Novice BB, U9, 2014-2015 (Dorchester Minor Hockey Association)

BRADFORD BULLDOGS BLUE & GOLD REP CLASSIC TOURNAMENT RULES
Tournament Information REP

Welcome to the Bradford Bulldogs Blue & Gold Classic Hockey Tournament in Bradford, Ontario. Most games will take place at the New Bradford Leisure Centre, Bob Fallis Recreation Centre in Bradford, Centre Ice Sportsplex @The Nottawasaga Resort. Some teams may also have games at other nearby arenas.

All teams must register at arena of your first game with official roster & travel permit. If you can send roster & permits by email in advance of tournament this is also accepted & recommended.

Format of Tournament

•   Maximum of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 12 teams per division. Each team is guaranteed 4 games.

•   Maximum of 17 players and 2 goalies may be registered per team. Players can only register & play in one division.

•   In the 4 team division a round robin format will be done. The 4th game will be the first place team playing the 4th place team & the other game will be the 2nd place team vs 3rd place team. This game is a semi final game. Winners of semi final games will play in the Championship Final Sunday.

•   In the 5 team division all teams will play each other once. The top two teams with the most points will play in the Championship Final Sunday.

•   In the 6 team division, teams will be seeded after 3 games from 1st to 6th. 5th plays 6th for a consolation 4th game. Semi Finals will consist of 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd for the teams 4th game. Winners of semi-final games play in the Championship Final.

•   In the 7 team division after all teams have played 4 games the top 4 teams advance to a semi final game with 1st vs 4th & 2nd vs 3rd place teams as their 5th game. Winners play in final as their 6th game.

•   In the 8 team division there will be (2) divisions of 4 teams. The 4th game will be the 1st place team playing the 4th place team & the other game will be the 2nd place team vs 3rd place team in their respective pools. This game is a quarter final game. Overtime rules apply if tied after regulation game. Winners of quarter final games will advance to the semi finals. Semi Finals will consist of Winner of Pool I will play 2nd place team in Pool II. 2nd place team in Pool I will play winner of Pool II. Winners of semi finals will play in championship game.

•   In the 9 team division there will be (2) divisions. One of 5 teams & one of 4 teams. In the 4 team division, the 4th game will be the first place team playing the 4th place team & the other game will be the 2nd place team vs 3rd place team. This game is a quarter final game & overtime rules applied if tied after regulation game. Winners of quarter final games will advance to the semi finals. In the 5 team division all teams will play each other once. Top 2 teams after 4 games advance to semi finals. Semi Finals will consist of Winner of Pool I will play 2nd place team in Pool II. 2nd place team in Pool I will play winner of Pool II. Winners of semi finals will play in championship game.

•   In the 10 team division there will be (2) divisions of 5 teams, with the top 2 teams in each division advancing to a semi final. Semi Finals will consist of Winner of Pool I will play 2nd place team in Pool II. 2nd place team in Pool I will play winner of Pool II. Winners of semi finals will play in championship game.

•   In the 12 team division the top team in each pool will advance to a semi final along with 1 wild card team with the next best overall record. Winners of semi final games will play in Championship Sunday. There will be 3 pools of 4 teams.

  Further Information:

 Teams MUST present signed Approved Roster Sheets & Travel Permits or letter of permission.

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A member of the coaching staff will be required to register 60 minutes before 1st game & 45 minutes prior to other games.
Tournament Committee will designate home teams
Home teams will wear a light colour jersey. If a conflict arises regarding jersey colours, the VISITING team will change jerseys.

Players & Coaches must be in their dressing rooms 30 minutes prior to their game time.
Teams must be ready to play up to 15-30 minutes prior to their scheduled time.
Dressing rooms must be vacated within 20 minutes of game completion.
A 3 minute warm-up will be allowed after the ice is cleaned. Clock will be start at 13 minutes. At the 11 minute mark, TIMEKEEPER WILL BUZZ CLOCK & TEAMS WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO GATHER PUCKS. CLOCK WILL STOP AT THE 10 MINUTE MARK BEFORE GAME STARTS.

