Use the full league name
OHL stands for Ontario Hockey League. It appears within Canadian Hockey League coverage, where CHL has a different meaning from the European Champions Hockey League. A hockey search using only those shared initials can return the wrong organiser. Keep OHL with the clubs and season when finding a fixture or result.
Conference positions establish the first round
The OHL’s official playoff explanation sends the top eight teams in each conference into the playoffs, with division leaders ranked first and second in their conference. The first-round pairings follow the published one-versus-eight, two-versus-seven, three-versus-six and four-versus-five structure. Use the official seeding rather than raw points alone when reading the bracket.
Every playoff round is a series
The published format uses best-of-seven series throughout the OHL playoffs. A game win contributes one step toward the four victories needed to advance. Goals are not added across all games to create a European-style aggregate tie. A close win and a heavy win each count as one game win in that series record.
Later opponents can depend on reseeding
The organiser explains that teams are reseeded within their conference after each round, with the surviving division winners retaining the specified top ranks. A speculative bracket made before the round finishes can therefore identify the wrong next opponent. Wait for the actual results and official next-round schedule.
The conference champions meet for the league title
The champions from the two conferences play the OHL Championship Series for the J. Ross Robertson Cup. That league title is the correct context for those final-series listings. Check the current series appointment and actual coverage option for your territory; a CHL abbreviation or a club badge does not establish a particular IPTV entitlement.
Questions, answered
Are OHL playoffs decided by combined goals across games?
No. The cited format uses best-of-seven series, decided by game wins.
Can the next opponent be guessed from a fixed bracket alone?
The published format includes reseeding; use the official next-round schedule.