The Shawville Arena saw a full day of hockey on Saturday, kicking off the Ligue de Hockey Régional de l’Outaouais (LHRO) regional playoffs.Shawville teams from every division faced off against opponents from Aylmer, Hull, and Maniwaki, among others.“It’s a full day of hockey in Shawville, which is always exciting,” said Jared Hamilton, an assistant coach on the peewee-A team, upon which one of his five children also plays.“Going through the age groups, you see the experience and you see the level of skill increase game after game. On top of that, because Shawville is such a close hockey community, you know so many of the different kids from so many of the different levels, so you’re cheering for everybody at the same time,” he said.The peewee-A team that Hamilton coaches won 3-1 in their Saturday game.“It couldn’t have been a better game, we clicked and everybody played their positions well, everybody passed,” Hamilton said. “It was really a game of a thousand battles in the corners and along the boards [ . . . ] and it was just great hockey to see.”The round-robin playoff series will run for the next few weekends, with the top teams from each division moving on to the semi-finals. This is a change from previous years, where the playoffs have taken a more traditional, top-eight style format.“It’s much better, most teams get three to four games [now] instead of two,” said Ed Rusenstrom, vice president of the Shawville District Minor Hockey Association, explaining that the change increases ice-time for all participating players. “And for bottom-place teams you’re not stuck playing top teams,” he said.