Format: Three 16 minute stop time periods.
In stop time, penalties are 2 min for minors, 5 minutes for majors, and 10 minutes for misconducts. Any player serving a minor may participate in the shootout. Any player serving a double minor, major or any misconduct will not be eligible for the shootout.
- 5 minute warm up
- 1 minute between periods
- Each team gets one 30 second time out
- Overtime will not be played in the first 3 games.
Points 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
A tournament official has the authority to adjust the length of the 3rd period anytime during the game if the game will not be completed on time.
All players must be fully paid and registered prior to any games.
Tie breakers: If 2 or more teams are tied in points in regular play, their position in the standings is determined by:
- Head to Head record
- Least goals allowed in all 3 games
- Most goals for in all 3 games
- Fewest penalty minutes in all 3 games
- Coin toss
Rules:
- No red-line. Two line passes are allowed.
- Blue line icing
- No checking allowed.
- Slap-shots are allowed, but winding-up with the stick above the waist when making contact with the puck anywhere on the ice will be ruled as a high-stick and the puck will be brought back to the offending team’s zone for a face-off.
Any roster changes must be approved by a tournament official.
No substitutes allowed unless approved by a tournament official.
Penalties:USA Hockey rules apply.
- In stop time, penalties are 2 min for minors, 5 minutes for majors, and 10 minutes for misconducts.
- Any player or team official that is given a Match penalty, Game Misconduct or Major penalty is suspended from further tournament play.
- Any player who receives 3 penalties in one game will be ejected from that game but this will not result in a game misconduct or ejection from the tournament.
- A “no checking” infraction will result in a minimum 2 minute penalty for roughing.
Sunday’s Championship games:
For the Championship games on Sunday, if the game ends in a tie it will go straight to a 5 min sudden death overtime. If the game is still tied after the 5 min overtime period, the game will be decided by a all-player shootout. In the first round all skaters will shoot once on each team in order of their jersey number. The lowest jersey number first, then in order to the highest number.
If one team has fewer skaters they will go in reverse order until an equal amount of shooters had shot. (i.e. if one team has 10 skaters and the other has 11 the 10th skater would shoot twice at the end of the shootout). If still tied, the second round goes to sudden death in the same order of shooters.
