RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BEFORE THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN FINALIZED.
18th Annual Kitchener Lady Rangers Fall Fest
Girls Hockey Tournament Rules and Regulations
November 11-13, 2011
Each team’s head coach or manager must report to the arena of their first game one-hour prior to game time for registration. The Team’s Final roster and OWHA Pickup Consent forms must be presented at this time.
Spectators are NOT allowed in the change areas or dressing rooms. It is the responsibility of the Team Officials to respect and enforce this rule at all times.
Tournament Format
Fall Fest has 20 divisions, with a minimum of 4 teams in each division. A maximum of 80 teams will be accepted into the tournament. Tournament format will depend on the number of teams in each division. All teams are guaranteed 3 games.
· Novice A, B/C
· Atom AA, B
· Peewee AA, A, BB, B, C
· Bantam AA, A, BB, B, C
· Midget AA, A, BB, B, C
Intermediate A
Tournament Playing Rules
1) Hockey Canada and OWHA rules will apply, except for the added rules/conditions as detailed below.
2) To be eligible to play in the Tournament, a player must appear on the tournament roster submitted by each team. Players on Ontario teams must be registered with OWHA. All OWHA player pickup forms must be presented prior to your first game.
3) The 2011-2012 OWHA minimum suspensions list will be strictly enforced. Additional suspensions may be imposed at the discretion of the Tournament Committee.
4) Suspension(s) of player(s), coaching staff, managers, trainers, etc. will be served in the tournament. Major and Match Penalties will be reported to the OWHA Tournament Discipline Chair and the OWHA.
5) Teams are required to bring two sets of sweaters. The Home team will wear light sweaters and the Visitor team will wear dark sweaters.
6) Novice, Atom, Peewee A, BB, B, C, Bantam B, Midget B, Midget C divisons: $845 (10-10-12 game length). Midget AA, A, BB, Bantam AA, A, and Peewee AA divisions: $995 (12-12-12 game length). Two referees will be used for ALL games.
7) A maximum of 20 players are allowed per team. A player can only play for one team during the tournament.
8) The 3-minute warm-up clock will commence when the ice resurfacing gate is closed. Teams must be ready to commence play after the buzzer sounds at the end of the 3 minute warm-up. The clock will start immediately following the end of the warm up.
9) Teams must be prepared to go on the ice 30 minutes before the scheduled game time.
10) No time outs will be allowed during Round Robin games. One time out is allowed per non-round robin game per team, and will be 30 seconds in length.
11) If the goal differential is 4 goals or more at any time in the 3rd period of any game, excluding a championship game, the clock will not stop until the goal differential becomes less than 4 goals at which point it will revert back to stop time.
12) The score clock will not show more than a 5 goal differential.
13) Stick penalties - high-sticking, cross-checking, slashing, butt-ending and spearing will be called closely. A player receiving 3-stick penalties in a game will automatically receive a game ejection.
14) Checking from behind penalties are zero tolerance penalties.
15) Tie breaker formula for the Playoff and Championship Games shall be as stated in the following section.
16) Flooding of the ice will occur at the end of each game.
17) KHMA and the Tournament Committee will not be responsible for any injuries incurred during the duration of the tournament. All precautions will be taken to protect participants.
18) In the event that the TOTAL number of penalty infractions assessed to both teams, combined, EXCEEDS 24 infractions (not minutes) the clock will operate on run time for the remainder of the game.
19) Minor penalties will be 2 minutes, major penalties will be 5 minutes if the clock is running at stop time. If the clock is on run time minor penalties will be 3 minutes, major penalties will be 7 minutes, and misconducts will be 12 minutes.
20) Referees on ice decisions are final.
21) Any of the rules and regulations may be changed or altered at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. The TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL(S) decision(s) will be final and there will be no appeal process.
Tie Breaker formula for Any Series
In the event that teams are tied for a play-off position, the following procedure will be used to rank teams.
The maximum goal differential per game will be capped at four for all game results. (Example: Team A scores 7, Team B scores 2, for tie breaking purposes, the Team A has 6 GF, 2 GA and Team B has 2 GF and 6 GA).
i. If two teams are tied, record against other tied team
ii. Goals scored minus goals against in round robin (using maximum goal differential described above)
iii. Fewest goals allowed against in round robin (using maximum goal differential described above).
iv. Number of wins in round robin
v. Fewest Penalty Minutes in round robin
vi. Flip of coin.
Tie Breaker Note: In a seven-team division, the tie-breakers used to determine 2nd through 7th will be applied in such a way as to attempt to ensure that each team meets a new opponent in its third game.
PLAY OFF AND Championship Games
Game duration for all Divisions will be the same as the Round Robin Games. The highest-ranking team in the Round Robin will be designated the HOME team for playoff games.
Each team will be allowed one (1) time-out during each playoff game.
If overtime is required to determine a winner, the overtime format below will be used.
For Novice and Atom Divisions: For 5 minutes, teams will play 4 on 4 (including goalies). If overtime does not result in a winner, a 3-player shoot-out will occur. If still tied, single player shoot-outs will occur until a winner is determined. A player can only be used once during the shoot-out format until all players on the team with the fewest players have shot.
For Peewee, Bantam & Midget: For 10 minutes, teams will play 4 on 4 (including goalies). If overtime does not result in a winner, a 3-player shoot-out will occur. If still tied, single player shoot-outs will occur until a winner is determined. A player can only be used once during the shoot-out format until all players of the team with the fewest players have shot.
Player Substitutions in Overtime for all Divisions: Substitutions are allowed at any time (during play and during stoppages in play).
Penalties: The non penalized team adds a player. At the end of the penalty, the penalized player enters the ice. At next stoppage teams return to 4 on 4. Any player with a penalty at the end of the overtime is not available for the shootout no matter the length of the shootout.
OT Special Conditions:
Time-outs: An additional time-out for each team will be provided for the overtime.
Awards Presentation:
Award presentations for all divisions (except Peewee which will be presented in the winning team’s dressing room) will take place in the Viewing Lounge (overlooking Kiwanis and Kinsmen Arenas) after the game. Players should remove their helmets, gloves and skates in their dressing room, and then immediately go to the Viewing Lounge. There will be lots of opportunities for taking photos during the awards presentation.