TOURNAMENT RULES

2018 Jordan Boyd Memorial Tournament

1.            CAHA rules as laid down for minor hockey will govern all games. Tournament bylaws shall be in addition to CAHA/Hockey Nova Scotia (HNS) rules and will not conflict with same.

2.            HNS Code of Discipline will apply to all games. All suspensions will be reported to HNS on the day the infraction occurs by the Tournament Chair or delegate.

3.            Only those listed on the game report are permitted in the bench area. All teams should have an official roster from their provincial branch and travel/tournament permit number.

4.            No protests or appeals of any kind will be entertained.
 
6.            All round robin and semi-final games will be three (3) 12-minute stop time periods. All warm-ups will be three minutes in length as designated by the time keeper. There is no flood between periods.

7.            All Championship games will be three (3) 15-minute stop time periods. Warm-ups will be three minutes in length as designated by the time keeper. There is a flood between the 2nd and 3rd periods. 

8.            Games are to be played to completion, rink clocks will not be enforced.

9.            There will be no time outs in the round robin portion of the tournament. Teams will each have one 60 second time out for all play-off games.

10.          Round Robin games will not end in a tie.

• If tied after regulation play, there will be a straight time, three (3) minute sudden victory overtime with 3 skaters + a goalie on the ice.
• If still tied, a shootout (sudden victory) will commence. All players must shoot before a player can take a second shot.
• During the overtime period if a penalty is called, the non-offending team will place an additional player on the ice to establish the man advantage. After the penalty time has expired, the player from the penalty box will join the play. At the next stoppage of play, the number of players on the ice will revert to the number applicable to the stage of overtime that the play is in.

11.          Points will be allotted after each game as follows:

• 3 points for a win
• 2 point for an OT/Shootout Win
• 1 point for a OT/Shootout Loss
• 0 points for a loss.
• ***Bonus point for a shutout win***
• There will be no goal differential maximum in round robin games, the final score in each game will be the goals for/against used in tie breaking calculations.

12.          Any team unable to ice a team will forfeit the game and be charged with a 5-0 loss.

13.          In tournament round robin games where there is a goal differential of five (5) or more in the third period the game clock will be running continuously until the game has ended. A goal reducing the goal differential back below five (5) goals will not result in any further stop time during this game. Length of time of penalties will not change regardless of if play is in stop time or straight time. (i.e. a minor penalty is two minutes regardless of stop or straight time). Semi-final and Championship games will be played stop time regardless if there is a five goal spread in the third period. 

14.          The tie-breaking formula for team standings shall be as follows:

• In the event that two teams are tied with points after round robin play, the tie will be broken as follows:
  • The winner of the game played between those two teams. If the two teams didn’t play one another, the tie breaking procedure outlined below is to be followed.
• In the event that more than two teams are tied in points, two teams are tied and the game between them is tied or two teams are tied and they did not play one another, the tie breaking procedure outlined below is to be followed.

 TIE BREAKING FORMULA

• The win/loss record of the team in games against each other provided all tied teams played each other.
• If still tied, the higher standing will be determined based on the highest straight goals for less goals against number for all games the teams have played in the round robin portion of the tournament, with the largest number deciding the highest standing.
• If still tied, the team scoring the most goals in all round robin games shall finish higher
• If still tied, the team allowing the least goals in all round robin games shall finish higher
• If still tied, the quickest time documented for the first goal recorded by each team in the tournament in their first game of the tournament shall finish higher
• If still tied, a coin toss will be utilized

15.         PLAYOFF TIE BREAKING RULES:

• All playoff games must have a winner
• If tied after regulation play, there will be a straight 5 minute sudden victory overtime with four skaters + a goalie on the ice. If still tied, a three minute sudden death overtime will be repeated but with three skaters + a goalie on the ice until a winner is decided.
• During the overtime period if a penalty is called, the non-offending team will place an additional player on the ice to establish the man advantage. After the penalty time has expired, the player from the penalty box will join the play. At the next stoppage of play, the number of players on the ice will revert to the number applicable to the stage of overtime that the play is in.