Bluewater League U9 Tournament
Rules and Regulations Governing Tournament Play
1. Play will be governed by the rules of Hockey Canada, the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (O.M.H.A.) and O.M.H.A. Tournament Regulations with the additional provisions that follow.
2. All teams are guaranteed three (3) games minimum.
3. All games will consist of three (3) periods of 10x10x15 minute lengths.
4. In the event of a tie at the end of regulation time there will be a five(5) minute overtime period. Teams will NOT change ends.
5. In the event of a tie after the overtime period, there will be a 3-player shootout. If still tied after the 3-player shootout, additional shootout rounds will continue until a winner is determined. Players may NOT repeat in the shootout until all players have participated (exception goaltenders). The scorekeeper will track the names of the shooters. It is not necessary for coaches to submit the shooters names prior to the games.
6. Mercy Rule: A mercy rule will be in effect for all games. In accordance with the OMHA Manual of Operations, if the difference in score becomes FIVE GOALS OR MORE at any time in the third period, the game clock will revert to a continuously running clock. The clock will not become a stop-time clock again until the trailing team brings the difference in score BACK TO WITHIN THREE GOALS OR LESS and it will not become a running clock again after that until the difference is again five goals or more. During a running clock, Minor Penalties will be three minutes (3:00) in length, Major Penalties will be seven-and-a-half minutes (7:30) in length and Misconduct Penalties will be fifteen minutes (15:00) in length. The only time the clock would stop during running time is for an on-ice injury and it would re-start immediately upon the injured player and training staff vacating the ice.
7. In the event a team forfeits a game, it shall be recorded as a loss for that team.
8. Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) minimum suspensions apply to all tournament games. Automatic suspension lists are available online in the OMHA Manual of Operations or from the Tournament Chair.
9. A thirty(30) second timeout is allotted to teams participating in the final game.
10. Paper gamesheets will be used.