Format Set for the Postseason

BOSTON, MA -- The Eastern Hockey League is pleased to announce this year's playoff format for the Premier Division.
 

ROUND ONE - FIRST ROUND

• Top 8 teams in North Conference advance to the playoffs.
• All 8 teams in South Conference advance to the playoffs.
• Top two seeds in each conference are set based off of the Regular Season Division Champions.
• North Conference (Best Record = #1 Seed, 2nd Best Record = #2 Seed)
  • New England Division Champion
  • Boston Division Champion
• South Conference (Best Record = #1 Seed, 2nd Best Record = #2 Seed)
  • Central Division Champion
  • Mid-Atlantic Division Champion
• Seeds 3-8 in each conference will be determined based off of the EHL Operating Rules.
• First round matchups (Best-of-Three) 
  • 1 vs. 8
  • 2 vs. 7
  • 3 vs. 6
  • 4 vs. 5
  • Home Ice determined by EHL Operating Rules

ROUND TWO - SECOND ROUND

• Combine 4 North Conference winners with 4 South Conference winners and re-seed all 8 teams 1-8 according to the EHL Operating Rules.
• Second round matchups (Best-of-Three) 
  • 1 vs. 8
  • 2 vs. 7
  • 3 vs. 6
  • 4 vs. 5
  • Home Ice determined by EHL Operating Rules

ROUND THREE - SEMIFINALS

• Re-seed remaining 4 teams 1-4 according to the EHL Operating Rules.

• Third round matchups (Best-of-Three) 
  • 1 vs. 4
  • 2 vs. 3
  • Home Ice determined by EHL Operating Rules

ROUND FOUR - FINALS

Winners of the Semifinals Series.

If Finals teams are from same conference, home ice advantage will be determined by the higher seed. 

If teams are from different conferences, the higher seed will be determined by the head-to-head result from the regular season. If the two teams split their regular season matchups, the higher seed will be determined by using the Tiebreaking Structure set up in the EHL Operating Rules

EHL Finals will be best-of-five series with higher seed team getting the choice of a 2-2-1 or a 2-3 set-up for home/away. If a 2-3-set up is selected, the higher seed can choose which games it wants at home.