The Metro Columbus Hockey League is pleased to announce the 2024 MCHL Playoff Tournament. The single-elimination event will take place Friday, February 23 – Sunday, February 25, 2024.
The tournament gets underway Friday evening with a matchup between two teams from the U10 Blue Division at Chiller North. The action resumes Saturday morning with all remaining games contested at Lou & Gibb Reese Ice Arena.
In all, 28 teams across five divisions will participate in the playoff tournament, culminating in the four division championship games beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 25.
Tournament Schedule
| DATE | TIME | RINK | DIVISION | HOME | VISITOR |
| FRI 2/23 | 6:10p | North | U10 Blue | #4 Capitals 2014 White | #5 Blue Jackets U10 Girls |
| SAT 2/24 | 8:00a | Newark | U10 Blue | #3 Mavericks U10 Blue | #6 Blue Jackets 2014 |
| 9:10a | Newark | U12 Blue | #4 Blue Jackets 2012 | #5 Mavericks U12 Blue | |
| 10:30a | Newark | U12 Red | #1 Mavericks U12 Green | #4 Blue Jackets 11/12 | |
| 11:50a | Newark | U12 Red | #2 Spiders U12 | #3 Trojans U12 | |
| 1:10p | Newark | U10 Blue | #1 Trojans U10 | W 4/5 | |
| 2:20p | Newark | U10 Blue | #2 Generals U10 | W 3/6 | |
| 5:00p | Newark | U10 Red | #1 Blue Jackets 2013 | #2 Spiders U10 | |
| 6:10p | Newark | U14 | #3 Spiders U14 | #6 Blue Jackets 09/10 | |
| 7:30p | Newark | U14 | #4 Maverics 2010 Blue | #5 Blue Jackets 2009 | |
| SUN 2/25 | 7:30a | Newark | U10 Red | #1 Blue Jackets 2013 | #2 Spiders U10 |
| 8:40a | Newark | U12 Blue | #1 Thunderbirds U12 | W 4/5 | |
| 10:00a | Newark | U12 Blue | #2 Jr Cyclones U12 | #3 Generals U12 | |
| 11:20a | Newark | U14 | #1 Comets U14 | W 4/5 | |
| 12:40p | Newark | U14 | #2 Mavericks U14 Green | W 3/6 | |
| 3:30p | Newark | U10 Blue | Final | ||
| 4:45p | Newark | U12 Blue | Final | ||
| 6:10p | Newark | U12 Red | Final | ||
| 7:35p | Newark | U14 | Final |
Tournament Brackets
MCHL Playoff Tournament seeding will be determined by standings points. In the event two or more teams are tied, the tiebreakers are as follows:
- Head-to-head record in league games
- Goal differential in league games
- Fewest goals allowed in league games
U10 BLUE
Note: The CCYHA U10 Girls team will be the #5 seed in the U10 Blue bracket.
U10 RED
Note: #1 seed CCYHA 2013 will play #2 seed EDP U10 Premier in a best-of-two series.
U12 BLUE
Note: The fifth-place finisher in the U12 Red Division will be reassigned to the #4 seed in the U10 Blue bracket.
U12 RED
U14
Tournament Rules
- The games will be played at Lou and Joe Gibb Arena in Newark.
- It is a single elimination tournament
- U10 games will play 12 minute periods, U12 and U14s will play 13 minute periods
- All minor penalties will be 90 seconds, Majors 4:00 minutes
- Each team will be allowed one 30 second time-out
- In the event the score is tied after regulation, a 5 minute 3 on 3 sudden death overtime will be played
- If the game remains tied a 3 player shootout will occur, then continue if necessary until the game is decided. Players cannot shoot a second time until all skaters have had a turn
- If the goal differential in the third period is 5 or more goals, a running clock will be used. Should the goal differential then decrease to less than 5 goals, stop time will resume.
- Due to the tight schedule, supplemental discipline will not be an option, we must rely on the referees and USA Hockey rules to determine if suspensions are warranted
- Higher Seed teams will be the home team and wear light jerseys. Lower seeded teams will the away team and wear dark jerseys
- Each team must provide a volunteer to work the penalty box. Home teams must provide a volunteer to work the clock
- The MCHL will provide referees
- Please be ready to go on the ice at least 15 minutes early if we start to run ahead of schedule