GENERAL:
1. OWHA rules shall apply.
2. OWHA approved rosters and any applicable releases are required for all participating
players/teams.
3. The home team will wear white/light sweaters and visiting teams will wear dark.
Exception: Teams with only one set of sweaters, please make tournament director aware.
4. Intent to injure and fighting penalties will result in the player being expelled from the game and
possibly the remainder of the tournament. OWHA penalties and suspensions shall apply.
REGISTRATION:
1. All teams must register at least forty-five (45) minutes before their first game. Any outstanding
team rosters, fees or player pickup forms must be presented at this time.
2. All ‘pickup’ players must be declared and a copy of the OWHA Player Pickup Consent Form must
be provided to the Tournament Director prior to the team’s first game.
3. All bench staff participating in the tournament must be on an approved roster.
4. All teams must sign in for each game at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to their scheduled game
start time.
GAMES:
1. Teams must be at the arena and prepared to start the game fifteen (15) minutes prior to the
published scheduled start time.
2. Games may run longer than scheduled.
3. No games will begin before 8:00 am. No games will start later than 10:00 pm.
4. All teams will be guaranteed 4 games.
5. Flooding of ice will occur at the end of each game.
Forfeit:
If a team fails to appear for a game as scheduled that team shall be considered the loser of that game by
a score of 3 to 0. The Tournament Director retains the right to reschedule the game or any games as per
their discretion.
Playing Times:
1. There will be a three (3) minute warm-up which will begin when Zamboni gate is closed.
2. All games will comprise of 3 stop time periods.
3. All periods will be 10/10/12 with the exception of championship games.
4. Championship game period length will run as follows:
U11 - 10/12/12
U13 - 10/12/12
U15 - 12/12/15
U18 - 12/12/15
Mercy Rule:
When any team is ahead by five (5) or more goals in the third period the game will proceed under
‘straight time’ unless the gap is reduced to three (3) goals; at which point the clock will revert back to
‘stop time’.
The only time that the clock would be stopped during ‘straight time’ if an on-ice injury should occur.
Time Outs:
There will be no time-out allotted in round robin games. Teams will be permitted one thirty (30) second
time out during semi-final and championship games.
Points:
1. In the preliminary round teams will be awarded points as follows: 2 points for a win, 1 point for
a tie, 0 points for a loss.
2. After round robin play teams will be seeded based, in order, on the following:
a) Most points
b) Most wins
c) Best ratio of round robin games (GFA): GFA = Goals For/Total Goals (Goals For + Goals Against)
(example: 25 goals for + 15 goals against = 40; GFA = 25/40 = 0.625)
d) Head to head record
e) Fewest goals allowed against
f) Coin toss
Overtime:
1. There will be no overtime in round robin games (games may end in a tie).
2. In the event that an elimination game (qualifier, semi-final, championship) is tied at the end of
regulation time, the following shall apply:
a) Overtime: A 3 on 3 (3 skaters and 1 goalie) 5 minute stop time sudden victory period. Teams
will not change ends. If a penalty was in force at the end of regulation time, then it will carry
into overtime. If a penalty occurs during overtime, the non-offending team will add a skater
for the duration of the penalty.
b) 3 player shoot out: If overtime does not result in a winner, then a 3 player shoot out will
occur.
c) Single player shoot out: If no winner after the first 3 shooters, then the same 3 shooters will
repeat in a sudden victory shoot out with each player respectively shooting. This will