2024 PLAYOFFS/NATIONALS

USPHL Elite 2024 Playoff Divisional Formats

Each team’s 30-man playoff roster is frozen as of 12 p.m./Noon EST on February 12, 2024

Atlantic and New England Divisions:

Top 4 teams make the playoffs

Higher seed maintains home ice throughout

Single Round: Best-of-3 Series

Week ending March 11, 2024
 No. 1 hosts No. 4
 No. 2 hosts No. 3
 Winners advance to the Nationals (Utica, NY). March 21-25, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida and Southeast Divisions

Top 4 teams in each Division make the playoffs:
All 6 teams share in the playoff costs.
Higher seed home for 1st and 3rd games, Lower seed home for 2nd game.

Single Round: Best-of-3 Series
Week ending March 11, 2024
 No. 1 plays No. 4
 No. 2 plays No. 3
 Winners advance to the Nationals (Utica, NY). March 21-25, 2024

Florida Division: All games played at Fort Myers Skatium (Fort Myers, FL)

Southeast Division: All games played at PinevilleIce House (Pineville, NC)

 

 

 

Midwest Elite Division

All 6 teams make the playoffs:
Higher seed maintains home ice throughout
Round 1: No. 1 and No. 2 seeds get a bye

Best-of-3 Series
Week ending March 4, 2024
 No. 3 hosts No. 6
 No. 4 hosts No. 5
Round 2: Best-of-3 Series

Week ending March 11, 2024
 No. 1 hosts Lower remaining seed
 No. 2 hosts Higher remaining seed
 Winners advance to the Nationals (Utica, NY). March 21-25, 2024

 

ALL GAMES (ALL DIVISIONS) WILL BE PLAYED 5-on-5 UNTIL A WINNER IS DETERMINED
(20-minute Sudden Death Overtime format).

BREAKING TIES in STANDINGS: The following shall be the order considered:

i.     Most Points
ii.    Most points achieved Head-to-Head
iii.   Most wins
iv.   Goals for minus goals against
v.    Lowest penalty minutes

vi.   Coin Toss
In cases where teams play a different number of League games, winning percentage shall
replace Most Points in the hierarchy and iv. and v. shall be averaged.