OAKLAND JR GRIZZLIES HOCKEY CLUB
2009 HOCKEY TOURNAMENT RULES
REVISED 4/29/09
1. All games will be played under MAHA/USA Hockey rules.
2. All games will be played using the standard USA Hockey offside rules.
3. Regular tournament play to be three (3) 12 minute stopped time periods for Squirts and Pee-wee's and (3) 15 minute stopped time periods for Bantams and Midget. No curfew clock for all tournament games.
4. Minor penalties will be 2 minutes, Major penalties 5 minutes and Misconduct penalties 10 minutes all according to USA Hockey rules.
5. Players receiving more than 1 Misconduct or game suspension during this tournament will be suspended from further play in the tournament. All referee calls are final and cannot be challenged or changed by the tournament directors.
6. Teams must be present no later than 1/2 hour before game time and be ready to play 15 minutes before their scheduled game time. Your game may start early if possible.
7. Home team will wear white jersey color.
8. Before playing in the first game, all teams must present their USA Hockey team registration and roster to the tournament registrar, so that the team roster can be marked approved. Canadian teams must present their team cards.
9. Canadian teams must have permission from C.A.H.A. to participate.
10. All players must sign in before each game.
11. For any team to be eligible to receive the championship trophy, all players must have played a minimum of (1) game (not including the championship game). All players must play in a minimum of (1) game to be eligible to play in the championship game.
12. Teams will only be allowed (3) players that played AAA this past 08/09 season, unless they are playing up a division.
13. No team shall have a player double rostered on two teams playing at the same age bracket in the tournament.
14. All games except semi-final and championship games will be posted as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie.
15. Each team will be allowed 1 timeout in only the championship game. No timeouts will be allowed in any other game.
16. Only Semi-Final and Championship games will go into Overtime.
2. All games will be played using the standard USA Hockey offside rules.
3. Regular tournament play to be three (3) 12 minute stopped time periods for Squirts and Pee-wee's and (3) 15 minute stopped time periods for Bantams and Midget. No curfew clock for all tournament games.
4. Minor penalties will be 2 minutes, Major penalties 5 minutes and Misconduct penalties 10 minutes all according to USA Hockey rules.
5. Players receiving more than 1 Misconduct or game suspension during this tournament will be suspended from further play in the tournament. All referee calls are final and cannot be challenged or changed by the tournament directors.
6. Teams must be present no later than 1/2 hour before game time and be ready to play 15 minutes before their scheduled game time. Your game may start early if possible.
7. Home team will wear white jersey color.
8. Before playing in the first game, all teams must present their USA Hockey team registration and roster to the tournament registrar, so that the team roster can be marked approved. Canadian teams must present their team cards.
9. Canadian teams must have permission from C.A.H.A. to participate.
10. All players must sign in before each game.
11. For any team to be eligible to receive the championship trophy, all players must have played a minimum of (1) game (not including the championship game). All players must play in a minimum of (1) game to be eligible to play in the championship game.
12. Teams will only be allowed (3) players that played AAA this past 08/09 season, unless they are playing up a division.
13. No team shall have a player double rostered on two teams playing at the same age bracket in the tournament.
14. All games except semi-final and championship games will be posted as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie.
15. Each team will be allowed 1 timeout in only the championship game. No timeouts will be allowed in any other game.
16. Only Semi-Final and Championship games will go into Overtime.
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There will be a maximum of 5-minute "sudden death" overtime period.
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Teams do not switch ends for any overtime period. The ice will not be resurfaced for overtime.
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If the game does not end via a goal being scored in overtime, a "shootout" will be used as follows:
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Each team will designate five players before the game to participate in the shootout who will take simultaneous penalty shots. USA Hockey penalty shot rules will be applied. The team scoring the most goals in the shootout round of 5 penalty shots will be the winner.
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If after the 5 players from both teams have been completed and a tie is still not broken, each team will designate 5 different players to participate in an additional "Sudden Death" shootout round. Whereas the winning team will be determined by the first time one-team scores and the other team misses. This "Sudden Death" procedure will be repeated until a winner is determined.
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No player may participate in the shootout rounds more that 1 time until the entire roster of the team (excluding goaltenders) has been exhuasted.
17. Only players and a maximum of 4 team officials will be permitted on the players bench.
18. At the start of the third period or anytime during the third period, if a team is down by 6 or more goals, the period will be played running time. In the event during the third period, the goal differential gets back to 3 goals - stop time clock will resume.
19. Tie Breaker Rules for getting into the Playoff Rounds.
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The result of the 3 tournament games played between the teams will be used in the tie breaker in the following order until the tie(s) are broken and we have 2 teams from each division as seed #1 and seed #2:
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Head to Head (will be used if only 2 teams are tied and completed in head to head competition)
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Goal differential using: Goals For (GF) minus Goals Against (GA). The positions shall be in the order of the greatest surplus on down.
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Using the quotient formula of: the Total Goals (GF + GA) divided by the Goals Against (GA) or "(GF+GA)/GA" in order of the greatest quotient.
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The team with the least total number of penalty minutes for all 3 of the round robin games.
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The team that scored the earliest goal in their first round robin game.
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Coin Flip.
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In some age groups, the use of the "Wild Card" entry may be used to determine entry and position in the Quarter Final or Semi Final rounds (based on the divisional set up).
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If a particular division within an age group has a tie amoungst that division participants, tie breaking formulas are implemented to first determine the winner of the division in question. Only the teams in that division are considered to determine the winner of that division.
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Tie breaking formulas could/may be used a second time amoungst all other tied teams (regardless of division lines) so that the "Wild Card" entry can be determined. That team enters the Quarter Final or Semi Final round as the "Wild Card" based on the schedule for that age group.
