TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & RULES
1. This is an OMHA sanctioned tournament. You must obtain a travel permit from your association and have a fully approved roster to participate. Any affiliate players (AP’s) must be on the participating team’s approved roster in order to play in the Max Partlo tournament.
2. All games will be officiated under all current OMHA rules and regulations. The tournament committee reserves the right to make decisions regarding the interpretation of the rules and all decisions will be final.
3. Coaches should report to the tournament office at least one hour prior to the start of their first game in order to sign in/verify rosters. As best possible, home jerseys shall be light and the away team’s jersey shall be dark. If a team only has one jersey that coaches must make the other team aware and two teams’ coaches will discuss and use appropriate jersey for that game.
4. All referee calls are final.
5. Period lengths will be U9, U11 and U13 will be 10-10-12 and U15 will 10-10-15, all with stop time, with a 3-minute warm up, beginning at the discretion of the Time-keeper, Referee(s), Tournament Director, and/or appointed Board Member. We reserve the right to shorten overall game time by excluding warm up, ice re-surfacing, changing period length, or otherwise, as required to keep the tournament running efficiently.
6. No players or bench staff are to be on the ice without a referee present, do not enter the ice until the Zamboni is off the ice and the doors are closed. The arena has a strict policy to this.
7. When any team is ahead by 5 or more goals in the 3rd period then straight time and all penalties would then be running time. Penalties received during run-time will be 3 minutes. Straight time will be used until such time that the score gap is reduced to 4 goals, at which time the clock will revert back to stop time. The only time the clock will be stopped during run time would be in the case of an on-ice injury.
7. While we do not anticipate a great deviation from the proposed schedule, we reserve the right to adjust game start times, up to 15 minutes early, without any notification other than being present at the arena. Therefore, teams should be ready to play 15 minutes before each of their scheduled games. Semifinals and championship games will not start early unless agreed on by both teams and the officials.
8. The following scenarios will be automatic player suspension from the tournament: Fighting, Gross Misconduct, Match Penalties, 3 stick infraction penalties in 1 game.
9. Games may be called if continuing play is deemed to be detrimental to the best interest of the players, participants, spectators, officials, etc.
10. Decisions of the appropriate TMHI Executive Board members will be final and respected.
Time- outs
1. No time outs during round robin play.
2. A 60 second time-out will be granted to each team during semifinals and championship games.
Round Robin Format/Points/t Ranking/Playoff Information
1. U9 Division – Pool A will play each team in Pool B in a round robin cross over format
U11 and U13 Division - will play each team in their respective pools
U15 Division - will play each team in their division
2. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss will be awarded.
3. Forfeited games will be recorded as a 1-0 score. Unless decided different by the tournament committee.
4. Teams will be placed upon points obtained during round robin play.
5. In the event of a tie the following sequence will determine placement;
a. The team with the greater goal for percentage (goals for divided by (goals for + goals against), places higher. (Note - the maximum goal differential is capped at +/- 5 per game),
b. if still tied, then least goals against, places higher.
c. if still tied, then the winning team of the head-to-head game, places higher,
d. if still tied, then the team with the fewest penalty minutes, places higher,
e. if still tied, then a coin toss will occur. The coach of the team traveling farthest to the tournament, will call the flip. Coin will be supplied and flipped, onto the floor, unimpeded, by the TMHI Tournament Director, or appointed Board Member.
6. Playoff format will be determined based on number of teams per division and will be made available at the start of the tournament.
7. All playoff games will be done via round robin standings or elimination.
Overtime
1. There will be no overtime in round robin play. In semifinals, and championship games will be one, 5 minutes period of 3 on 3 (2 on 2 plus the goalie), with sudden victory.
2. If still tied after one 5-minute overtime period, a shoot-out will be held as follows, noting that no player may shoot again until the roster has been exhausted, over and over again until a winner is determined;
a. 3 players from each team will be chosen by their coach to conduct the first round of the shoot-out,
b. if still tied, 3 players from each team will be chosen to conduct the second round,
c. if still tied, the shoot out will continue with 1 player from each team, one round at a time, until a sudden death victory
3. The home team (team with highest rank) will be given the choice of shooting first or second at the start of the shootout.
4. If there are penalties during overtime play, the team will play shorthanded (3 on 2) (an extra player will be added to the ice for the power play). Penalties will carry over from regulation time. When a penalty has been served, the teams will play 3 on 3 until the next stoppage of play, then will return to 2 on 2.