General Information, Bill Batten Memorial, 2022/2023 (South Huron Minor Hockey)

This Tournament is part of the 2022/2023 season, which is not set as the current season.
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Bill Batten Tournament Information
February 10-12, 2023


Sanction # 11052

All OMHA rules will apply.

Tournament Convenor decisions are final.

Scheduling

Game play will start as early as 7 AM on Friday, February 10 and will end at 6 PM on Sunday, February 12.

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 4 arenas, South Huron Recreation Centre (SHRC), Stephen Township Arena (STA), Zurich Arena (ZUR) and Lucan Arena (LUC)

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 U9 and U11 and 10-10-15 for U13 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.

In Divisions with 10 teams - (U11, U13 and U18) all teams will play 4 round robin games. All games will be given points as above.  The team with the most points at the end of round robin play from each pool will play in the Final game on Sunday. There will be NO semi final games for these divisions. The top team with the highest points out of the two pools will be the HOME team in the Final game.


For U9 Division - teams will play 3 games in a crossover round robin.  The 4 top teams with total points will move on to semi finals (ie. 3 teams could be from the same pool, or 2 from each... it will be TOTAL POINTS) . Winner of each semi final game will move on to the Finals.

Semi Final Game for U15
*** if Wildcard team is from Pool C **   OR    1st in Pool A  vs 1st Pool B
Wildcard vs 1st in Pool B 1st in Pool C  vs Wildcard
1st in Pool A vs 1st in Pool C

Miscellaneous

Games will start 10 minutes ahead of schedule if referees/linesmen are ready. Teams are not to go on the ice until at east 1 ref is present.

Home Team shall be designated by the tournament schedule
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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 IPAD 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.

** In the case of inclement weather, if a team is unable to make a scheduled game, then a 1-0 score will be given to the opposing team.  Games will not be canceled by the tournament coordinator due to inclement weather. **