MITCHELL METEORS WOMEN’S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
RULES – 2014
1) CHA and OWHA rules shall apply except where listed below.
2) Teams must be registered with the OWHA, or IIHF if outside Ontario.
3) All teams from outside Canada require a Travel Permit, Birth
Certificate, Certified Roster and Medical Insurance.
5) Team representatives must check in at the registration desk one (1)
hour prior to the team's first game. Teams must be available to
play thirty (30) minutes prior to their scheduled games.
6) There will be a maximum of seventeen (17) skaters plus two (2)
goaltenders allowed per team, as well as a maximum of five (5)
coaches, managers or trainers on the bench.
7) There will be a timed two (2) minute warm-up beginning when ice
surface is ready.
8) Games will be 10-10-15 for Novice, Atom, PeeWee, Bantam &
Midget. The clock will run straight time if there is a 5 goal
differential in the last 5 minutes of play in the 3rd period.
9) Intent to injure and fighting penalties will result in the player being
expelled from the game and the remainder of the tournament.
10) All players including teams from out of country must wear BNQ
Approved neck protectors, and CHA Approved equipment.
11) No body checking is allowed in any division.
12) Round Robin play will determine group placing. Two (2) points will
be awarded for a win, one (1) for a tie.13) There will be no overtime during round robin games.
14) In the event of a tie in group placing after completion of the round
robin series, the following tie breakers will be used. (A) most wins (B)
record against other tied teams (C) goals for minus goals against (D)
goals against (E) goals for (F) least penalty minutes (G) earliest goal
scored in series (H) toss of a coin.
15) Overtime will be played in championship games only. Overtime will
be sudden victory. It will consist of one five (5) minute stop time sudden
victory period. If still tied at the end of overtime, the tie will be broken
by a five (5) player shootout. Opposing shooters will start
simultaneously from center ice until all five (5) players have taken their
shots. If still tied, subsequent shots will be sudden victory from rotating
shooters from the bench. Opposing shooters will start simultaneously
from center ice. Players are only allowed to be used once in overtime
shootout until entire bench is used, alternate goalie not included.
Teams do not change ends after third period.
16) Five (5) shooters must be identified on the game sheet prior to the
start of finals any player serving a penalty that has not expired by the
end of sudden death overtime may not participate in the shootout.
Another player will have to be designated.
17) One (1) thirty (30) second time out for championship games only.
18) Teams will have sweater colours designated on the game sheet.
Coaches must bring both sets of sweaters (where available) to each
game.
19) All decisions of the Tournament Organizing Committee are final
and official scores are those posted at Mitchell Arena.