2024-25 USPHL Divisional Playoffs

2024-25 USPHL Divisional Playoff Formats

 

ATLANTIC DIVISION 

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed
Round 1
No. 1 vs. No. 8
No. 2 vs. No. 7
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5

Round 2
Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
Second Highest Remaining Seed vs. Second Lowest Remaining Seed

Round 3
Winners Of Round 2 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

CANADA DIVISION

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed
Round 1

No. 1 and No. 2 seeds get a bye past the first round.

No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5

Round 2

Highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed

Second highest remaining seed vs. second lowest remaining seed

Round 3

Winners Of Round 2 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

FLORIDA DIVISION

All Games To Be Played At AdventHealth Center Ice, Wesley Chapel, Fla.

Play-In Game

Seed 4 v Seed 5 (winner advances to Double Elimination Tournament)

Double Elimination Tournament
Day 1
Game 1: No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed
Game 2: No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed

Day 2
Game 3: Game 1 Losing Team vs. Game 2 Losing Team

Team with two losses is eliminated.

Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

Day 3
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Game 4 Losing Team
Team with two losses is eliminated

Day 4
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5

Day 5 (if necessary)
Game 7: If each team remaining has one loss, they play a deciding game. If one team has no
losses, they advance without a deciding game.

 

GREAT LAKES DIVISION

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed

Round 1
No. 1 Seed Gets A Bye
No. 2 Seed Gets A Bye
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5

Round 2
No. 1 Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
No. 2 Seed vs. Second Lowest Remaining Seed

Round 3
Winners Of Round 2 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

MIDWEST DIVISION

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed

Round 1
No. 1 Seed Gets A Bye
No. 2 Seed Gets A Bye
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5

Round 2
No. 1 Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
No. 2 Seed vs. Second Lowest Remaining Seed

Round 3
Winners Of Round 2 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed

Round 1
No. 1 vs. No. 8
No. 2 vs. No. 7
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5

Round 2
Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
Second Highest Remaining Seed vs. Second Lowest Remaining Seed

Round 3
Winners Of Round 2 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

NORTH DIVISION

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed

Round 1
No. 1 vs. No. 8
No. 2 vs. No. 7
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5

Round 2
Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
Second Highest Remaining Seed vs. Second Lowest Remaining Seed

Round 3
Winners Of Round 2 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

NORTHWEST DIVISION

Round 1
Top two seeds in Mountain Pod play Best-of-3 series (Iron County, Vernal, Colorado)
Top two seeds in Pacific Northwest Pod play Best-of-3 series (Seattle, Bremerton, Bellingham, Rogue Valley)

Round 2:
Winners of each series play Best-of-3 for a nationals berth at home of Mountain Pod winner.

 

PACIFIC DIVISION

Best-Of-3 Series. All Games At Home Rink Of Higher Seed. Lower seeded team is considered home team for Game 2.

Round 1
No. 1 vs. No. 4
No. 2 vs. No. 3

Round 2
Winners Of Round 1 Play For Division Championship/Nationals Berth.

 

SOUTHEAST DIVISION

All Games To Be Played At Prince William Ice Center, Prince William, Va.

Double Elimination Tournament
Day 1
Game 1: No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed
Game 2: No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed

Day 2
Game 3: Game 1 Losing Team vs. Game 2 Losing Team

Team with two losses will be eliminated.

Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

Day 3
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Game 4 Losing Team
Team with two losses is eliminated

Day 4
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5

Day 5 (if necessary)
Game 7: If each team remaining has one loss, they play a deciding game. If one team has no
losses, they advance without a deciding game.

 

For 2025 USPHL Nationals Information, go to: 2024-25 USPHL NATIONALS