OHL playoffs approach
Published on March 15, 2006 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto - Heading into the final week of the 2005-2006 Ontario Hockey League regular season schedule, many teams continue to battle for playoff positioning. As the first round playoff series match-ups are confirmed, the schedules will be posted on the OHL Playoff Tracker at www.ontariohockeyleague.com.
The West Division title is still up for grabs with the Plymouth Whalers leading the Saginaw Spirit by two points. The two teams play each other twice in the final three games of the season. The race for the Central Division crown is even tighter as the Brampton Battalion lead the Barrie Colts by only a single point. Each team has three regular season games remaining.
If ties occur with respect to playoff rankings, the following tie-breaking procedures are in place:
1. The team with the most number of wins during the regular season shall be declared higher in the standings.
2. If two teams are still tied, the team with the best record in head-to-head competition (based on points including overtime and shootout losses) shall be declared higher in the standings. If more than two teams are tied after the first tie-breaker, the percentage of available points earned in games among each other shall be used to determine the standing.
3. If still tied, the team with the greater differential between goals scored for and against by clubs having equal standing after the second tie-breaker shall be declared higher in the standings.
The top eight teams in each conference make the playoffs with the division leaders ranked one-two in each Conference. In the first round of the playoffs, first place plays eighth, second plays seventh, third plays sixth and so on in each conference. Teams are re-seeded within their division after each round with the champions from each round playing in the OHL Championship Series.
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