Make sure to confirm your team name with our volunteer time keepers prior to puck drop.
Game sheets must have registered players that have been registered prior to April 16th.
All round robin games and championship games will consist of a 2:00 warm-up commencing as the zamboni leaves the ice.
The game will consist of three periods consisting of two 12 minutes periods (running time), one 15 minute period with the last 3 minutes of the third period will be stop time.
If there is more than a 3 goal differential during the final 3 minutes of the third period, it will continue to be running time.
In the event of a tie (all games in round robin), the game will remain a tie. For ties in the championship games refer to “Championship Game Rules”.
Curfew is effect for all round robin games.
If a team fails to show for its scheduled game, the opposing team will be awarded a 3-0 victory and the offending team will be suspended from the tournament for 1 year.
Body Contact: No body checking will be permitted.
Penalties: Minor penalties are 3 minutes. If a player incurs 3 penalties in a single game, they will be ejected from the game.
Major Penalties: Major penalties are 5 minutes, and will result in automatic ejection from the tournament.
Fighting: Will result in an automatic ejection from the tournament.
Game Misconducts: The committee reserves the right to review any misconduct, and eject the player from the tournament if necessary.
Icing: Icing will be called from the defending blue line, two-line passes are permitted, and will not result in a stoppage of play.
Slap shots: Are permitted in all divisions.
Goalie: Puck to the mask – play will be blown dead in all divisions.
Minimum Players: A team must field 5 skaters and a goaltender to play the game. If in failing to do so the “no show” rule applies.
Each player MUST participate while wearing a helmet, and proper safety equipment.
Points System: The following points system will dictate team standings. Win (2 pts), Tie (1 pts), Regulation Loss (0 pts).
Time-Outs: A team will only be permitted to use one 30 second time out, if involved in the finals – no times outs during round robin play.
Tie-Breakers: Standings after the preliminary/round robin play will be calculated on the basis of the points awarded as per the “Points System”. In the event of a tie the following criteria will be used to break the tie: 1. Number of wins, 2. Winner between the tied teams (if only two teams tied), 3. Goal Differential, 4. Goals For (highest), 5. Goals Against (lowest), 6. Coin toss.
Goals: For the maximum goal differential permitted per team is 5 goals. Any additional goals above this number will not be counted toward tie-breaking.
Championship games are played to a winner. In the event of a tie at the end of regulation time a SUDDEN VICTORY 5 MINUTE OVERTIME (stop time) will commence.
1. Teams will play 4 on 4 plus goalies. Players may be changed at any time.
2. If still tied after 5 minutes of overtime, a shootout will occur.
3. Each team MUST designate 3 shooters to start the shootout.
4. Any player(s) serving a penalty at the end of overtime will not be eligible to participate.
5. All 3 designated shooters from each team will shoot.
6. If still tied, each team will designate one shooter at a time until there is a winner. A player may not shoot for a second time until all players on the game sheet (except goalies) have shot.
Penalty during Overtime: If a penalty occurs, teams play 4 on 3. A second penalty to the same team will be delayed. The maximum disadvantage is 4 on 3.
No abuse will be tolerated. Any such behavior will result in ejection from the tournament.