1.
General Format:
The Tournament shall be a three team single-round-robin series with a
championship final game.
2.
Game Format:
(i)
Pre-game warm-up - 10 minutes.
(ii)
Periods will be three 20-minute stop time periods.
(iii) There will be an ice clean prior
to the game and between periods.
3. Tie Games (Round-Robin Only):
If a game is tied at the end of regulation time, there will be a one-minute
break and then a 10-minute stop time sudden victory period. If the game is
still tied at the end of the first overtime period, a shoot-out shall be
held to determine the winner, as follows:
(a)
Each team shall designate 5 players to participate in the shoot-out, giving
the order in which the players will shoot.
(b)
Alternating penalty shots shall be taken, beginning with the first player of
the visiting team.
(c)
The team scoring the most goals in the shoot-out will be declared the
winner. The game will be recorded as a one goal victory for the winning
team.
(d)
If each team scores an equal number of goals in the first round of five
penalty shots each, then each team shall designate a 6th player to
participate. If still tied, each team shall designate a 7th player, and so
on until the tie is broken. No player shall participate again in the
shoot-out until all players on the team (excluding the goaltenders) have
participated.
4. Round-Robin Standings:
Standings in the round-robin will be determined as follows:
(a)
Most point obtained. Points for games shall be 2 points for a win and 0
points for a loss. In addition, in each game, an additional point called the
Sportsmanship Point shall be awarded to a team qualifying, should it achieve
low penalty minutes as follows: l Juvenile - 22 minutes or less, provided
the team incurs no Major, Misconduct, Game Misconduct, Gross Misconduct, or
Match penalties in the game.
(b)
If two or more teams are tied for any position, standings will be determined
by ranking the teams on the basis of most wins.
(c)
If two or more teams are still tied after (b), standings will be determined
by ranking the remaining teams on the basis of least losses.
(d)
If two or more teams are still tied after (c), standings shall be determined
by considering only those games played by the tied teams against each other
(head-to-head games):
(i)
team with best winning percentage in these games
(ii)
team with most goals for in these games
(iii) team with least goals against in
these games If after either step (d)(i) or step (d)(ii) a team's ranking can
be determined, that team shall not be considered further in the subsequent
step(s). However, the goals for and goals against used to evaluate steps
(d)(ii) and (d)(iii) shall still include the head-to-head games involving
the team(s) whose ranking was determined after steps (d)(i) and/or (d)(ii).
(e)
If two or more teams are still tied after (d), standings shall be determined
by considering:
(i)
Team with most goals for in the tournament.
(ii)
Team with fewest goals against in the tournament.
(iii) Team with fewest penalty
minutes.
(iv) Team winning the toss of a coin.
5. Championship Final Games:
(a)
The two teams with the best record at the end of the round-robin shall play
a single game championship final. The "home" team shall be the first place
team in the round-robin.
(b)
If the final game is tied at the end of regulation time, the following will
apply:
(i)
There will be a one-minute break and then a 10-minute stop time sudden
victory overtime period.
(ii) If the game is still tied at the
end of the first overtime period, there will be a five minute break and then
a ten-minute stop time sudden victory period.
(iii) If still tied, repeat (ii) until
a winner is declared.
(iv) Teams will change ends at the
conclusion of each period.
6. Playing Rules and Penalties:
(a)
Playing rules shall be those of Hockey Canada, BC Hockey, and PCAHA.
(b)
Equal Icetime: As nearly as possible, all players shall be given equal
icetime, regardless of ability.
(c)
Penalties:
(i)
Any player or team official incurring any one of the following penalties
shall be disqualified from further tournament play and shall become
ineligible for any tournament awards:
(ii) Any player incurring a second
10-minute Misconduct in the Tournament shall be subject to review by the
Tournament Rules Committee.
(iii) Any player incurring any
combination of four (4) penalties in any one game shall be ejected from that
game.
(iv) Notwithstanding the above, the
Tournament Committee shall be empowered to take such disciplinary action or
impose suspensions as may be necessary to insure clean play, sportsmanship,
and the calibre of hockey in the Tournament.
7. Disputes:
Disputes shall be adjudicated by a three person Tournament Rules Committee,
which shall be appointed by the Special Events Committee Chairman. A
decision of the Tournament Rules Committee shall be final.