St. Catharines Chaos 8^th Annual Girls Hockey Tournament Rules - 2012

1.           Each team is guaranteed three (3) games. All games will consist of two 10-minute and one 12-minute stop-time periods. All Peewee AA, Bantam AA, Midget AA, Midget A and Intermediate A will consist of 3 periods (12 minute – 15 minute – 15 minute) stop time. No overtime in round robin play.

2.          Hockey Canada and OWHA rules apply with the following additions:

*Three (3) stick violations in one (1) game will result in automatic ejection from the game.
*A fighting major or match penalty will result in automatic ejection from the tournament.

3.          Minor penalties will be 2 minutes. Major penalties will be 5 minutes (overtime included).

4.        Points will be awarded as follows:

· Two (2) points for a win
· One(1) point for a tie
· No overtime in round robin play

5.        Teams are to be ready to go on the ice fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of their scheduled game.

6.        Earliest possible start times will be Friday at 9:00 a.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. and Sunday 7:45 a.m.

7.        There will be a three (3) minute warm up at the start of each game, which will start following the exit of the Zamboni. When 2 minutes have elapsed, a game official will blow the whistle to let teams know they have 1 minute to get to their benches and get their starting line up to center ice.

8.        If two teams are tied for play-off positions at the end of round-robin play, the final pool standing will be determined in the following manner. If more than 2 teams are tied then criteria ii will be omitted.

                  I.      Number of Wins
II.     Record against other tied team
III.    Goals for / against percentage in pool play. The goal percentage of a team is determined by adding the goals for and against together and dividing that total into the total goals for, with the team having the highest percentage winning the higher position

Example - goals for / goals for + goals against or 10 goals for / 10 goals for + 4 goals against, 10/14 = .714 percentage.

                IV.      Fewest goals allowed in round robin

V.     Least penalty minutes

                VI.      First goal in round robin

                VII.      Coin toss

 9.             A maximum of twenty (20) individual awards will be presented per team in Final Game.

10.            A maximum of nineteen (19) players, including two (2) goaltenders per team will be registered for the Tournament. A player can only play for 1 team during the tournament.

11.            A players name must appear on the team list that was submitted with the application form.

12.            The OWHA pick-up forms will be honored.

13.            Referee's Decision is final and not subject to appeal or grievance.

14.            Suspensions - OWHA rules will apply.

15.            Tournament executive decision is final and binding.

16.            Home team will wear light coloured sweaters, away teams will wear dark coloured sweaters..

17.      If the goal differential in any game, excluding the championship games, is 5 or greater, with 5 minutes or less remaining in the 3rd period, the clock will continue to run out. Should the goal differential become less than 5 in the remaining time, the clock will revert back to stop time.

CHAMPIONSHIP, QUARTER AND SEMI FINAL GAMES

18.      In each division, after completion of the round-robin, the highest-ranking team will play against the second-highest ranking team for the Championship game.  In all six-team divisions, OWHA recommended playoffs will determine who plays in the final.  Game duration for all Divisions will be the same as the Round Robin Games. The highest-ranking team in the Round Robin will be designated the HOME team for final games.

19.      Each team will be allowed one thirty (30) second time-out during final championship game only.

OVERTIME

20.      In quarter final, semi-final and championship games only and will be sudden death.
One 5-minute stop-time sudden death period.

                  I.      If still tied, a three player shoot out. Shooters are to be designated on the game sheet prior to the start of the game, indicated as S1, S2, S3.

                  II.      Shooters from both teams will shoot at the same time starting at the centre ice red line.

                  III.      If still tied, subsequent shots will be rotating shooters from the bench one per team until a winner is determined. A winner is declared when one team scores and the other team does not. A player may not shoot for a second time until all players on the game sheet (except goalies) have shot.

Note: Players serving a penalty that has not expired by the end of sudden- death overtime MAY NOT participate in the shoot out.
 

Good Luck and Thanks for Participating in the 8th Chaos Tournament!