2021-22 SUTHERLAND CUP
PLAYOFFS FORMAT ANNOUNCED
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) on March 22, 2022 unveiled the format for the 2021-22 Sutherland Cup Playoffs.
The top eight clubs from each conference will qualify for the 2021-22 GOJHL postseason and will battle through three rounds of best-of-7 series to determine the conference winner. Returning for the first time since the 2012-13 season, the champions of the Western, Mid-Western and Golden Horseshoe conferences will then face off in a home-and-home round robin. The top two teams from the round robin will advance to a best-of-3 series to decide the Sutherland Cup champion.
In the event of a three-way tie during the round robin, a team cannot be eliminated by a tie and a tie- breaker game would be scheduled for May 26th between the 2nd and 3rd place teams. A tie between the 1st and 2nd teams would be broken using the GOJHL’s Regular Season Final Standings Policy.
The five round postseason slate will get underway Wednesday, April 6th. A breakdown of the format is outlined below:
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| Conference Quarter-Finals | April 6th, 2022 – April 17th, 2022 | Best-of-7 Series |
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| Conference Semi-Finals | April 18th, 2022 – May 1st, 2022 | Best-of-7 Series |
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| Conference Finals | May 2nd, 2022 – May 15th, 2022 | Best-of-7 Series |
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| Sutherland Cup Playoffs | May 16th, 2022 – May 25th, 2022 | Home & Home Round Robin |
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| Tie-Breaker | May 26th, 2022 | *If necessary |
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| Sutherland Cup | May 27th, 2022 – May 31st, 2022 | Best-of-3 Series |
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For more information, visit: www.gojhl.ca
ABOUT THE GREATER ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE (GOJHL)
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada.
Website: www.gojhl.ca
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