applying this step, the greatest factor used will be +7 goals (example: if the actual score of the game is 10-0, a number factor no greater than plus 7 will be given to the winning team and a factor of minus 7 will be given to the losing team),

4) least goals against,

5) best performance against 1st place team in division of tied teams,

6) least penalized team

 

For overtime in semis go right to a shoot out 3 vs 3 then 1 vs 1 with no repeats until all team players have shot. Before the game each team submits possible shoot out roster of 3 players. Player A, B and C then if no winner after the 3,   Player D , Play E etc

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Week 5 (Finals)

After the semis the 2 winning teams will play for the Championship.

 

In case of tie in the final game only, the following will take place:
 

• 5mins of 5 on 5 overtime

• If the tie isn't resolved then a shootout will take place (3 names will be submitted prior to the game) all other games will remain as a tie to keep time frames.

• The remaining 4 teams are re-seeded after week 4. 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 the following week, that way 5 & 6 do not play each other 2 weeks in a row.
   

​High seed non-finalist v Winner of Relegation

1 v 2 (Championship) - 9:20pm

Low seed non-finalist v Loser of Relegation - 10:40pm

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Goalies - only goalies that can be utilized during the playoffs are regular or on the sub list.

Suspensions – any suspensions during playoff games, will carry over to the new year.

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With this format, the higher you place in the regular season, the easier the path you have to the Championship game:

1st place from regular seasons plays: 4th, 5th & 6th

2nd place from regular seasons plays: 3rd, 5th & 6th

3rd place from regular seasons plays: 2nd, 4th & 6th

4th place from regular seasons plays: 1st, 3rd & 5th

5th place from regular seasons plays: 1st, 2nd & 4th

6th place from regular seasons plays: 1st, 2nd & 3rd