Game Time 

ALL games will be 75 minutes and will consist of three periods. First two periods will be 20 minutes and the third period will be 15 minutes; with the last five minutes of the third period being STOP TIME (as long as the score is within 5). 

Standard minor penalties will be 3 minutes during run time and 2 minutes during stop time, penalty time starts when the puck is dropped. Any other penalty time would be decided by the on ice referees. 

Warm Up 

Timekeeper will place 3 minutes on the clock to start warm-up. At buzzer teams will have one minute to clear the ice of all pucks and line up for opening face off. 

Delays 

Clock to be stopped for any injuries or goaltender equipment malfunction. If there is any other delay of game, it is up to the on-ice referee to determine if the clock is to be stopped or adjusted. 

Scorekeeping 

Seeding Games and Semi Final games: 

The home team will supply “Official Scorer” (game sheet) and timekeeper (clock). Game sheets will be in the managers' package. In the case for out of town visiting teams, the Home team will provide the timekeeper and scorer as well.

Teams are welcome to use the arena's music systems, but will need to bring your own music and aux. adapter (adapters are not supplied by the arena) .

*Only the Official Scorer and Timekeeper are allowed in the penalty box during games. 

 

Game sheets 

Pictures of the Official Game Sheets (White Copy) MUST be texted to the Stat Keeper (Jacinda Davis) at 1-780-880-1567 immediately after the game by the Manager of Official Scorer’s team. Pictures are to include: 

• Full game sheet 
• Zoom in on home team 
• Zoom in on away team 

All Gamesheets must be signed by both coaches, referees, the scorer and the timekeeper. 

Home team keeps the white copy, the away team keeps the yellow copy. Pink copies can be brought to tournament headquarters. 

 

Stats 

Check in at the FLA Tournament Headquarters to see the large updated tournament stats throughout the weekend as results come in or on the FMMHA Special Events Facebook page and FMMHA Website.

 

Ranking of Teams for Semi Finals / Finals 

During the Seeding Games, two (2) points will be awarded for a win, one (1) point will be awarded for a tie and Zero (0) points for a regulation loss. 

If teams are tied in points after the Seeding Games, the following will determine the tie breaker: 

1. Team with the most wins. 
2. Goals differential (goals for vs. goals against). 
3. Team with the fewest penalty minutes. 
4. Head to head record of teams tied. 
5. Flip of a coin. 

 

In the 4-team pool, a semi-final game will take place following the last chance for the 4th place team to contend for gold. The semi-final matchups will be determined as follows: 1st place will play against 4th place, with the winner advancing to the Gold Medal game and the loser proceeding to the Bronze Medal game. Similarly, the 2nd and 3rd place teams will face off, with the victorious team advancing to the Gold Medal game and the defeated team moving to the Bronze Medal game.

 

In a 5-team pool, there will be no semi-final game to ensure that each team has the opportunity to play against every other team at least once in the round-robin phase. After the conclusion of the last round-robin game, the 5th place team will be eliminated. The 1st place and 2nd place teams will compete for the Gold Medal, while the 3rd place and 4th place teams will face off for the Bronze Medal. 

Respect in Sport 

We encourage you to cheer for your team and have a good time but want to remind everyone of respect in sport. If there are any questions or concerns, please call or text Tournament Chair, Jess Widera @ 780-880-0264. 

Remember this tournament is run strictly by volunteers who have dedicated a lot of their time organizing this. Referees are doing their best and may miss things. Please DO NOT yell at referees as they are someone’s child too. 

Heart & Hustle/ Player of Game 

Immediately following the end of game both teams will line up on their respective blue lines. Coaches from each team will announce and hand out the H&H and POG awards to two players on the team. Once awards have been presented both teams will ‘shake hands’ with all members of the opposing team. 

 

Medal Championship Games 

ALL medal championship games will be 75 minutes long and will consist of 3 periods. First period will be 20 minutes and the second and third period will be 15 minutes; with the last five minutes of the third period being STOP TIME (as long as the score is within 5). 

The team with the most points will be the HOME team for each game. It is important to be checking the results to keep track of who is HOME and who is AWAY. 

Timekeeper will place 3 minutes on the clock to start warm-up. At buzzer teams will have one minute to clear the ice of all pucks and line up for opening face off. 

Starting players will line up on their respective blue lines after the warmup for singing of Oh Canada. Coaches, please indicate your starting line up on the game sheet. 

Volunteers for Game sheet / Timekeeper will be assigned to the Home Team. Medal games will be live streamed via our FMMHA special events Facebook page, and the gold medal game will be professionally announced by Neville Productions. 

Immediately following the game, players will line up on their respective blue line for H&H and MVP presentation followed by medal ceremony. 

Once the medals have been presented each team will finish with a shaking of hands as a show of good sportsmanship. And gather for a team photo on ice.

For Level C:  In the event of Bronze Medal Games and Gold Medal Games, the scheduling for Sunday afternoon matchups will be determined based on the last round-robin results played Sunday morning. To facilitate travel arrangements for visiting teams, the game assignment for each team will prioritize the earlier ice time.

Tie Breaker/Overtime in Medal Championship Games ONLY 

All games will run an OT/Shootout format, therefore if there is a tie at the end of the 3rd period, teams will immediately line up for a 3 minute sudden death RUNTIME overtime. This will be a 3 on 3 format. 

If there is still a tie, the game will continue to a sudden death shootout format until a winner is determined. 

Shoot Out Rules: 

• Coach to select the first 3 players. 
• Shootout begins with the home team shooting first, followed by the opposing team and they will alternate shots. 
• Shooter goes to the blue line and will shoot upon the official’s signal. 
• Goals will be added to the timeclock 
• If after the first 3 shooters from both teams shoot and there is still a tie, the format will continue in sudden death. 
• NOTE: Shooters alternate until ALL PLAYERS HAVE HAD A TURN TO SHOOT. COACHES MAY NOT ASK A PLAYER TO SHOOT A SECOND TIME UNTIL ALL PLAYERS HAVE HAD A TURN (IF APPLICABLE.)