Presidents' Trophy The Presidents' Trophy winner is guaranteed home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, provided the team advances that far. However, it does not guarantee that success, as only eight of all the Presidents' Trophy winners have gone on to win the Stanley Cup in their respective years, leading to a popular superstition that the Trophy may be cursed. In addition, six Presidents' Trophy winners have been eliminated in the preliminary round of the playoffs, with first-round upsets being common in the NHL compared to other major professional sports. NHL broadcaster Darren Eliot attributes the apparent lack
2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off position between 2nd and 5th inclusively guaranteed places in the play-off. Qualified teams: The winners of the Senior Challenge Shield guaranteed a place in the play-off. Winners: The winners of the FA Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off. Winners: Note: Since Kitchee won the FA Cup champions, the 4th place in the league (i.e. Southern) is guaranteed a place in the play-offs, as Kitchee have qualified to the play-off. MATCH OFFICIALS MATCH RULES MATCH OFFICIALS MATCH RULES MATCH OFFICIALS MATCH RULES The scorers in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs are as follows: 2 goals 1 goal