Classic Rules & Regulations

(SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND AMENDMENT)

Before and After Each Game 

Before each game, your team will have 5 minutes to warm up. The warm-up pucks will be there for you. After the warm-up, please pick up the pucks and return them to the timekeeper. Teams will play three (3) periods of sixteen (16) minutes stop time. The ice will be flooded after the 2nd period and after the game. After the game, the teams will leave the ice.

TIE BREAKING FORMULA

If two teams are tied on equality of points in the standings after completion of the round-robin, the following tie breaking criteria applies:

    1. Team who won the game between the two teams tied.
    2. Team with most wins.
    3. Least goals against in all games.
    4. Best goal differential (best plus and minus) in all games.
    5. The team with the best goal average gains the higher position. The goal average of a team is to be determined in the following manner: Total number of goals for divided by total number of goals for and against.
      • Note: All round robin games are included.
      • Example: 10 goals for, 4 goals against
      • Percentage: 10/(10+4)=0.714
      • Note: Higher percentage gains the higher position
    6. The team that scored the earliest in the tournament.
    7. If teams are still tied, the team who wins the coin toss.

If three or more teams have the same number of points in the group after completion of the round-robin, then the following tie breaking criteria applies (with no secondary return to the head-to-head results):

    1. Team with most wins
    2. Least goals against from all games played.
    3. Best goal differential (best plus and minus) in all games.
    4. The team with the best goal average gains the higher position. The goal average of a team is to be determined in the following manner: Total number of goals for divided by total number of goals for and against.
      • Note: All round robin games are included.
      • Example: 10 goals for, 4 goals against
      • Percentage: 10/(10+4)=0.714
      • Note: Higher percentage gains the higher position
    5. The team that scored the earliest in the tournament.
    6. If teams are still tied, the team who wins the coin toss.

 

Games 

Each game will consist of three (3) periods of sixteen (16) minutes of stop time. There will be five (5) minutes of warm-up and there will be floods before the start of the warm-up and after the second period.

TEAMS MUST BE READY TO PLAY FIFTEEN (15) MINUTES EARLIER.

When there is a spread of more than five (5) goals with less than 10 minutes to play in the game, the game will go to straight time. It will not revert back to stop time even if the goals spread is reduce. 

If a team does not show-up to play, the other team shall be awarded a 5 to 0 victory and shall also be awarded 2 points.

Playoff Games

In the event of a tie game during the playoff portion of the tournament, one ten minute, sudden victory period will be played and will begin with teams playing three on three (not including the goaltender). If teams are still tied after the ten minutes, we will go to a three (3) players shootout as the first round. If it is still tied, it will then go to a sudden victory shootout. Teams have to use different shooters until all available players from their team have participated (excluding goaltenders). However, when one team starts reusing players, the opposing team can also do the same (we do not want to penalize a team that has more players on the bench).

In the case of penalties during the overtime, for each penalty assessed, the non-penalized team adds a player; the penalized players jumps on the ice at the end of his/her penalty; teams then play 4 on 4, or 5 on 5 until the next whistle.

SPECIAL NOTE: If games are cancelled due to inclement weather, all tournament games will be shortened in order to complete the tournament.

Jerseys 

The home team (second one listed on the schedule) will wear their dark jerseys; the visiting team will wear their white jerseys.

Time outs 

Teams will be allowed one time out per game for all games. 

Playoffs 

BOYS

In Division 1 and 2, the 1st position will play against the 8th position, 2nd against 7th, 3rd against 6th, and 4th against 5th in the quarter-final games. Moving forward, the team with the best rank from the preliminary round will play against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3rd in the semi-finals. The two remaining teams will meet in the final. To clarify, we use the preliminary round to rank teams and the higher rank team always has home ice in games.

GIRLS

In one semi-final, the 4th position team will play against the 1st position team (home team) and, in the other semi-final, the 3rd position team will face the 2nd position team (home team). The winners of the semi-finals will advance to the final. The higher rank team in the preliminary round will always be the home team.
The 6th position team will play against the 5th position team in the consolation final.

Please note that the TIMES AND LOCATIONS for all playoff games shall will be determined by the Tournament Committee and the decisions as to the TIME AND LOCATION of these games are final. These decisions are based on arena seating capacity.

 

Penalties and Suspensions 

NBIAA regulations will be used, except in the following cases:

1. If a player receives a game misconduct in the last 10 minutes of a game, that player shall be suspended for the next game. 

2. Any player, coach, or manager receiving a match or gross misconduct penalty is automatically suspended for the remainder of the Tournament. 

3. If, in the opinion of the Tournament Committee, a player or coach is behaving, on the ice, behind the bench, in the stands or in any venue associated with the tournament, in a manner contrary to the Tournament theme of fair play and sportsmanship, the team will be issued a warning. If the player or coach does not adjust his/her behavior immediately and permanently, that person will be suspended from further participation in the Classic.

None of these sanctions are subject to appeal. The decisions of the Tournament Committee’s discipline board are final.