2014 IGFHC Rules
The
Investors Group Female Hockey Challenge is sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba
and follows the Hockey Canada rules governing minor hockey.
Time
All teams are to be prepared to play 15 minutes prior to their scheduled
game time. The team late for opening
face off will be assessed one goal for every 5 minutes late to a maximum of
5, at which time the game will be awarded to the other team.
Warm ups will be 5 minutes (the time keeper will run the clock). There is NO overtime in round
robin games.
Atom and Pee
Wee
All periods are stop time.
All periods are 15
minutes.
Bantam and
Midget
All periods are stop time.
The 1st and 2nd periods
are 15 minutes, and the 3rd period is 20 minutes.
The mercy rule (all
divisions) is that if one team has a minimum five goal lead in the 3rd
period, stop time becomes straight time.
Points
Win 2 points
Tie 1 point
Loss 0 points
Overtime for
Playoff Games
In semi-final and final games, overtime will be “sudden death victory” and
played in intervals as follows:
First 2 minutes stop time – 4 skaters and goalie
per side;
Next 2 minutes stop time – 3
skaters and goalie per side;
Next 2 minutes – 2 skaters and
goalie per side until one team scores.
No player changes are
allowed at the end of each 2 minute interval (other than to remove one
player) or on any whistle. Changes
are only allowed “on the fly”.
If a penalty occurs during O/T, a player is removed from the penalized team
for the duration of the penalty.
Game Ejection
Any player assessed three minor stick penalties or a total of 4 penalties
in a game shall be required to leave the ice area for the remainder of the
game.
Any player assessed a match penalty or a gross misconduct will be suspended
for the balance of the tournament.
Any player or coach or other person who is assessed a major penalty
during the last 10 minutes of the game will miss the remainder of the game
being played and one additional game. This rule does not apply to 10 minute
misconduct penalties. All minor and
major penalties will be served 2 minutes and 5 minutes respectively, except
in cases where the mercy rule has taken effect (i.e., minor penalties will
be 3 minutes of running time and major penalties will be 6 minutes of
running time).
Tie Break Formula
To determine team standings in the event of a tie, the following criteria
shall be used:
i) head to
head winner
i) total number of points from wins/ties; or
Ii) best % from “goals
for” divided by “goals for plus goals against” (no more than a seven goal spread shall be factored into the
equation. ie. Team A wins 16 to 3. The score used for the calculation will be 10 to 3); or
Iii) first goal scored earliest in the first game;
or
Iv) a coin toss will be used.
Miscellaneous
Teams are allowed one, one minute “time out” per game.
No stick or equipment
measurements allowed.
No protests are allowed.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to alter and enforce any rule
deemed necessary to operate the tournament in a timely and effective
manner.
The referees’ decisions are final in all matters
pertaining to rule interpretations, the assessment of penalties, and the
awarding of goals and assists.
