Tournament Rules, ALLIANCE Hockey U9MD & U10-U16 BB-B Championships (Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario)

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  1. Tournament
    Teams are required to provide their travel permit prior the tournament.

  2. Electronic  Gamesheets will be used for all games. Team officials must check-in at the tournament room or convenor table at least 30 minutes prior to game time. All team officials who will be on the bench for that game are required to personally sign the game sheet. iPads are not to be taken to the change rooms.

  3. Game Lengths
    Teams shall be prepared to play 15 minutes ahead of scheduled start times.
    U9 to U13: All games will consist of 10-10-15 minute periods
    U14: All games will consist of 10-15-Break-15 minute periods
    U15-U16: Round Robin games will consist of 10-15-Break-15 minute periods; Semi-Final and Final will be 15-15-Flood-15.

  4. Mercy Rule
    In the event of a 5-goal differential in the 3rd period the clock shall run until the differential is 3-goals.  2-minute penalties will be noted on the clock as 3 minutes.  Players can not leave the box during a stop in play.  (5-goal differential run time rule does not apply in Final games)
     
  5. Round-Robin Play and Playoff Format
    U9 Tier 1 and 2 will play in 2 pools, the top 2 teams in each pool will advance to a cross over Semi-Final of Seed 1 Pool A vs Seed 2 Pool B and Seed 1 Pool B vs. Seed 2 in Pool A.
    U9 Tier 3, Teams will play each other once in round robin. No Semi-Final. Final will be Seed 1 vs Seed 2.

    U10-U16 Teams will play each other once in round robin. Semi-Final will be Seed 2 vs. Seed 3.  Final will be Seed 1 vs. the winner of the Semi-Final game.


  6. Timeouts
    One thirty-second timeout will be allowed in all games.
    Timeouts are NOT allowed in overtime.

  7. Standings
    The ALLIANCE Hockey Policy 7.0: Tie-Breaker procedure will be used to determine standings. If the procedure reaches 7.1.4, penalty minutes from the Championship event would be calculated to break a tie.

  8. Overtime
    A tie existing at the end of regulation time in a semi-final or championship game will be decided by sudden victory and the following shall apply:
    • Each team will play with three skaters and a goalie until a winner is decided.
    • Player changes may be made at any time during the overtime and teams may pull their goaltender. 
    • Penalties will carry over from regulation and overtime periods.  Non-offending team will add a skater.
    • No timeouts are allowed in overtime

  1. Protests and Video Review
    Tournament staff will NOT review videos.
    Tournament staff will NOT change player goals or assists.
    Non-bench staff are NOT permitted in the Tournament room.
    Complaints about officials can be made using a form available in the Tournament office at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre.

    All decisions made by the Tournament Committee are final