
BATTLE OF BUFFALO
- Gender: Male
- Dates: June 14-16, 2024
- Age: U18-U8
- Location: Buffalo, NY
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Elite Division
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Division
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Male Event
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Team-Entry
Event Details
Compete against the Elite! The Battle of Buffalo is the premier summer hockey event in North America. The event has hosted numerous NHL, Major Jr., and College hockey players over the past decade. Compete against the most elite youth hockey players in North America. The event will include 18U - U8 teams offering Elite and AAA divisions.
Interested in playing, but don't have a team? Fill out our inquiry form HERE
Level: Elite and AAA Divisions
Games: Guaranteed 4-Games
Dates: June 14 - 16, 2024
Location: Buffalo, NY
Ages: U18 - 2016
U18 - 2006/2007 Birth year players ***No 2005's are allowed to be rostered or play***
U16 - 2008 Birth year players
U15 - 2009 Birth year players
* Multi-team discount (3 or more) - $150/team
* Canadian team discount - $200/team
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Contact
- Name: Kevin Michelcavage
- Email: kmichelcavage@playhockey.com
- Phone: 313-588-0380
Arenas
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Dwyer Ice Arena (Niagara University)
5795 Lewiston Rd 1 Monteagle Trail
Lewiston, NY 14109
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Cornerstone CFCU Arena
1 Grigg Lewis Way
Lockport, NY 14094
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Northtown Center
1615 Amherst Manor Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221
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Holiday Twin Rinks
3465 Broadway
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
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Leisure Rinks
75 Weiss Ave
West Seneca, NY 14224
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Harbor Center
100 Washington St.
Buffalo, NY 14203
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Niagara Falls Ice Pavilion
911 Robbins Dr
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
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Rules
2024 Battle of Buffalo
General Tournament Rules
- Length of Periods
- ○ U18 - 2010 Boys - 3 x 15 min stop time periods
- ○ 2011 - 2014 Boys - 3 x 14 min stop time periods
- ○ 2015 - 2016 Boys - 3 x 13 min stop time periods
- Length of Penalties - 1:30 Minor Penalties, 4:00 Major Penalties, and 8:00 Misconducts.
- Warm Ups - 3 min for all levels. Teams are responsible for providing their own pucks.
- Body (Checking) contact will begin at the 2010 age group.
- Running time will be in effect at the start of or during the 3rd period, only when a team is winning by 5 goals. Stop time will resume once the score is within 2 goals.
- No time-outs will be permitted during the round-robin. Each team will receive one (60-second) timeout in the quarter-final, semi-final, and championship games.
- Home team will wear white/light colored jerseys. Away teams will wear black/dark-colored jerseys. It is the responsibility of the teams to coordinate team colors prior to the start of the game.
- The Battle of Buffalo enforces a “ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY” that requires a full tournament suspension for any coach, player, or spectator who gets removed from a game for verbal abuse of an official. There will be no discussion, appeal, or recourse for anyone removed from a game for verbal abuse.
Scoring Rules
- All divisions will be scored 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
- Any forfeited games will be recorded as a 3-0 score. Any forfeited games affecting another team's playoff status may be reviewed by the tournament director to determine which teams advance beyond preliminary round play. The use of ineligible players will disqualify a team from the tournament.
- All games played by a disqualified team will be forfeited. No money will be refunded.
- Scores will be posted with a goal differential no greater than 7. For example - a 10-1 game will be scored as 8 - 1.
Tiebreaker Rules For Round Robin Play
If 2 teams are tied in points, the following order applies to determine the ranking of teams.
- Head-to-Head Competition
- Most wins
- Goal Differential - Goals for minus goals against
- Scoring quotient - Goals for divided by total goals
- Example - Team Blue - 12 GF, 8 GA. 12 GF / 20 Total Goals = 0.6 Team Red - 10 GF, 8 GA. 10 GF / 18 Total Goals = 0.55
- Team Blue Advances
- Example - Team Blue - 12 GF, 8 GA. 12 GF / 20 Total Goals = 0.6 Team Red - 10 GF, 8 GA. 10 GF / 18 Total Goals = 0.55
- Least goals against
- Coin Flip - Conducted by the tournament director and team officials.
If 3 or more teams are tied in points, the following order applies to determine the ranking of teams.
- If at any point, a tiebreaker establishes a position for one or more teams, each team is placed in its applicable position. If two teams remain tied after this is done, these two tied teams shall be seeded by starting the process for two (2) tied teams tiebreaker above.
- Most Wins
- Goal Differential - Goals for minus goals against
- Scoring quotient - Goals for divided by total goals
- Example - Team Blue - 12 GF, 8 GA. 12 GF / 20 Total Goals = 0.6 Team Red - 10 GF, 8 GA. 10 GF / 18 Total Goals = 0.55
- Team Blue Advances
- Example - Team Blue - 12 GF, 8 GA. 12 GF / 20 Total Goals = 0.6 Team Red - 10 GF, 8 GA. 10 GF / 18 Total Goals = 0.55
- Least goals against
*EXAMPLE: Team A, B, C, and D all are tied with 6 points. The first tiebreaker in this example would be #3 Best goal differential formula. Team A wins that, so then it resets to 3 teams tied with 6 points. Then, apply the best goal differential formula again, and Team B wins. Then, the last two teams would go to #2 if applicable, if not, then the process would proceed according to the tiebreakers #3 through #6.
Overtime Procedures for Quarters, Semis, and Final Games
In the event a Quarter, Semi or Final game should end in a tie, the tie will be broken in the following manner:
- Overtime will be played during Quarter, Semi, and Final games only.
- 5-minute sudden death (4 on 4)
- 3-player shootout.
- Sudden death shootout (both teams get to shoot each round).
- For Shootouts, the home team has a choice of who shoots first. 1. After the first 3 players from each team shoot if teams are still tied you can repeat any shooter as many times as you would like.
OFFICIALS
- A zero tolerance for verbal abuse is in effect and will be enforced for all team officials, players, and spectators.
- Appropriate penalties will be assessed for disputing or arguing a decision of the officials, any visual demonstration of dissatisfaction, or for the use of obscene or vulgar language to anyone at any time during the tournament.
- The tournament director reserves the right to be the final decision maker for rulings outside of the officials.
FAQ
How does my son get invited to a Prime / Invite-only event?
What is your cancellation policy?
My child would love to attend a tournament, but doesn’t have a team. Can they still play?
For some events, we are able to accept “free agents'' and place an individual on a Participating Team’s roster. Please reach out to the Tournament Director for the event you’re interested in to see if there is an open spot! Their contact information can be found directly on the Tournament Details page.
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Things To Do
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