ODWHA playoffs

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1 ODWHA playoffs All teams will be scheduling their own home playoff games NOTE: If both teams agree a playoff game can also be used as a play down game as well. To allow ice schedulers to plan for the teams' ice allocation, please be advised that the League will be asking for a minimum of 4 ice times be provided for each team. These ice times as well as blackout dates must be provided to the 1 st place team prior to any scheduling. Once the 1 st place team has everyone s ice and blackout dates they will distribute to all teams and scheduling can begin. If you are the 1 st place team and do not receive the ice times by the deadline contact the ODWHA TEAMS ADVANCING TO PLAYOFFS: Competitive: Feb 4/18 Regular Season ends for competitive, Feb 8th/18 Playoffs start for competitive The top 6 teams out of 10, or top 8 teams in tiers of 11 or more will advance to playoffs. IMPORTANT: from the ODWHA rules and regs. If at any time, a team is re-categorized by the OWHA or ODWHA, their eligibility for playoffs will be reviewed by the ODWHA Board provided the team files a Consideration for Playoff Eligibility Request Form found on the ODWHA website. Please submit to Competitive Director and Executive Director.. House League: Feb 9th/18 Regular Season ends for House League, Feb 15th/18 Playoffs start for House League All house league teams will participate in playoffs, for regular season division teams were divided into East and West but for playoffs east and west will be combined. New for playoffs, divisions will be grouped into 2 levels by the ODWHA based on regular season performance. This will allow for 2 championship games per level on championship day. Example. Novice will have an A and B pool and there will be a championship game for both. A player must play a minimum of 5 league games with the team on which they are considered registered in order to be eligible for the playoffs unless otherwise approved by the ODWHA Board of Directors. Championship day is Saturday March 24 th Sensplex east & Sunday March 25 th at the Ray Friel in Gloucester. Championship day schedule will be posted online. March 9 th 2018 Playoffs Finish Thank you, ODWHA Executive

2 ODWHA PLAYOFF FORMAT SEASON The playoff season for all eligible teams must be completed by March 9 th unless permission has been received from the Competitive or House Director to play after this date. All regular season game scores are to be posted by midnight, when the regular season ends. Standings for the purpose of determining placement and seeding for the playoff schedule will be as of that date/time (once all game scores have been entered and verified) unless the regular season is extended for extenuating circumstances (inclement weather, loss of ice only) as approved by the ODWHA Executive. Teams will not be eligible to participate in playoffs if there are outstanding rescheduling fees, league fees, fines or if a full regular game schedule has not been played, unless the ODWHA Executive has approved extenuating circumstances. All teams participating in playoffs will play 4 games consisting of 2 home and 2 away. With the exception of inclement weather, playoff games can only be rescheduled if both teams agree to reschedule the game. ODWHA Executive will have final approval for rescheduling requests. Requests for rescheduling a playoff game must be sent to the ODWHA League convenor. Note: the request is subject to official availability. One 30 second timeout will be permitted per team during playoff games. Accumulated penalty minutes for players and coaches with regard to section 2.01 of the ODWHA discipline document carry forward into the playoff season and to championship day. Please review carefully. The tie-breaking formula to be applied for team ties at the completion of the playoff season (in descending order) will be: 1. Most wins in regular season or playoff series against all opponents. 2. Record against other tied team in regular season. (Disregard if more than two teams tied) 3. Goals for divided by (Goals For + Goals Against). 4. Fewest goals allowed in regular season or playoff series against all opponents 5. Fewest penalty minutes accumulated in regular season or playoff series against all opponents 6. Flip of coin by a neutral party agreed to by the League Convenor. 7. In case of more than two teams, tie-breakers will follow the numerical order until all ties are broken

