NDHL Rep playoffs/ OMHA (Niagara District Hockey League)

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PLAYOFFS  2025-2026 season 

OMHA qualification and League Championships

Click link below to open document the full playoff document outlining rules and format: 
REP_PLAYOFFS_- to be reviewed at the January 19th meeting. 


PLAYOFFS   2026    (FEB 8 – MAR 11)  
  

 

JANUARY 24th

SEEDING – only to establish playoff matchups.

 

 

Round robin

2 points for a win

1 point for a tie

0 points for a loss.

Feb 8th to Wed March 11th

OMHA – team advancing

To be determined by round robin play

From Feb 8th to Wed Mar 11th

Tie Breaker if needed should be played Thursday March 12th.

Friday Mar 13 if both agree.

Seeding 1st and 2nd place

Followed by a 2 of 3 series

Declaration – March 27th

League Championship

and Finalists

2 of 3 series after March break

can begin

after 1 pm on Sunday March 22nd

 

 

 

 

U10 Belcot

U18 Doherty

 

 

A - group 6 team (A centres)

Will play 10 games

Home and home series

 

5 home / 5 away

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEEDING TEAMS at the

END of ROUND ROBIN :

Based on total points during Round Robin, the TWO centres accumulating the most points during the playoff will play a 2 of 3 series with Game 4 scheduled with overtime no later than March 27th.

 

 

If a tie breaker is needed to identify the top two teams, a single tie breaker game will be played before the start of March break (March break is defined as starting Friday Mar 13th at 3:30pm).

 

U10 to U18

2 of 3 SERIES

Series can begin after 1pm

on SUNDAY March 22, and must be completed by Friday March 27th 11pm

The winner of the 2 of 3 series will advance to the OMHA playoff weekend

 

And crowned League champs for their division.

MEDALS & TROPHIES

 

The winning TEAM will receive the 1st place medal (gold) and their division trophy.

 

2nd place team will receive 2nd place medal (silver)

 

8 DIVISIONS x

Gold and Silver for each division

 

16 sets of 21 or 22 medals

Players get them first

Coaches can take one if they wish

All extra medals are to be returned to the NDHL

 

 

U11 Doherty

U 12 Belcot

U13 Doherty

U14 Belcot

U15 Doherty

 

7 teams One group

Will play 6 round robin games

3 home / 3 away

 

 

U 16 Belcot

8 teams One group

7 games

3 home/ 4 away or

4 home / 3 away

Playing each team once.

 

 



                                                      

 

SEEDING January 24th, the league will decide, which division each team will be playing.

 

Round robin

2 points for a win

1 point for a tie

0 points for a loss.

OMHA – team advancing

 

Seeding 1st and 2nd place

Followed by a 2 of 3 series

League Championship

and Finalists

Deadline is March 20 to submit entries for Tier 2 and

March 27th for A and Tier 1 and 3

ROBINSON

U 11 8 teams

Tiers based on win% and overall stats

 

 

TWO GROUPS

8 Robinson teams

Tier 2 (4 teams)

Tier 3 (4 teams)

 

3 home and 3 awy

 

 

Tier 1 and 3

From Feb 8th to Wed Mar 11th

Tie Breaker if needed should be played Thursday March 12th.

 

Top two after round robin

play a 2 of 3 series

the week after March break

Declaration – March 27th

 

Tier 2

From Feb 8th to Saturday Mar 7th

Tie Breaker if needed should be played

Sunday March 8th

Top two after round robin

Play a 2 of 3 series

the week prior to March Break

Declaration – March 20th

 

SEEDING TEAMS at the

END of ROUND ROBIN is based on points during the round robin.

 

Winners of each tier move into OMHA weekend.

 

IF a Tie breakers is needed to identify the top two teams, a single tie breaker game will be played (see tie breaking rule)

 

U11- U18

The 2 of 3 will determine the team that will represent NDHL in the OMHA Red Hat Championship weekend.

 

Winner of each tier advance to OMHA weekend

 

** Highest Tier -

Tier 1,in most cases. (Tier 2 for U11) Winner is crowned League champion for the Robinson Division

 

The NDHL team winning the highest Tier in each division receives a gold medal and Trophy.

A Silver medal is awarded to the NDHL team in the highest tier finishing 2nd.

 

Bronze medal will be awarded to NDHL teams advancing to the OMHA in tiers 2 and 3

 

ROBINSON U18

With the crossover with Southern Counties, if a NDHL teams did not advance to OMHA finals in tier 1, the league will determine a proper manner to crown the NDHL Champion.

ROBINSON

U 13 9 teams

Tiers based on win% and overall stats

 

 

 

TWO GROUPS

9 Robinson teams

Tier 1

Tier 2

Divided 5 and 4 or 4 and 5

3 home and 3 away

Or 4 home and 3 away

3 home and 4 away

ROBINSON

U15 7 teams

Tiers based on win% and overall stats

 

TWO GROUPS

7 Robinson Teams

Tier 1

Tier 2

4 teams - 3 home, 3 away

3 teams - 3 home, 3 away

Robinson

U18 6 teams

Tiers based on win% and overall stats

 

 

 

6 Robinson teams

 

6 teams - competing with Southern Counties

Divided into 3 tiers

 

Single round robin or home and home TBA

 

2 of 3 series for top 2 teams.