2024-2025 LOCAL LEAGUE Round robin PLAYOFFS Feb 3th to March 6th
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1) FINAL DAY to play regular season games: is Sunday Feb 2nd
All teams in good standing will advance to Playoffs (paid up and honest effort to get their games in)
U8 MD and U8 LL / U 9 MD and U 9 LL no playoffs
Pathway allows teams to play until March 31st however, the seeding for the Final weekend will be based on the win % on March 8th.
The schedule will be uploaded soon after. BOTH DIVISIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN WEST NIAGARA
U11 through U18
SEEDING for the POD A, B and C will be done using win % after the final game of
the regular season which ends FEB 2nd but as early as 23rd of January as long as remaining games do not affect the placement of teams in one pod or another.
U11 (25 teams) 3 pods (two of 8 with one pod of 9)
U13 (23 teams) 3 pods (two of 8 with one of 7)
U15 (24 teams) 3 pods of 8 teams
U18 ( 25 teams) 3 pods (two of 8, one pod of 9)
U 18 LL and U11 LL : Last game at 6:30 pm - so cut off will be 8 PM
U 15LL and U 13 LL Last game at 4:00- so cut off will be 5:30 pm
1) CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND -Saturday March 22- Sunday March 23th
(possibly a few on Friday night if needed)
The schedule (without the teams) will be available online no later than March 1st.
HOSTING:
WELLAND Pod B
Port Colborne Pod A & C
Both centres must have a ‘convenor’ on hand at the arena to direct teams at all times.
All finals – A, B, and C pods will be on Sunday in Port Colborne.
3)PLAYOFF FORMAT for the round robin games
True round robin within the pod.
SEEDING and dividing teams into PODS to be created on Feb 4th using win %
PLAYOFF Games to be played between Feb 7th and March 8th (4 weekends)
If games are scheduled March 9, 10, 11th (first weekend of March break or anytime during March break) both centers must agree and these dates must be approved by Peter in an email with both centers cc’d
Pods of 9, will pay 4 home/ 4 away
Pods of 8, will play 4 home/ 3 away
Pods of 7, will play 3 home / 3 away.
Teams can play during the day on Family Day weekend and double headers on weekends are permitted.
Superbowl Sunday no games after 3pm unless both teams agree.
Regular stop time, same as regular season. No overtime.
One time out per team, per game.
All efforts will be made to avoid curfews, however curfews may occur. Curfew must be entered on game sheet prior to the game.
Top 4 teams after round robin will advance to championship weekend.
Cancellation of playoff games is frowned upon.
Monday March 18th, through Wednesday March 20th are reserved for possible tie breakers.
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