2022 QMJHL President Cup Playoffs Format Announced
March 9, 2022 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Montreal, QC - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League unveiled today the format of the 2022 President Cup Playoffs that will kick off on May 5. The first three rounds will be played in a best-of-five series while the Championship series will be a best-of-seven format.
The round of 16 will oppose the eight teams of each conference according to their position in the standings (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5). This round will be played from May 5 to 12.
In the second round, the four winning teams of each conference will compete against each other to earn a spot in the semifinals. Once again, their seed will be determined by their position in the standings. (1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3). The second round will be held from May 15 to 22.
The semifinals will feature the four winning teams. They will be reseeded according to their position in the overall standings and not within their conference. The two best-of-five series will occur between May 25 and June 1.
Finally, the President Cup Championship series will be played from June 4 to 15. It will showcase the winners of the semifinals.
Playoff Standings
The sixteen teams that are eligible for playoffs will be ranked in relation to one another on the basis of the following principles:
On overall standings, teams ranked higher than 16th are eliminated.
The first two places of each conference are awarded, in order of points cumulated during the regular season, by the two teams at the top of each division in their respective conference.
For each conference, beginning with the 3rd position to the 8th position, teams are ranked according to the number of points cumulated during the regular season.
In the event that only six or seven teams from one of the conferences are eligible for the playoffs, one or two teams that have ranked the lowest in the other conference and are not eliminated will transfer to said conference while respecting their respective position in the overall standings.
In cases of a tie in the number of cumulated points, the ranking is determined through the application of section 1.2.2 of this Regulation, while making the necessary adjustments.
Said ranking, called "Playoff Standings" is used to determine opponents for each series as well as the team that will have the privilege of playing at home ("Home Ice" advantage).
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