1. Registration will take place prior to your first game. Keep in mind your roster sheet from game one must list ALL eligible players for the tournament.
2. Birth Certificates or photocopies must be available for presentation if requested.
3. Each team will be guaranteed 4 games.
4. Tournament officials will consider any logical grievance or suggestion when presented in a professional manner. Protests regarding officiating will not be heard.
5. All players must play in at least one round robin game to be eligible to participate in the playoff round. All players must be listed on your first game sheet.
6. A player may not play for more than one team in the same division.
7. Teams must be ready to go on the ice 15 minutes prior to their scheduled game time. All Round Robin games will be 12-12-15 minute periods, except for the U16, U18 and Junior divisons where all of the games will be 12-12-12. There will be no overtime in Round Robin games. All Playoff games will be 12-12-12 minute periods.
8. Running time will commence in the third period if a 5 goal differential exists. To revert back to stop time, the goal differential must be reduced to 3.
9. No body contact for 2010 and younger.
10. Two points will be awarded for a win, 1 for a tie and 0 for a loss.
11. The following tie breaking formulas will be utilized should teams be tied:
*1) head to head (if applicable)
*2) most wins
*3) goal percentage - add goals for and goals allowed and divide the total into the goals for
*4) fewest goals allowed
*5) most goals scored
*6) fewest penalty minutes
*7) coin flip
* If 2 teams are tied, the head to head is the first tie breaker. If 3 or more teams are tied, head to head is only used if one team has beaten all the others involved in the tie. In any other case, the head to head is not used for 3 or more teams.
12. Playoff round ties will be broken with a 5 minute 3 on 3 sudden death overtime. If still tied there will be a 3 player shootout. If still tied, there will then be a sudden death shootout. In the case of a sudden death shootout, the original 3 players may be used again, but no player may shoot for a second time in the sudden death shootout until each player has been used once.
13. No time outs allowed with the exception of one 30 second time out in all Playoff Games.
14. NO FIGHTING. Anyone who fights will be ejected for the remainder of the tournament.
15. Equipment governed by Hockey Canada rules.
16. Protests must be made to the tournament directors no later than 1 hour after the game being protested. However, in the championship final game, protests must be made prior to the start of the game.
17. Teams may not dress more than 21 players (goaltenders included) per game.
18. All divisions are required to wear a full face mask. No half Visors allowed.
19. All Forfeit games will be recorded as 1-0 wins for the winning team. The winners will receive 2 points and the losers 0.
