Buffalo Border Battle Program
BUFFALO BORDER BATTLE
OCTOBER 11-13
RINKS
northtown center at amherst 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 716.631.7555 northtowncenter.com
Holiday Twin Rinks 3465 Broadway Buffalo, NY 14227 716.685.3660 holidayrinks.com
ROSTERS amherst knights 2 5 6 7 9 10 11 15 18 20 21 22 30 36 39 85 88
Spencer Frome Tyler Rossi Justyn Segarra Max Wopperer Angelo Cammilleri Andrew Bruno Kellen Pulera Zachary Rehbaum CJ Goss Anthony Trigilio Ethan Louisos Andrew Mankowski Benjamin Weppner Robert Baker Dan Mikolajczak Maxwell Fox Brett Sardina
buffalo regals F D D F F F F F D D F D G F G D F
2 4 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 27 28 43 43 48 81
Mason Smith Hunter Mueller Cal Dybicz Brady Smith Will Spitzer Daniel Sterne Connor McCue Tyler Carpenter Jacob Pivonka Kacper Ryba Philippe Lapointe Jack Randl Nicholas Grabko Chase Johnson John Drury Zach Dubinsky Spencer Stastney
D D D F D F F D F D F F F F G G F F
honeybaked
chicago mission 2 3 6 8 13 16 17 18 20 21 22 28 30 61 71 81 91
Owen Green Noah Braun Cade Murnan-Mechor Matthew Barbolini Jacob Jakson Michael Napier Bryce Benham Jack Tucker Matthew Bevilacqua Matthew Doyle Trevor Peca Jeffrey Walczak Noah Corry Brandon Hollands Josh Graziano Cole Hudson Nick Breier Ethan Kirbis
D D D D D F D F F F F F G G F F F
2 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 15 20 27 28 29 30 55 81 91 94
Tyler Shoudy Cannon Green Caden Lewandowski Andrew Remer Valentino Passarelli Jake Beaune Calen Kiefiuk Ryan Sullivan Alec Regula Noah Carlin Bode Wilde Mathieu de Saint Phalle Zachary Borgiel Christian Stoever Joey Johnson Noah Lee Max Ellis Jeremy Davidson
D F D F F D F F F D D F G G D F F F
ROSTERS Little Caesars 1 5 7 12 13 14 17 21 22 28 33 40 64 72 81 91 93
Robert Pegrum Sam Brennan Jacob Semik Matt Staudacher Colin Shea Ryan Lautenbach Jonathan Gruden Nick Stapleton Gabe Temple Garrett Bollenbacher Ben Kraws Tyler German Ben Badalamenti Matt Kessel Aiden Gallacher Brendan Dempsey Declan Carlile
long island royals G D D D F F F F F D G F F D F F D
2 4 9 12 18 19 28 32 40 44 54 76 87 88 91 94 97
mississauga rebels 1 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 19 27 29 31 71 77 81 93 96
Christian Purboo Anthony Aguanno Mackenzie Chau Jack Hughes Teth Burles Markus Klaise James Fletcher Riley Damiani Thomas Maia D.J. King Harrison Wright Cristian Cugini Kirill Nizhnikov Harrison Rees Nicholas Canadé Curtis Douglas Dylan Bond
Anthony Mastromonica Ryan Willett Vincent DeSanctis Brendan Callow Daniel Herrle Jacob Schapira Steven Jellen Anthony Keating Artem Kobylianskyy Timmy Cairo Brandon Cimino Conner Hutchison Jason Ruszkowski David Vaysberg Ross Mitton Robert Mastrosimone Ryan Colwell
F D F F D F D G G D D D F F F F F
nickel city sons G D D F F F F F F D D G F D F F D
2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 29 33
Eric Rainville Bailey Therrien Christian Gaudreau Brian O'Connor Jaymes Green Brady Maltais Jordan Spadafore Mathieu Seguin Tommy Vlahos Shane Poitras Aiden Chmielak Parker Savard Quintin Bertrand Patrick Godin Ryan Fournier Damien Giroux Conner Sauve Matty Mayhew
D D F D D F D F F F D F F F F F G G
ROSTERS OTTAWA JR. 67'S 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 31
Kai Edmonds William Ennis Ben Kendrick Tristan Boole Harry Sanders Griffin McGregor Marcus Stepto Giovanni Vallati Cameron Cox Samuel Bitten Merrick Rippon Arthur Hamlin Xavier Fox Mateo Belanger Ethan Mandervillle Alexander Wall Jackson Alexeev Conor Corrigan
richmond generals G D D D D F F D F F D F F F F F F G
syracuse nationals 4 9 10 11 15 17 18 20 21 22 24 30 42 51 66 88 97
Emmet Powell Connor Jurgensen Reese Burek Sam DiChristina Lucas Williams Douglas Matthews James Merkley Jake Goldowski Griffen Mieczkowski Jake Willis Kevin Wall Jack Doren Jacob Mucitelli Mike Mercurio Maccoy Abrams Patrick Callahan Jack Babbage
2 5 7 10 15 20 21 22 24 28 40 43 51 66 68 77 85
