General Information, Bill Batten Memorial, 2021-2022 (South Huron Minor Hockey)

This Tournament is part of the 2021-2022 season, which is not set as the current season.
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Bill Batten Tournament Information
February 18-20, 2022


All OMHA rules will apply.

Tournament Convenor decisions are final.

Scheduling

Game play will start as early as 8am on Friday, February 18 and will end at 6pm on Sunday, February 20.

Each team is guaranteed 3 games of round robin play which will be scheduled on Friday and Saturday. Semi-finals and finals will be scheduled on Sunday.

MVP awards will be handed out for each game.

Games will be played at 3 arenas, South Huron Recreation Centre (SHRC), Stephen Township Arena (STA) and Hensall Arena (HEN)

Tournament/Game Format

Round Robin games will be played as follows
11 points available per game
2 points for winning a period, 1 point for tying a period
4 points for winning a game, 2 points for tying a game
1 point for a shut out

Periods will be 10-10-12 for U11 and U13 and 10-10-15 for U15 and U18

There will be no time outs permitted in round robin play.

One, thirty (30) second timeout shall be permitted for each team during semi and final games. These must be used during regulation time, there will be no timeouts in overtime periods.

There will be no overtime in round robin play.

Overtime for 'finals' games will consist of a 5 minute sudden victory period with 3 skaters plus a goalie for each team. A penalty during an overtime period will result in the opposing team adding a skater. If the score remains tied after the 5 minute period, a shootout will occur with 3 shooters per team. If the score remains tied after 3 shooters, a sudden victory shootout will take place. Each player must shoot once before any player may reshoot.
Shooters will go at the same time.

In the event of a tie in round robin standings, tie breaker rules are as follows
1. Win/Loss record
2. Head to Head
3. Goals for/Goals for plus goals against
4. Least penalty minutes
5. Flip a coin
If 3 or more teams are tied, after one team has been eliminated, tie breaker rules will start at 1.

Semi Final Games
*** if Wildcard team is from Pool C **

Wildcard vs 1st in Pool B
1st in Pool A vs 1st in Pool C

Miscellaneous

Home Team shall be designated by the tournament schedule

In the event of a jersey conflict, the home team will change their jerseys.

It is the responsibility of the team to ensure all bench staff sign the game sheet prior to the start of the game.

Any penalties or suspensions will be determined by the referees and will follow OMHA guidelines. Additional games/penalties due to outside circumstances will be determined by OMHA after submission of tournament information upon completion.