Tournament Rules
RULES
3 on 3 Format
Guaranteed 4 games
Each game will consist of two 15-minute runtime periods with a 3-minute pregame warm-up and 2-minute intermission
Minimum of 6 players and maximum of 8 players per team. For U7 ONLY, teams can have up to 10 players upon notification to tournament organizers.
Floods after every 3 games
No timeouts permitted
Teams will be provided with jerseys to keep. Teams will be responsible for having their names/numbers put on jersey’s, as well as payment and pick up for such.
PLEASE SEE THE JERSEY ORDER FORM FOR DETAILS
Pucks will be supplied for warm-up
Tournament schedule will be set in early March
TIERING FORMAT
- Tier 1
- Includes teams playing AA, HDAP, CAHL Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams. For Saskatchewan teams, if teams have 3 or more players that play AA, A, or B level, the team will be entered in Tier 1.
- If a team has 3 or more players playing at these levels, they will be entered into Tier 1
- It is NOT a common occurrence to have an entire team comprised of AA players.
b. Tier 2
- Includes teams playing CAHL Tier 3 and lower and House league teams. For Saskatchewan teams, players that play C level or below will be entered into Tier 2
WE WILL EVALUATE ROSTERS AS TEAMS REGISTER TO ENSURE TEAMS ARE IN THE CORRECT TIER AND MOVE TEAMS ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE BE VERY SPECIFIC WHEN COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORM ON WHAT LEAGUE, LEVEL, AND LOCATION PLAYERS ARE PLAYING IN THEIR REGULAR SEASON
3 on 3 Rules
No offsides and no icing
There is to be NO BODY CONTACT in any division
Center ice faceoffs to start the game and if the puck goes out of play. If the puck is intentionally shot out, a delay of game penalty will be called and a penalty shot will be awarded
All penalties will result in a penalty shot being awarded
All referee decisions are final
A coach will be present at all times on the bench
Dressing room supervision is mandatory. Teams are responsible for ensuring the dressing room is adequately cleaned after use
Penalty Shots
The penalty shooter starts from center ice, penalized team is allowed one player that will stand in their defensive corner. The player in the corner must stay positioned in the corner until the shot is taken. The player in the corner can then retrieve the puck on a save and have a quick turnaround and create offense. If the shot results in a goal, see GOALS. If a shot results in a save, see SAVES. On a save, the shooter must retreat to the ringette line and the play continues. Teammates of the shooter cannot attack UNTIL the shooter clears the ringette line completely.
Goals
After each goal, the attacking team must clear the center ice redline prior to attacking again in the offensive zone. Once all team members have cleared, you can then re-attack into the offensive zone (delayed offside rule)
The team, which was scored upon, will play the puck immediately
Saves
After every save, the attacking team will retreat to the ringette line and the goalie can play the puck to one of his teammates
Referee will blow the play dead on a goal or save
Tie Breakers
All games during the round robin that end in a tie will remain a tie
(Win = 2 pts; Tie = 1pt)
The following format will be used to determine what teams advance if teams are tied after the round robin and to determine placement:
1st - Most wins
2nd - Winner of head to head
3rd - Goals For/Against (i.e. Win 7-5; +2). Maximum of +7 per game
4th - Fewest goals against
5th - Most goals for
6th - Coin toss
Overtime
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals will play a 5-minute sudden death period
If there is still no decision after the 5-minute sudden death period,
a shootout will occur
The first 5 shooters from each team MUST be different players
After the the first 5 shooters, the coach can choose any player
