BOSTON ELITE EXPOSURE

Rules

BOSTON ELITE EXPOSURE 

• NO TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL has the right to change a score sheet or reverse a call from a referee. Once the game is over the score sheet is FINAL.
• The tournament will use the USA Hockey rule book with the below items included.
• NO protests will be heard.
• Each team will play a minimum of four games.
• Each team should be ready to play 15 minutes PRIOR to their scheduled start times without any advanced warning
• The home team will wear white jerseys and visitors wear dark.
• No timeouts are permitted in preliminary rounds.
• There will be no discussion on coaches’ ejections from games. Any match penalty will be an automatic expulsion from the tournament.
• No equipment penalty will be awarded (ex. curves, torn pants ….).
• Minor penalties will be 2 minutes and major penalties will be 5 minutes for all 2x20 games.
• Any player receiving a game misconduct is removed from the current game plus one more game. There will be NO discussion regarding eliminating the following game. Referee's calls are final.
• The officials have the ability to give a GAME EJECTION which does not carry an additional game.
• All eligible players must be entered on the first game score sheet (maximum 21 players including 3 goaltenders).
• The touch-up offsides rule will be used for all divisions.
• A team that does not present itself to a game will be subjected to a disciplinary committee and subject to expulsion from the tournament.
• Should an “act of God” happen (power failure, major injury …), after 45 minutes the game will be called and the score remain as is no matter how long the game was running at the time of the “act of God."
• If a difference of five goals or more exists at any time from the 12-minute mark of the 2nd period on, the remainder of the game will be of running time. The time will stop again should the differential be reduced to a 2 goal differential (ex. 5-3).
• If a team is up by 10 goals or more, the game will end after the 5-minute mark into the second half (15:00) remaining or 10 minutes left in playoff games that are two 15-minute halves.
• Each team must be prepared to furnish a proof of age for any of its players upon the organizer’s request. Failure to do so will mean the expulsion of the player from the tournament until such proof can be shown.
• Every team must dress a minimum of 6 players and 1 goaltender.
• A ten-minute delay will be permitted to dress a second goaltender in the event the regular goaltender is injured and the team has no dressed goaltender on the bench.
• Checking will be permitted at all boys bantam-through-midget levels
• Any player receiving a game misconduct is removed from the current game plus one more game. There will be NO discussion regarding eliminating the following game. Referee's calls are final.
• A player can only play for one team in one category during this tournament weekend, failure to do so will disqualify the said player. A player may play on multiple teams if in different age groups and age appropriate. For example, a bantam can play on a bantam team and play up with the midgets if they so choose. Must be on roster for first game and must play 2 round robin games prior to playoffs in order to be eligible to play in the playoff round. Exceptions may be made for goaltenders and injured players by tournament director approval.
• A player must participate in at least two games during the round-robin portion of the tournament to be eligible for the playoff round.
• Mouthpieces and neckguards are optional.
• Slap shots are allowed in all age groups
• The director of Boston Elite Exposure reserves itself the final word on the interpretation of the rules.

SCORING

• Points for regulation win = 3.0, shoot-out win = 2.0, shoot-out loss = 1.0, and Zero point for a regulation 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. Use of ineligible players will disqualify a team from the tournament.
• All games played by a disqualified team will be forfeited. No monies will be refunded.
• Scores will be posted with a goal differential no greater than 7 as standard for all Play Hockey Tournaments. EXAMPLE: a 10-0 game goes in as 7-0.

GAME FORMAT

• All divisions will get a 3 minute warm-up.
• All divisions will play two 20 minute stopped periods.
• If tied, preliminary games will have a shootout (best-of-3 format). Three players will be chosen by each team’s coach at the end of regulation. Should the tie persist, we continue one player at a time until the tie is broken (you must use different players each time). Two points for a win and 1 point for a shootout loss. Should there be a player in the penalty box, they are able to shoot.

PLAYOFF

Please refer to the tournament scoreboards or speak to a tournament official in order to determine the playoff format for each division. It is incumbent upon the team officials to confirm with a Tournament representative whether or not their team has advanced beyond preliminary round play prior to leaving the arena following their final preliminary round game.

• One 30-second timeout is permitted in playoffs.

In the event a Semi or Final game should end in a tie, the tie will be broken in the following manner:

1. Overtime will be played during Semi, and Final games only.
2. 5 minute run time sudden death (3 on 3)
3. 3 player shootout.
4. Sudden death shootout (both teams get to shoot each round).
5. For Shootouts the home team has a choice of who shoots first.

TIEBREAKER

Tiebreakers - To determine teams advancing to the playoffs. If more than 2 teams are tied, as soon as the tie is broken, the tie breaker scenario is restarted at the top and reapplied to any remaining ties:

1. Total Team Points
2. Head to Head (two team tie breaker only) - If there are more than 2 teams tied this tiebreaker is skipped.
3. Goal Quotient = Goals for / (Goals For + Goals against)
4. Least Goals Allowed
5. Goals For
6. Quickest Goal in the tournament in the first game 

**NOTE : After a tie is broken, repeat same tiebreaker for any remaining tied teams. Once only 2 teams remain you will revert back to the 2 team tie-breaker format. Starting with Head to Head.

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.