2007-2008 Central Hockey League Playoff Format
I will try my best to do as i do every year about this time is to cover and explain the playoff format. It needs to be explained every year because it changes every year, either from the mighty wisdom of the CHL, or the in and out of teams in the league. At least I won’t have to spend countless hours trying to figure out the Mulligan System this year. Thank You Hockey Gods!!
Below is information from CHL.com, I will try to break it down in an attempt to make it easier to understand. First I posted a picture of the bracket page I will be using on the Insider as I do every season, and as I said every season it’s been different.

The #4 seed in the conf. plays #5 seed in a 3 game round for the right to advance into Semi- Finals and earning the right to play the #1 seeded team in the Conf. while the #2 team and #3 team in the Conf. square of against each other. The higher seeded teams have the home ice advantage in every round according to where the placed in the seeding at the beginning of the playoffs. Then the rounds go on from there just as normal as can be. Also all rounds after the opening round (4th, 5th) will be a 7 game series. what format that will be however hasn’t been announced yet, in other words will it be a 2-2-1-1-1, 3-3-1- and so on?
Ok now From CHL.com
A total of ten of seventeen Central Hockey League member teams will qualify for post-season play, consisting of five clubs from each conference.
The playoffs will consist of four (4) rounds. Opening Round (#4 vs #5 seeds only in each conference) (Best of 3) Conference Semifinals (Best of 7) Conference Finals (Best of 7) Ray Miron President’s Cup Finals (Best of 7) Each of the 4 division regular season champions (Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast) will be seeded either 1st or 2nd in their conference for the opening round of the playoffs. The next 3 teams highest in each conference regular season standings, regardless of division, will be seeded 3rd, 4th, and 5th in each conference and will also qualify for post-season play.
The opening round will feature the #4 and #5 seeds in a best of three series in each conference, with the winners advancing to join the #1, #2 and #3 seeds in the Conference Semifinals. The Ray Miron President’s Cup Finals will consist of the victorious two teams remaining from their respective Conference playoffs. Home ice advantage in the Ray Miron President’s Cup Finals will be awarded to the club with higher regular season point totals,
(Ok I am going to jump in here, what they mean is let’s say the 1st and 2nd teams in the Conf. get eliminated and the 3rd seeded team in the Conf. adv. to the Cup and gets matched up with the #2 seeded team from the other Conf. the #2 has home Ice advantage in the Cup Finals) regardless of any earlier playoff seeding. -The higher seeded club in each playoff meeting will receive home ice advantage -The opening round #4 vs #5 seed series will use a best of three game format - The subsequent three playoff rounds will use a best-of-seven game format -Any contests tied after regulation play will not use the shootout to determine a winner as in the regular season.
Any tied playoff games will use additional 20 minute periods of sudden death play.
Should two or more teams be tied in points for any seeding issue throughout the playoffs, the following tiebreakers will be used:
-Most wins
-Head to head record
-Goals for and against differential
Stay tuned for more updated as I get them and feel free to leave any questions or mistakes I have made below.