Rules, West Chester Regional, Mid-Atlantic Region, 2023-2024, American Regionals (International Silver Stick)

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Game Times:

·      All 14U, 13U, 12U, 10U teams will play THREE 15-minute-long periods

·      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 3rd 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 3rd 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.  Rosters will be locked after the first game.

·      Each team will play a 3-game preliminary round robin, unless otherwise noted.

 

Penalties:

·       14U, 13U, 12U and 10U:  Minor penalties will be 1 minute and 30 seconds each.  Majors will be 4 minutes.  Misconducts will be 7 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:

·      10U AA:  4 Game Round Robin, top 2 teams advance to Championship game.

·      12U A:  3 Game Round Robin, top 4 teams advance to Semi Finals.

·      12U AA: 3 Game Round Robin, Seeds 3, 4, 5, and 6 advance to Quarter Finals, Seeds 1 and 2 advance to Semi Finals.

·      13U AA:  4 Game Round Robin, top 2 teams advance to Championship game.

·      14U A:  3 Game Round Robin, top 2 teams advance to Championship game.

·      14U AA:  3 Game Round Robin, Seeds 3, 4, 5, and 6 advance to Quarter Finals, Seeds 1 and 2 advance to Semi Finals.

 

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 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.