Tournament Rules, Byron Optimist Competitive Tournament, 2016-2017 (West London Minor Hockey)

West London Minor Hockey Byron Optimist Tournament

Rules & Format

The Tournament Director reserves the right to correct any errors which may be encountered.

SCORES, SCHEDULES & STANDINGS:

The game schedule, game scores, and standings will be posted on the West London Minor Hockey Association website: http://westlondonhockey.ca/Tournaments/2482/Byron_Optimist_Competitive_Tournament/

TEAM REGISTRATION:

      Please register at the rink where you play your first game 60 minutes prior to your first game and present your official roster and travel permit if you did not provide electronically before the tournament. All rosters and travel permits must be approved/ sanctioned by your local governing body (which must be affiliated with Hockey Canada or USA Hockey).

      Only rostered and approved players are eligible to play (this includes any Alternate Players [APs] who might be used at any time during the tournament). Only team staff that are listed on the roster will be permitted to be on the bench for games. Teams who cannot provide this documentation will not be permitted to play.

      Teams will identify a single individual who will be the official team contact through t he tournament weekend (and will provide a mobile phone number where this individual can be reached at any time during the tournament). The website will be the official forum for communication to teams but the Tournament Director may make calls to these team contacts for any changes or other urgent communications. Contact number to be provided during check in.

    Player suspensions for various infractions will be administered as per MINOR HOCKEY

ALLIANCE RULES.

      If a team has any  player or staff member who comes  into the tournament with a suspension to serve they must disclose that when registering prior to their first game.

      Any team permitting a player or staff member to participate in a game that he/she is suspended or ineligible for will automatically forfeit the game 3-0 and is subject to disqualification from remaining tournament play without refund at the discretion of the Tournament Director.

GAME READINESS:

      All teams must be prepared to start their games up to twenty (20) minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Teams who are not ready to start a game on-time are subject to delay of game penalties and/or forfeiture the game (at a 3-0 score) at the discretion of the Tournament Director and/or game officials.

    ALL TEAMS REQUIRE A CERTIFIED COACH AND TRAINER ON THE BENCH FOR ALL GAMES.

      A maximum 19 players including up to 2 goalies in full uniform and team officials (up to a MAXIMUM OF 5) will be permitted in the player’s bench area during game play.

      Team officials must complete game sheets at least thirty (30) minutes before scheduled game time. The game sheets must remain in the tournament office at all times.

      Game sheets will not have to be signed by the individual players but each team is responsible for having available their official roster on hand for inspection at all times. Coaching staff are to sign/ initial the game sheet to approve player & staff roster details, game times and possible curfew information.

    Teams must ensure that any suspension is accurately documented on all game sheets.

    Teams must have two sets of game Jerseys. The team listed as Home team will wear

Dark colored jerseys. Teams listed as Away or Visitor will wear Light colored jerseys. In the event of a color conflict or dispute the Tournament official present reserves the right to make the final decision.

    Teams are not allowed on the ice surface until the Zamboni doors are closed, a coach is

present and on ice game officials are present.

    Game times will commence with a three (3) minute warm-up, beginning when the

Zamboni doors have closed and the referees are on the ice. The timekeeper shall signal the end of the warm-up and commencement of first period of play by sounding the buzzer and re-setting the game clock.

      Teams who are not ready to participate in a warm-up period will forfeit their warm-up period and may be subject to delay of game penalties at the discretion of the game

officials if they feel that the team is attempting to delay the start of the game.

GAME FORMAT DETAILS:

All teams are guaranteed four (4) games.

All Tournament games will be three (3) periods of stop-time hockey (10-10-15). There will be a flood before each game. The Tournament Director reserves the right to curfew games prior to their commencement.

If there is a five (5) goal differential at any time in the third period of a Preliminary Round game, the remainder of that period will be played run-time. Run-time will be used for the remainder

of that game regardless of a subsequent change to the goal differential. The clock will be stopped in case of a delay such as a player injury.

During run-time hockey, three (3) minutes will be served for a minor penalty assessed and seven (7) minutes will be served for a major penalty assessed. If a penalty was assessed during stop-time play and it carries over into run-time, the remaining time of that penalty will not be adjusted.

Two (2) points will be awarded for each WIN and one (1) point will be awarded for each TIE in the Preliminary Round. There will be NO overtime played during Preliminary Round games.

The maximum goal differential which will be recorded for any game is six (6) goals. For example, if the score of a game were 12-2, that game would be recorded in the tournament results as an 8-2 score (reflecting the maximum 6 goal differential).

Each team will be granted one (1) thirty (30) second TIMEOUT during each game of the tournament.

PLAYOFF AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME QUALIFICATION:

Qualification for play beyond the Preliminary Round into the Playoff games will depend on division format and the number of teams in each division (details below). See the tournament website for format details for each division. Teams losing a Playoff game will be eliminated.

TIE BREAKING FORMULA:

In the event two or more teams are tied in total points for determining playoff positions at the end of the Preliminary Round, the following tie breaking formula will be instituted in order as follows:

1.   The HEAD TO HEAD RESULT of the two teams tied (two way ties only).

2.   The higher ratio of “(Goals Scored For) / (Goals Scored For + Goals Scored Against)” in

Preliminary Round games.

3.   The team with the LEAST AMOUNT OF GOALS AGAINST in Preliminary Round games.

4.   Team with the MOST GOALS SCORED FOR in Preliminary Round games.

5.   Team who scored the FIRST GOAL, in the Head To Head game.

6.   Team with the LOWEST NUMBER of penalty minutes.

7.   A COIN TOSS BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR.

If any step in the tiebreaker seeds a single team, that team will move on. The sequence of tie breakers will continue to determine the seeding of the remaining teams. At no time will teams using this formula revert back to a 2 team tie breaker (e.g. head to head).

PLAYOFF AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PLAY:

The run-time rule based on goal differential will not apply to playoff games. All playoff games will be played with stop-time for the duration of the game regardless of goal differential.

Sudden Victory Overtime will be played, if necessary, in all Playoff and Championship games. If tied after 3 periods of play, Playoff and Championship games will consist of one (1), five (5)

minute stop-time period of four on four (4 on 4) Sudden Victory overtime (where the team who

scores the first goal will win the game). Teams may substitute players freely during the overtime period. If a team receives a penalty the offending team will play shorthanded (4 on 3) for the duration of the penalty. If the same team receives a second penalty which overlaps with the initial penalty, the other team will add another player (i.e. 5 on 3). Teams will revert to four on four (4 on 4) hockey upon the first whistle after the expired penalties.

If the game is not decided at the conclusion of the five (5) minute overtime period, a three (3) player shoot-out will take place. The team that scores the MOST goals during this three (3) shooter round of the shoot-out will win the game.

If the teams are still tied at the conclusion of the first shootout round, single shooter sudden victory shootout rounds will take place until one team has scored a goal in a round where the other team has not scored. A player may not shoot again until all players on each team (excluding goalies) have had an opportunity to shoot. Goalies can be exchanged at any time during overtime or the shootout. Any remaining timeouts cannot be taken during the shootout.