3 Playoff format Pure round robin or weighted modified round robin format will be used to determine seeding s depending on the number of teams in each division Number of Teams in Division Comp/House Teams Weighted Round 3 Teams Weighted Round 4 Teams Pure Round 5 Robin Teams- Weighted Round 6 Game Opponents 1v2(1@home), 1v3(1@home), 2v1(2@home), 2v3, (2@home)3v1(3@home), 3v2(3@home) 1v2(1@home), 1v3(3@home), 1v4(1@home), 1v4(4@home), 2v3(2@home), 2v4(4@home), 2v3(2@home), 3v4(3@home) 1v2(1@home), 1v3(3@home), 1v4(1@home), 1v5(5@home), 2v3(2@home), 2v4(4@home), 2v5(2@home), 3v4(3@home), 3v5(5@home), 4v5(4@home) 1v3(3@home), 1v4(1@home), 1v5(5@home), 1v6(1@home), 2v3(2@home), 2v4(4@home), 2v5(2@home), 2v6(6@home), 3v5(5@home), 3v6(3@home), 4v5(4@home), 4v6(6@home) 7 Teams - Weighted Round 8 Teams - Weighted Round 9 Teams - Weighted Round 10 Teams - Weighted Round 11 Teams - Weighted Round 1v4(1@home), 1v5(5@home), 1v6(1@home), 1v7(7@home), 2v3(3@home), 2v5(2@home), 2v6(6@home), 2v7(2@home), 3v4(4@home), 3v5(3@home), 3v7(7@home), 4v6(6@home), 4v7(4@home), 5v6(5@home) 1v4(4@home), 1v6(1@home), 1v7(7@home), 1v8(1@home), 2v3(2@home), 2v5(5@home), 2v7(2@home), 2v8(8@home), 3v5(3@home), 3v6(6@home), 3v7(3@home), 4v5(5@home), 4v6(6@home), 4v8(4@home), 5v8(8@home), 6v7(7@home) 1v6(6@home), 1v7(1@home), 1v8(8@home), 1v9(1@home), 2v5(2@home), 2v7(7@home), 2v8(2home), 2v9(9@home), 3v5(5@home), 3v6(3@home), 3v8(3@home), 3v9(9@home), 4v5(5@home), 4v6(4@home), 4v7(7@home), 4v9(4@home), 5v8(8@home), 6v7(6@home) 1v5(1@home), 1v8(8@home), 1v9(1@home), 1v10(10@home), 2v6(2@home), 2v7(7@home), 2v9(9@home), 2v10(2@home), 3v7(7@home), 3v8(3@home), 3v9(3@home), 3v10(10@home), 4v6(6@home), 4v7(4@home), 4v8(4@home), 4v9(9@home), 5v6(5@home), 5v7(5@home), 5v8(8@home), 6v10(6@home) 1v6(1@home), 1v9(9@home), 1v10(1@home), 1v11(11@home), 2v7(2@home), 2v8(8@home), 2v10(10@home), 2v11(2@home), 3v7(3@home), 3v8(8@home), 3v10(3@home), 3v11(11@home), 4v6(4@home), 4v8(4@home), 4v9(9@home), 4v10(10@home), 5v6(6@home), 5v7(7@home), 5v9(5@home), 5v11(5@home), 6v9(6@home), 7v8(7@home) 12 Teams- Weighed Round 1v6 (1@home), 1v2(1@home), 2v11(2@home), 2v9(2@home), Robin (home games) 3v7(3@home), 3v1(3@home), 4v8(4@home), 4v3(4@home) 5v4(5@home), 5v10(5@home), 6v2(6@home), 6v11(6@home) 7v10(7@home), 7v5(7@home), 8v7(8@home), 8v9(8@home) 9v5(9@home), 9v12(9@home), 10v3(10@home), 10v1(10@home)

4 12 Team Continued 13 Team- Weighted Round Robin (home games) Team- Weighted Round Robin (home games) 15 Team- Weighted Round Robin (home games) No pick-up players are allowed in the playoffs except as specified in the ODWHA Constitution and Bylaws: upward movement of players to a maximum of 3 players (including the goalie(s), or the number of players originally registered on the team, can only occur if the following conditions are met and officially accepted (in advance of the game to be played) by the ODWHA Executive Registrar. Pick-up requests must be submitted to the Registrar no less than 24 hours prior to game time. To replace an injured player or an ill player. A medical certificate must be provided to the Executive Registrar prior to the game in question. The above situation does not allow a team to add another player to their team roster. Once the injured player has returned to the team, the replacement player is no longer eligible to play.

