Tie Breaking Formulas

REGULATION 8 - GELC CHAMPIONSHIPS, PLAYOFFS,

AND QUALIFICATION FOR PROVINCIAL PLAY

8.01                The GELC champions in each Division shall be the winner of the Provincial Qualifying/GELC Championship Tournament.

8.01.1             In the event of a tie, final standing shall be determined by:

First:            Team with the greater number of wins finishes ahead;

Secondly:            Team record against each other;

Thirdly:            Goals for and against between the tied teams. Team with the highest ratio finished ahead;

Fourthly:            Goals for and against ratio between each other plus common opponents. Team with the highest ratio finishes ahead;                       

Fifthly:            Team with the lowest penalty minutes finishes ahead.

8.01.2                          In the event that a division has an uneven number of teams in it, the standing shall be ascertained by a formula as follows:

Points

Total points available

8.02              The team that finishes the double knockout playoff in the Division after Regular Season play shall be awarded the respective Division Championship Trophy.

8.03                At the conclusion of regular season play there shall be a Championship Tournament in the Novice, Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget Divisions.  There may be two (2) or more Divisions in the Tournament being the GELC Championship/Provincial Qualifier Division and the subsequent GELC Consolation Divisions

8.04                The Box Lacrosse Committee shall, before the start of the Regular Season, determine whether there will be one or more Divisions in league play in each Division and, if so, how teams shall qualify for each Divisions championship round. All league play will be based on complete round robin formats. Where there are two (2) or more Divisions for Championship play in a Division, the GELC Championship/Provincial Qualifier Division will be composed of teams which finish with more points in the standings than the teams which participate in the GELC Consolation Division(s).

8.05                GELC Championship Tournament format shall be a double knock competition.

8.06                The final standings in the GELC Championship/Provincial Qualifier Division shall determine which teams are, pursuant to ALA rules, eligible to participate in the Provincial Championships.

8.07                There shall be no championship in the Tyke, or Mini Tyke Division but there may be an Event to follow the regular season.