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.
