Rules for Finland Lions Summer Cup Girls
U16
8-9.8.2015 Mäntsälän Jäähalli, Mäntsälä
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 (Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday):
playing time is 2 periods of 15 minutes stop time.
Placement games (Sunday): playing time is 2 periods of
20 minutes stop time.
1 x 60 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.