Presidents' Trophy Presidents' Trophy The Presidents' Trophy () is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e. best record) during the NHL regular season. If two teams tie for the most points, then the Trophy goes to the team with the most wins. The Presidents' Trophy has been awarded 32 times to 16 different teams since its inception during the season. As the team with the best regular season record, the Presidents' Trophy winner is guaranteed home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, provided they advance that
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