Tournament sanction 10046
2021 Huronia Tournament Rules
As per OMHA Manual Operations
1. This tournament is sanctioned by the OMHA and the OMHA rules and regulations. All decisions made by on-ice and off-ice officials are final, no protests or appeals will be heard or accepted. Any division with a team from
outside the OMHA will be governed by OHF rules.
2. All coaches/managers shall report to the tournament desk in the arena at least hour prior to game to fill out the game sheet. Please ensure all team officials also sign the game sheet. Game sheets must remain at the desk. Teams are responsible for picking up their copy of the game sheet after every game.
3. A team official (Coach or Manager) will be required to show an approved OMHA Team Roster prior to games, which includes all players and team officials, they must also sign the “Rules Acknowledgment Form.”
4. All teams must have a head coach and trainer, and no more than a total of five (5) bench staff for each game as per OMHA. All bench staff must be on an APPROVED OMHA ROSTER.
5. All Games will be 10-10-15 minutes in length. A three (3) minute warm-up will precede each game and will begin as soon as the game officials arrive on the ice.
6. Each team shall bring two sets of sweaters. The home team in each game shall wear their light coloured sweaters. In the event of a conflict, the convener may choose to assign colours inconsistent with this rule. Teams must also vacate the dressing rooms 20 minutes following play.
7. There shall be no timeouts or overtime in round robin play.
8. Teams should be ready to play 20 minutes prior to their scheduled game time.
9. Regardless of the number of teams in a division; at the end of the round robin play, the teams will be ranked by points for play in elimination round.
10. POINTS IN ROUND ROBIN PLAY ARE ASSIGNED AS FOLLOWS:
· 2 POINTS FOR A VICTORY
· 1 POINTS FOR A TIE
· 0 POINTS FOR A LOSS
11. TIE BREAKING PROCEDURE:
If two or more teams are tied in total points at the end of round-robin play, the finishing order shall be determined as follows:
· Head to Head, winner of the game played between the tied teams.
· If two or more teams still tied, the team with highest number of wins.
· If two or more teams still tied, the team with the highest goals average.
· If two or more teams still tied, the team with fewest penalty minutes.
· If two or more teams still tied, a coin toss will determine the winner
In the event of three-way tie, the same tie breaking process will be applied to determine the first position, followed by restarting this procedure for the remaining position(s).
12. OVERTIME RULES:
There will not be overtime in the round robin-games, only in finals.
· One five (5) minute stop time, sudden death victory.
· If still tied, a 4 on 4 period will be played.
· If still tied, a three (3) player shoot-out will commence. Prior to game start, coaching staff will select these three (3) players by circling them on the game sheet.
· If still tied after three (3) shooters, then a sudden death victory shoot-out will commence. NOTE: The initial 3 shooters CANNOT shoot again until all remaining players on the game sheet (excluding goaltenders) have made one attempt in the shoot-out. NOTE: Ejected players shall be removed from shoot-out list on the game sheet. Additionally, players leaving the game with injury prior to the final buzzer, or serving a misconduct penalty at the end of overtime, shall be removed from the shoot-out list.
13. If a team is winning by five (5) goals or more after the second period, the clock will be running time until the gap is reduced to three (3) goals, at which point the clock will revert to stop time. All minor penalties will be 2 minutes during straight and/or stop time.
14. Each team will be permitted a 1-30 second timeout in elimination
games. This includes overtime.
15. Game Misconducts: All game misconducts and other applicable suspensions are per OMHA Manual of Operations.
16. Fighting and Match Penalties: A player who receives a fighting major or match penalty shall be suspended from the tournament.
17. All division and tournament standings shall be determined on the tournament boards at both Eddie Bush and Central Park Arena, not the Website Standings.
18. All divisions will consist of two pools with round robin, or crossover play.
THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPATING TEAMS!!