YSMHL QUALIFIERS (YORK SIMCOE MINOR HOCKEY LEAGUE)

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PrintYSMHL QUALIFIERS

2024/2025 York Simcoe Minor Hockey Playoff structure

 

YSMHL Qualifier Feb 22-Mar 8

YSMHL Championship Mar 9-22 (possible extend based on 7-day rule)

Presidents Cup Mar 9-Mar 31

 

YSMHL QUALIFIERS – 4-6 games per pool - Feb 22-Mar 8

·         Division of 7 or less DO NOT SPLIT, single RR – 6 games. Top 4 advances. Very small groups may require a double RR

·         Divisions of 8 -11 split into 2 groups based on seeding in regular season. Either single RR or double to get a min of 4 games, max 6

·         Divisions of 12 or more split into 3 groups, either single RR or double to get a min of 4 games, max 6

·         Divisions of 16 split into 4 groups, double RR to get 6 games

·         Divisions with ODD number of teams – will be split into 2 or 3 groups based on above.

·         Seeding as follows, (as per ETA AAA for reference) top seeds get “easier route to finals”. “Regular season means something”

o   Divisions that split into 2 groups will be seeded as

GROUP A - 1,2,8,9,10 single RR

GROUP B - 3,4,5,6,7 single RR

 

o   Divisions that split into 3 groups will be seeded as. 2 TEAMS WILL ADVANCE FROM GROUP A IN ANY SCENARIO WHICH INVOLVES 3 DIVISIONS FOR QUAILFERS. Remove or add to pools to get the required numbers based on divisions 

GROUP A - 1,2,11,12,13 single RR

GROUP B - 3,8,9,10 Double RR

GROUP C - 4,5,6.7 Double RR

 

o   U18BB – 16 TEAMS WILL BE SPLIT AS FOLLOWS Double RR top seed from each pool advances to YSMHL championship. (a) = Group A reg season. (b) = Group B reg season

GROUP A – 1(a), 4(b), 7(a), 8(b)

GROUP B – 1(b), 4(a), 7(b), 8 (a)

GROUP C – 2(a), 3(b), 5(a), 6(b)

GROUP 9 – 2(b), 3(a), 5(b), 6(a).

 

YSMHL CHAMPIONSHIP Best of 3 game series Mar 9-22 

1 Group top 4 move on to Semis, the rest wait for Presidents cup 
2 Group Semis1A vs 2B and 1B vs 2A 
3 Group Semis 1A vs 1C and 2A vs 1B  
4 Group Semis 1A vs 1D and 1B vs 1C 


     Home Ice advantage will be determined by where a team places at the end of the Round Robin Qualifiers.

     Round Robin Games do NOT have OT - only in the Semis and Finals will OT apply

     Semis and Finals with Top 4 from Qualifiers

·         Bronze medal series regardless of OMHA advancement

·         Best of 3 – must be a winner in 3rd game – prepare for OT

·         10 min overtime x3 

·         YSMHL championship must be completed 7 days prior to OMHA tourney for seeding

·         OMHA Championship Weekend March 28-30 - Teams to be declared by March 21st
U10-18 AA, Whitby - 3 teams from each division
U11, U13 B  Tier @- Halton Hills - U11 will send 1 team, U13 will send 1 team 
U14- U18 BB - Oakville - U14 & U15 will send 2 teams, U16 will send 3 teams U18 will send 2 teams 

     OMHA Championship Weekend April 4-6 - Teams to be declared by March 28th
U10-U18 A - Whitby - U10 to U15 will send 2 teams U16 & U18 will be 1 team
U13 Tier 2 - Kingston -will send 1 team 

 

PRESIDENTS CUP Mar 9-31

·         All teams not included in the YSMHL Championship

·         To be seeded as per regular season standings.

·         If ice time is an issue, use practice ice and fit game into the time allowed

·         Round robin, single or double to get 6-8 games Mar 9 - 31

·         Top 2 advance to Championship game.




  1. QUALIFIER STANDINGS 

 

TIE BREAK PROCEDURES 

In the event of a tie in the standings at the end of the round-robin, for any position (1st, 2nd, etc.), the following procedure will be used to break the tie: 

 

  1. -  Two Teams Tied 

  1. Head to head winner - The winner of the round robin game between the two tied teams will gain the higher seeding position. 

