RULES

• Any major penalty for fighting will result in Automatic Suspension* from the tournament

• Any match penalty will result in Automatic Suspension* from the tournament

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TOURNAMENT SUSPENSIONS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE.

• Special requests will not be accepted for either game schedules or team match ups.

• Please have your team prepared to play at least 15 minutes before your scheduled start time.

• Players should arrive an hour before game time.

• Games will consist of three 13-minute stop time periods unless otherwise noted.

• At the beginning of the third period or at any time during the third period there is a 5-goal differential the game will go to running time.

• If the game returns to a 2-goal differential, the last 2 minutes will go to stop time.

• No time outs will be permitted in Round Robin play.

  • For finals only, one 1-minute time-out will be permitted per team.

• NO overtime in round robin play. Teams can play to a tie in round robin.

• NECK GUARDS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PLAYERS. 

• All players participating in Summit Summer Series Ice Tournaments must wear protective equipment that meets the USA Hockey requirements.

• 12U and above are required to wear colored mouth guards.

• AWAY team is listed first on the schedule and will wear LIGHT JERSEYS 

• HOME team is listed second on schedule and will wear DARK JERSEYS

• Locker rooms will be assigned to each team.

• Keys must be checked out by the Team Representative from the rink staff

• Teams will be responsible for any damages done to the facility.

• Please keep the locker rooms as clean as possible.

• Teams will be responsible for any damages done to the facility.

• Roster links from USA Hockey (provided to you by your association registrar) must be emailed to the tournament director at least 3 weeks before the tournament.  Players cannot be added to official rosters or tournaments after this time.

• Official rosters must include jersey numbers.

• Players are NOT allowed to play on more than one team in the tournament.  (This includes girls and high school rosters).

• Players who play at a higher level during the season may not “play down” in the tournament. For example:

  • A 12U AAA player may not play on a 12U AA/A/BB or B roster, a 12U AA player may not play on a 12U A/BB or B roster; a 12U A player may not play on a 12U BB or B roster.

• 2 points for win

• 1 point for tie

• 0 point for loss

• TIE BREAKERS: (If teams are tied for more than one position, ties will be broken one at a time.)

• Most Wins

• Head-to-head play between two tied teams.

• If three or more teams are tied go to goal differential, but if one of these teams has beaten every team that it is tied with, that team will advance to the next available seed.

• Goal differential (GF-GA) (All Games) **Maximum of 8 goals per game differential

• Most goals scored.

• Least goals against

• Least penalty minutes

• Quarter Final games that are tied at the end of regulation will immediately advance to a 3-man shootout.

• Each coach is to select 3 players to shoot, most goals win.

• No player may shoot twice until all players have shot once.

• If tied after round of 3, it becomes a single player sudden death shootout until a winner is determined.

• 4 on 4, 5-minute running time period.

• If still tied after 5-minute OT, 3-man shootout.

• Each coach is to select 3 players to shoot, most goals win. No player may shoot twice until all players have shot once.

• If tied after round 3, it becomes a single player sudden death shootout until winner is determined.