The 2018 ALLIANCE Hockey MD Championships will be held in London, ON from April 12-15, 2018 hosted by the
Greater London Hockey Association.
How to Qualify for the 2018 ALLIANCE Hockey MD Championships:
West MD League:
The Regular Season first-place finisher qualifies for the Tier 1 Championship and the remaining berth will go to the MD West Playdown Champion. If the Regular Season first-place finisher is also the West MD Playdown Champion, the remaining berth for the Tier 1 Championships will go to the West MD Playdown Championship Finalist. The next two seeded teams upon conclusion of the MD West Playdown Semi-Final competition, will qualify for the ALLIANCE Hockey MD Tier 2 Championships.
An exception will be at Novice MD where there are three tiered divisions (Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3). Therefore, the Regular Season first-place finisher and the MD West Playdown Champion or Finalist will be the only teams to qualify for the Novice MD Championships.
East/Central MD League:
All Playdown Semi-Final winners will advance to the Tier 1 & Tier 2 Championships at Novice Tier 1 through to Minor Midget Tier 2.
MD Minor Midget:
Upon conclusion of the 27-game Regular Season, a split will occur amongst the 10 competing teams. The 7 East/Central teams will then play a 1-game round robin of 6 games for a total schedule of 33 games. The 3 West teams will play a home and away series of 4 games for a total schedule of 31 games.
East/Central Minor Midget MD:
The 5th place finisher in the East following the Playoff round robin, qualifies for the Minor Midget MD Tier 2 Championships.
The 1st place finisher in the East following the Playoff Round plays the 4th place finisher and the 2nd place finisher plays the 3rd place finisher in a best 2 of 3 series. The semi-final winners will qualify for MD Tier 1 Championships. The Semi-Final finalists will qualify for MD Tier 2 Championships.
West Minor Midget MD
Following the Playoff round robin, the 2nd place finisher will play the 3rd place finisher in a best 2 of 3 series (Playdowns). The finalist will advance to the MD Tier 2 Championship. The winner advances to play the 1st place finisher from the Playoff round robin in a best 2 of 3 series. Both teams will qualify for the MD Tier 1 Championships.
Qualification parameters are based upon the December 2, 2009 Representative Council Meeting, where the following Motion was passed:
“To qualify for the MD Championships with the exception of the Host Centre, all other teams must win their Play-down Semi-Final round.”