Team and Player Qualification
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Must be USA Hockey or
CAHA registered.
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The tournament fee has
been paid.
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No player shall play for more than one
team in the tournament otherwise he will be considered an ineligible
player. [exception - goaltenders with approval of tournament director].
Game Scheduling and Rules
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The official game schedule shall be provided to the coach
or team manager before the start of the first game. All preliminary game
schedules are invalid. Team managers and coaches are responsible for
ensuring the team is at the rink at the correct time. Failure to do so
results in the game being forfeited [score 1 to 0].
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Teams must be ready to play fifteen [15] minutes before
the starting time on the official game schedule. Delays in the first
face-off shall be subtracted from the time of the first period and a
Delay of game Penalty may be assessed to the team causing the delay.
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Game timing commences with a 3:00 minute warm-up, which
shall begin at the designated starting time of the official game
schedule. The timekeeper shall determine the warm-up by sounding the
buzzer. Teams not ready will forfeit their warm up time.
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All rules established and published by USA Hockey shall
apply except when modified by tournament committee.
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All games shall have 3 - 15 minutes stop time periods
with the exception when the ‘Mercy Rule’ applies.
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One time out will be permitted in all games.
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Overtime shall be played only in the Semi-Final and
Championship games
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Mercy Rules: A “Mercy Rule” shall apply as follows:
If
5 goals separate the teams at the end of the first period or any
time in the second or third period, running time shall commence and
shall revert back to stop time if the difference at any time becomes
less than 5 goals.
If 6 goals separate the teams at any time in the
third period, the game shall be ended.
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An
injured or apparently injured player resulting in a stoppage in play
must return to the bench and may return to the ice only after the next
stoppage of play.
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All suspended coaching staff / players are not allowed in
the dressing rooms, on the bench or otherwise involved in the game.
Game Points:
All preliminary games shall be scored as follows: 2 points for a
win, 1 point for a tie and
0 points for a loss.
Penalties:
Minor penalties - 2 minutes, Major penalties - 5 minutes,
Misconducts - 10 minutes.
Team Ranking:
To qualify for the Semi-Finals teams shall be ranked based on the total
game points acquired in the preliminary rounds of their division. If a tie
occurs then the following shall determine the ranking: 1. Head to
Head (only applies if all of the teams involved in the tie had played each
other), 2. Difference between goals scored and goals against
between the teams involved in the tie. 3. Least amount of penalty
minutes. 4. Coin Toss.
Fighting Penalties:
require a review by the tournament director to determine if player will be
suspended for entire tournament.
Only Head coaches and/or managers may talk to the tournament director and
all decisions by the tournament director are final. |
