Brantford Minor Hockey Association
The Dale Parker Memorial Boston Pizza Cup
18th Anniversary "Minor Midget AAA" Showcase

Rules and Regulations

Printable version: Dale_Parker_Rules_2016.pdf

Team officials must register at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Tournament Office at least one hour prior to their first game. Approved rosters and travel permits must be presented to the Tournament Committee to review.

1. Tournament regulations and playing rules are those of Hockey Canada, Ontario Hockey Federation and Alliance Hockey governing bodies.  The following rules shall  apply:
   • HOME TEAM WILL WEAR DARK JERSEY'S.
   • Gross misconduct and Match penalties are automatic Tournament suspensions.
   • All teams must be ready to start 10 minutes before each scheduled game time.
   • Teams must be ready to go on the ice as soon as the ice resurfacer is off and the doors are shut.
   •  When the doors are shut, the Timekeeper will start the clock for the three minute warm-up.
   •  Teams will shake hands following the completion of the game.
   • The designated visiting team will leave the ice first upon direction of the referee and the home team will remain at their bench until directed off the ice by the Referee at the end of the 2nd and 3rd periods.
   • Only arena personnel, referees, timekeepers and the Tournament Committee members will be allowed in the area of the timekeeper's box during all games.
     
     
2. Game Information
   • Each team will be in Division A and will play four round-robin games within this Division.
   • All games, except the Championship Game, will consist of three 15-minute periods with a flood between the 2nd and 3rd periods. The 3rd period of the Championship Game will be 20 minutes. 
   • All teams throughout the Tournament will be allowed one "30 second" time out in each game.
   • Two points will be awarded for a win and one point for a tie in Round-Robin play.
     
     
3.  Play-off Format
   • The top eight teams overall will advance to the 1/4 finals Saturday night.
   • Seeding for 1/4 Final is 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.
   • Winners of 1/4 Finals will play in the Semi-finals on Sunday Morning.
   • 1st Overall will play the Lower Seed and 2nd Overall will play the Higher Seed.
   • A game tied at the end of regulation time in a 1/4 Final, Semi-Final or Championship Final will be decided by "Sudden Victory" using the following rules for Overtime.
   • 3 on 3 with 99 minutes on the clock and each team will play until we have a winner.
   • Player changes are made any time during the overtime periods as you would in regulation time.
   • In the event of a penalty, the NON offending team will add a player. Once the penalty is over, the player returns to the ice and we continue at 4 on 4 until a stoppage in the play and the return to the 3 on 3 format.
     
     
4. Tie-Breaker Rules
   • In the case of a tie between two (2) teams following round-robin play, the tie-breaker system shall be as follows:
     • Head to Head winner in round-robin.
     • Team with most wins.
     • Tie-Breaking Highest Percentage - (total goals for), divided by (total goals for + total goals against).
     • ie:{total goals for (7) divided by [total goals for (7) + total goals against (3)]} 7 divided by 10 = .700%
     • Least penalty minutes.
     • If still tied, then Flip of a coin, furthest team from Brantford makes the call.
   • If three (3) or more teams are tied in points following round-robin play, the tie-breaker system shall be as follows:
     • Tie-Breaking Highest Percentage - (total goals for), divided by (total goals for + total goals against) The team with the Highest Percentage advances.
     • Team with most wins.
     • Least penalty minutes.

5) In the case of any disputes the decision of the Tournament Committee will be final.