Playoff Format

Playoff Composition: Upon the completion of the regular season, 10 teams will advance to the postseason - five per division. Teams will be seeded based on total points and ranked No. 1 through No. 5 within their division.

Tiebreakers: Any ties will be resolved according to the Tiebreakers outlined in the Women's Hockey Rules & Regulations, with the first tiebreaker being wins.

Format: Postseason matchups will take place in a straight bracket format with no re-seeding. There will be a crossover between divisions taking place in the semifinals. Round 1 matchups will be single games, wherein the higher seed hosts. The following two rounds - quarterfinals and semifinals - will be a best-of-three series with the higher seed having home ice advantage for two of the three games. The McCaw Cup Championship will then be a single game final hosted by the highest remaining seed.