Rules

• 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 comply with all USA Hockey rules. 
• U18 - 2010 Divisions - Minor penalties - 2 minutes / Major penalties - 5 minutes
• Running time will be in effect during the 3rd period, only when a team is winning by 5 goals. Stop time will resume once the score is within 2 goals. 
• One 30-second timeout is permitted in all games. 
• Players and coaches should report to the arena at least one hour prior to each game.
• A maximum of four team officials may be on the player's bench at one time.
• The home team will wear white jerseys and visitors wear dark. 

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. 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. Example - 10 -1 game will be scored as 8 - 1. 

GAME FORMAT 

• All divisions will get a 3 minute warm-up. 
• U18, U16, U15, 2009, 2010 Divisions will play 3 x 17 min stop time periods. Ice cut every two periods. Some games will start on dirty ice. 
• No overtime played in round robin games. 

ADVANCEMENT GAME FORMAT 

Please refer to the online tournament standings 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. 

In the event a Championship or Consolations Games ends in a tie, the tie will be broken in the following manner: 

1. 5 minute sudden death (4 on 4) 
2. 3 player shootout. 
3. Sudden death shootout (both teams get to shoot each round). 
4. For Shootouts the home team has a choice of who shoots first. 
5. After the first 3 players from each team shoot if teams are still tied you can repeat any shooter as many times you would like. 

TIEBREAKER RULES

If 2 teams are tied in points, the following order applies to determine the ranking of teams. If more than two teams are tied, teams will go through each tiebreaker until ONE team is determined the winner (there is no head-to-head if there are more than two teams), once the tiebreaker is broken and one team is the winner, that team advances and the tiebreaker resets to #1 (again, head-to-head only applies for when there are only 2 teams left) for the remaining teams. 

1. Total Team Points 
2. Most Wins 
3. Head to Head (two team tie breaker only) 
4. Goal Quotient = Goals for / (Goals For + Goals against) 
5. Least Goals Allowed 
6. Goals For 
7. Quickest Goal in the tournament in the first game 

*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, Team B wins that. 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. 

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