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Tournament Rules
O.R.A. Sanctioned rules shall apply. Two (2) fifteen minute stop-time halves will be played for all divisions. All goals scored will be entered on the score-sheet, but the maximum difference of goals to be shown on the scoreboard and tournament charts will be seven (7) goals more than the lower scoring team’s total. There will be no overtime in the round robin. Overtime will be used in the finals only. Teams must be ready to go on the ice ten (10) minutes before game time and ready to start playing within five (5) minutes of game time. In the event of unforeseen circumstances that affect a team’s ability to start their game within five (5) minutes of the scheduled or adjusted starting time, the on-ice officials shall declare a default.
Point Structure Teams receive two (2) points for a win and zero (0) points for a loss. In the event of a tie during the round robin, 1 point shall be awarded to each team remaining tied at the end of the game. The two teams with the most points in each division will be declared the top teams in that division and advance to the final game. In a forfeited game the score will be 7-0. The team forfeiting shall receive 0 points and the other team receives 2 points. In a cancelled game (due to bad weather, etc.) the score is recorded as 0-0 with both teams receiving 1 point. When a team is disqualified and all other teams were scheduled to play that disqualified team then all games against that team will be eliminated. When not all teams play the disqualified team, the teams scheduled to play the disqualified team will be awarded 2 points and a score of 0-0 is recorded.
Ranking of Tied Teams When two or more teams have an equal number of points after completion of the round robin games, the ranking of the tied teams will be determined in the following order: 1. If one of the tied teams has beaten all other tied teams, rank that team highest. 2. If still tied and all tied teams have not played each other go directly to Step 7. 3. If still tied, rank the teams in order of wins between the tied teams. 4. If still tied, rank teams in order of the plus/minus (goals for minus goals against) in games between the tied teams. 5. If still tied, rank teams in order of the most goals for in games between the tied teams. 6. If still tied, rank teams using the following formula in games between the tied teams: Goals For + Goals Against Goals Against 7. If still tied, rank the teams in order of wins between all teams. 8. If still tied, rank teams in order of the plus/minus (goals for minus goals against) in games between all teams. 9. If still tied, rank teams in order of the most goals for in games between all teams. 10. If still tied, rank teams using the following formula in games between all teams: Goals For + Goals Against Goals Against |