2017-18 OUA Men's Hockey Competitive Structure
REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFF & CHAMPIONSHIP | |
# OF TEAMS | 20, 2 conferences |
12 |
PARTICIPATING TEAMS |
EAST: Concordia, Laurentian, McGill, UQTR, UOIT, Carleton, Ottawa, Queen's, RMC, Nipissing WEST: Brock, Guelph, Toronto, Lakehead, Laurier, Ryerson, Waterloo, Western, Windsor, York |
Top 8 in each conference based on regular season standings |
# OF GAMES |
28 |
3 Rounds of Best-of-Three and Single Game Championship |
FORMAT |
Round robin vs each team in conference Single game vs each team in other conference + one or two additional games |
The higher-seeded team has home ice for two of the three games (including Game 3) FIRST ROUND (best of three) SECOND ROUND: OUA QUARTER-FINALS (best of three) THIRD ROUND: OUA SEMI-FINALS (best of three) QUEEN'S CUP (single game) |
2016-17 CHAMPION |
York University | University of New Brunswick |
OUA CHAMPIONSHIP (Queen's Cup) |
March 10, 2018 @ Highest Remaining |
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U SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP |
March 15-18 @ New Brunswick |
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REFEREE-IN-CHIEF |
Bryan Lewis |