Tournament Rules & Format

  1. Games will be played under EMHA, Hockey Alberta and Hockey Canada rules.

  2. All decisions made by the referees are final.

  3. In the event that suspensions are warranted due to the infraction imposed by the referee, the tournament discipline committee will decide on the duration of the suspension. Any suspensions will be served during the tournament.

  4. Team officials and coaches are responsible for the conduct of their players on and off the ice and will ensure they conduct themselves in a sportsman like manner.
  5. Coaches, players and fans that are abusive to officials, players, tournament organizers or arena staff will be asked to leave the arena.
  6. All games will be scheduled for two hours and fifteen minutes consisting of three twenty-minute stop time periods with floods between each period.
  7. If one team is ahead by five goals or more a mercy rule will be instituted and the third period will be running time.
  8. A team will be awarded the following points during round robin play:
    • 2 point for a win at the end of regulation time or a win in sudden death overtime
    • 0 points for a loss at the end of regulation time
    • 1 point for a tie or a loss at the end of overtime
  9. A five-minute warm up will be allowed before each game. The official timekeeper will set and run the clock.
  10. Each team is allowed one-thirty second time out per game.
  11. Each team will play three round robin games in the tournament.

Round Robin Overtime Format

  • Three-minute sudden death overtime will be played under the following format.
  • The clock will be set for three minutes and a 3 on 3 will be played for the duration of the overtime or until a goal is scored. If no goal is scored at the expiration of time the game will be declared a tie.
  • Goalies may be substituted at anytime during the overtime for an extra skater.
  • If penalties are assessed (they will be one minute in duration) and the offending team will be required to play shorthanded, no penalty shots are awarded (unless stated otherwise in the rules).

Sudden Death Overtime for the Semi Finals and Finals Format

  • The clock will be set for five minutes and 4 on 4 will be played, for the duration of the overtime until a goal is scored. If the score remains tied at the expiration of time another overtime period will be play. The clock will be set for five minutes and 3-on-3 will be played.
  • If the game is still tied at the end of the second overtime a shootout will occur. Each team must give the referee the numbers of five shooter. If the score remains tied after the shootout a sudden death shootout will occur.
  • Goalies may be substituted at anytime during the overtime for an extra skater. If penalties are assessed (they will be one minute in duration) the offending team will be required to play shorthanded, no penalty shots are awarded (unless stated in the rules.)

Semi Final games will be matched as indicated in the program. Total points during the round robin will determine your teams placing in your pool. The team with the higher placing in the standings will be home team for the final game.

If there is a tie, the tie-breaking format will be as follows in this order:

  1. The winner of the head to head competition
  2. Goals for minus goals against.
    The higher number will determine the higher place finish
  3. Goals for
  4. Goals against
  5. Least number of penalty minutes

Last updated Sep. 13, 2007 at 23:30

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