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Tier 1 Playoff Bracket

Tier 2 Playoff Bracket

Tier 3 Playoff Bracket

CPIHL Tier I Bears Cup 2009-2010 Playoff Structure

Highest seeded team is the home team. Teams will be reseeded each round with seeding based on final regular season standings throughout the playoffs until the Semi-Final. The two teams coming to the Semi-Finals from the Losers Bracket will come in as 3 and 4.

Top nine teams qualify
Seeding based on final regular season standings utilizing applicable tiebreakers

Play-In
8 will host 9 with winner going to first round as the 8 seed

First Round
Top four seeds host bottom four seeds in the following order: 8 @ 1, 7 @ 2, 6 @ 3 & 5 @ 4
Winners advance to Winners Bracket Round 2 and Losers move to Losers Bracket

Second Round
Winners from the first round play in the following order: 4@1 & 3@2
Winners advance to Semi-Finals as 1st & 2nd seed and Losers move to Losers Bracket Losers Bracket teams play each other in the following order: 4@1 & 3@2
Losers Bracket Winners advance and losers are eliminated with two losses

Third Round Losers Bracket
Losers Bracket teams play each other in the following order: 4@1 & 3@2
Winners advance to Semi-Finals as 3rd and 4th seeds
Losers are eliminated with two losses

Semi-Final Round
2nd seed Losers Bracket @ 1st seed Winners Bracket
1st seed Losers Bracket @ 2nd seed Winners Bracket
Winners advance to Bears Cup Championship and Losers eliminated

Bears Cup Championship
Semi-Final Winners Play with home team based on final regular season standings using applicable tiebreakers

CPIHL Tier II Viola Cup 2009-2010 Playoff Structure

Highest seeded team is the home team. For Round 1 & 2 teams will be seeded based on final regular season standings. In the Semi-Final rounds the highest remaining seed in each division will be the home team.

Top 7 teams in North and South qualify
Seeding based on final regular season standings utilizing applicable tiebreakers

First Round
Top seed in North and South get a 1st Round Bye
Seeds 2, 3 & 4 from North and South will host seeds 5, 6 & 7 in the following order:
North: 7@2, 6@ 3 & 5@4
South: 7@2, 6@ 3 & 5@4 Winners advance and losers eliminated

Second Round
1 seeds will host lowest remaining seeds in their division
2nd highest remaining seeds will host 3rd highest remaining seeds in their division
Winners advance and losers eliminated

Semi-Final Round
Highest remaining seeds in each division will host the lowest remaining seeds in the other division
Winners advance to Viola Cup Championship and losers eliminated

Viola Cup Championship
Semi-Final Winners Play with home team based on final regular season points using applicable tiebreaker rules.

CPIHL Tier III 2009-2010 Playoff Structure

Top 3 teams qualify
Seeding based on final regular season standings utilizing applicable tiebreakers

First Round
2 seed hosts 3 seed…winner advances to Tier III Championship and loser eliminated

Tier III Cup Championship
1 seed hosts winner of first round

CPIHL Playoff Rules 2009-10 Season

1. Games will go full time, no reduced time in third period unless the six-goal rule is in effect.

2. Ties at the end of regulation will go to 4 minute 4 on 4 sudden death overtime followed by a 3 minute 3 on 3 sudden death overtime.

3. Penalties do carryover into the sudden death overtime. At no time can a team participate with less than 4 players (traditionally 3 skaters and a goalie). If a carryover penalty or penalty called in sudden death puts a team at less than the minimum the penalized player(s) time will be put on clock and non-offending team will have equivalent number of player(s) added to their on ice amount. At the conclusion of the penalty the player(s) will return to the ice as normal but at the next stoppage of play the on ice count will go back to the reduced amount depending on which sudden death the game is in.