5 PLAYOFF SCHEDULING PROCESS: A minimum of 4 ice times, at approved venues, is required; additional ice is welcome. The more ice available to team schedulers, the more flexibility the schedulers will have. Association ice schedulers must be available during the playoff scheduling process. Teams will be scheduling their own playoff games with game match-ups, determined by the final regular season standings and as per the chart above. All games must be scheduled at approved venues. Teams can begin scheduling their games once the standings are finalized and the 1 st place team has a copy of everyones schedule and blackout dates. The playoff schedule must be provided to the League Convenor by midnight 2 days prior to Playoffs beginning. (Comp Feb 5 th midnight, House Feb 11 th midnight) Any team(s) who is delaying or not cooperating with the playoff scheduling process will be subject to sanctions by the ODWHA Executive. The League has a zero tolerance policy in respect of unacceptable behavior by parents and spectators at games. It is the responsibility of the coaches, managers and associations to monitor the behavior of their parents in the stands. Should a game be stopped or delayed by an official or an ODWHA representative, as a result of abusive or inappropriate behavior by a spectator, the team with whom the spectator is associated will be subject to the possible forfeiture of the game, and face further measures deemed appropriate by the ODWHA Executive. Best of luck to all teams. ODWHA EXECUTIVE

6 ODWHA PLAYOFF FAQ 1. Where to do I start? After reviewing ODWHA standings at the end of the regular season deadline, (note some may finish earlier) you will refer to the playoff format document above which will identify which teams you will be playing, and who will be the home team. Please submit all 4 ice times and blackouts (labelled) to the team who finished first, prior to starting any scheduling, they will be the record gate keepers All teams are responsible for arranging/scheduling their HOME games including entering it into ODWHA via link which will be provided You should receive ice from your association's ice scheduler. Contact the manager (cc to coach) of the teams you must play Be prepared to provide your ice and blackout dates to the teams you will be playing. 2. Where can I find the contact information for the teams I have to play? 1. Each team had to enter the coach & manager's contact information onto the ODWHA site at the beginning of the season. 2. The coaching staff for all teams in the league can be found on the ODWHA site: click the link download the excel spreadsheet and search 3. How do I know when the other team is available or what ice they have? This is why all teams must submit their schedules and blackout dates prior to starting scheduling teams have to communicate with each other. Blackout dates need to be provided to all teams each team will be playing. Of note, the only acceptable blackout dates are those dates blacked out by the league, play-down games or tournaments. o March Break is blacked out from March 10 th to March 18 th (inclusive). o Tournament names must be provided. (Please note, if necessary, the o league will verify the team's participation in any tournament listed) Blackout dates for playdown games. (Please note, if necessary, the league will verify the play-down dates provided.) Each team must be able to offer the opposing team a minimum of 4 ice times. The ice times should be on different dates (example you cannot give different ice times on the same date). All ice offered must be at a venue approved for playoff games. 5. My team finished higher in the standings. Why do I have to travel? The playoff format states: All teams participating in playoffs will play 4 games consisting of 2 home and 2 away; The benefit of finishing/placing higher in the tier is that you will play the teams finishing in the bottom of the tier. Travel is not a variable that can be controlled. Each team will have 2 home games and the games must be played. Please be reasonable and logical.the higher placed team should always get choice in the event of a tie or conflict.

7 6. I have 3 of my games scheduled, but the 4th ice time available does not work with the team's availability. Now what? Contact your association ice scheduler and ask if they can help. Both teams should review their schedule. Is there a game with another team that can be switched to another date, so that all 4 games can be scheduled? If both teams have done their best and are still unable to schedule the game, the Director/Convenor should be contacted immediately. The league will be notified and will step in to assist. As a reminder, any team who is delaying or not cooperating with other teams, will be sanctioned and subject to disqualification. 7. We have ice and both teams have agreed to play during the March Break blackout. Can this be done? No playoff games will be played during league blackout dates. Playoffs will only be extended due to exceptional circumstances and with ODWHA Executive approval. Any requests should be sent to the Competitive Director. 11. I have 2 home and 2 away games scheduled. What do I do now? A link will be available to the teams to enter home games You will be asked to enter only HOME games into the link provided. We would then ask that all teams check their games for accuracy once they are up on the ODWHA site. Games must be entered as soon as possible so that officials can be assigned 13. Is there anything else I have to do once I have provided my playoff schedule? YES!! Check that the schedule is accurate for all four of your games. Advise your Convenor of any scheduling errors immediately. Congratulations and good luck to all teams who have advanced to playoffs. ODWHA Board