The following are the 2024-25 Lakeshore League Playoff Round Robin Tie Break Rules.
RULES & REGULATIONS
1. Round
Robin - OVERTIME RULES
·
If a Round Robin game ends in a tie at the
end regulation time a 1 – 10 minutes (Sudden Victory-First Goal wins) will be
played.
·
If there is winner declared in the OT that
team will receive 2 points, and the losing team will receive 1 point.
·
If the OT period ends in a tie each team will
receive 1 point each
2. ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS - TIE
BREAK PROCEDURES
In
the event of a tie in the standings at the end of the round-robin, for any
position (1st, 2nd, etc.), the
following procedure will be used to break the tie:
2.1 - Two Teams Tied
I. Head-to-head winner - The winner of the
round robin game(s) between the two tied teams will gain the higher seeding
position. (if still tied the next)
II. The team with
the most wins in the round robin gains the higher position.
III. If the two teams are still tied after
the first two options are considered, then the team with the best goal average
gains the higher position. The goal average of a team is to be determined in
the following manner:
Goal
Average = Total number of goals for, divided by the total number of goals for
and against.
Example:
10 GOALS FOR, 4 GOALS AGAINST
Goal
Average Calculation: 10/10+4 = .714
NOTE:
The
higher percentage gains the higher position. All round robin games to be
included.
IV. If the two teams are still tied after
the first, second and third options (i, ii & iii), the team with the least
number of penalty minutes throughout all round robin games, gains the higher
position (using OMHA rules where 10 min player misconducts not count to
the total minutes, however 10 misconducts to coach's or bench staff count to
the total)
V. If the two teams
are still tied after the first, second, third and fourth options (i, ii, iii,
iv) then the team with the fewest goals against throughout all round robin
games, gains the higher position.
VI. If the two teams
are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth and fifth options (i, ii,
iii, iv & v) then the team with the most goals for throughout all-round
robin games, gains the higher position.
VII. If the two teams
are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth options
(i, ii, iii, iv, v,vi) then the team which scored the first goal in the game
between the tied teams gains the higher position.
VIII. If the two teams
are still tied after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
options (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii), a single coin toss will determine which
team gains the higher position.
2.2 -
Three or More Teams Tied
NOTE: The three-team tiebreaker is used to
determine the seeding of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th seed. If any step in the
tiebreaker only seeds one team, that team assumes that position. The three-team
tiebreaker will continue to determine the seeding of the two remaining teams.
At no time will teams using this formula go back to the two-team tiebreaker.
I. If three teams or more are tied, the point
record established in the games among the tied teams only will be used
as the first tie breaking formula in deciding which team(s) shall advance.
II. The team with the most wins (among tied
teams) would gain the highest position.
III. If teams are still tied after the first
and second options (i & ii) then the team with the best goal average gains
the highest position (all round robin games). The goal average of a team is to
be determined in the following manner:
Goal Average = Total number of goals for,
divided by the total number of goals for and against.
Example: 10 GOALS FOR, 4 GOALS AGAINST
Goal Average Calculation: 10/10+4 = .714
NOTE: The higher percentage
gains the higher position. All round robin games to be included.
The above exercise of 2.2 III. establishes
the team or teams with the highest position(s) by percentage. These teams will
advance. If there are still teams tied, they go to the next step. They do not
go back to the “Two Team Tiebreaker”.
SCENARIO 1:
Team 1 - .714 = 1 seed – Advances **
Team 2 - .500 = 3 seed – Does Not Advance
Team 3 - .650 = 2 seed – Advances **
SCENARIO 2:
Team 1 - .714 = 1 seed – Advances **
Team 2 - .500 = Still tied with team 3 – go to next
scenario
Team 3- .500 = Still tied with team 2 – go to
next scenario
SCENARIO 3:
Team 1 –. 650 = Still tied with team 2 – go
to next scenario
Team 2 - .650 = Still tied with team 1 – go
to next scenario
Team 3 - .500 = Does not advance
IV. If the teams are still tied after the
first, second and third options (i, ii & iii), the team with the least
number of penalty minutes throughout all round robin games, gains the higher
position.
V. If the teams are still tied after the
first, second, third and fourth options (i, ii, iii, iv) then the team with the
fewest goals against throughout all round robin games, gains the higher
position (using OMHA rules where 10 min player
misconducts do not count to the total minutes, however 10 misconducts to
coach's or bench staff count to the total)
VI. If the teams are still tied after the
first, second, third, fourth and fifth options (i, ii, iii, iv & v) then
the team with the most goals for throughout all-round robin games, gains the
higher position.
VII. If the teams are still tied after the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth options (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi,
vii), a single coin toss will determine which team gains the higher position.