Rocky Mountain Silver Stick Association

2007 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT RULES DOWNLOAD RULES: PDF MSWORD

NO REFUNDS AFTER SEPTEMBER 19^TH, 2007.

USA HOCKEY RULES WILL APPLY TO ALL PLAY EXCEPT AS NOTED HEREIN.

ANY FIGHTING, GAME MISCONDUCT, OR MATCH PENALTY WILL RESULT IN A TOURNAMENT SUSPENSION FOR THE OFFENDING THE PLAYER OR COACH. SEE RULE 613 – FISTICUFFS (FIGHTING IN THE USA HOCKEY 2005 – 2007 OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

THE DIVISIONS WILL BE MAJOR SQUIRT A ( *** COLORADO TEAMS ONLY ***), MAJOR PEEWEE AA, MAJOR BANTAM AA, MINOR MIDGET A AND AA, AND MAJOR MIDGET AA.

COST OF TOURNAMENT:

SQUIRT A - $1,000.00 ( *** COLORADO TEAMS ONLY ***);
PEEWEE - $1,000.00;
BANTAM - $1,100.00;
MIDGET MINOR 16U A - $1,100.00;
MIDGET MINOR 16U AA AND MIDGET MAJOR 18U AA - $1,200.00.

NO ADMISSION FEE FOR SPECTATORS

ANY ARTICLES THROWN ON THE ICE OR ABUSIVE CONDUCT BY SPECTATORS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE ARENA AND THE TOURNAMENT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING TEAM FORFEITING THE GAME.

REFEREE AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DECISIONS ARE FINAL. NO PROTESTS ARE ALLOWED.

MOUTH GUARDS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PLAYERS.

IF A PLAYER IS INJURED AND PLAY STOPPED, PLAYER MUST LEAVE ICE UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE ENSUING FACE-OFF.

COMPLETE TEAM CREDENTIALS ARE REQUIRED. INCOMPLETE TEAM BOOKS OR NOT HAVING YOUR TEAM BOOK WILL BE A FORFEIT OF GAME TO BE PLAYED.

COACH OR TEAM MANAGER WILL CHECK IN WITH TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL ONE (1) HOUR PRIOR TO GAME TIME WITH CREDENTIALS BOOK AND FILL OUT SCORESHEET. CREDENTIAL BOOK WILL INCLUDE: RMRSS REGISTRATION, RMRSS TEAM ROSTER, USA TEAM REGISTRATION, USA TEAM ROSTER, AND A COPY OF PLAYERS BIRTH CERTIFICATES. (USA REGISTATIONPAPERS WILL BE SIGNED BY REGISTRAR OR WILL BE CONSIDERED VOID.)

PLAYERS SHOULD BE AT THE ARENA ONE HOUR PRIOR TO GAME AND READY TO GO ON THE ICE AT SCHEDULED TIME FOR THE 5-MINUTE WARM-UP.

ALL TEAMS MUST LEAVE THE LOCKER ROOMS CLEAN. TEAMS WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COST FOR DAMAGE AND BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE TOURNAMENT.

ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE WHITE AND DARK SETS OF JERSEYS. THE HOME TEAM WILL WEAR WHITE. PLEASE BRING BOTH JERSEYS IN CASE OF CHANGES.

TOURNAMENT WILL BE A THREE (3) GAME TOTAL POINTS RANKING. POINTS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: 2-WIN, 1-TIE, AND 0-LOSS.

GAME TIMES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

SQUIRT A                                                       3, 12-MINUTE PERIODS
PEEWEE AA                                                   3, 12-MINUTE PERIODS
BANTAM AA                                                    3, 13-MINUTE PERIODS
MIDGET MINOR 16U A                                    3, 13-MINUTE PERIODS
MIDGET MINOR 16U AND MAJOR 18U AA        3, 14-MINUTE PERIODS

IF THERE IS A 4-GOAL OR MORE DIFFERENCE IN THE THIRD PERIOD THE CLOCK WILL BECOME RUN TIME. THERE WILL BE NO RUN TIME IN THE SEMIS AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

THERE IS NO OVERTIME EXCEPT IN SEMIFINALS AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
AFTER TWO (2) OVERTIMES THERE WILL BE A SHOOTOUT. ALL GAMES ARE ON CURFEW.

OVERTIME PERIONDS WILL NOT BE SUDDEN DEATH. OVERTIME PERIODS WILL BE 5-MINUTE STOP CLOCK PERIODS. IF THE TEAMS REMAIN TIED AT THE END OF OVERTIME, GAMES WILL PROCEED TO THE 2^ND OVERTIME. A SHOOTOUT WILL OCCUR IF THE TEAMS ARE STILL TIED AFTER THE 2^ND OVERTIME. SHOOTOUTS WILL CONSIST OF 5 PLAYERS AND A GOALTENDER FROM EACH TEAM. THE 5 PLAYERS WILL BE ON THE ICE AND THE WRITTEN ORDER PRESENTED BY THE COACH TO THE REFEREE. THE TEAM WITH THE MOST GOALS AFTER 5 SHOTS WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER. IF STILL TIED, THE SHOOTOUT WILL CONTINUE USING AN ADDITIONAL SKATER FROM EACH TEAM UNTIL A WINNER IS DETERMINED. IF ALL PLAYERS ON ONE TEAM HAVE SHOT, THEN BOTH TEAMS CAN USE PLAYERS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY SHOT.

METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY:

THE FOUR TEAMS WITH THE HIGHEST POINTS OR PERCENTAGE WILL ADVANCE TO THE SEMI-FINALS.
FORFEITS ARE COUNTED AS A 1 – 0 WIN FOR THE NON-OFFENDING TEAM.
TIE BREAKERS IF TWO OR MORE TEAMS ARE TIED IN TOTAL POINTS

HEAD TO HEAD IF ONLY TWO TEAMS ARE TIED
GOALS FOR DIVIDED BY THE TOTALS OF GOALS FOR AND AGAINST. HIGHEST PERCENTAGE ADVANCES.
FASTEST GOAL SCORED IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT.
THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PENALTY MINUTES INCLUDING MISCONDUCTS
A FLIP OF A COIN BETWEEN 2 TEAMS. THE CHOICE OF HEADS OR TAILS WILL BE CALLED BY THE ASSOCIATION NAME ALPHABETICALLY. IF MORE THAN 2 TEAMS ARE TIED, NUMBERS WILL BE DRAWN IN AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY ASSOCIATION NAME.

ALL 1ST PLACE TEAMS WILL RECEIVE A TEAM TROPHY, THE CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER, CHAMPION PINS, AND THE INVITATION TO THE FINALS. 2ND PLACE TEAMS WILL RECEIVE A TEAM TROPHY AND AN INVITATION TO THE FINALS IF THE CHAMPION DECLINES THE INVITATION. ALL PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE A PARTICIPATION PIN FOR PLAYING IN TOURNAMENT.

ALL TEAMS MUST FURNISH THEIR OWN PENALTY BOX ATTENDENT (MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER).

THE TOURNAMENT STAFF HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE A GAME TIME OR RINK ASSIGNMENT IF CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL OCCUR (I.E. – WEATHER, LOSS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RINK, LOSS OF POWER, ETC.)