RULES FOR CONDUCT OF 2010 Bauer Euro Invite GAMES
ARTICLE 1
General Rules
1.1 Playing Rules. Swedish and Stockholm Federation requires that our tournament be registered and that all participating teams, players and coaches be Swedish Hockey- IIHF registered. Tournament Sanctioning Number
1.2 Length of Games & Penalties. All games played at all the age levels shall have Sixteen (16) minute periods, with an ICE CLEAN after every 2 periods, and after each game, 2:00 Minor Penalties, 5:00 Major Penalties, and 10:00 Misconducts.
1.3 Warm ups for all levels shall be three (3) minutes.
1.4 Running Clock: If a team is ahead by five (5) or more goals during the third period of the game, a running/non-stop clock will be invoked. If during the third period the goal spread becomes four (4) goals; the non-stop clock will be resumed.
1.5 Home Teams/Jerseys/Start Times. For all games, the home team listed shall wear its light/white, home jerseys and the visiting team listed shall wear its dark/colored away jerseys. Teams are asked to be at the rink 45 minutes prior to their scheduled game time. In the event the previous game finishes early, teams playing the next game will be expected to take the ice as soon as re-surfacing is completed and/or referees are available.
1.6 Swedish Hockey-Equipment. All games are operated under Swedish Hockey federation- Rules and Regulations. All players, including goalkeepers in the Peewee (98, 99) through Bantam (97-96) age classifications are required to wear neck guards, A misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player or goalkeeper of that team for a subsequent violation during that game.
1.7 On-Ice Officials. All games shall be officiated by two referees. For International games there MUST be a district official from Stockholms Hockey Federation
1.8 Off-Ice Officials. The Bauer Euro Invite shall provide scorekeepers. Each team competing in a given game shall provide a penalty box attendant for their team’s penalty box.
1.9 Tournament Directors. The tournament directors for the 2010 Bauer Euro Invite shall be Anders Sorensen and:
2000 Lasse Anderson
1999 Anders Gozzi/Morgan Johnson
1998 Daniel Broberg
1996 Ulrik Nilsson/Erik Eriksson
1.10 . All questions and controversies shall be referred to the Tournament Director. The Tournament Director’s decision in any such matters shall be final.
1.11 Score sheets. All score sheets, pre-filled with team rosters, etc., will be at the front counters of the proper rink. It is the responsibility of each team to check its roster prior to each game and make appropriate changes/notations to the score sheet.
1.12 Timeouts. There will be NO Timeouts for Round Robin Games. In all Consolation, Semi-Finals and Championship Games ~ Each team will be allowed a single 30 sec timeout.
1.13 Handshakes. Handshakes shall take place after to each game.
ARTICLE 2
Ties and Tiebreakers
2.1 Round Robin Games.
In the round robin portion of the tournament two points will be awarded for a win, one point for a tie, and zero points for a loss. There will be no overtime. During round robin play, if the score is tied at the end of regulation time, the tie score will stand and each team shall be awarded one point for the game. The division winner will be determined as the team who has accumulated the most points.
• 2000 - 1996 (8 teams) will comprise of one (2) Division of four (4) teams. Four (4) teams will crossover and play the other four (4) teams in the other division once (4 games). At the conclusion of round robin play, teams will be ranked one through four within their division. The top two (2) teams from each division after the round robin will advance to the semifinals and championship round. Teams finishing 3rd-4th in the division in the division will play a fifth and final game consolation game against each other.
2.2 Tiebreakers for Round Robin Play. If two or more teams are tied in points after the round robin, the following tiebreakers in the following order shall be used to determine which team finishes higher for seeding in the Finals and Consolation Games:
a. Head to Head Competition;
b. Best Goal Differential (i.e. goals for minus goals against); Max 5 per game.
c. Fewest Goals Allowed;
d. Most Goals Scored;
e. Most Periods Won in Head to Head Competition;
f. Most Periods Won in all Round Robin Play;
g. Fewest Penalties in all Round Robin Play.
2.3 No Tie Games in Semi-Finals, Championship and Consolation Games. A winning team and a losing team must emerge from these games. If at the end of regulation time in a semi, championship or consolation game the score is tied, the teams will play;
1. A five (5) minute sudden death 4 x 4 (four on four) overtime period ( if a team ended the first overtime with a 5 on 4 advantage the advantage will continue as 4 on 3). If there is still no winner at the end of the first overtime period;
ARTICLE 3
Protests
3.1 A game, including its outcome, may not be protested based on the judgments or “calls” made by an on-ice official. A game, including its outcome, may be protested based on the opponent’s use of an ineligible player, or on a gross violation of rules or of protocol that clearly has an impact on the game and that inures to the detriment of youth hockey.
3.2 Any such protest must be filed by the protesting team as soon as is reasonably possible, preferably on the disputed game’s scoresheet, and referred immediately to the Tournament Directors for their consideration.
3.3 If the Tournament Directors determine that the circumstances warrant it, the Tournament Director’s decision in any such matters shall be final.
ARTICLE 4
Forfeitures
4.1 Use of an Ineligible Player. Any team found using an ineligible player shall forfeit each and every game in which the ineligible player is used. Such ineligible players may not even dress for a game or it shall be forfeited. The forfeiture shall take effect upon a finding by the Tournament Directors to that effect. It is the responsibility of the team, and of the team’s organization, to immediately report to the Tournament Directors any use of an ineligible player once such use becomes known by them.
ARTICLE 5
Suspension and Expulsion
of Players, Parents, Coaches, Other Team Personnel
5.1 Coaches, Parents and Team Personnel. Coaches, parents and other team or association personnel may be suspended or expelled from participation in the Bauer Euro Invite tournament, including all games and removal from the rink premises, for conduct deemed by the Tournament Director to be detrimental to the best interests of youth. Such conduct shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. fighting or inciting others to fight;
b. obscene conduct or behavior;
c. language or behavior intended to intimidate others;
d. refusal or failure to cease such conduct upon a referee’s or the Tournament Director’s order.
5.2 Players. Any player who receives a major penalty for fighting, or a Game Misconduct Penalty of any kind, in a game, shall automatically be suspended from the balance of that game. Any player who receives a Match Penalty of any kind, in a game, shall automatically be suspended from the balance of that game and his next game. The violation will be reported to the Proper Authorities.
ARTICLE 6
Sanctioning and Credentials
of Players, Coaches, Other Team Personnel
6.1 Prior to your first scheduled game the team manager or coach will check in with the rink director at your scheduled arena. The following information will be needed for this credential check in.
• All teams will produce verification that team is registered with Swedish Hockey Federation- USA Hockey or the C.H.A.
• Birth certificates must be available, if requested.