Belleville Minor Hockey Christmas Tournament
Rules
December 27, 28, 29, 2011
1) This is a non-body checking tournament…and
the purpose is friendly competition…all players are winners!
2)
All OHF and OMHA Rules shall apply in
addition to the following tournament rules.
3)
All teams MUST check in at tournament
headquarters prior to their first game and provide or confirm their approved
roster previously submitted. If a travel
permit is required they must also be submitted at this time.
4)
Games will be three periods.
a.
For Tyke and Novice, each period will be 15
minutes straight time. There
will be a buzzer at 3 minute intervals for line changes. No substitutions can
be made to lines during any point in the game, please remember the Fair Play
Rule.
b.
For Atom, Peewee, Bantam, and Midget each period will be 10
minutes stop time. Run time will be applied in the thirdperiod if the goal differential becomes 5. It will revert back to stop time if
the goal differential becomes 2. This
will apply to Championship games as well.
5)
MVP awards will be presented for all
games. Championship and finalist awards
will be given to all declared players in the A and B Finals. Participant awards
will be presented to the losing team in the divisions with a Wild Card Game.
6)
Teams must be ready to play (15) minutes
before designated game starting times and will get a 3 minute warm up. Hand shake will occur before the game. Players line up after the game on the Blue
Line for MVP assignment. Opposition
Coach assists tournament convener to declare opposing teams MVP.
7)
All games played during round robin
format will be decided on a 5 point system.
5 Point System 1 point per period won
1/2 point
for a tied period
2 points for
a win
1 point each
for a tied game
0 points for a
loss
8)
Divisions with 4, 6, or
8 teams will play a 3 game round robin
format. Following the round robin the
total points accumulated will determine the placement of all teams in the
division. The first and second place
team will advance to the A final, with the third and fourth place teams
advancing to the B Final.
9)
Divisions with 7 teams
will play a 2 game round robin format. Following the round robin the total points accumulated will determine
the placement of all teams in the division. The 4th place team will play the 5th place team
and the 3rd place team will play the 6th place team. Winners of these games will advance to the B
Final. The 2nd place team
will play the 7th place team with the winner advancing to face the 1stplace team in the A Final.
10)
Divisions with 9 teams
will play a 2 game round robin format. Following the round robin the total points accumulated will determine
the placement of all teams in the division. The 5th place team will play the 6th place team
and the 4th place team will play the 7th place team. Winners of these games will advance to a
Wildcard game. The 3rd place
team will play the 8th place team with the winner advancing to face
the Wildcard game winner in the B Final. The 2nd place team will play the 9th place team
with the winner advancing to face the 1st place team in the A Final.
11)
The fourth and fifth
place team will play a Wild Card game with the winner advancing to the B final
against the third place team. The first
and second place teams will advance to the A final.
12)
In the event of a tie
after round robin play the following tie breaker format will be followed. If the teams remain tied after i) then ii)
will apply and so on:
i)
The
results of the games between the teams involved will determine a winner(head to
head)
ii)
Divide
the goals for by the goals against. The teams with the highest percentage will
advance.
iii)
The
team with the most goals for will advance.
iv)
The team with the least amount of penalty
minutes will be declared the winner.
v)
Flipping
a coin
13)
A two man official system
will be used for all games. All referee decisions will be final and cannot be
altered by the tournament director.
14)
Floods will take place at
the end of each game, or at the discretion of the tournament director. Players may not enter the ice surface until
Zamboni doors are shut. At no point are
team staff permitted to walk across the ice surface, the exception being the
trainer to attend to an injured player.
15)
One (1) 30 second "timeout” per team will
be permitted during the finalsonly.
16)
Championship and playdown games will have
5 minute sudden victory over time. If still tied, a shootout will occur. Each
team will choose five shooters, players currently serving a penalty will be
ineligible. The shooters will shoot simultaneously. If tied, another five
shooters will be chosen. Every player with the exception of the goaltender must
shoot before any player can shoot again.
17)
A photographer will be taking pictures of
all Championship and Finalist teams on the ice immediately following the
game. The tournament committee requests
that no other individuals step onto the ice to take pictures for safety
reasons. These pictures will be posted
on our website and teams can request that copies be sent to them
electronically.
18)
The Tournament Committee reserves the right
to render final decisions regarding rule protest and objections, and any other
matter that may arise.
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