4. Ties at the end of the 3 minute overtime will go to a shootout. Each team will designate shootout participants at the end of the 3 minute sudden death overtime by placing a number 1 through 5 beside shootout participant’s names on the score sheet. Players 1 through 3 will shoot in the order indicated on the score sheet, starting with player 1. If a tie score still exists after the 3rd player from each team has taken part in the shootout, the shootout will continue as a sudden death shootout beginning with the 4th player from each team’s list until one team has outscored the other after each player has had the chance to shoot. Once shootout starts if any player is unable to take part in the shootout through injury, penalty, or game ejection, all players immediately below will advance one position in the shootout rotation.

5. In the last 10 minutes of a playoff game or in overtime, if a player receives a 10 minute misconduct penalty, the balance of the penalty that remains un-served shall be served in the player's next scheduled playoff game. Also, the player may not participate in a shootout if the entire 10 minute misconduct has not been served.

Notes….
1. Players with penalty time remaining at the conclusion of the 3 on 3 overtime may not participate in the shoot out.
2. Examples of rule 3
----- a. 4 on 4 Sudden Death Overtime
----------i. If team A has one minor penalty at the conclusion of regulation and team B has no penalties than the 4 on 4 will start 4 on 3, penalized player will re----------------enter game at the conclusion of the penalty.
----------ii. If team A has two minor penalties at the conclusion of regulation and team B has no penalties than the 4 on 4 will start 5 on 3, penalized player(s) will ---------- -- re-enter game at the conclusion of their penalties. At the next stoppage of play if there are no other penalties play will resume 4 on 4.
----- b. 3 on 3 Sudden Death Overtime
----------i. If team A has one minor penalty at the conclusion of the 4 on 4 Sudden Death Overtime and team B has no penalties than the 3 on 3 will start 4 on 3, ------------penalized player will re-enter game at the conclusion of the penalty. At the next stoppage of play if there are no other penalties play will resume 3 on 3.
----------ii. If team A has two minor penalties at the conclusion of the 4 on 4 Sudden Death Overtime and team B has no penalties than the 3 on 3 will start 5 on 3, ------------penalized player(s) will re-enter game at the conclusion of their penalties. At the next stoppage of play if there are no other penalties play will resume 3 ------------on 3.

CPIHL Tiebreaking Rules 2009-1010 Season

1. Tie-breaking procedure for two teams
----- a. Most wins in all league games
----- b. Head to head results in games between the two tied teams
----- c. Goal differential in head to head games between the two tied teams
----- d. Fewest goals allowed in all league games
----- e. Most periods won in all league games
----- f. Coin toss
2. Tie-breaking procedure for three or more teams
----- a. Most wins in all league games
----- b. Fewest losses in all league games
----- c. Fewest goals allowed in all league games
----- d. Most goals scored in all league games
----- e. Most periods won in all league games
----- f. Coin toss

CPIHL Playoff Policies for 2009-2010 Season

1. The CPIHL Executive Committee will assign neutral teams to provide gate responsibilities at all playoff games.
2. The rinks will assign scorekeeper/clock operator and home team must provide PA announcer
3. The home team will provide back-up scorekeeper, clock operator and gate operations (ticket sales) personnel for all games in case of non-appearance by the ----assigned neutral team or scoring staff.
4. Ticket sales will begin no later than 30 minutes prior to the scheduled face off time. If the assigned neutral team has not appeared by that time, the home team ----must begin selling tickets. If the home team begins selling tickets they must make note on the gate form of when or if the assigned neutral team arrives at the ----game.
5. Both home and away teams must provide the necessary security personnel for all playoff games.
6. Failure of the assigned neutral team to support the games to which they are assigned will result in that team losing all or a portion of their share of the playoff ----proceeds.
7. The CPIHL Executive Committee will provide off-ice and gate personnel for league championship games.
8. Admission Fee
----- a. Playoff Games - $4.00 for students, adults and seniors (no fee for 5th grade and below)
----- b. Championship Games - $5.00 for students, adults and seniors (no fee for 5th grade and below)
----- c. Player, Coach, Manager and VIP Passes are good for all Playoff and Championship Games
----- d. Regular Season Passes are not good for Playoff and Championship Games