1. Each team will play two games (2) in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams after the preliminary round will be determined by team with most points (teams receive 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss.
2. If the teams tied in points the following tie break formula will apply:
a) Head to Head results among tied teams
b) The team which has to highest goal percentage. GF% = total goals for divided by the total goals for and against (GF ÷ GF+GA)
c) The team with the least goals against
d) The team with the least amount of penalty minutes accumulated
e) Time of the first goal scored in the tournament
f) Flip of a coin