Maritime Junior Hockey League Logo. Photo (MHL)
The Maritime Hockey League is about to go into its play-offs with a never before seen format to determine seeding.
The league has announced it will adopt a round robin style tournament where each team will place their divisional opponents once to determine first round play-off match-ups.
President Steve Dykeman says teams have rarely been on a level playing field this year and the format will reset the field.
“The 2020-21 regular season has not been a “regular” season. Our players and team staff have persevered through an unprecedented period,” said Dykeman. “With the changes in restrictions throughout the region over the past five months, teams have rarely been on an even playing field. The round robin will allow us to reset the field, while maintaining an advantage for teams that fared better during the regular season.”