Ryan McKeever Kevin Judd Jake Roberts Sam Rhodes James Keenan Max Cichanowicz Ryan Boeck Thomas Martin Sammy Steele Taylor Kielb Tyler Weiss Jared Cable Zac Jones John Billingsley Cullen Rush MacIntyre Wiseman Ethan Steinberg
F D F F F G D D F D F G D F D F F
toronto marlboros D F D D D F F F F F F G G F F F D
4 7 8 10 11 12 13 19 20 28 35 44 51 55 61 77 88
Justin MacPherson Michael Little Patrick Bogart Thomas Tinmouth Alex Circelli Cam Rayner Konstantin Tsatsos Alllan McShane Kevin Bahl Daanyal Chaudry Elliot Tang Pierre Luc Forget Dante Fantauzzi Akil Thomas Zack Young Frederick Ilias Edward Yan
D F F F D F F F D G G D D F F D F
ROSTERS westchester express 1 3 4 5 7 9 13 14 15 17 18 19 27 28 30 34 88
George McMichael Alex Noga Luke Krys Jake Levato CJ Rueda Colin Cobb Drew Elser Owen Nolan Pierson Brandon Trevor Ion Jake Lanyi Michael Leva Jordan Tonelli Clay Korpi Tate Brandon Arthur Kaliyev Edward Glassmeyer
york simcoe express G D D F F F D F F F F F F G F F
2 4 7 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 27 29 89 91 97
Carter Robertson Mathew MacDougall Luke St. John Rhys Forhan Cameron Hillis Michael Aloise Robbie Cranston Victor Pearson Ian Vucko Will Mchenry Ryan Littlejohn Jordan Kooy Wesley Weir Pierce Charleson Taylor Tuck Cameron Busby Marshall Waters
D F D F F F D D F F F G F G D F D
SCHEDULE GM
Date
Time
Home
Away
Rink
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13
8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:40 AM 9:40 AM 9:40 AM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 3:10 PM 4:50 PM 6:30 PM 8:10 PM
Chicago Mission Honeybaked Little Caesars Westchester Express Long Island Royals Syracuse Nationals Richmond Generals Nickel City Sons Toronto Marlies York Simcoe Express Amherst Knights Buffalo Regals Ottawa Jr 67's Mississauga Rebels
Ottawa Jr 67's Buffalo Regals Amherst Knights York Simcoe Express Toronto Marlies Nickel City Sons Mississauga Rebels Chicago Mission Honeybaked Syracuse Nationals Long Island Royals Westchester Express Richmond Generals Little Caesars
NHL 1 NHL 2 Feature NHL 1 NHL 2 Feature NHL 1 NHL 2 Olympic Feature NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
10/12/13 8:00 AM 10/12/13 8:00 AM 10/12/13 8:15 AM 10/12/13 9:30 AM 10/12/13 9:40 AM 10/12/13 9:45 AM 10/12/13 11:20 AM 10/12/13 2:00 PM 10/12/13 4:20 PM 10/12/13 6:00 PM 10/12/13 6:15 PM 10/12/13 7:00 PM 10/12/13 7:40 PM 10/12/13 7:45 PM
Westchester Express Long Island Royals Richmond Generals Syracuse Nationals Honeybaked Buffalo Regals Chicago Mission Amherst Knights Little Caesars Toronto Marlies Long Island Royals Ottawa Jr 67's Chicago Mission Nickel City Sons
Amherst Knights Nickel City Sons York Simcoe Express Little Caesars Missisauga Rebels Ottawa Jr 67's Toronto Marlies Richmond Generals York Simcoe Express Syracuse Nationals Buffalo Regals Honeybaked Mississauga Rebels Westchester Express
Holiday 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2 Holiday 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2 NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2 Holiday 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2
29 30 31 32 33 34 35
10/13/13 8:00 AM 10/13/13 8:00 AM 10/13/13 9:40 AM 10/13/13 9:40 AM 10/13/13 11:20 AM 10/13/13 11:20 AM 10/13/13 1:00 PM
York Simcoe Express Little Caesars Richmond Generals Buffalo Regals Amherst Knights Syracuse Nationals Westchester Express
Long Island Royals Toronto Marlies Honeybaked Chicago Mission Nickel City Sons Ottawa Jr 67's Mississauga Rebels
NHL 1 NHL 2 NHL 1 NHL 2 NHL 1 NHL 2 NHL 1
Game Rules and Regulations
