Rules
for Finland Lions Spring Cup U15
5-7.5.2016 Riihimäen
Jäähalli, Riiihimäki
The Tournament
will be played by the rules of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association with the
following
adjustments:
Match
reports, player lists
Match reports
are printed according to the player lists given by the teams. Any changes
should be made in the tournament office 30 minutes before the first game. All
match reports are to be signed in the tournament office before the games. There
is no requirement to name the starting line up before the game.
Managers of
each team can pick up a copy of the match reports from the office after the
tournament.
A player can
represent only one team during the tournament. One team can use max 20 players
+ 2 goalkeepers in a single game. Goalies are able to switch teams during the
tournament, e.g. in the case of an injury.
Playing
time, intermission and timeout
Teams must be
ready in their boxes 3 minutes before the game starts. Should the team not be
ready in due time they will lose the game 5-0.
Round Robin (Thursday
& Friday): playing time is 2 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
Placement games
(Saturday): playing time is 3 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
1 x 60 sec time
out allowed per team.
Intermission 1
minute.
Warm
ups etc
At least 1
minute warm up on the ice before the game. The game starts immediately with
starting line ups. Before the start the captain of the team shakes hands with
the referees and the opponent´s captain and exchanges banners or streamers,
etc. After the game all players form a line on their own blue line, shake hands
with the opponent and move away from the ice rapidly.
Penalties
Rules of the
Finnish Ice Hockey Association with the following adjustments:
A normal small
penalty is 2 minute effective playing time.
If a player
receives a match penalty (25 min), he is automatically banned from the
tournament.
Tournament
system, rank order and points system
All teams (6 teams)
are in one group. Each team plays once against the other teams.
The winning
team receives two points. Both teams get one point in the case of a draw and
the losing team gets zero points.
The rank order
is judged as follows:
1. Points
2. Goal
differential in all games
3. Goals for
4. Goals
against
5. Flip of a
coin
Protests
All protests are
handled by the Tournament Jury. The Jury consists of the tournament director
and two tournament officials. The decision of the jury is final. The fee for a
protest is 100 euros, which will be returned should the protest be accepted.
The protest should be in writing, signed by the manager of the team and made no
later than 20 minutes after the game has ended.
Team
Jerseys
Home team plays
with dark coloured jerseys and the team mentioned later in the schedule
(visitor) uses lighter colour jerseys.
Tournament
medals and trophies
The players of
the best 3 teams receive personal medals (max. 25 person/team) and the winning
team receives a trophy. Award ceremonies are held immediately after the final
game on the ice.
Right
to amendments
Tournament
office has the right to amend schedules if they so desire.
Insurance
All players and
team staff must have valid adequate insurance. The arranger of the tournament
is not responsible for any injuries that may occur to the players or staff of
any team.
Other
disputes
In case of
doubt and matters not explicitly expressed in these rules or in the rules of
Finnish Ice Hockey Association, the Tournament Jury reserves the right to
conduct a decision deviant from rules stated above.