Rules for Finland
Lions Summer Cup 2016
5-7.5.2016
Riihimäen Jäähalli,
Riiihimäki (Boys 1999 & 2000)
Hyvinkään Jäähalli,
Hyvinkää (Boys 2002 & 2005)
Mäntsälän Jäähalli,
Mäntsälä (Girls U17)
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 20 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.
Boys 1999, 2000, 2002, Girls U17:
Round Robin (Friday &
Saturday): playing time is 2 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
Intermission 1 minute. 1
x 60 sec time out allowed per team.
Placement games (Sunday):
playing time is 3 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
Intermissions 10 minutes.
1 x 60 sec time out allowed per team.
Boys 2005:
Round Robin (Friday &
Saturday): playing time is 2 periods of 20 minutes stop time.
1 x 60 sec time out
allowed per team.
Intermission 1 minute.
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
Boys 1999, 2000, 2002, Girls U17:
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
Placement games (Sunday):
5th vs 6th (5th
place)
3rd vs 4th
(Bronze)
1st vs 2nd
(Final)
Boys 2005:
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
Placement games (Sunday):
5th vs 6th (5th
place)
1st vs 4th
(Semifinal 1)
2nd vs 3rd
(Semifinal 2)
Losers Semifinal 1 &
2 (Bronze)
Winners Semifinal 1 &
2 (Final)
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.