1. Top eight (8) teams in regular season standings go to OMHA Playdowns. 
2. There are to be no byes. 
3. Ties will be decided by the Tie Breaker Rule. 
4. Semi-finalist to be brought back to YS to eliminate byes, if necessary. 
5. No team is deemed to be eliminated from YS playoffs until that team returns to YS playoffs at which time a decision will be made to place team into flow chart to eliminate byes if necessary. 
6. Convenors to have flexibility and use discretion in best interest of all teams.
   
   NOTE:  If three (3) teams are to advance to OMHA Semi-Finals a one game playoff between the Quarter-Final losers will be scheduled to determine what team advances.  Three overtimes to be scheduled.  Home ice determined by league standings.
   

1. Remaining teams go to YS playoffs. 
2. Teams will filter back to YS as they are eliminated. 
3. Teams will be reseeded after each round as per finish in league play, except in the preliminaries (round one) where they will play each other and will be seeded according to their finish in that round.

Any reclassified team or teams coming from another area will be placed one place below the middle of the league standings.  CC and C teams (Schomberg and Beeton) will be placed into the flow if they return to YS.  Place to be determined by the convenor of that division.

1. Any game in YS playoff series or round robin is subject to a 10 minute sudden victory overtime period in the event of a tie at the end of three (3) periods of play.  The 10 minute overtime is to be noted in the contract. 
2. In any series ending game (game 3 or 5 of playoff contract) three (3) overtime periods are to be scheduled.  If after three (3) overtime periods of play the game is still tied an additional game is to be scheduled.  Each additional game will also schedule three (3) overtime periods.

All teams of each centre are entered in the YSMHL playoffs unless the withdrawal form is completed and signed by the association President and delegate no later than the YSMHL December meeting.  Any team not fulfilling their commitment will subject the centre to a fine of $500 per offending team. Fines not paid will be taken from the centre bond money.  Once the bond money is gone the centre is no longer in good standing with YSMHL and the centre can be suspended.  (Adopted August 2004)

1. Head to Head competition in league play
2. Goal differential GF/GF + GA between tied teams playing head to head in the regular season and highest percentage will advance
3. Goal differential GF/GF + GA for tied teams for all games in the regular season and highest percentage will advance
4. Most goals during the regular season
5. Least penalty minutes between tied teams including misconducts for both coaches and players at 10 minutes each, major penalties at five minutes each and all two minute penalties
6. Coin toss
   
   

1. If both centres request “out of town” officials before the commencement of any series or round robin each centre will be responsible to pay the officials' fees and mileage at their centre.
2. If one centre requests “out of town” officials either before or during the series or round robin, the requesting centre must pay the entire cost of the officials for all the games for the remainder of the series or round robin (official fees and mileage)
3. “Out of Town” officials to be used in all YS playoff final series
4. All mileage paid to officials is to be determined using the agreed upon mileage chart at the current OMHA rate per OMHA Reg. 18.6 (See attached chart)
   
   NOTE:  “Out of Town” officials means out of town, not assigned.  Failure to provide out of town officials when requested will result in penalties to be determined by the Dispute Resolution Committee