Rules for Finland Lions Spring Cup U15
4-6.5.2017 Riihimäen Jäähalli, (Rink 1 & 2) Riiihimäki
The Tournament will be played by the rules of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association with the following
adjustments:
Match reports, player lists
Match reports are printed according to the player lists given by the teams. Any changes should be made in the tournament office 30 minutes before the first game. All match reports are to be signed in the tournament office before the games. There is no requirement to name the starting line up before the game.
Managers of each team can pick up a copy of the match reports from the office after the tournament.
A player can represent only one team during the tournament. One team can use max 19 players + 2 goalkeepers in a single game. Goalies are able to switch teams during the tournament, e.g. in the case of an injury.
Playing time, intermission and timeout
Teams must be ready in their boxes 3 minutes before the game starts. Should the team not be ready in due time they will lose the game 5-0.
Round Robin (Thursday & Friday): playing time is 2 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
Placement games (Saturday): playing time is 3 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
1 x 30 sec time out allowed per team.
Intermission 1 minute.
Warm ups etc
At least 1 minute warm up on the ice before the game. The game starts immediately with starting line ups. Before the start the captain of the team shakes hands with the referees and the opponent´s captain and exchanges banners or streamers, etc. After the game all players form a line on their own blue line, shake hands with the opponent and move away from the ice rapidly.
Penalties
Rules of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association with the following adjustments:
A normal small penalty is 2 minute effective playing time.
If a player receives a match penalty (25 min), he is automatically banned from the tournament.
Tournament system, rank order and points system
All teams (6 teams) are in one group. Each team plays once against the other teams.
The winning team receives two points. Both teams get one point in the case of a draw and the losing team gets zero points.
The rank order is judged as follows:
1. Points
2. Goal differential in all games
3. Goals for
4. Goals against
5. Flip of a coin
Protests
All protests are handled by the Tournament Jury. The Jury consists of the tournament director and two tournament officials. The decision of the jury is final. The fee for a protest is 100 euros, which will be returned should the protest be accepted. The protest should be in writing, signed by the manager of the team and made no later than 20 minutes after the game has ended.
Team Jerseys
Home team plays with dark coloured jerseys and the team mentioned later in the schedule (visitor) uses lighter colour jerseys.
Tournament medals and trophies
The players of the best 3 teams receive personal medals (max. 25 person/team) and the winning team receives a trophy. Award ceremonies are held immediately after the final game on the ice.
Right to amendments
Tournament office has the right to amend schedules if they so desire.
Insurance
All players and team staff must have valid adequate insurance. The arranger of the tournament is not responsible for any injuries that may occur to the players or staff of any team.
Other disputes
In case of doubt and matters not explicitly expressed in these rules or in the rules of Finnish Ice Hockey Association, the Tournament Jury reserves the right to conduct a decision deviant from rules stated above.