Tiebreakers
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IF TWO OR MORE TEAMS HAVE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF POINTS,
THE STANDINGS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY:
THE FORMULAS SHALL BE APPLIED IN ORDER 1 THROUGH 8
UNTIL ONE FORMULA BREAKS THE TIE FOR A POSITION BETWEEN
ALL OF THE TEAMS AT THE SAME TIME. ANY REMAINING TIED
TEAMS THEN START THE TIE-BREAKER PROCESS OVER FROM
STEP 1.
1. “Head to Head” Game Results: THE RESULTS OF THE GAMES
PLAYED BETWEEN THE TIED TEAMS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
Note: To use the “Head to Head” tie breakers 1a, 1b & 1c, all of
the tied teams must have played each other. However, if one team
has defeated the other team(s) with which they are tied, they shall
be ranked ahead of the other team(s).
1. THE STANDINGS POINTS ACQUIRED IN THE “HEAD TO HEAD”
GAMES.
2. SUBTRACTING GOALS SCORED AGAINST FROM GOALS SCORED
IN THE “HEAD TO HEAD” GAMES. THEIR POSITIONS SHALL BE IN
ORDER OF THE GREATEST SURPLUS.
1. DIVIDING THE GOALS SCORED IN THE “HEAD TO HEAD”
GAMES BY THE GOALS SCORED AGAINST, THEIR POSITIONS
BEING DETERMINED IN ORDER OF THE GREATEST QUOTIENT.
*If a team forfeits any of its games in round-robin play, the team
forfeits all of its games and the games shall be recorded as 10 - 0
victories for the non-forfeiting teams. (In the event of
circumstances beyond the control of the team, an appeal may be
made to the tournament committee, whose decision is final.)
2. “Using All Games Played”: IF, AFTER APPLYING THE
FORMULAS OF 1a, b or c THE TIE STILL EXISTS, 1b and c
SHALL BE APPLIED USING ALL OF THE GAMES PLAYED BY THE
TEAMS TIED.
THE FORMULAS SHALL BE APPLIED IN ORDER 1a, b, c AND 2
UNTIL ONE FORMULA BREAKS THE TIE FOR A POSITION BETWEEN
ALL OF THE TEAMS AT THE SAME TIME. IF TEAMS REMAIN TIED,
CONTINUE TO FORMULAS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
3. IN THE GAMES PLAYED BETWEEN THE TIED TEAMS, POINTS
WILL BE AWARDED FOR EACH PERIOD WON (2 pts.), FOR EACH
PERIOD TIED (1 pt.) AND FOR A SHUTOUT IN A PERIOD (1 pt.).
POSITIONS SHALL BE IN THE ORDER OF HIGHEST POINT TOTAL,
ETC.
4. IF AFTER APPLYING THE ABOVE FORMULAS THE TIE STILL
EXISTS, #3 SHALL BE APPLIED USING ALL OF THE GAMES PLAYED
BY EACH TIED TEAM.
1. THE TEAM WITH THE FEWEST MINOR PENALTIES WILL BE
RANKED THE HIGHEST, ETC.
2. THE TEAM WITH THE FEWEST TOTAL PENALTY MINUTES WILL
BE RANKED THE HIGHEST, ETC.
3. THE TEAM THAT SCORED THE EARLIEST GOAL IN THE GAMES
PLAYED BETWEEN THE TIED TEAMS SHALL BE RANKED THE
HIGHEST, ETC.
4. IF AFTER APPLYING THE ABOVE FORMULAS THE TIE STILL
EXISTS, #7 SHALL BE APPLIED USING ALL OF THE GAMES
PLAYED BY EACH TIED TEAM.
