Mickey Renaud Cup U9
Tournament Rules
This is an OMHA sanctioned tournament. All teams must be registered with the OMHA.
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 additional provisions as follows:
All teams are guaranteed 3 games minimum.
Each team must submit a copy of team’s official roster (OMHA approved), a travel permit form and settle up any outstanding debts to the tournament prior to the first date of the tournament. If any of these items are not completed then the team will not be permitted to take the ice and will be subject to OMHA Tournament rule 19.2 sec C, D.
Electronic copies are to be sent to Tournament Chair Scott Preston at [email protected], no later than March 17th, 2024.
Registration is 45 minutes prior to your first game.
All teams must be prepared to play 15 minutes prior to scheduled game time. If the tournament is running ahead of schedule, games will start no more than 15 minutes early.
Dressing rooms must be vacated 15 mins after the completion of each game. Dressing rooms will be available at a minimum of 30 mins before game time.
The team designated as the HOME team must occupy the HOME bench and wear LIGHT colour jerseys. Away DARK jerseys
Tecumseh Shoreline Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) supports the Zero Tolerance Policy against the abuse of OMHA Officials. Any spectator that abuses an on ice official or a tournament official, may be asked to leave the arena premises by the Tournament Chair, the Bluewater Hockey League representative or the OMHA Supervisor of Officials for the remainder of the tournament.
Any coach or team staff receiving an abuse of an official penalty will be disqualified from the tournament regardless of suspension length. This includes the official timekeeper.
Game Rules
All games will consist of three (3) periods of 10x10x15 minute lengths.
A 2-minute warm up will commence on the clock when the Zamboni leaves the ice. Warmups will not be extended so that games and the tournament stay on time.
Handshakes will take place at the beginning of each game.
In the event of a tie at the end of regulation time there will be a (5) minute overtime period. Teams will NOT change ends.
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.
(with the exception of 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.
Time outs are only allowed in the Championship Game
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 3rd 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.
The Championship Team will be allowed to take photographs with the Mickey Renaud Cup, but the trophy must remain at Tecumseh Arena at all times.
NO PROTESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE’S DECISIONS WILL BE FINAL.