BCIS Cup Tournament Rules

Registration:  All players are required to have a copy of their Birth Certificates available at all times during the tournament.  Managers who are unable to produce ID of players, if asked for by tournament official only, will be removed from the roster until proof is shown. No overage players permitted.  All teams must submit proof of insurance by emailing Insurance Document to bcinteriorstars@outlook.com prior to March 31st, 2018.

Rosters:  All Parents/Guardians and Team officials must sign the official team waiver web link prior to participating. Each Player is only allowed to be on 1 roster in the tournament and will be considered ineligible for the entire tournament if the waiver isn't completed.

Jerseys: It will be the responsibility of the home team to wear DARK colored jerseys, the visiting team to wear LIGHT colored jerseys. In the case of teams with only one set, mutual arrangements may be made between the two teams involved prior to the start of the game. Team officials should check on this well in advance of the scheduled start time to avoid a problem at game time.

Handshake: Teams will shake hands at center then line up on their respective blue lines for the MVP prizes. MVP will be picked by each teams coach for their team.  MVP Awards will be announced by the timekeeper. 

Forfeit:  A team that does not present itself for a game will be subject to expulsion from the tournament (at the discretion of the Disciplinary Committee). All forfeited games will be 1-0 scores and no refunds will be given.

Dressing Rooms:  Teams are to ensure dressing rooms are left clean and tidy.  The facility asks that players do not shoot pucks in the dressing rooms and hallways.  Stickhandling balls are acceptable, but please refrain from shooting against walls.

Zero Tolerance: There will be NO tolerance of referee abuse. Offenders will be ejected from the game. The referees will be instructed to give a single warning before ejecting any coach from the game. Any coach ejected from more than one game will be suspended from the remainder of the tournament. Any unsportsmanlike behavior will not be tolerated. Abusive spectators will be required to leave the premises. We therefore ask that all managers & coaches instruct their parents & players to understand all the rules of our tournament.
 
Ice Time Allocation:

Ice Floods:  The ice will be cleaned at the end of every game.

Warm up:  Pre-game warm-ups will be 4 minutes.  Pucks will be supplied.

Game Length:  Each game will be 15/15/20 stop time periods.  The total elapsed time cannot exceed 1 hour and 30 minutes per game. The tournament reserves the right to make adjustments to accommodate for delays in schedules.

Between Periods:  There will be a 1 minute on-ice break.

Time Outs:  Each team is permitted to use one 30 second time out per game.

2006 Division Round Robin/Playoff Format:

Home/Visitor:  In any playoff or consolation game the team with the best record will be the home team.

Format:  Each team will be placed into one of two pools.  Teams will play each team from their same pool.  At the conclusion of round robin play, the top 2 teams from each pool will advance to the semi-finals.  1st overall will play 2nd overall from the other pool and vice versa. The winner of each semi-final game plays in the finals and the losers play for 3^rd place. 

The remaining 6 teams will be placed for a consolation game.

***Each team is guaranteed 5 games.

Tournament Rules: 

Protests: No protests will be accepted. Referees Decisions are final.

Standings After Round Robin:  If two or more teams are tied in the standings the following tie-break steps will be taken in this order:

1) Head to head record
2) Team with the greatest number of wins
3) Team with fewest goals against
4) Goals for
5) Lowest penalty minutes
6) Coin toss 

Overtime:  There will not be OT in Round Robin Play.  In the playoffs there will be a 10-minute stop-time 3-on-3 sudden death period to determine the winner.  The teams will remain at the same ends of the ice as the third period. If no winner is decided during the overtime, a 3-man shootout will decide the game. Each team must use every player on the bench before allowing the first shooter to go again. Players will shoot alternately at each end until the match is decided.  Home team will shoot first in the shootout.

Mercy Rule:  If there is a five-goal differential then game play will be switched to a running clock. If the lead is reduce to 4 goals or less the clock will return to stop time.  

Note: The max goal differential per game for tie-breaking purposes is 7.

Tournament Points:  2 points will be awarded for a regulation win and 1 point for a tie. 

Body Checking:  There is NO Body contact.

Major Penalties:
Checking From Behind:
A)  2 or 5 Minute penalty in the first two periods will be an immediate ejection from that game.
B)  2 or 5 Minute penalty in the final 10 minutes of the third period will be an immediate ejection and next game suspension.
 
GROSS / MATCH MISCONDUCT: Every Gross / Match penalty will be reviewed by the Disciplinary Committee.

FIGHTING: Fighting majors will result in a game ejection. The Disciplinary Committee as deemed necessary may implement further suspensions.