Specific tournament rules and regulations are outline below. If a situation arises that is not specifically covered, then USA Hockey Rules and Regulations apply. All decisions by the tournament director are final. 1. Any discrepancies with what is recorded in the NGIN game scoring system will be addressed as per the score sheet change request process detailed on the SuperSeries website at http://www.superseriesaaa.com/page/show/259742-scoresheet-change-request-process. 2. Rosters: Only players (including goaltenders) listed on the official tournament team roster may play in tournament games. A player’s name may only appear on one (1) roster for the tournament. 3. Home and visiting teams are indicated on the tournament schedule. Home teams shall wear light colored jerseys and matching socks. Visitors will wear dark jerseys and matching socks. All jerseys must have a player number clearly displayed. Taped numbers or players without numbers will not be permitted to participate. 4. Mouth Guards: All players in the tournament are required to wear a colored – non-clear (Rule 304C) mouth guards. 5. Penalty/Box Attendant: Each team is responsible to provide its own penalty box monitor or attendant. 6. Penalty times will be as follows: Minor 2:00 minutes, Major 5:00 minutes, Misconduct 10:00 minutes 7. Game Lengths: a. Each host city decides on game lengths of either 15 or 17 min periods. b. There will be no runtime for goal differential. In the event a game may run past the allotted duration (75 minutes or 90 minutes), the scorekeeper will adjust the game clock to the allotted time left in the 3rd period. No exceptions. i. Example: At approximately the 10-minute mark of the 3rd period, if there are 8 minutes left in the game then the scorekeeper will adjust the game clock to read 8 minutes and runtime will begin. ii. This precaution is to be utilized as a last resort, but experience shows that 17-minute periods games are completed in 90 minutes 98% of the time. 8. Warm-up period: three (3) minutes. 9. Period Break: There will be a one (1) minute break between each period. 10. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure their team is ready to go at the start of each period and the sound of buzzer after timeouts. 11. Time Out: One 30-second time out is permitted per team per game. 12. Tie games: If the game ends in a tie, each team will be awarded a point in round robin play. For ties in the semi-finals or finals, the game will proceed to a 3-man shootout. a. Each team will select three (3) players to participate in the shootout. i. Eligible players: 1. If a player is serving a penalty, he is unable to participate in the shootout 2. Once a players shoots he/she is no longer eligible to participate until every player on the bench (excluding goaltenders, players serving penalties and/or players that are injured) has shot at least once. b. The home team shoots last in each round. c. Once all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the team with the most goals is declared the winner. d. If, after all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the game remains tied then each team will start the second round by selecting one (1) player who has not yet participated in the shootout. e. The shootout will then proceeds one player at a time with each team having an equal number of turns. f. During the second round and beyond, the team that scores first, with the other failing to score, is declared the winner. 13. Any forfeited games will be recorded as a 3-0 score. 14. All divisions will be scored per game as follows: a. Two (2) points for a win b. One (1) point for a tie c. Zero (0) points for a loss 15. The maximum goal differential attainable per game is +/- 6. 16. Tie-breaker: The following tie-breaker formulas will be used to determine the order of finish (seeding) after bracket play: a. Most wins overall b. Head-to-head competition (direct play between two tied teams) c. Goal differential d. Fewest goals allowed overall e. Lowest total penalty minutes f. Coin toss 17. Mercy Rule: If, at the beginning of the third period or at any time during the third period, a team is ahead by five goals or more the clock will go to running time. If the difference is reduced to three goals the clock will revert to stop time.
