1. All team officials must sign in with the tournament director. Coaches must ensure that the tournament committee has the most current official roster. Our tournament office is in located on the main floor behind the trophy case. It is the team’s responsibility to provide a copy of their official roster sheet and travel permit. Players do not have to sign in.
2. This tournament is fully sanctioned by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and all OMHA rules apply.
3. All games will consist of three 10 minute stop time periods. Time will run in third period if greater than 5 goal differential.
4. Overtime in elimination games only – All overtime periods are sudden victory, first goal determines the winner. Overtime will consist of 3 on 3, in 10 min periods, until winner is determined. If a penalty occurs during overtime play we will go to 4 on 3, when the penalty ends we will play 4 on 4 until the first whistle then resume 3 on 3.
5. All protests must be submitted in writing to the Tournament Director for a ruling. All committee decisions on disputes will be final.
6. Teams should be in the dressing rooms ½ hour before game times and be ready to play 10 minutes before with game sheets filled out and returned to tournament officials.
7. There are no time outs in division play but each team is allowed one time out in quarter-final, semi-final and final games.
8. If a team official (coach, asst. coach, manager or trainer) is given a game suspension during play, the Tournament Director may suspend the individual for the remainder of the tournament.
Preliminary Round for Division A (8 teams)
1. Each division is divided into even groups of teams. Teams in each group play each other for their preliminary games.
2. Round robin will determine the top two teams in your group. A win is 2 points, a tie is 1 point. There are no overtime games in the preliminary rounds. Teams tied will use the tie breaking rules.
3. Tie Breaker for round robin play:
i. head to head
ii. fewest goals allowed
iii. most periods won
iv. fewest penalty minutes
v. flip a coin
Preliminary Round for Division B&C (7&9 teams)
1. The preliminary round of play consists of each team playing two games against teams randomly chosen from the same division. There are no overtime games in the first round of play. A win is 2 points, a tie is 1 point.
2. After the preliminary round of play, the teams will be seeded, based on points, to determine the second round of play. The tournament will now follow a single knockout format. If a tie occurs in seeding of teams the following rules will be used for tie breaker:
i. head to head
ii. fewest goals allowed
iii. most periods won
iv. fewest penalty minutes
v. flip a coin
3. In division B the #1 seeded team will receive a bye and move directly to the semi-finals. In division C the eighth and ninth team will play off for the eighth spot.