6-Team | 3-Game Playoff Format

In all games, each team will have ONE – 30 second time out. The clock will be stopped during this time.

Week 1
·    Game 1) 1st vs. 2nd place team gets a bye - (Friendly game that doesn't Count)
·    Game 2) 3rd place team vs. 6th place team - (Shootout Rules in Effect)
·    Game 3) 4th place team vs. 5th place team - (Shootout Rules in Effect)

 Week 2
·    Game 1) 1st place vs. lowest seed winner from week 1 - (Shootout Rules in Effect)
·    Game 2) 2nd place vs. highest seed winner from week 1 - (Shootout Rules in Effect)
·    Game 3) loser of game 2 from week 1 vs. loser of game 3 from week 1 - (Friendly game that doesn't Count)

Week 3
·    Game 1) Game 1 winner from week 2 vs. Game 2 winner from week 2  - (Championship Rules in Effect)
·    Game 2) Game 1 loser  from week 2 vs. Game 3 winner from week 2 - (Friendly game that doesn't Count)
·    Game 3) Game 2 loser from week 2 vs. Game 3 loser from week 2 - (Friendly game that doesn't Count)

*In order to avoid the same game repeating from week 2, we may shuffle the teams in Game 2 / 3

Shootout Rules:
- Each team will take 3 shots. If the game is still tied after 3 shots, the game will go to a sudden-death shootout.
- Each team will take 1 shot until one team scores and the other does not. 
- Every player must shoot before someone can shoot for a second time. 

Championship Game Rules:
- In the event of a tie, a five-minute sudden death overtime period will be played.
- If still tied after 3 periods, and overtime, the game will go to a shootout. Each team will take 3 shots. If the game is still tied after 3 shots, the game will go to a sudden-death shootout.
- Each team will take 1 shot until one team scores and the other does not. 
- Every player must shoot before someone can shoot for a second time. 

Playoff Matchup (seeding) Rules (Regular Season Standings)
1. Overall wins (wins x 2 points)
2. Head to Head wins (Record between two teams in the regular season)
3. Most Goals For
5. Least Goals Against
6. If still tied, Coin Flip

Tie Breaks:
If two or more teams are tied after the Round Robin Tournament, the GHL will use the following metrics to determine the final rankings.

1. Points in Round Robin Tournament (Win = 2 points / Tie = 1 point)
2. Head-to-Head Wins (tied Team A beat tied Team B in Round Robin Tournament)
3. Highest Goals For With Cap (+3 goal cap per game, eliminates the need to run up the score needlessly. For Example – if you win 6-1 the formula it will only count as 4-1)
4. Regular Season Standings