OCTOBER 11-13
RINKS
northtown center at amherst 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 716.631.7555 northtowncenter.com
Holiday Twin Rinks 3465 Broadway Buffalo, NY 14227 716.685.3660 holidayrinks.com
ROSTERS amherst knights 2 5 6 7 9 10 11 15 18 20 21 22 30 36 39 85 88
Spencer Frome Tyler Rossi Justyn Segarra Max Wopperer Angelo Cammilleri Andrew Bruno Kellen Pulera Zachary Rehbaum CJ Goss Anthony Trigilio Ethan Louisos Andrew Mankowski Benjamin Weppner Robert Baker Dan Mikolajczak Maxwell Fox Brett Sardina
buffalo regals F D D F F F F F D D F D G F G D F
2 4 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 27 28 43 43 48 81
Mason Smith Hunter Mueller Cal Dybicz Brady Smith Will Spitzer Daniel Sterne Connor McCue Tyler Carpenter Jacob Pivonka Kacper Ryba Philippe Lapointe Jack Randl Nicholas Grabko Chase Johnson John Drury Zach Dubinsky Spencer Stastney
D D D F D F F D F D F F F F G G F F
honeybaked
chicago mission 2 3 6 8 13 16 17 18 20 21 22 28 30 61 71 81 91
Owen Green Noah Braun Cade Murnan-Mechor Matthew Barbolini Jacob Jakson Michael Napier Bryce Benham Jack Tucker Matthew Bevilacqua Matthew Doyle Trevor Peca Jeffrey Walczak Noah Corry Brandon Hollands Josh Graziano Cole Hudson Nick Breier Ethan Kirbis
D D D D D F D F F F F F G G F F F
2 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 15 20 27 28 29 30 55 81 91 94
Tyler Shoudy Cannon Green Caden Lewandowski Andrew Remer Valentino Passarelli Jake Beaune Calen Kiefiuk Ryan Sullivan Alec Regula Noah Carlin Bode Wilde Mathieu de Saint Phalle Zachary Borgiel Christian Stoever Joey Johnson Noah Lee Max Ellis Jeremy Davidson
D F D F F D F F F D D F G G D F F F
ROSTERS Little Caesars 1 5 7 12 13 14 17 21 22 28 33 40 64 72 81 91 93
Robert Pegrum Sam Brennan Jacob Semik Matt Staudacher Colin Shea Ryan Lautenbach Jonathan Gruden Nick Stapleton Gabe Temple Garrett Bollenbacher Ben Kraws Tyler German Ben Badalamenti Matt Kessel Aiden Gallacher Brendan Dempsey Declan Carlile
long island royals G D D D F F F F F D G F F D F F D
2 4 9 12 18 19 28 32 40 44 54 76 87 88 91 94 97
mississauga rebels 1 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 19 27 29 31 71 77 81 93 96
Christian Purboo Anthony Aguanno Mackenzie Chau Jack Hughes Teth Burles Markus Klaise James Fletcher Riley Damiani Thomas Maia D.J. King Harrison Wright Cristian Cugini Kirill Nizhnikov Harrison Rees Nicholas Canadé Curtis Douglas Dylan Bond
Anthony Mastromonica Ryan Willett Vincent DeSanctis Brendan Callow Daniel Herrle Jacob Schapira Steven Jellen Anthony Keating Artem Kobylianskyy Timmy Cairo Brandon Cimino Conner Hutchison Jason Ruszkowski David Vaysberg Ross Mitton Robert Mastrosimone Ryan Colwell
F D F F D F D G G D D D F F F F F
nickel city sons G D D F F F F F F D D G F D F F D
2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 29 33
Eric Rainville Bailey Therrien Christian Gaudreau Brian O'Connor Jaymes Green Brady Maltais Jordan Spadafore Mathieu Seguin Tommy Vlahos Shane Poitras Aiden Chmielak Parker Savard Quintin Bertrand Patrick Godin Ryan Fournier Damien Giroux Conner Sauve Matty Mayhew
D D F D D F D F F F D F F F F F G G
ROSTERS OTTAWA JR. 67'S 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 31
Kai Edmonds William Ennis Ben Kendrick Tristan Boole Harry Sanders Griffin McGregor Marcus Stepto Giovanni Vallati Cameron Cox Samuel Bitten Merrick Rippon Arthur Hamlin Xavier Fox Mateo Belanger Ethan Mandervillle Alexander Wall Jackson Alexeev Conor Corrigan
richmond generals G D D D D F F D F F D F F F F F F G
syracuse nationals 4 9 10 11 15 17 18 20 21 22 24 30 42 51 66 88 97
Emmet Powell Connor Jurgensen Reese Burek Sam DiChristina Lucas Williams Douglas Matthews James Merkley Jake Goldowski Griffen Mieczkowski Jake Willis Kevin Wall Jack Doren Jacob Mucitelli Mike Mercurio Maccoy Abrams Patrick Callahan Jack Babbage
2 5 7 10 15 20 21 22 24 28 40 43 51 66 68 77 85