All games results will be posted at arena along with the www.weekendhockey.com website under Boys Tournaments “Live Results & Schedules”

Tournament Rules

o OMHA Rules will apply
o All games will consist of 3 x 10 minute periods stop time except for the Bantam &

Midget divisions. These divisions will consist of 2 x 10 & 1 x 15 stop time periods. If there is a 5 goal spread in the 3rd period the clock will run. Once running time starts, the only time the clock stops is for an injury or if goal spread goes back to 3. Please note, if a penalty occurs during running time the following minutes apply. Any 2 minute penalty will be 3 minute running time & a 5 minute major penalty will be 7 minutes running time.

o No timeouts in round robin play. One (1) 30 second timeout will be allowed for each team in Quarter-Final, Semi- Final & Championship Games.

o 2 Points for win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss

Tie Breakers
In the event of a tie in the standings, the final results will be decided by:

1. a)  Results of their head to head game(win or loss) Applies for round robin games. If 3

   or more teams tied go to b).

2. b)  Most total wins

3. c)  Goal differential. The team with the highest tournament goal average. This is

   determined by the total goals scored/ total goals for & against. EXAMPLE: Team 1

   scores 10 goals and gives up 14. 10/24=.417

4. d)  Least amount of penalty minutes

5. e)  Most goals scored

6. f)  Fewest goals allowed

7. g)  In the 5, 6 or 7 team divisions, first tie breaker will not include a) unless the 2 teams

   that are tied have played each other.

8. h)  For Championship & Semi Final games in case of a tie, there will be a 4 on 4 3

   minute running time period. Last 30 seconds stop time. If still tied, a 3 on 3, 3 minute running time period, last 30 seconds stop time. If still tied, a 2 on 2, 3 minute running time period, last 30 seconds stop time. If still tied a 1 on 1, 3 minute running time period, last 30 seconds stop time will occur. If still tied the 1 on 1 format still applies until someone scores.

9. i)  If penalties occur in overtime, a player on ice will have to leave ice & sit for 1 minute. Clock will stop after offending team touches puck & will restart after faceoff. Only exception is a 1 on 1 format. A player will be added to ice for 1 minute in this case.

•   Game Forfeits will result in a 1-0 win.

•   A major fighting or gross misconduct penalty will result in player suspension from

  tournament.

•   Any team official (coach, trainer or manager) ejected from a game will also be

  suspended for the remainder of the tournament.

•   Coaches are responsible for team conduct while their team is at the Arena.

•   Any disputes will be settled by the Tournament Committee and all decisions will be final. Oct 7, 2014

Arena Addresses & Links with Maps

Bradford Arenas

Bradford West Gwillimbury Leisure Centre (Tournament Headquarters) 471 West Park Ave.
Bradford, ON L3Z 0J3
(right off highway #88 across street from Library & Tim Horton’s)

Bob Fallis Sports Centre

2961 Sideroad 10
Bradford, ON L3Z 2A7 905-775-4470
(5 minutes west of The Leisure Centre) Innisfil Recreation Centre

7315 Yonge St.
(Innisfil Beach Rd./CR-11 & Yonge St./CR-4) Innisfil, ON L9S4V7

705-436-3710 ext. 4590

Centre Ice Sportsplex

(Nottawasaga Inn Resort) 6015 Hwy-89 Alliston, ON L9R1A4

705-435-5501

New Tecumseh Recreation Centre

7300 Industrial Pkwy. Alliston, ON L9R1V4 705-435-4030

Tottenham Community & Fitness Centre

139 Queen St. N Tottenham, ON L0G1W0 905-936-4203
Beeton Community Memorial Arena 22 Second St.
Beeton, ON L0G1A0

905-729-1260

Thornton-Essa Community Centre

246 Barrie St.
Thornton, ON L0L2N0 705-458-9153
South Innisfil Community Centre (Lefroy) 1354 Killarney Beach Rd.
Lefroy, ON L0L1W0

705-456-2581

Magna Centre

(Forhan, Hyundai, Honda & Pfaff Rinks) 800 Mulock Dr. Newmarket, ON L3Y6B8 905-953-5303

Ray Twinney Recreation Complex

100 Eagle St. W Newmarket, ON L3Y6B8 905-953-5301

Hollingsworth Civic Arena

35 Patterson St. Newmarket, ON L3Y6B8 905-953-5304