2024 Murray Johnson TOURNAMENT RULES
All participating Teams will play a total of 3 games including your Sunday Championship game.
U11 Each team will play 2 round robin games within their pool and the results of these two games will determine your ranking from A-D. At the end of the round robin play there will be 2 "A" Teams, 2 "B" Teams and 2"C" and 2 “D” Teams identified. The Sunday Championship games will be a crossover game with another similarly seeded team from the other pool in U11 Division. A will play A, B will play B, C will play C and D will play D on Sunday as determined by the scheduler.
U13 Each team will play 2 round robin games within their pool and the results of these two games will determine your ranking from A-D. At the end of the round robin play there will be 2 "A" Teams, 2 "B" Teams, 2"C" Teams and 2 “D” teams identified. The Sunday Championship games will be a crossover game with the other similarly seeded team from the other pool in U13 Division. A will play A, B will play B , C will play C and D will play D on Sunday as determined by the scheduler.
U15 Each team will play 2 round robin games within their pool and the results of these two games will determine your ranking from A-D. At the end of the round robin play there will be 2 "A" Teams, 2 "B" Teams, 2"C" Teams and 2 D teams identified. The Sunday Championship games will be a crossover game with the other similarly seeded team from the other pool in U15 Division. A will play A, B will play B, C will play C and D will play D on Sunday as determined by the scheduler.
U18 Each team will play 2 round robin games within their pool and the results of these two games will determine your ranking from A-C. At the end of the round robin play there will be 4 "A" Teams, 4 "B" Teams and 4 “C" Teams identified. The Sunday Championship games will be a crossover game with the other similarly seeded team from another pool in U18 Division. A's will play A's, B's will play B's and C's will play C's on Sunday as determined by the scheduler.
The scheduler will set the times for your Sunday games as soon as possible on Saturday evening and will be available on the MJA website.
There will be presentations to all teams and players after their Championship game on Sunday. This will occur off-ice in the upstairs halls in order to keep the tournament on time.
TEAMS MUST BE READY TO GO ON THE ICE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR GAME TIME.
All bench staff must sign in at the registration desk prior to the game.
2 minute warm-up time will commence as soon as the Zamboni Doors Close
All games are 10-10-10 stop time. Games will be played on a points- per- period format. 2 points for winning a period and 4 for winning the game. Tied periods will split the points. A total of 10 points are up for grabs for each game.
There are no curfews but in the event there becomes a 5 goal or more spread, the clock will continue to run for the last 5 minutes of the 3rd period or until the spread becomes 3 goals or less.
In the event of a game ending in a tie in round robin game, the teams will immediately enter a 3 person shoot-out to break the tie. The first 3 shooters must be identified to tournament staff prior to the start of the game and must be designated in what order they will shoot (1, 2 or 3). If after the first three shooters it remains tied, the shoot-out will continue in a sudden victory fashion. No player can shoot twice until all the players listed on the game sheet have shot once. Players who find themselves in the penalty box at the end of the game must remain there and are not eligible to participate in the shoot-out. If a penalized player is listed as a shooter, a replacement shooter will be identified by his or her coach and will shoot in the same order that was to occur.
On Championship Sunday, if tied after regulation, teams will play a 5 minute stop time 3 on 3 sudden victory overtime period followed by the shoot out if still tied. Penalties will carry over into overtime. Teams will not play with less than 3 skaters. If penalized, the player will enter the penalty box and the non offending team will add a player. Once the penalty has been served the penalized player will return to the ice and play will continue until the next stoppage of play at which time both teams will go back to 3 on 3. Players in the penalty box at the end of overtime will not be eligible to participate in the shoot-out which will be conducted as described above.
In case of a tie in the standings after round robin play the tiebreakers will be:
1. Head to head results between the 2 teams
2. Goals Differential (+/-) totals for both games as per the Tie Breaker Chart
3. Total penalty minutes for both games played (fewest minutes wins)
4. Card Draw- Highest Card Drawn wins the tie breaker and will earn the higher seed
Above tiebreaker rule order changed 2023 tournament because of the Minor Hockey Electronic game sheet app.
Each team will be allowed one 30 sec timeout but only on Sunday
Any Player who incurs 6 minutes or more in minor penalties at any point during a game will be ejected from the remainder of that game. Other than that, all games will be played under OMHA regulations, and major penalties and suspensions dealt with as per OMHA manual.
Fighting majors, gross misconducts and match penalties will result in expulsion from the tournament.
All Teams must provide a valid Travel Permit. IF NOT ALREADY SUBMITTED, PLEASE PRESENT YOUR PENDING APPROVAL or APPROVED ROSTER TO THE CONVENOR BEFORE YOUR FIRST GAME.