1. Playoff Eligibility




For a player to be eligible for playoff competition, he/she must have:, teams can only use players on their eligiblity list




---a. Played a minimum of 10 games




---b. Be on the teams CARHA Insurance form (Changes can no longer be made to CARHA, and anyone not on their teams insurance form is ineligible for playoffs

and have submitted a waiver




---c. Played at least 1 game prior to Nov 1st









2. Spare Goalies




In the playoffs, a team may enlist any playoff eligible goaltender as a spare (upon league approval) so long as they are currently registered with another CUCHL team playing at the same level (i.e. A, B, or C) they are playing at (or lower). The spare goaltender can only be used by the team if their full-time (or eligible backup) goaltender is unavailable.









3. Tie-Breaking Procedures---2 or more Teams




In the event of a tie in the standings




a) head-to-head record against the team(s) you are tied with;




b) most wins;




c) goal differential (goals for minus goals against);




d) least goals against;




e) least penalty minutes (average per game);




f) coin toss.














4. OT Format Playoff Games




PLAYOFF GAMES




Period 3 5 minutes (stop time) 3 on 3 + goaltender




Period 4 shootout 3 shooters














LEAGUE FINAL




Period 3 10 minutes (stop time) 5 on 5 sudden victory




Period 4 10 minutes (stop time) 4 on 4 sudden victory




Period 5 10 minutes (stop time) 3 on 3 sudden victory




Period 6 shootout 3 shooters