Ryan McKeever Kevin Judd Jake Roberts Sam Rhodes James Keenan Max Cichanowicz Ryan Boeck Thomas Martin Sammy Steele Taylor Kielb Tyler Weiss Jared Cable Zac Jones John Billingsley Cullen Rush MacIntyre Wiseman Ethan Steinberg
F D F F F G D D F D F G D F D F F
toronto marlboros D F D D D F F F F F F G G F F F D
4 7 8 10 11 12 13 19 20 28 35 44 51 55 61 77 88
Justin MacPherson Michael Little Patrick Bogart Thomas Tinmouth Alex Circelli Cam Rayner Konstantin Tsatsos Alllan McShane Kevin Bahl Daanyal Chaudry Elliot Tang Pierre Luc Forget Dante Fantauzzi Akil Thomas Zack Young Frederick Ilias Edward Yan
D F F F D F F F D G G D D F F D F
ROSTERS westchester express 1 3 4 5 7 9 13 14 15 17 18 19 27 28 30 34 88
George McMichael Alex Noga Luke Krys Jake Levato CJ Rueda Colin Cobb Drew Elser Owen Nolan Pierson Brandon Trevor Ion Jake Lanyi Michael Leva Jordan Tonelli Clay Korpi Tate Brandon Arthur Kaliyev Edward Glassmeyer
york simcoe express G D D F F F D F F F F F F G F F
2 4 7 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 27 29 89 91 97
Carter Robertson Mathew MacDougall Luke St. John Rhys Forhan Cameron Hillis Michael Aloise Robbie Cranston Victor Pearson Ian Vucko Will Mchenry Ryan Littlejohn Jordan Kooy Wesley Weir Pierce Charleson Taylor Tuck Cameron Busby Marshall Waters
D F D F F F D D F F F G F G D F D
SCHEDULE GM
Date
Time
Home
Away
Rink
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13 10/11/13
8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:40 AM 9:40 AM 9:40 AM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 3:10 PM 4:50 PM 6:30 PM 8:10 PM
Chicago Mission Honeybaked Little Caesars Westchester Express Long Island Royals Syracuse Nationals Richmond Generals Nickel City Sons Toronto Marlies York Simcoe Express Amherst Knights Buffalo Regals Ottawa Jr 67's Mississauga Rebels
Ottawa Jr 67's Buffalo Regals Amherst Knights York Simcoe Express Toronto Marlies Nickel City Sons Mississauga Rebels Chicago Mission Honeybaked Syracuse Nationals Long Island Royals Westchester Express Richmond Generals Little Caesars
NHL 1 NHL 2 Feature NHL 1 NHL 2 Feature NHL 1 NHL 2 Olympic Feature NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
10/12/13 8:00 AM 10/12/13 8:00 AM 10/12/13 8:15 AM 10/12/13 9:30 AM 10/12/13 9:40 AM 10/12/13 9:45 AM 10/12/13 11:20 AM 10/12/13 2:00 PM 10/12/13 4:20 PM 10/12/13 6:00 PM 10/12/13 6:15 PM 10/12/13 7:00 PM 10/12/13 7:40 PM 10/12/13 7:45 PM
Westchester Express Long Island Royals Richmond Generals Syracuse Nationals Honeybaked Buffalo Regals Chicago Mission Amherst Knights Little Caesars Toronto Marlies Long Island Royals Ottawa Jr 67's Chicago Mission Nickel City Sons
Amherst Knights Nickel City Sons York Simcoe Express Little Caesars Missisauga Rebels Ottawa Jr 67's Toronto Marlies Richmond Generals York Simcoe Express Syracuse Nationals Buffalo Regals Honeybaked Mississauga Rebels Westchester Express
Holiday 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2 Holiday 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2 NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2 Holiday 1 NHL 1 Holiday 2
29 30 31 32 33 34 35
10/13/13 8:00 AM 10/13/13 8:00 AM 10/13/13 9:40 AM 10/13/13 9:40 AM 10/13/13 11:20 AM 10/13/13 11:20 AM 10/13/13 1:00 PM
York Simcoe Express Little Caesars Richmond Generals Buffalo Regals Amherst Knights Syracuse Nationals Westchester Express
Long Island Royals Toronto Marlies Honeybaked Chicago Mission Nickel City Sons Ottawa Jr 67's Mississauga Rebels
NHL 1 NHL 2 NHL 1 NHL 2 NHL 1 NHL 2 NHL 1
Game Rules and Regulations
