2022-23 NCHA Men's Harris Cup Playoffs
The top eight teams qualify for playoffs
QUARTERFINALS
* Two-game series (plus mini-game, if necessary)
* Weekend of February 16-18, at high seeds
Friday, February 17
No. 1 Adrian defeats No. 8 Concordia Wisconsin — 11-1 Box Score
No. 2 Aurora defeats No. 7 Lake Forest — 4-1 Box Score
No. 3 St. Norbert No. 6 Marian — 5-2 Box Score
No. 5 MSOE defeats No. 4 Trine — 2-1 Box Score
Saturday, February 18
No. 1 Adrian defeats No. 8 Concordia Wisconsin — 13-2 Box Score
No. 2 Aurora defeats No. 7 Lake Forest — 4-0 in mini-game to decide series
Lake Forest won regulation — 3-2 Box Score
No. 3 St. Norbert No. 6 Marian — 8-2 Box Score
No. 4 Trine defeats No. 5 MSOE — 1-0 in mini-game to decide series
Trine won 5-3 in regulation — 5-3 Box Score
SEMIFINALS at higher seed
* Single-game elimination
Saturday, February 25
No. 1 Adrian defeats No. 4 Trine — 6-2 Box Score
No. 2 Aurora defeats No. 3 St. Norbert — 4-3 Box Score
CHAMPIONSHIP
* Single-game elimination
Saturday, March 4
No. 1 Adrian vs. No. 2 Aurora at 7 p.m. EST in Adrian, Michigan
TWO-GAME SERIES / MINIGAME FORMAT
* Two games are played with standard NCAA rules applying (single 5:00 OT).
* Games 1 and 2 can end in an OT tie.
* If the two games are split or if both end in a tie, a 20-minute minigame is played. At the end of the second game, the ice shall be resurfaced and there is a 15-minute intermission. Starting lineups are announced before the minigame, as in a regular game, and the teams will play the full 20 minutes, regardless of score. Should the game be tied after the 20 minutes, the teams will play 20-minute sudden-death overtimes periods.
TIEBREAK PROCEDURE
Head-to-Head (points comparison in games between the tied teams - including results in regulation, OT and SO)
Total Regulation Wins
Total Regulation Wins + OT Wins
Total Regulation Wins + OT Wins + SO Wins
* Wins vs Top 4 teams in final standings
# Results vs rank order, 1-X, until difference in results
Goal differential in games between tied teams only
Goal differential in games vs teams above the tied teams in standings
Goal differential in all conference games
Random draw
* Includes all teams with point totals ranking in top 4 of overall standings, including ties
# If, while moving through rank order there are two teams with equal point totals at a certain rank, results versus all those tied teams are compared together.