CHL announces new Memorial Cup point system hours before 2022 tournament begins
TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League announced a new point system for the Memorial Cup hours before the start of the 2022 tournament.
Teams will now earn three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss during the six-game round-robin portion of the tournament.
Previously, teams were awarded two points for a win and no points for a loss, regardless of whether the game went to overtime.
The CHL also announced that sudden-death overtime will be played in a 3-on-3 format in 20-minute periods during the round robin.