Tournament Rules
2006-2007
1. Only
2. Medical and ambulance service will be
present at each game as required in the Minnesota Hockey Tournament Handbook:
A.
A certified Athletic Trainer, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT),
paramedic, or medical
or osteopathic physician shall be in attendance at all games.
B. MULTIPLE ARENAS – For tournaments
using multiple sheets of ice, a medical attendant must be provided for each
game in progress.
3. All BYHA tournaments will be conducted under
4. Canadian teams must wear protective equipment as designated by CAHA.
5. Teams shall check in one hour prior
to playing its first game. Every team must present the following
credentials to the tournament director or credentials committee. Any team that
does not have the properly completed credentials is not allowed to participate
in the tournament.
A. Player rosters completely filled
out including the signatures of all participants (players and team officials.)
An individual that is authorized to approve rosters must sign this roster.
B. Team membership application form,
signed and stamped by the cognizant associate
registrar. (The red insurance card applies only to Minnkota district teams.)
C. The red copy or photocopy of the
IMR for each rostered player. Players registered and rostered via the
CyberSport Registration System do not need IMR copies.
D. The red copy or photocopy of the
IMR for each team official. Team officials registered and rostered via the
CyberSport Registration System do not need IMR copies. Note: For Minnkota
District Teams, individuals listed as “managers” are not allowed on the bench.
E. A birth certificate issued by a
governmental body (not a hospital certificate or a baptismal certificate) or a
passport for each rostered player.
F. For
Minnesota teams, all team officials are required to show their coaches
certification card at the time of check in.
G. An approval letter from the Minnkota
District Registrar for any players that is playing in a younger age group that
is implicit based on the players birth date.
H. Each player and coach must have a
“Consent to Treat” form, allowing for immediate medical attention in the event
of an injury.
6. Bantam games will consist of three
(3), seventeen (17) minute, stop time periods. All other levels of play will
consist of three (3), fifteen (15) minute, stop time periods. Games played in
the round robin format will not proceed to overtime if they end in a tie.
7. In non-round robin or bracketed
formats – If a tie occurs at the end of regulation a two (2) minute on ice rest
period will be followed by a ten (10) minute sudden victory overtime period. If
this DOES NOT break
the tie, the teams shall use a shoot out
procedure. This will involve each
team selecting five (5) players who will alternate taking penalty shots. If
after five (5) players from both teams have completed this procedure, the tie
is still not broken, a sudden victory shoot out will start with each team
selecting different players and continuing to alternate penalty shots until one
team is declared the winner. Every player on the bench must shoot before any
player can have a second turn during the shoot out matches.
8. There will be no overtime in the round robin or pool play format. Ties will
be allowed. Two (2) points will be given for every win and one (1) point to
each team for a tie. The team with the most points in round robin play finishes
in first place followed by the next highest point winner and on down the line.
In pool play format the team with the most points in each pool is the pool
winner and will play the off for first and second place. The teams with the
second highest point total in each pool will play each other for third and
fourth place and so on down the line.
9. Rules for determining final point standing ties between round robin and pool
play teams are: APPLIED IN ORDER:
1) Head to head
2) Goal Differential (goals scored minus goals allowed)
3) Fewest goals allowed (total all games)
4) Most goals scored (Total all games)
5) Fewest penalty minutes (total all games)
6) Coin flip
10. All games will be running time
when a six (6) goal lead exists after the second period.
11. When running time is in use, the clock shall not be stopped for any reason
except for injuries and or rink problems and to enter a penalty and only at the
discretion of the referee.
12. Penalties will be two (2) minutes for a minor, five (5) minutes for a major,
and ten (10) minute for a misconduct.
13. Home teams will be the ones on
the top of the brackets or the team listed first in round robin and pool play
and will wear their light-colored jerseys.
14. No jewelry can be worn except for medical or religious needs. Medical or
religious jewelry must be taped to the body under the uniform as not to remain
visible. Penalty: first offense, warning. Returning to the
game without correction: game misconduct.
15. All players on the bench, including players not dressed to play, must wear
a helmet with facemask and team jersey.
16. Suspended players are not allowed to participate in any team activities
including being in the locker room or on the bench.
17. Team Rest – Teams shall not participate in more than two (2) games per day
nor shall they participate in more than one tournament at a time. There shall
be a minimum of four (4) hours between games on the same day and twelve (12)
hours between games on consecutive days.
18. All players, including goalies are required to wear a non-clear (colored)
internal mouthpiece, which covers all teeth of one jaw, customarily the upper.
19. Conduct of Coaches, Players and Parents and Fans:
BYHA Tourney Rules cont’d
A. Racial and or
harassing conduct of any kind will not be tolerated.
B. Each team is responsible for the
conduct of its spectators. Coaches and or general managers should advise their
parents and fans of the conduct rules.
C. If spectator conduct becomes
abusive that, in the opinion of the referee(s) may stop play and:
1. Ask the coach to control their spectators
2. Ask the coach to request specified individuals to leave the arena
3. Disruptive use of noise makers will be considered abusive conduct
4. Possession of a device that could be deemed detrimental to the players or to
the conduct of the game, such as laser pointers, will be considered abusive and
reported to local law enforcement
D. The tournament personnel shall have
the authority to take action as necessary to control spectator conduct.
E. Failure of a coach to cooperate
with a referee’s request within two (2) minutes will result in a bench minor
penalty and a warning from the referee that after an additional two (2)
minutes, the game will be suspended and the team will forfeit.
F. Coaches, players, managers or
spectators (fans) may not enter the referee’s room without an invitation
before, during, or after a game. The minimum penalties will be assessed for
violation of this rule:
1. Coach or player – game misconduct penalty.
a. The incident will be reported for possible additional league action and or
suspension.
2. Manager or spectator (fan) – The referee will report the circumstances to
the Supervisor of Officials who will notify the District Director.
a. A mandatory hearing will be held with the team coach and a representative of
the association’s governing board to discuss possible disciplinary action.
G. USA Hockey’s Zero Tolerance Policy
will be enforced for players, coaches, officials and parents and spectators
(fans).
20. Any team with more than twenty (20) players on their team roster will only
be allowed to dress and have twenty (20) players on the bench during any game.
The game sheet must note which twenty (20) players are playing in each game