2007 Fairbanks Amateur Hockey Association

Flint Hills Resources Christmas Tournament

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT RULES:

 

• All participants must be registered with USA Hockey.

 

• Bench personnel must follow USA Hockey guidelines as to who is authorized on the bench.

 

• Maximum player squad is 20 (18 skaters and 2 Goalies).  A player must be a rostered player and participate in at least one preliminary game with their team to be eligible for a championship game.

 

• A player can only be rostered to one team during tournament play.  NO PLAYERS ROSTERED TO A TIER I, II or COMPETITIVE LEVEL TRAVEL TEAM may participate.

 

• All substitutions or additions to at team’s regular season roster or to the tournament roster, once submitted, must be presented to the Tournament Committee for approval prior to the team’s first tournament game.

 

• Tier III teams must “play up” in the next higher Tier IV division.

 

• All championship games must be played.  If a divisional winner is unable to participate in a championship game due to unforeseen reasons, the divisional runner-up will take their place.  The divisional winner will forfeit all rights to any and all awards.

 

• In the spirit of recreational hockey, all coaches will be expected to allocate playing time equally among all players regardless of the policies of the team’s parent association.
• No checking is allowed when playing a girls team.
• All games will be played using official USA Hockey black pucks, except for Tier III and IV Mites which will use blue pucks.
• A mercy rule will be enacted if a team is ahead by five (5) or more goals at the start of or anytime during the third period, at which time the clock will convert to running time. If the differential falls below five (5) goals, the clock will revert back to stop time until a five (5) goal advantage is reached again. Any game resulting in a final score with the winning team ahead by more than ten (10) goals will result in that team being assessed a penalty by the deduction of 1 tournament standing point.
• All games, other than Mite Tier IV, will be 1.25 hours in length with 3 fifteen-minute stop-clock periods.  If necessary, a running clock will be used to finish the 3^rd period within regulation time.
• Mite Tier IV games will be 1 hour with 3 fifteen-minute running clock periods.
• Mite Tier IV games will be cross-ice, 3 on 3 with goalies, lines will change every 2 minutes so everyone will get equal ice time. There will be penalties assessed.  Players will sit in the penalty box for 2 minutes but will be replaced with another player so that 3 on 3 will continue.  After 3 penalties, there will be a penalty shot for the opposing team.  There will be no icing or off sides. 

 

• Round-robin standings shall be determined by points; that is, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for a tie and 2 points for a win. If two or more teams have an equal number of points, their position in the standings shall be determined by Alaska State Hockey Association – House Program Tie Breaker Rules.

 

• Teams must be prepared to begin a game up to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start.

 

• There are no team time-outs permitted in this tournament, except that each team will be allowed one (1), one-minute time-out during the championship game.

 

• Home team (1^st team listed on the schedule) will be responsible for providing a scorekeeper and penalty box person.  Visiting team (2^nd team listed on the schedule) will be responsible for providing a clock/timekeeper and penalty box person.

 

• In the case of a tie at the end of regulation time during the cross-over and/or championship game ONLY, there will be one 5-minute sudden death OT 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.  A toss of the coin will determine who shoots first.  If after five (5) players from both teams have completed this procedure, the tie still exists, it shall be repeated with five (5) different players until a winner is determined.

 

• All tournament referees will enforce a “No Tolerance Rule” during competition.  This means that NO ABUSE of any game official will be tolerated and no preliminary warning will be issued before a game misconduct penalty may be assessed.  Parents and spectators are subject to removal for any abusive or intolerable behavior.

 

• Any player(s) or team official(s) assessed a penalty for fighting WILL BE automatically suspended for the remainder of the tournament.  The tournament committee shall review any other Game or Match penalties.

 

• Players or Coaches who are under suspensions from USA Hockey or FAHA for a Game Misconduct for Fighting, or Match Penalty are not eligible to participate in Tournament games.

 

 

THE RULES COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY ANY RULE HEREIN THAT IS DEEMED TO BE ADVERSE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOURNAMENT OR FAHA.  ALL DECISIONS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE ARE FINAL.