2022 SUTHERLAND CUP FORMAT ANNOUNCED


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:




Conference Quarter-Finals April 6th, 2022 – April 17th, 2022 Best-of-7 Series



Conference Semi-Finals April 18th, 2022 – May 1st, 2022 Best-of-7 Series



Conference Finals May 2nd, 2022 – May 15th, 2022 Best-of-7 Series



Sutherland Cup Playoffs May 16th, 2022 – May 25th, 2022 Home & Home Round Robin



Tie-Breaker May 26th, 2022 *If necessary



Sutherland Cup May 27th, 2022 – May 31st, 2022 Best-of-3 Series



For more information, visit:  www.gojhl.ca

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