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Brantford Minor Hockey Association |
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The Dale Parker Memorial RBC Cup |
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17th Anniversary "Minor Midget AAA" Showcase |
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Rules and Regulations |
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Team officials must register at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Tournament Office at least one hour prior to |
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their first game. Approved rosters and travel permits must be presented to the Tournament Committee to review. |
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Tournament regulations and playing rules are those of Hockey Canada, Ontario Hockey |
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Federation and Alliance Hockey governing bodies. The following rules shall apply: |
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HOME TEAM WILL WEAR DARK JERSEY'S |
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Gross misconduct and Match penalties are automatic Tournament suspensions. |
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All teams must be ready to start 10 minutes before each scheduled game time |
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Teams must be ready to go on the ice as soon as the ice resurfacer is off and the doors are shut |
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When the doors are shut, the Timekeeper will start the clock for the three minute warm-up |
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Teams will shake hands following the completion of the game. |
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The designated visiting team will leave the ice first upon direction of the referee and the home team |
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will remain at their bench until directed off the ice by the Referee at the end of the 2nd and 3rd periods. |
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Only arena personnel, referees, timekeepers and the Tournament Committee members will be |
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allowed in the area of the timekeeper's box during all games. |
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Game Information |
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Each team will play 4 round-robin games within their designated Division. |
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All games, except the Championship Game, will consist of three 15-minute periods with a flood |
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between the 2nd and 3rd periods. The 3rd period of the Championship Game will be 20 minutes. |
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All teams throughout the Tournament will be allowed one "30 second" time out in each game. |
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Two points will be awarded for a win and one point for a tie in Round-Robin play. |
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Play-off Format |
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The top six teams overall will advance. 1st and 2nd Overall will play Sunday in the Semi-finals. |
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3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Overall will play a 1/4 final on Saturday Night. 3rd playing 6th and 4th playing 5th |
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Winners of 1/4 Finals will play the two remaining teams in the Semi-finals on Sunday Morning. |
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1st Overall will play the Lower Seed and 2nd Overall will play the Higher Seed. |
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A game tied at the end of regulation time in a 1/4 Final, Semi-Final or Championship Final will be |
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decided by "Sudden Victory" using the following rules for Overtime. |
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3 on 3 with 99 minutes on the clock and each team will play until we have a winner. |
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Player changes are made ar any time during the overtime periods as you would in regulation time. |
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In the event of a penalty, the NON offending team will add a player. Once the penalty is over, |
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the player returns to the ice and we continue at 4 on 4 until a stoppage in the play and the return |
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to the 3 on 3 format. |
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Tie-Breaker Rules |
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In the case of a tie between two (2) teams following round-robin play, the tie-breaker system shall be |
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as follows: |
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Head to Head winner in round-robin |
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Team with most wins |
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Tie-Breaking Highest Percentage - (total goals for), divided by (total goals for + total goals against) |
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ie:{total goals for (7) divided by [total goals for (7) + total goals against (3)]} 7 divided by 10 = .700% |
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Least penalty minutes |
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If still tied, then Flip of a coin, furthest team from Brantford makes the call. |
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If three (3)or more teams are tied in points following round-robin play, the tie-breaker system shall be |
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Tie-Breaking Highest Percentage - (total goals for), divided by (total goals for + total goals against) The |
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team with the Highest Percentage advances. |
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Team with most wins |
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Least penalty minutes |
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In the case of any disputes the decision of the Tournament Committee will be final |
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