January 18, 2016
2015-16 Russell Cup Playoffs

The GMHL will enter the 2015-16 Russell Cup Playoffs with all 32 teams competing for the prized league championship -- the Russell Cup. There will be three divisions based on geographical alignment.
In each division, the highest seed receives home ice advantage in reference to the regular season standings,
* Teams are reseeded following every round in reference to the groupings of standings denoted with the remaining teams -- thus the bracket is subject to change.
Divisions & Conferences have an even number of teams with 10 in the North, Central & South Divisions respectively. All teams given a shot in playoffs, meaning qualifying elimination rounds will need to be played to have a division-based eight team playoff bracket. The top 7 teams at the end of the regular season are automatically seeded into the playoff bracket, while the remaining three teams will play single game eliminations for the final seed.ÂÂÂ
