As of March 1, 2011, the league standings and playoff seeds are all set.
Playoffs:
- The first 8 playoff games are set and can be found on this website by clicking on “schedule” on the left and then finding “EmpJHL Playoffs 2011” in the Seasons drop down. The schedule will populate as team qualify and seed. Or you can link to http://www.pointstreak.com/stats/pro/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=362&seasonid=6842
- The Eastern seeds in order are Junior Bruins, South Shore, Monarchs, Huskies, Bay State, Springfield, Salem and Green Mountain.
- The Western seeds in order are Apple Core, Syracuse, Hitmen, Maksymum, Brewster, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Wildcats.
- You can follow the playoff progress on the above link.
TEAM STANDINGS
9.1 Standings
League and Conference standings for all purposes shall be determined by the number of competitive points won by the member teams.
9.2 Ties and Tie Breakers
For all purposes, in the event that two (2) or more teams possess an equal number of competitive points, the standings of the teams that are tied shall be determined as follows:
A. The head to head record between the teams involved;
B. The team with the most wins in League competition;
C. The greater goal difference (goals for minus goals against) between the teams in the League games played between them;
D. The greater goal difference (goals for minus goals against) in the total League competition;
E. Fewest goals allowed in all League games; and
F. A coin toss.
The tie breakers listed above shall be applied, in order, until one (1) tie breaker breaks the tie between all of the teams which are tied at the time.
In the event of a tie between two (2) or more teams who have played an unequal number of games, the tie shall then be broken based on each respective team’s winning percentage.
Winning percentage is the team’s total points divided by twice the number of games played.
PLAYOFFS and NATIONAL TOURNAMENT SEEDING
Playoffs First Round
A. The top eight (8) teams in each Conference make the playoffs.
B. Format
- Double Elimination
- Seeds determined by regular season finish
- Three-20 minute periods with ice cut in between each period.
- Game cannot end in a tie. In case OT is needed, teams go to locker rooms; ice is cut, 20 minutes put on the clock, first team to score wins. OT is played 5-5.
- Warm-ups are 10 minutes and there is always an ice cut in between warm-ups and the start of the game (can be on dirty ice/clean depending on what precedes game)
- Host venue provides pucks for warm-ups and games
- Host venue provides music for warm-ups, play stoppages and between periods.
- League provides game sheets
- League enters games into Pointstreak
- Goal judges are required for all playoff games
- Adequate security must be provided for all league playoff games. Uniformed police are recommended.
Eastern Conference: Haverhill, MA
Friday, March 4
05:30 PM: Game A-#1 seed vs. #8 seed
05:45 PM: Game B-#2 seed vs. #7 seed
08:00 PM: Game C-#3 seed vs. #6 seed
08:15 PM: Game D-#4 seed vs. #5 seed
Saturday, March 5
08:10 AM: Game E-Loser #1 vs. Loser #4 (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
08:25 AM: Game F-Loser #2 vs. Loser #3 (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
12:15 AM: Game G-Winner #1 vs. Winner #4
12:25 AM: Game H-Winner #2 vs. Winner #3
08:00 PM: Game I- Winner Game E vs. Winner Game F (losing team eliminated)
08:15 PM: Game J- Loser Game G vs. Loser Game H (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
Sunday, March 6
10:20 AM: Game K-Winner Game G vs. Winner Game H (winner advances to Empire Final Four)
10:05 AM: Game L-Winner Game I vs. Winner Game J (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
06:40 PM: Game M-Loser Game K vs. Winner Game L (losing team is eliminated from playoffs and winning team advances to Empire Final Four)
Western Conference: Warminster, PA
Friday, March 4
04:00 PM: Game A-#1 seed vs. #8 seed
04:15 PM: Game B-#2 seed vs. #7 seed
07:00 PM: Game C-#3 seed vs. #6 seed
07:15 PM: Game D-#4 seed vs. #5 seed
Saturday, March 5
08:00 AM: Game E-Loser #1 vs. Loser #4 (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
08:15 AM: Game F-Loser #2 vs. Loser #3 (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
11:00 AM: Game G-Winner #1 vs. Winner #4
11:15 AM: Game H-Winner #2 vs. Winner #3
04:00 PM: Game I- Winner Game E vs. Winner Game F (losing team eliminated)
07:00 PM: Game J- Loser Game G vs. Loser Game H (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
Sunday, March 6
11:00 AM: Game K-Winner Game G vs. Winner Game H (winner advances to Empire Final Four)
11:15 AM: Game L-Winner Game I vs. Winner Game J (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
06:00 PM: Game M-Loser Game K vs. Winner Game L (losing team is eliminated from playoffs and winning team advances to Empire Final Four)
Empire Final Four
- Four teams advance from First Round of playoffs
- Format
- Modified Double Elimination
- Seeds determined by regular season finish
- Three-20 minute periods with ice but in between each period.
- Game cannot end in a tie. In case OT is needed, teams go to their locker room; ice is cut, 20 minutes put on the clock, first team to score wins. OT is played 5-5.
- Warm-ups are 10 minutes and there is always an ice cut in between warm-ups and the start of the game (can be on dirty ice/clean depending on what precedes game)
- Host venue provides pucks for warm-ups and games
- Host venue provides music for warm-ups, play stoppages and between periods.
- League provides game sheets
- League enters games into Pointstreak
- Goal judges are required for all playoff games
- Adequate security must be provided for all playoff games. Uniformed police are recommended.
- Location/Dates
- Ice Vault Arena, Wayne, NJ
- Friday, March 11-Sunday, March 13
- Schedule (Game times may be adjusted within reason)
Friday, March 11
07:00 PM: Game A-#1 seed vs. #4 seed
07:10 PM: Game B-#2 seed vs. #3 seed
Saturday, March 12
12:00 PM: Game C-Winner #1 vs. Winner #2
12:10 PM: Game D-Loser #1 vs. Loser #2 (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
08:00 PM: Game E-Loser Game C vs. Winner Game D (losing team is eliminated from playoffs)
Sunday, March 13
Empire Championship Game
1:00 PM: Game F-Winner Game C vs. Winner Game E
National Tournament Seedings
The National Tournament will be held March 25-29 in Marlborough, MA.
The Empire League has 6 berths at the 2011 National Tournament
The 6 berths to Nationals will be the four (4) teams that go to the Final Four plus the 2 teams remaining with the best regular season records. The seeding of the berths is as follows:
1. Playoff Champ
2. Playoff 1st Runner Up
3. Regular Season Champ
4. Other Conference Champ
5. Playoff 2nd Runner Up
6. Playoff 3rd Runner Up
7. Best remaining regular season record, if necessary
8. Best remaining regular season record, if necessary
Under this scheme, Apple Core will seed no lower than third and the Junior Bruins will seed no lower than 4th
