Rules

 2023 Windy City Rumble

General Tournament Rules 

• Length of Periods 
• U18 - 2009 Boys - 3 x 15 min stop time periods 
• 2010 - 2013 Boys - 3 x 14 min stop time periods 
• 2014 - 2015 Boys - 3 x 13 min stop time periods 
• U19 - U16 Girls - 3 x 15 min stop time periods 
• U14 - U12 Girls - 3 x 14 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. 
• The 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 Windy City Rumble 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 the teams. 

• Head-to-Head Competition 
• Most wins 
• Goal Differential - Goals for minus goals against 
• Scoring quotient - Goals for divided by total goals 
  • 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
  • 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: 

1. Overtime will be played during Quarter, Semi, and Final games only.
2. 5-minute sudden death (4 on 4) 
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. 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.

DIVISION FORMAT AND ADVANCEMENTS 

• U18 BOYS Division - 8 teams. All teams will play a 3 game round robin. All teams advance to quarter finals - Pool A #1 vs. Pool B #4, Pool A #2 vs. Pool B #3, Pool B #1 vs. Pool A #4, Pool B #2 vs. Pool A #3. Winners advance to semi/finals. 
• U16 Boys Division - - 9 teams. All teams play a 4 game round robin. Top 4 teams advance to semifinals - #1 vs. #4, #2 vs. #3.
• U15 BOYS Division - 12 teams. All teams will play a 3 game round robin. Pool winners (Pool A, Pool B, Pool C) plus the top 5 wild card teams advance to the quarter finals. Teams are seeded 1 - 8 based on the scoring and tie breaking rules. Bottom 4 teams play in consolation game - #9 vs. #10, #11 vs. #12 
• 2009 BOYS Division - 11 teams. All teams will play a 3 game round robin. 4 teams advance to semifinals. Pool A winner, Pool B winner and 2 wild card teams. 

• 2010 BOYS Division - 12 teams. All teams will play a 3 game round robin. Pool winners (Pool A, Pool B, Pool C) plus the top 5 wild card teams advance to the quarter finals. Teams are seeded 1 - 8 based on the scoring and tie breaking rules. Bottom 4 teams play in consolation game - #9 vs. #10, #11 vs. #12. 
• 2011 BOYS Division - 14 teams. All teams will play a 3 game round robin. Pool winners (Pool A, Pool B, Pool C) plus the top 5 wild card teams advance to the quarter finals. Teams are seeded 1 - 8 based on the scoring and tie breaking rules. Bottom 4 teams play in consolation game - #9 vs. #10, #11 vs. #12, #13 vs. #14. 
• 2012 BOYS Division - 14 teams. All teams will play a 4 game round robin. Pool A winner, Pool B winner, and 2 wild cards advance to semifinals. 
• 2013 BOYS Division - 12 teams. All teams play a 4 game round robin. Pool A winner, Pool B winner, and 2 wild cards advance to semifinals. 
• 2014 BOYS Division - 14 teams. All teams will play a 3 game round robin. Pool winners (Pool A, Pool B, Pool C) plus the top 5 wild card teams advance to the quarter finals. Teams are seeded 1 - 8 based on the scoring and tie breaking rules. Bottom 4 teams play in consolation game - #9 vs. #10, #11 vs. #12, #13 vs. #14. 
• 2015 Boys Division - - 4 teams. All teams play a 3 game round robin. All teams advance to semifinals - #1 vs. #4, #2 vs. #3.
•  U19 GIRLS Division - 5 teams. All teams play a 4 game round robin. Top two teams advance to the finals.
• U16 GIRLS Division - 6 teams. All teams play a 4 game round robin. Top four teams advance to the semifinals. 
• U14 GIRLS Division - 7 teams. All teams play a 4 game round robin. Top four teams advance to the semifinals. 
•  U12 GIRLS Division - 4 teams. All teams play a 3 game round robin. All teams advance to semifinals - #1 vs. #4, #2 vs. #3.