RULES

  • Unless otherwise addressed below, all Hockey Alberta rules will apply.

FORMAT

  • General
    • 5-minute warm-up prior to each game.
    • Intermissions between periods will be 2 minutes
    • Due to tight scheduling, ANY TEAM 15 MINUTES LATE OR MORE WILL FORFEIT THE GAME
  • Players
    • 4-vs-4 + 1 goaltender for each team
    • Teams must have a minimum of 5 participants (ie. 4 players + 1 goalie) to be eligible to play
  • Length of Games
    • Round Robin Games
      • Two 15-minute periods, run-time 
    • Playoffs
      • Two 20-minute periods, run time
  • Gameplay
    • Scoring
      • After each goal scored, play resumes following a face-off at center ice (either via N-H-L or having a team member drop the puck).
      • The maximum goal differential that will be recorded for a game is 7 goals.
    • Tie games
      • Tie games will be decided by a 3-vs.-3 penalty shootout. 
      • If still tied after the 3-vs-3 shootout, sudden death shootout rules apply.
      • Teams may not use a player who has previously taken a penalty shot unless all players have had a chance to participate (not including the goaltender).
    • Penalties
      • Minor penalties will result in a penalty shot for the opposing team
      • Players penalized for fighting or deemed to be intending to injure the opposing player will be automatically ejected from the tournament.
      • Players failing to adhere to an ejection will risk team ejection from the tournament.
  • Standings
    • Teams will receive
      • 2 points for a win
      • 1 point for a shoot-out loss
      • 0 points for a loss.
    • Round Robin Tiebreaker
      • The tiebreaker algorithm for the standings in the round robin will be as follows:
        1. Outcome in round robin games
        2. Goal differential
        3. Most goals for.
      • In the event of a 3-way tie for first, the top team will be determined by goal differential . The remaining teams will play in a playoff game.
      • In the event of a 3-way tie for second, the worst team will be determined by goal differential. The remaining teams will play in a playoff game.