39th Annual Delhi Hockey Moms U9LL Tournament
RULES AND REGULATIONS
This tournament shall be played under the rules of the O.M.H.A. manual of operations. Suspensions will be served as indicated in the current Manual of Operations with the following exception: Players or Team Officials receiving a game misconduct and/or gross misconduct under Rule 11.1/11.2 Maltreatment, they shall be suspended for the remainder of the tournament. The Tournament committee reserves the right to make decisions regarding the interpretation of the rules and all decisions by the committee are final.
This is a local/house league tournament ONLY! No Roster Select, tournament team or second entry teams are permitted to register.
**This is a full ice tournament**
ADDITIONAL RULES OF TOURNAMENT:
· No body checking allowed.
· Team officials are responsible for the conduct of their team. Spectators who are abusive toward parents, players or officials will not be tolerated. The game will be suspended until the identified person leaves the arena. Once ejected, that spectator shall not be allowed access to the arena for the remainder of the tournament.
· All players must wear neck guards. Mouth guards are mandatory. ALL PLAYERS MUST LEAVE THEIR HELMETS ON UNTIL THEY LEAVE THE ICE. Only coaching staff will be allowed on the ice. No parents or spectators are allowed on the ice at any time.
· Teams are NOT to go on the ice until the Zamboni door has closed and the refs are on the ice.
· As per OMHA regulations players are only permitted to play 3 games (maximum) per day. No player will be permitted to play more than 3 games per day.
REGISTRATION:
· A team representative must register their team. Registration means checking in at the tournament office, reviewing or inputting their team roster into the Game Sheet App and speaking directly with the tournament convenor. It is asked that the team representative do this at least 45 mins prior to their first game.
· Bench staff will be required to attend the tournament office prior to each game to sign the game sheet. Players are not required to sign in.
· All teams must be ready to play 15 minutes prior to their scheduled game time if the tournament is running ahead of time. Games will not start more than 15 mins ahead of schedule game times.
· Only players and team officials listed on an approved OHF/OMHA roster shall be allowed to participate in the tournament. The approved roster must be provided to tournament officials as part of registration into tournament. Changes to roster must be made known to tournament officials at least one (1) hour prior to teams first game. Only official rosters will be accepted related to any roster changes/updates. An approved roster sheet will be acceptable for this tournament.
Approved rosters and valid travel permits are required to be provided to tournament officials (Kelly Dygos [email protected]) at least three weeks prior to the start of the tournament.
GAME SHEETS AND JERSEYS:
· All team officials shall individually sign the tournament game sheet in the tournament office prior to commencing each game. We will be using the Game Sheet App so please give yourself enough time if you do not upload your roster ahead of time (codes will be provided by the tournament convenor close to tournament time to do so).
· The team designated as Home Team in each tournament game will be required to change sweaters should a colour conflict arise. All teams should therefore have two sets of sweaters available for use if possible. Home team “white or light colour” Away team “dark colour”
DRESSING ROOM:
· Dressing rooms are under the care of team officials and these officials will be held responsible for any damage or abuse that occurs during the time of use. And must be vacated within 20 minutes after your game.
PENALTIES:
· All major penalties will carry suspensions as per the OMHA and must be served in the tournament.
· Any player, coach or team official receiving a fighting penalty, Match penalty, or Gross Misconduct penalty shall be expelled for the remainder of the tournament.
GAME AND TIME CLOCK:
· We will have a 3-minute warm up prior to game start.
· Referees will blow the whistle early so warm up and team talk can be completed. Prior to the start of every game, we will shake hands/ fist bump. Players are then to return to the benches except the starting lineup.
· All round robin, semi-finals, consolation and championship games will be 10-10-10 stop times.
· No overtime or time outs will be granted in round robin play.
· The mercy rule will be in effect: When a team is ahead by 5 goals the time clock will run (non-stop) consistently until such time that the goal differential is 3. Once this occurs/should occur the clock will return to regular game play, stoppage on whistles ex.
POINT SYSTEM:
· Each time will be granted three round robin games.
· Points will be awarded as follows: in round robin play each game is worth 2 points: 2 for a win, 1 for a tie and 0 for loss.
· In the event of a tie in points upon the completion of the round robin games, the tie breaking procedure will be as follows:
o Head-to-head play: winner will be awarded higher rank; if teams did not play one another in round robin play the following will be used:
o Fewest total goals against in round robin play,
o Penalty minutes (team with fewest minutes in round robin play)
o Referring to the game played between the 2 teams, the team that scored first is awarded the higher ranking. If the teams did not play each other than the team with the fastest goal during the tournament is awarded to higher ranking (starting with first game and moving on as needed).
o Should it be impossible to break the tie with the above scenarios, a coin toss will determine position.
SEMI-FINAL GAMES:
· One 30 second timeout will be allowed per term per game during a semi-final game.
· The home team will be decided by the team with the higher-ranking (example: Group A 1st place team will play Group B 2nd place team and vice versa.)
· A tie at the end of a semi final game will result in the following:
o 5-minute sudden death victory period.
o If still tied following; a 3 man shoot out will occur. Teams will be asked to pick 3 different shooters and list them in order prior to the game start of the game. The team with the most goals following the 3- man shoot out will be awarded the win.
o If still tied after three shooters; sudden death shoot-out (1 shot per team until no longer tied) all players must shoot once before a player can shoot for a second time. Head-to-head (both teams will shoot at same time on the opposing teams’ goalie).
o Shoot out will continue until the game is no longer tied. Head-to-head (format)
Decisions of the referees are final and not subject to protest!
CONSOLATION AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
· The national anthem will be played following the handshake; teams are asked to line up on their respective blue lines following the pre-game handshake/fist pump.
· One 30 second time out will be allowed per team, per game.
· A tied score at the end of game play will result in a 5-minute sudden death period.
· If still tied will move to a 3 player shoot out. Teams will pick 3 different shooters and list them in order of shooter on the game sheet prior to game. Heads up format.
· If still tied, then sudden death shoots-out (1 shot per team until no longer tied). The same player is not permitted to shoot twice during the shoot out until all players have shot if/as needed. Only if all players have participated in the shoot out can a player be selected to shoot a second time.
Decisions of the referees are final and not subject to protest.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
· The Tournament Convener reserves the right to change the format of the tournament should it be deemed necessary.
· By entering the Tournament, the Coach or Manager on behalf of their team releases the OMHA, Delhi Minor Hockey Association, Tournament Committee and all officials, referees, sponsors, volunteers, and all concerned with the Tournament from all liability of injury or accident which may be incurred by any player or team official while participating in or coming to or going from the tournament.