Phase 01
Pool Play
Round-robin style pool schedule with extra games inside your pool and single meetings against every other pool.
- In-pool opponents: 2 games each
- Cross-pool opponents: 1 game each
- Bottom 2 teams in each pool are eliminated
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Summer Tournament Format
Pool Play→ Summer Bracket
Pool play, then a bracket for the summer title.
Pools
4
Teams Per Pool
8
Eliminated Per Pool
2
Bracket Teams
24
Phase 02
Summer Bracket
Surviving teams are seeded into an NHL-style playoff bracket with best-of-7 series each round.
- Best-of-7 series every round
- Bracket seeding based on pool play results
- One champion at the end of the bracket
Pool Play Rules
- 1.Teams are divided into pools for the opening round.
- 2.Every team plays each opponent in its own pool 2 times.
- 3.Every team plays each opponent from the other pools 1 time.
- 4.Pool standings determine who advances to the Summer Bracket.
- 5.The 2 lowest-ranked teams in each pool are eliminated.
Summer Bracket Rules
- 1.All remaining teams enter the Summer Bracket after pool play.
- 2.The bracket follows NHL playoff structure: seeded matchups and best-of-7 series.
- 3.Each round is a best-of-7 series — first team to 4 wins advances.
- 4.The bracket continues until a Summer Tournament champion is crowned.
Pool Structure
Four 8-team pools. Top six advance from each pool.
Pool A
Atlantic Division Pool
8 teams · top 6 advance
Pool B
Metropolitan Division Pool
8 teams · top 6 advance
Pool C
Central Division Pool
8 teams · top 6 advance
Pool D
Pacific Division Pool
8 teams · top 6 advance
How It Flows
Step 1
Pool Games
2× in-pool · 1× cross-pool
Step 2
Cut Line
Bottom 2 per pool eliminated
Step 3
Summer Bracket
NHL-style best-of-7 series