Circle K Classic – Tournament Rules & Regulations 2023-24
Game Duration
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- All games shall consist of three (3) twenty (20) minute stop time periods. The ice will be cleaned between each period and at the end of each game.
- If the game is tied at the completion of 60 minutes there will be a 1 minute break followed by a 5 minute stop-time, 3 vs 3 sudden-victory OT period.
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- If the game is still tied there will be a 3 player shootout will take place.
- If still tied after a 3 player shooutout the shoutout will continue in a sudden-victory format until a winner is declared
- No player can shoot 2 x until all skaters rostered have shot
- The Home Team will have the option to shoot 1st or 2nd.
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- Teams will not be permitted to enter the ice until their scheduled game time.
- Warm up will be 8 minutes commencing at the scheduled game time followed immediately by the game (no flood).
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Timeouts
- One (1) thirty (30) second time-outs is permitted per team per game
Team Jersey Colours
- Home team will wear dark colour uniforms and the visitor will wear light colour uniforms. Sweater changes, if necessary, will be decided by the toss of a coin.
Officials
- All referees and linespersons officiating in the Tournament will be qualified and registered by Hockey Alberta. Minor officials will be assigned by the Tournament.
- The tournament will use a mix of 3 Man and 4 man officiating systems throughout the tournament
Icing
- In all games of the tournament the officials will enforce both the ‘Hybrid Icing Rule’ and the ‘No Change Icing Rule’.
Pool Rankings
- Final Standings of each pool shall be determined by the number of points that each has accumulated in round robin play using the following point distribution:
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- Win in Regulation Time - 3 Points
- Win in OT or Shootout - 2 Points
- Loss in OT or Shootout - 1 Point
- Loss in Regulation Time - 0 Points
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In the case of a tie for any placement in a Pool at the conclusion of the Round Robin, the Pool standings will be determined as follows:
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- Tie for any placement between two (2) teams
- the winner of the game between the two tied teams
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(B) Tie for first place between three (3) or more teams
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- the team with the best head to head record in games played versus tied teams
- If a tie still exists, the team with the better Round Robin record of goals for and against (goals for minus goals against, divided by goals for plus goals against – highest fraction wins) – ALL GAMES
- If a tie still exists, then the team with the lowest PIM for all round robin games will receive the higher placement
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Competition Rule
- For the purposes of pool placement and division seeding, the final score will not report more than a 7-goal differential. Goals will be reduced from the winning teams score to get to the 7 goal differential. For example if the final score is 10-1, the score of 8-1 will be used for the purposes of calculating the goals for/goals against ratio.
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- Teams will be ranked 1st to 4th within their own pool based on (A) and (B) above, once this procedure is complete the teams will advance as follows:
- 1st place team in each pool will advance to Division A
- 2nd place team in each pool will advance to Division B
- 3rd place team in each pool will advance to Division C
- 4th place team in each pool will advance to Division D
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Ranking of Pool Winners
(D) Pool winners will be seeded 1-8 based on the following criteria
- Team with the most points accumulated in round robin play as per ‘Pool Winners’ noted in preceding section
- If two (2) or more teams are tied, the team with the better goals for/goals against ratio will receive the higher placement
- The higher ratio based on the following formula:
- (Goals For – Goals Against)/(Goals For + Goals Against)
Quarter Final Alignment in all Divisions
(E) Quarter final match ups will be determined after ranking the advancing teams 1-8 as per above.
- Pool Rank #1 vs. Pool Rank #8
- Pool Rank #2 vs. Pool Rank #7
- Pool Rank #3 vs. Pool Rank #6
- Pool Rank #4 vs. Pool Rank #5
NOTE: Highest Ranking Team in bracket will be designated as the ‘Home Team’
(F) Semi-Final & Final Match ups
Teams will NOT be re-seeded following the quarter finals, once teams are set for the quarter finals the tournament will proceed as per the brackets already designated.
NOTE: Highest Ranking Team in bracket will be designated as the ‘Home Team’
Playoff Games
Quarter & Semi Final Games
All quarterfinals and semi-finals shall consist of three (3) twenty (20) minute stop-time periods. If a tie exists at the conclusion of regulation play:
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- a ten (10) minute stop-time, 3 on 3 sudden-victory overtime period will be played.
- If a tie still exists, a 3-player shootout will take place.
- If still tied after a 3-player shootout the shootout will continue in sudden – victory format until a winner is declared.
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- No player can shoot 2x until all skaters rostered for that game have shot
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- The Home Team will have the option to shoot 1st or 2nd
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As in Round Robin play, teams will be allowed one thirty (30) second timeout per game. Quarterfinal and semi-final losers are eliminated from further Tournament play. Quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals. Semi-final winners advance to the Tournament Championship Games.
Championship Final Game (A Division Only)
The Championship Final Game shall consist of three (3) twenty (20) minute stop-time periods. If a tie exists at the conclusion of regulation play:
- a ten (10) minute stop-time, 5 on 5 sudden-victory overtime period will be played.
- If a tie still exists, there will be a flood followed by a full twenty (20) minute 5 on 5 stop-time period and continue until a winner is declared.