2008 Shooting Stars Invitational Tournament
TOURNAMENT RULES
1. Age Levels: There are four age levels in this
tournament: 12 and under (12U) 14 and under
(14U) 16 and under (16U) and 19 and under (19U)
2. Registered Players: All players registering for the
tournament must be registered on a
hockey
team for the current season and be able to show proof of registration at the
tournament.
Canadian teams can participate in the tournament if they are properly
registered
in
groupings.
3. Game Format: We have 6 teams at each age level. Each age level will be divided into
two groups of 3 teams for round robin play.
Standings will be determined on the basis of two (2) points for a win,
one (1) point for a tie, and zero (0) points for a loss. Following round robin
play, the top place team from one group will play the second place team from the other group in
single-elimination cross-over games. The third place teams from the two groups
will play each other in a consolation game.
The winners of the cross-over games will then play to determine the
championship.
4. Length of games: All 19U, 16U and 14U teams will
play three 15-minute stop-time periods
with 2
minute minor penalties. 12U teams will play 12 minute stop-time periods with
1:30
minute
minor penalties. The ice will be resurfaced at the end of each game.
5. Defaults: Should there be a willful default by a
team in the tournament, that team is
eliminated
from further tournament play and the winner from the default is awarded the
win and
receives the score of 1-0.
6. Overtime: For regular or consolation games, games
tied at the end of regulation play will
end in a
tie. For any crossover and championship games, teams tied at the end of
regulation
play will
play overtime periods of 5 minutes beginning with 5 on 5 for the first overtime
period and then 4 on 4 for the second. The team scoring the first goal in
overtime play wins. If still tied after two overtime periods, the winner
will be decided by a shootout.
7. Shootout: In the event that neither team scored a
goal during overtime play, a shootout will
take
place in accordance with NYSAHA Rule #20D.
8. Tie Breaking Rules: If two or more teams have an
equal number of points at the conclusion
of
regular round robin games, their position in the standings shall be determined
by the first of the following rules to establish a ranking. If one tie-breaker
establishes a ranking for one of three tied teams, then that team is placed in
the applicable ranking, and the remaining teams shall start the tie-breaking
process over again.
a. The results of the games played head to head
b. Goal ratio: total number of goals for divided by
the total number of goals for plus goals
against,
in all round robin games (GF*/GF*+GA). The team with the highest ratio
prevails.
*a maximum 6 goal differential per game will be used
(ex: 10-2 score becomes, for this purpose, 2 goals against, 8 goals for);
increasing the score to a greater than 6 goal differential will not
increase
a team’s goal ratio
c. If still tied, the team with the fewest goals
scored against in all round robin games, up
to a
maximum of 6 goals against per game, will prevail.
d. If still tied, the winner of a single coin toss
will take the higher position.
9. Fighting and Game Misconduct: Fighting is not
allowed. Any player and/or team official
assessed
a major fighting penalty will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament.
Any
player
and/or team official who is assessed a game penalty may be suspended for the
remainder
of the tournament.
10. Mercy Rule: If one team is ahead by seven or more
goals at any point in the third period, the clock will change to running time.
11. General Rules: Except as indicated here, all USA
Hockey rules will govern and will be
enforced.
12. A Disciplinary Committee will operate during this
tournament. It shall be composed of three people and shall be appointed prior
to the first game by the Tournament Director.
The committee shall be responsible for deciding any action, suspension
or otherwise, to be taken against a player or team official receiving a game
misconduct or match penalty. The
committee shall have full power to waive or increase the one or two game
suspension called for in USA Hockey Rule 404(c)(game
misconduct) for this tournament.
No player or team official shall be suspended from
participating in the tournament unless she or he has been provided the
opportunity to appear before the Disciplinary Committee to relate her or his
version of the incident.