Notes/Guidelines:

• Playoff Groupings:
  1. Adult A (A)---Buffalo Sabres, Northeast Passage Wildcats, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Mighty Penguins, and Gaylord Wolfpack.
  2. Adult A Tier II (AT2)---Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, New England Warriors, Central VT Pioneers, and Johnstown Sitting Bulls.
  3. Adult B Tier II (BT2)---Boston Shamrocks, Western MA Knights, Vermont Sledcats, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Pittsburgh Mighty Penguins.
• Follow USAH Official Rules of Sled Hockey, USAH Sled Hockey Guidebook, and USAH Playing Rules with the following exceptions:
  1. Hybrid icing---Please see the Referee section of the NESHL website for our Hybrid Icing Table.
  2. Shootouts---Any player whose penalty had not been completed at the end of regulation play or who receives a penalty during a shootout procedure is not eligible to be one of the players selected to participate in any portion of the shootout procedure(s).
     1. On Friday and Saturday---Games that end in a Tie after Regulation Time expires will go to a 3 person/team shootout. If it is still Tied after the shootout the Game ends in a Tie.
     2. For all Sunday Games that are still Tied after the 3 person shootout they will go to a Sudden Death Shootout.
        1. Team with the shortest bench will determine the number of people who will participate for each team.
        2. Players who participated in the 3 person shootout are eligible to shoot again.
• Top 4 teams in Round robin standings for each group will determine Sunday Semi-final matchups.
  1. Game matchups and times will be put on leagues Facebook page on Saturday night as soon as all teams in a group complete their 4 games. (Matchups will be 1v4 and 2v3.)
• Adult B Championship---The three teams in the Adult A Tier II tourney (New England Warriors, Central VT Pioneers, and Johnstown Sitting Bulls) are also competing for the Adult B Championship trophy.
  1. Team who makes it the furthest in the tourney wins the Adult B championship.
  2. If two teams make it to the Semi-finals and both lose then the Adult B championship will be determined by following our tie breaker path, and using the round robin standings, for those two teams.
• Lunch will be provided for players and team officials on Friday and Saturday from 11:30AM until around 3:00PM. Lunch on Sunday will run from 10:30AM to around 2:00PM.