Tournament Rules (Jamboree at bottom of these rules)
1.All Hockey Canada playing rules and all OMHA rules and regulations shall apply. It should be noted that other OHF Minor Member teams (Alliance, GTHL, NOHA) players will not be required to wear mouth guards in OMHA tournaments.
2.Approved roster sheets and travel permits must be received no later than November 1 2024. Teams must have a copy of the approved roaster with them at all times.
-Only teams with approved Hockey Canada or Hockey USA roaster/cards will be permitted to play. A maximum of nineteen players may participate in any one game. However, a total of twenty-one players may be registered (three 3 of which may be goalies) and substituted from game to game. There shall be a maximum of 5 team officials registered to any team.
All teams must present a travel permit with their registration to tournament officials.
Affiliated players may participate only if listed on an approved Affiliated Players roster that is filed with the tournament Committee prior to the first game being played.
3.Each team is guaranteed 3 games.
4.Teams must be dressed and ready to play at least 15 minutes in advance of their scheduled game time if games are ahead of schedule. A tournament official will confirm any early start time to the affected teams. A minor penalty for delay of game will be assessed to any team not on the ice and ready to play at the conclusion of the warm-up in violation of this rule.
5.Teams must bring two sets of sweaters (one dark and one white). HOME will be designated as white/light colour and away as the dark colour. If there are conflicting sweater colours, the HOME team will be expected to wear sweaters of a contrasting colour. If a reasonable solution cannot be worked out, the failure of the Home team to change sweaters may result in the forfeit of the game.
6.There will be a three minute warm-up before each game, beginning when the first team steps on the ice. Teams may not enter the ice surface unless officials are present.
7.Round Robin and semi-final games will be 10-10-10 stop time periods with no timeouts. Championship games will be 10-10-15 stop time periods. Each team will be permitted one thirty second time out in the Championship game ONLY.
8.A mercy rule will be in effect for all preliminary round-robin and semi-final games: if a team is ahead by 5 or more goals in the third period, the clock will run with no stoppage unless/until the goal differential is reduced to 3 goals, in which case the clock will revert to stop time. During mercy time, the clock will only be stopped if an on-ice injury occurs and will re-start once the injured player leaves the ice. Penalties incurred during running time will be served as 2 minutes. There is NO mercy rule in championship games.
9.Preliminary round games will be played on a points-per-game basis. Each team will be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss.
10.The standings after the completion of the round will be based on total round robin points. Any ties in the standing will be resolved by the following in order until tie is broken:
-Head to Head Record
- Best Goal Differential ( Goals for – Goals Against)
-The team with the most goals for
-The team with the fewest goals against
-The team with the fewest penalty minutes
-Most shutouts
-Coin toss
11. Each Division will consist of three pools of 4 teams. Each team will play all other teams in their respective pool once. After completion of the round robin, the top team from each of the 3 poosl will move onto the semi finals, as well the top 2nd place team from all pools combined will move to the semi finals. If that can't be determined solely by points, then the same above tie breaking order will be used starting with best goal differential.
OVERTIME RULES
11.There is no overtime in round robin play. Overtime will be played in the event of a tie after regulation time in the semi-final and championship games based on the following:
Penalties assessed in regulation time, carry over into overtime.
-Overtime will be played in 1 minute stop time periods. The first minute is played 5 on 5 including goalies. If still tied after minute, 4 on 4 including goalies for 1 minute then 3 on 3 with a continous clock start starting back at 10 minutes.
-If no goal isn’t scored during the 3 on 3, the team will continue playing 3 on 3 until goal is scored, 10 min periods.
-Penalties during 5 on 5 and 4 on 4 will be played stopped time. Penalties in 3 on 3 will be penalty shots.
12. The home team for the championship finals is determined by the tie-breaking procedure above.
GENERAL RULES
13.Teams will play a minimum of 3 games. Please check your schedule to ensure it is accurate. In the event of a conflict, please notify the Tournament Convener as soon as possible. No changes will be made to the schedule for any conflict not related to a team’s tournament games.
14.Any player/coach receiving a second major penalty in the tournament MAY be immediately suspended from further play in the tournament by the tournament convenor.
15.Due to variations in league rules, any player or coach under suspension entering the tournament is ineligible to participate in the tournament unless approved in advanced of the tournament by the tournament committee. All such suspensions must be reported to the tournament committee in advance and must be indicated on the game sheet. Any suspension incurred because of tournament play or the tournament rules must be served in the tournament and may carry over to league play. Any violations of the foregoing will result in the offending team forfeiting the game(s) in which suspended persons were used. Any forfeited game will be shown as a 1-0 win for the non-offending team.
16.NO protests will be heard regarding referee/officials’ decision, and all officials’ decisions shall be final.
Any other protest may only be considered if submitted to the tournament convenor or his/her delegate in writing with a $100 cash bond within 45 minutes of completion of the game in question. The tournament committee will only review protests from rostered team staff. The bond is returnable only if the protest is upheld. A review and ruling will be completed prior to the team’s next scheduled game. All decisions made by the tournament committee are final. Any violation of this rule will result in a dismissal of the protest without review.
17.Abusive language and or behavior of any kind by any player, team official, parent, relative, spectator or other attendee will not be tolerated. The determination of what constitutes abusive language and or behavior rests solely with the tournament convenor and his/her delegate. Any person who engages in any abusive language and or behavior will be expelled from the tournament and its venues for the duration of the tournament. Any team official, player or player parent who engages in abusive language or behavior towards another team official or player, any referee, any volunteer and/or tournament convenor or committee will be immediately suspended for the balance of the tournament without any right of protest. A second violation by any team will result in the suspension of the team from the tournament. Any damage to any tournament facilities will be the responsibility of the team which caused it.
Release from Liability
Acceptance of a team’s entry constitutes a voluntary release on behalf of the teams players, staff and spectators of Dorchester Minor Hockey Association, the tournament committee, convenor, and volunteers, the arena management and everyone connected with the tournament from any and all liability for injury or accident which may be incurred by any player, team official or spectator while attending or participating in the tournament.
Jamboree Format – Saturday November 23rd (Canusa Ice)
· 3 Cross Ice Games
· 2 x 20 Min Periods
· 2 min buzzers for shifts
· 4 on 4 plus goaltender
· Smaller nets
· Boards across at centre ice to separate games
· One Referee
· No Score Keeping
· Each team must fill out the modified ice participant sheet for every game. They will be supplied at the registration desk and need to be returned to the desk following game.