Playoff question

[Gonzopenguin]

I know we are going to play best of seven but how is it to be arranged? 2 away- 2 home- 1 a- 1h- 1a or 2- 3- 2?

[MrFreezz32]

I would say depending on travel. If it is SC, it could go either way. With Florida, more than likely 2-3-2. It would also depend on availibility of the arena, whether it be the Cable Box (TWC Arena), N. Charleston Coliseum (SC), or Germain Arena (FLA)

[102M1]

Last I saw on ECHL.com it had the playoff format listed as 2-3-2

[possum]

It will be finalized once the matchups are. They can and will change it from their standard 2-3-2 depending on arena availability.

[Caniac Nation]

I'm assuming due to arena availability issues playoff tickets are bought individually?

[possum]

In the past they have sold PO tickets by the round or all at once & you get refunded what they don't play. Here's a bit from echl.com on the format:


The conference quarterfinals will be a best-of-five game series with the remaining rounds being best-of-seven game series. The best-of-five series will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format.

In the National Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups will be the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals will have the first-place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher against the sixth-place finisher.

[RaysFan34]

First round is best of 5, not best of 7. All rounds after that are best of 7.

[Ice cheX]

In the National Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups will be the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals will have the first-place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher against the sixth-place finisher.
As we are in the American Conference, here's the deal for us, as taken from babs' post in another thread:

In the American Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners will be seeded first, second and third and will play the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher will meet. The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game will face the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.