RULES

  • Unless otherwise addressed below, all Hockey Alberta rules will apply. Your waiver MUST be completed prior to playing.

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.