USHL Announces 2024 Clark Cup Playoff Format
March 7, 2024 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The United States Hockey League (USHL) has announced the format for the 2023-24 USHL Clark Cup Playoffs. This season's playoffs will feature 12 teams, six from each of the Eastern and Western Conferences, beginning on Monday, April 15.
The 2023-24 Clark Cup Playoffs begin with a three-game first round series between the #3 and #6 seeds and #4 and #5 seeds. All three games will be played at the higher seed's home location on three consecutive nights.
Following the first round, the winner of the #3 vs. #6 series will automatically play the #2 seed from their conference while the winner of the #4 vs. #5 series will automatically play the #1 seeds in the Conference Semifinals. The Semifinals is a best-of-five game series with a 2-2-1 format with games 1, 2 and 5 played at the higher seed.
The winners of the Conference Semifinals matchups will then face off in a best-of-five Conference Final series. The format of the Conference Final will be 2-2-1 with games 1, 2 and 5 at the higher seed.
The Eastern and Western Conference Champions will meet for the Clark Cup Final, a best-of-five series played in the 2-2-1 format with the higher seed hosting games 1, 2 and 5.
2023-24 Clark Cup Playoffs Dates
(exact game dates dependent on matchup and building availability)
First Round (best of three): April 15-17
Conference Semifinals (best of five): April 19 - April 26
Conference Finals (best of five): April 27-May 9
Clark Cup Final (best of five): May 10-22
Playoff seedings are determined by regular season points with the following tiebreakers in play (if needed)
a) ROW (regulation + overtime wins)
b) Head-to-head record
c) Most wins in league competition (including shootout wins)
d) Least losses in league competition
e) Greater overall goal differential
f) Greater head-to-head goal differential
g) Game played at neutral site OR coin flip
Be sure to check USHL.com for the latest standings, as well as the latest news on Clark Cup Playoffs matchups and schedule.
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