London Devilettes Girls Hockey Association
25th Annual Hockey Tournament 2015 - Sanction # 1415040
Rules and Information
1. C.A.H.A. and O.W.H.A. rules shall apply except where listed below. BNQ neckguards are required for all players. Teams from the U.S. are exempted from the neckguard rule however must follow all equipment rules of their affiliated body.
2. Teams must be registered with their official governing body and present their official roster at registration as well as any additional documentation such as Pickup consent form(s) and Change of Participant Form(s) .
3. All teams outside Canada must have a travel permit, certified roster and medical insurance.
4. Ontario players must be currently registered as a member of your team. To be eligible according to the O.W.H.A. "pick-up clause,” notification of "pick-up" players must be received by February 2nd, 2015 in order for those players to be eligible for tournament play. Please refer to the OWHA Handbook for rules governing pick-ups. In House League divisions only we will accept a lateral movement for skaters and goaltenders, however all other pick-up rules apply. Under no circumstances can you pick up a player to replace a player under suspension. If in doubt, please check with tournament organizers before bringing player to London.
5. Team representatives must check in at the Tournament Registration Office located at the Western Fair Sports Centre one (1) hour prior to the team’s first game. Teams must be available to play twenty (20) minutes prior to all of their scheduled games.
6. There will be a maximum of seventeen (17) skaters plus two (2) goaltenders allowed per team, as well as five (5) coaches, managers or trainers.
7 (a). There will be a timed three (3) minute warm-up beginning when ice surface is ready and the referees have come onto the ice . Teams to begin picking up warmup pucks with 1 minute left and games are to start promptly. No breaks between periods. Game times are as follows:
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All Novice and Atom – three (3) periods of 10 -10- 12 stop time
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All PeeWee except AA – three (3) periods of 10 -10-12 stop time, AA 10-12-12 stop time
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Bantam House League – three (3) periods of 10-10-12 stop time
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Bantam A, BB - three (3) periods of 10-12-12 stop time
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All Midget and Intermediate (except Midget AA) – three (3) periods of 10-12-12 stop time
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Bantam AA, Midget AA, – three (3) periods of 12 -12-15 stop time
Floods are after the game only except for Bantam AA and Midget AA. If games are on schedule and Arena Captain and rink attendants agree there will be time for a flood between the 2nd and 3rd periods without causing conflicts with other pads then coaches will be notified before the game begins.
(b) In all divisions during the third period, running time will commence when there is a differential of five (5) goals. Stop time will resume when the goal margin is reduced to three (3). The clock may be stopped at the referee’s discretion for injury or for intentional delay of the game.
8. Intent to injure and fighting penalties will result in the player being expelled from the game and the remainder of the tournament.
9. Round robin play will determine group placing. Two (2) points will be awarded for a win, and one (1) for a tie. There will be no overtime during round robin games.
10. In the event of a tie in group placing after completion of the round robin series, the following tie-breakers will be used.
(A) Number of wins
(B) Record against other tied teams
(C) Fewest goals allowed in round robin play
(D) Goals scored minus goals against in round robin play
(E) Most periods won in round robin play
(F) Fewest penalty minutes in round robin play
(G) First goal scored in tournament
(H) Most goals scored
(I) Flip of a coin
11. Overtime will be played in quarter-final, semi-final & championship games only. Overtime will be sudden victory. It will consist of two stop time sudden death periods. The first period, three (3) minutes in length, will be four on four skaters. If still tied at the end of the first overtime period, a second overtime period of three (3) minutes with three on three skaters will follow. If still tied after overtime there will be a three player shoot-out, if the game is still tied after all three players have shot the tie will be broken by a sudden death shoot-out (i.e., the first team to score when the other team doesn’t score wins the game). Shooters will shoot simultaneously. Players may only be used once in an overtime shoot out until the entire bench is used, alternate goalie not included. Any player serving a penalty that has not expired by the end of the sudden death overtime may not participate in the shoot-out. Teams do not change ends after the third period. Shooters do not need to be identified before the game starts. Penalties in overtime will be served as called, any penalties incurred during regular time will carry over into overtime. Teams will NOT play with less then 3 skaters, if penalties are called during three on three play then the non-penalized team will add one skater for the duration of the penalty. The penalized player will then return to the ice upon the conclusion of the penalty. Then, at the next stoppage in play, three on three play will resume. If a 2nd penalty is called during three on three play then a second skater will be added to the non-penalized team. Please note: Teams may play up to two players short at any point during the overtime.
12. Some teams may be starting as early as 10:00 AM Friday and 7:00 AM Saturday and Sunday.
13. The winning team and finalist in each division will receive awards.
14. Referees, coaches and players please note that timing is critical.
15. One thirty (30) second time out is allowed for quarter-final, semi-final and championship games only.
16. The home team will wear white sweaters. (Exception: Teams with only one set of sweaters.)
17. The decisions of the London Devilettes Tournament Officials are final.