 

 

  1.      The team with the most wins in the round robin gains the higher position. 

 

 

  1. If the two teams are still tied after the first two options are considered, then the team with the best goal average gains the higher position. The goal average of a team is to be determined in the following manner: 

 

Goal Average = Total number of goals for, divided by the total number of goals for and against. Example: 10 GOALS FOR, 4 GOALS AGAINST Goal Average Calculation: 10/10+4 = .714 

NOTE: The higher percentage gains the higher position. All round robin games to be included. 

 

  1. If the two teams are still tied after the first, second and third options (i, ii & iii), the team with the least number of penalty minutes throughout all round robin games, gains the higher position. 

 

  1. If the two teams are still tied after the first, second, third and fourth options (i, ii, iii, iv) then the team with the fewest goals against throughout all round robin games, gains the higher position. 

 

 

  1. If the two teams are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth and fifth options (i, ii, iii, iv & v) then the team with the most goals for throughout all-round robin games, gains the higher position. 

 

  1. If the two teams are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth options (i, ii, iii, iv, v,vi) then the team which scored the first goal in the game between the tied teams gains the higher position. 

 

  1. If the two teams are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh options (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii), a single coin toss will determine which team gains the higher position. 

 

 

  1. -         Three or More Teams Tied 

 

NOTE: The three-team tiebreaker is used to determine the seeding of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th seed. If any step in the tiebreaker only seeds one team, that team assumes that position. The three-team tiebreaker will continue to determine the seeding of the two remaining teams. At no time will teams using this formula go back to the two-team tiebreaker. 

 

  1. If three teams or more are tied, the point record established in the games among the tied teams only will be used as the first tie breaking formula in deciding which team(s) shall advance. 

 

 

  1.             The team with the most wins (among tied teams) would gain the highest position. 

 

 

  1. If teams are still tied after the first and second options (i & ii) then the team with the best goal average gains the highest position (all round robin games). The goal average of a team is to be determined in the following manner: 

 

Goal Average = Total number of goals for, divided by the total number of goals for and against. Example: 10 GOALS FOR, 4 GOALS AGAINST Goal Average Calculation: 10/10+4 = .714 

NOTE: The higher percentage gains the higher position. All round robin games to be included. The above exercise of 2.2 III. establishes the team or teams with the highest position(s) by percentage. These teams will advance. If there are still teams tied, they go to the next step. 

They do not go back to the “Two Team Tiebreaker”. 

 

SCENARIO 1: 

Team 1 - .714 = 1 seed – Advances ** Team 2 - .500 = 3 seed – Does Not Advance Team 3 - .650 = 2 seed – Advances ** 

 

SCENARIO 2: 

Team 1 - .714 = 1 seed – Advances ** 

Team 2 - .500 = Still tied with team 3 – go to next scenario Team 3- .500 = Still tied with team 2 – go to next scenario 

SCENARIO 3: 

Team 1 –. 650 = Still tied with team 2 – go to next scenario Team 2 - .650 = Still tied with team 1 – go to next scenario Team 3 - .500 = Does not advance 

 

  1. If the teams are still tied after the first, second and third options (i, ii & iii), the team with the least number of penalty minutes throughout all round robin games, gains the higher position. 

 

 

  1. If the teams are still tied after the first, second, third and fourth options (i, ii, iii, iv) then the team with the fewest goals against throughout all round robin games, gains the higher position. 

 

 

  1. If the teams are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth and fifth options (i, ii, iii, iv & v) then the team with the most goals for throughout all-round robin games, gains the higher position. 

 

 

  1. If the teams are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth options (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii), a single coin toss will determine which team gains the higher position. 

 

 

 

  1. SERIES OVERTIME RULES 

 

 

  1. Should the teams be tied at the end of Regulation time during the 3rd Game the Qualifier Series, then a10 minute 5-on-5 sudden victory overtime period will be played with a 3-minute break between the 3rd period and 1st overtime. 

 

 

  1. Teams will not change ends for this first overtime period. 

 

 

  1. Teams will change ends for this second overtime period 

 

 

  1. If the score is still tied at the end of the second overtime period teams will be granted a 3- minute rest period and a third 10 minute 5-on-5 overtime period will take place 

  1. Teams will change ends for this third overtime period 

 

 

VII. Note, that NO more than three overtime periods will be played