Specific tournament rules and regulations are outline below. If a situation arises that is not specifically covered, then USA Hockey Rules and Regulations apply. All decisions by the tournament director are final. 1. Any discrepancies with what is recorded in the NGIN game scoring system will be addressed as per the score sheet change request process detailed on the SuperSeries website at http://www.superseriesaaa.com/page/show/259742-scoresheet-change-request-process. 2. Rosters: Only players (including goaltenders) listed on the official tournament team roster may play in tournament games. A player’s name may only appear on one (1) roster for the tournament. 3. Home and visiting teams are indicated on the tournament schedule. Home teams shall wear light colored jerseys and matching socks. Visitors will wear dark jerseys and matching socks. All jerseys must have a player number clearly displayed. Taped numbers or players without numbers will not be permitted to participate. 4. Mouth Guards: All players in the tournament are required to wear a colored – non-clear (Rule 304C) mouth guards. 5. Penalty/Box Attendant: Each team is responsible to provide its own penalty box monitor or attendant. 6. Penalty times will be as follows: Minor 2:00 minutes, Major 5:00 minutes, Misconduct 10:00 minutes 7. Game Lengths: a. Each host city decides on game lengths of either 15 or 17 min periods. b. There will be no runtime for goal differential. In the event a game may run past the allotted duration (75 minutes or 90 minutes), the scorekeeper will adjust the game clock to the allotted time left in the 3rd period. No exceptions. i. Example: At approximately the 10-minute mark of the 3rd period, if there are 8 minutes left in the game then the scorekeeper will adjust the game clock to read 8 minutes and runtime will begin. ii. This precaution is to be utilized as a last resort, but experience shows that 17-minute periods games are completed in 90 minutes 98% of the time. 8. Warm-up period: three (3) minutes. 9. Period Break: There will be a one (1) minute break between each period. 10. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure their team is ready to go at the start of each period and the sound of buzzer after timeouts. 11. Time Out: One 30-second time out is permitted per team per game. 12. Tie games: If the game ends in a tie, each team will be awarded a point in round robin play. For ties in the semi-finals or finals, the game will proceed to a 3-man shootout. a. Each team will select three (3) players to participate in the shootout. i. Eligible players: 1. If a player is serving a penalty, he is unable to participate in the shootout 2. Once a players shoots he/she is no longer eligible to participate until every player on the bench (excluding goaltenders, players serving penalties and/or players that are injured) has shot at least once. b. The home team shoots last in each round. c. Once all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the team with the most goals is declared the winner. d. If, after all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the game remains tied then each team will start the second round by selecting one (1) player who has not yet participated in the shootout. e. The shootout will then proceeds one player at a time with each team having an equal number of turns. f. During the second round and beyond, the team that scores first, with the other failing to score, is declared the winner. 13. Any forfeited games will be recorded as a 3-0 score. 14. All divisions will be scored per game as follows: a. Two (2) points for a win b. One (1) point for a tie c. Zero (0) points for a loss 15. The maximum goal differential attainable per game is +/- 6. 16. Tie-breaker: The following tie-breaker formulas will be used to determine the order of finish (seeding) after bracket play: a. Most wins overall b. Head-to-head competition (direct play between two tied teams) c. Goal differential d. Fewest goals allowed overall e. Lowest total penalty minutes f. Coin toss 17. Mercy Rule: If, at the beginning of the third period or at any time during the third period, a team is ahead by five goals or more the clock will go to running time. If the difference is reduced to three goals the clock will revert to stop time.
