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The winner of captain's coin toss will determine which goal to defend. Teams will switch goal after first half |
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All players must wear helmets and hockey skates. Protective gear is optional but highly recommended. |
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No goalie equipment or goalie sticks permitted. |
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All teams must have matching light and dark jerseys or uniforms. |
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There will be one off- ice pond official to montor the play (scoring, time, puck, reset and arbiter of infractions |
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Penalties will be called for rule infractions. Penalties called by referees are final. A minor penalty will result in a goal awarded to the opposing team as well as possesion of puck. Referees will notify teams when a goal is awarded due to a minor penalty. |
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Any major penalty, which includes any action that could possibly injure another player, will result in the player being ejected from the tournament. The team that received the ejection will play the remainder of the tournament short handed (3 vs 4). Off-ice pond official will determine major penalties.
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Abuse of officials will be considered a major penalty. This includes yelling, arguing or swearing about calls. |
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No checking is allowed. Such action will result in a minor penalty unless deemed serious enough to be a major (see off-ice pond official). |
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No slapshots allowed. Such action will result in a minor penalty. |
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Players cannot fall or lay on the ice in an effort to protect the goal area. Such action will result in a minor penalty. |
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Goaltending is not allowed. A player may not patrol, "camp out" or remain stationary in the crease area and act as a goaltender. A defender may deflect the puck in the crease area, but the defender must do so while continuing to move through the crease area. The crease area is defined as an imaginary box extending out four feet from the outside corners of the goal. |
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Contacting the puck with a stick above the waist will result in a loss of possession. |
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Raising the puck intentionally will result in a loss of possession. |
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If a puck goes out of bounds, the last team to touch it loses possession. During restart, the defender must give his opponent 2-stick lengths of space. |
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There are no off-sides or icing calls. |
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Goals must be scored from the attacking side of center ice. |
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Referees will call out the score after each goal. This includes goals scored by players or awarded from minor penalties. |
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Teams must give their opponents 1/2 ice after a goal is scored or an infraction takes place. |
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Games will be composed of two 15-minutes halves and a 2-minute half time. |
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In the event of a tie during both qualifying and championship games the play will move to sudden death format. |
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