Tournament Rules, West Chester Regional, Mid-Atlantic Region, 2022-2023, American Regionals (International Silver Stick)

Game Times:
• 14U, 13U, 12U and 10U games will play 3, 15 minute periods.  Warm up before games will be 3 Minutes.
• There will be no overtime in round robin games.
• There will be Ten minute sudden death overtime in all quarter final, semifinal and championship games. In the event no team scores after 10 minutes, a 5 player shootout will occur.  If the game still remains tied after 5 rounds, the shootout will proceed to a sudden death shootout.  Players may not repeat until every player has shot.
• All games will be played to completion.
• The clock will run during the third period of any game where the goal differential is 6 or more.   The clock will only stop for goals, injuries, or to set penalties. Stop time will resume in the third period only if the goal spread becomes two or less.
• All teams must be prepared to start 15 minutes before their scheduled game time.


Rules:
• USA Hockey rules will govern all tournament play.
• All eligible players must be listed on their team’s USA Hockey T-1 Roster and on their team’s first Game Score sheet.
• Each team will play a 3-game preliminary round robin. 


Penalties:
• Bantam, Pee Wee and Squirt:  Minor penalties will be 1 minute and 30 seconds.  Major penalties are 4 minutes.  Misconducts are 8 minutes.
• This is a USA Hockey sanctioned tournament. All USA Hockey rules for penalties shall apply.
• Game Misconducts will result in a one game suspension.
• Match penalties will result in expulsion from the tournament


Playoff Seeding From Round Robin Play:
• 14UAA, 12UAA – Teams 3,4,5, and 6 advance to Quarter Finals, Teams 1 and 2 get bye to Semi Finals
• 10UAA – Top 4 teams advance to playoff round
• 14UA and 13U 2009 – Top 2 teams will advance to the Championship Game.
• NOTE:  Higher Seed will always be the home team in playoff games.


Tie breaker will be as follows:
• (NOTE: Any forfeits shall count as a 1-0 score for use in tiebreakers)
• Winner of the Head to Head game played between the two tied teams. This tie breaker does not apply if three teams are tied.
• Total Wins
• Best goal total quotient. Total goals scored divided by total goals against using ALL games played in round robin. The team with the greatest quotient advances.
• Lowest goals against.
• Least number of penalties assessed. Each penalty shall count as one team penalty.
• Final Playoff seating’s will be based upon total points received in the round robin. Best total goal quotient will be used for all tied teams to determine their seeding.