8-Team Hockey Single elimination Generator
A working single elimination generator pre-set for 8 hockey teams. Replace the placeholder names, enter scores as you go, print or export. Free, no account.
How the 8-team hockey single elimination bracket is built
8 is a power of two, so the bracket is full and nobody gets a bye. A champion is decided after 7 games in 3 rounds; add the optional 3rd-place match for one more game.
First-round matchups
Standard seeding puts the strongest seed against the weakest: 1 v 8, 4 v 5, 2 v 7, 3 v 6. List your teams strongest-first in the generator and the seeding is applied automatically.
How long does it take?
With 80-minute games, 7 games take about 9.3 hours on one rink and 4.7 hours on two — but rounds can't overlap, so the last rounds always run one game at a time. Pro's scheduler enforces that ordering when it assigns dates, start times and rinks.
Hockey rules that affect the schedule
Adult hockey leagues play three 15–20 minute periods in a 75–90 minute ice slot; ice time is expensive, so unused slots are the main cost to avoid.
Tie-breakers: Points, then wins, then head-to-head, then goal differential.
Organizer tip: Late ice (10pm+) is unpopular: enter only the slots you actually have so the schedule never invents an extra one.