Social Media:
The tournament can be followed on Twitter @Chatham_SS
Venue(s) In This Schedule
- ER - Erickson Arena - Chatham, 341 Delaware Avenue, Chatham, ON
- TIL - Tilbury & District Community Centre - Tilbury, 49 Bond Avenue, Tilbury, ON
General Game Rules:
9. All players will shake hands before the game begins.
10. The tournament format will be a round robin with a point system in place. Every team will be guaranteed
three (3) games. The round robin will be followed by Semi-Finals and Championship games.
2 – Points for a round-robin win
1 – Point for a round-robin tie
11. Team managers or coaches are to check in with the tournament office forty-five (45) minutes prior to the scheduled game time. Game sheets are to be completed and returned to the tournament office thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the game.
12. Game Forfeiture - If a game is forfeited (weather conditions, other), a score of 5-0 will be awarded to the winning team.
13. A total of no more than 19 players may dress, of which 2 must be goaltenders.
14. All teams must be prepared to go on the ice thirty (30) minutes before the scheduled game time. Starting early is at the discretion of the arena Convenor at the time.
15. When colors of competing team sweaters conflict, the home team will change.
Home teams are to wear their white or light coloured jerseys.
Visiting teams will wear their dark jerseys.
16. Any player who incurs a major penalty for fighting will be suspended for the duration of the tournament.
17. Any coach who is ejected from a game will also be suspended for the remainder of the tournament.
18. A two-minute warm-up is allowed prior to the start of each game. The buzzer will sound to pick up the pucks and shake hands. To ensure a timely start, there is to be no cheering around the goal net, you must proceed to your bench immediately or face a delay of game penalty. (THIS WILL BE ENFORCED.)
19. All games will consist of three (3) stop-time periods as follows:
Atom 10-10-10
Peewee 12-12-12
Bantam 10-15-15
Midget 13-15-15
20. A five goal differential ‘run time’ rule will take effect only at the start of the third period and will only stop if the score between the two teams goes below five. However, if a penalty is called during’ run time’ mode, the clock will revert to ‘stop time’ mode until the penalty expires. Once the penalty expires, the clock will revert to ‘run time’ mode again.
21. All penalties will be served in stop time. Two minutes for minors, five minutes for a major. If, during a semi-final or championship game, a player incurs a penalty that has not expired by the end of the game, the player in the penalty box will not be allowed to participate in a shoot out.