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Game Times:
· All Midget games we be TWO 22.5-minute-long halves with an
ice cut between halves
· Pre-Game warmups for all levels 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 of OT, we will go to a 5-man shootout. 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.
· The clock will run during the SECOND HALVE 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 SECOND HALVE
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. Rosters will be locked
after the first game.
· Each team will play a 3
or 4 game preliminary round robin.
Penalties:
·
Midget: Minor penalties will be 2 minutes each.
Majors will be 5 minutes. Misconducts will be 10 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:
·
18U A, 16U AA, 16U A – Top 2 Teams
from each division advance to Championship Game.
·
18U AA, 15U AA – Top 4 Teams advance
to the playoff round.
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.
·
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 seeding
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.