01-11-2019, 06:34 PMgoldenglutes Wrote: What do you guys think about every SMJHL team making playoffs? While I agree that it's nice for the rookies and first gens to all make playoffs, it does make the regular season a lot less exciting.

Personally, I'd like to see a format where 6 or 8 teams make playoffs, especially since there's a clear divide between the top 8 and bottom 2 at the moment.

Maybe something standard like:

Seed 1
          --------
Seed 8          |
                        --------
Seed 4          |        |
          --------            |
Seed 5                    |
                                  ------- Winner
Seed 2                    |
          --------            |
Seed 7          |        |
                       --------
Seed 3          |
          --------
Seed 6

Or maybe even something with a lower bracket to give each team more games to play?

Wait, has this season's playoffs format even been announced yet?

After approximately 13 seasons using a playoff system in which two teams were eliminated it was decided by the SMJHL HO that allowing all teams to make the playoffs was the superior system.

As someone who has played in both, I absolutely prefer every team making the playoffs and my attention to the regular season is not hindered by this fact, granted I am not the target market for the SMJHL I suppose.