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OJHL PLAYOFF FORMAT

2022-23 OJHL Playoff Format

 

2022-23 Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs

End of 2022-23 regular season – March 5, 2023

 

 

 

1st Round March 8 - March 21, 2023

2nd Round March 22 - April 4, 2023

3rd Round April 5 - April 18, 2023

OJHL Nutrafarms Championship Series April 19 - May 2, 2023

 

The top eight team in both the South-East and North-West conferences qualify for 2022-23 OJHL playoffs:

Round 1: 1st plays 8th, 2nd plays 7th, 3rd plays 6th and 4th plays 5th in each conference.

Round 2: Within each conference, the top seed plays the lowest advancing seed. The second and third highest seeds meet in the other OJHL quarterfinals/conference semifinals.

Round 3: The two remaining team in each conference meet for the conference championships.

Winners of each conference meet in the OJHL Nutrafarms Championship Series for the Frank L. Buckland Cup.

All series are best-of-seven.

The Buckland Cup champions advance to the Centennial Cup, May 13-21 in Portage la Prairie, Man.

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TIEBREAKER

Section 3. Final Standings (Tiebreaker)

 To determine final regular season standings when Teams have equal points, the following system shall
 determine placement. The Team awarded the higher placing when tied with another shall be the Team
 with:
 (a) the most wins (including regulation & overtime). If wins are tied,
 (b) best record versus the Team tied with. If records are equal,
 (c) goal average, the formula is: goals for plus goals against divided
 into the goals for, with the answer expressed as a percent. The team with the higher percent
 will be the higher standing Team.

Where more than two teams tie, the following determinants will decide the higher standing Team:
(a) the most wins (including regulation and overtime). If wins are tied,
(b) goal average as in 3 (c) above.
 
 To determine the final standings where teams have equal points for the final play-off position, and
 only one of the teams gain a play-off position, the following shall apply:
(a) The teams will play a sudden victory game at a time and place agreed between the teams.
(b) The OJHL’s decision in any dispute is final.
(c) There shall be a split gate following normal expenses for ice time, Officials, and visiting team
 transportation only.
 

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