Restigouche North Vikings U11-U13 Tournament

The rules were sent to the coaches and managers 2 weeks prior to the tournament. 

Admission Fees

• Adult: $10 for the weekend. $5 for the day. 

• Children 5 years and over. $5 for the weekend. $3 for the day. 

• Children 5 years and younger: Free. 

• Coaches, players, and managers have free entry.

General Rules

• No protests will be allowed.

• If deliberate misrepresentation is discovered, whether in registration or the official player list, the team will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.

• It is understood that the tournament organizers accept no responsibility for injuries, theft, equipment loss, or other damages encountered by participants during the tournament.

• Any player found guilty of consuming alcoholic beverages, using drugs, or using offensive language in the arena may face suspension by the tournament committee.

• The official Hockey Canada Registry roster must be available to always show to the tournament committee.

• Teams must be ready to start a game up to 15 minutes in advance.

• Each team will be allowed a maximum of 3 minutes of warm-up before the scheduled game time.

• Teams must vacate the locker rooms no later than 30 minutes after their game ends.

• Players are not permitted to use the Committee’s office except for information purposes.

• Any concerns should come from your manager or coach. Please inform your parents accordingly.

• After the game, teams will line up on the blue line for the Player of the Game award for each team. The coach of each team will select the Player of the Game recipient for their respective team.

Games Rules

·    Two periods of 10 minutes and 3^rd period – 12 minutes. 

• Each team will play a minimum of three (3) games, with a two (2)-minute break between periods.

• If two teams wear jerseys of the same color, the home team will change jerseys.

• If there is a five (5)-goal difference, the game will proceed with running time after the second period. For statistical purposes, if there is a seven (7)-goal difference, the winning team will be credited with a victory of no more than seven (7) goals.

• There will be no sudden death during regular schedule games in case of a tie.

• Each team is allowed one timeout per game.

• The ice surface will be flooded after two (2) periods of play. The organizing committee or arena staff may choose to skip flooding if games are running behind schedule.

• Decisions made by the referee in charge cannot be overturned by a member of the organizing committee.

• If a team fails to show up for its scheduled game, for any reason (including snowstorms), it will forfeit the game to the opposing team, with a score of 5-0 awarded.

• If both teams fail to show up for their scheduled game, for any reason (including snowstorms), the game will be canceled, and no points or scores will be awarded.

• Points will be awarded as follows:

• Win: 2 points

• Tie: 1 point

• Loss: 0 points

• At the end of the round-robin tournament, if two or more teams are tied, the tiebreaker sequence described in the SBMHC Provincial and Regional Championship Rules (Articles 24 to 25) will be followed.

• The top two (2) teams from each division will qualify for the semi-finals.

U11 Rec Division

• A round-robin tournament will be organized with two groups of 5 teams each.

• The groups were formed randomly.

• Each team will play a total of 4 games.

• Only the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.

U11 B, U13 Rec, U13 Comp

·    Each team, except the home team, will play 3 games.

• The home team will play 4 games, with one game being eliminated at the end of the round-robin tournament.

• If a team is required to play one more game than another team in its division during the round-robin tournament (due to an uneven number of teams), the following procedure will be followed to determine its ranking:

• Once the 4th game has been played, the tournament committee will invite the home team’s coach and any available coaches at that time to meet in the office to determine which game will not be counted.

• The committee will place the numbers 1 to 4 in a hat, and the tournament chairperson will draw a number at random in front of the other coaches.

• The number drawn by the chairperson will determine the game that will be excluded for the team that played 4 games.

Elimination Round

Elimination games (finals, semi-finals, etc.) will follow the same rules as the round-robin games, except if the game is tied at the end of regulation. The following procedure will be followed until a winner is determined:

• Teams will remain on the same side, and play will continue with a five (5)-minute sudden-death overtime period.
• If the game is still tied at the end of overtime, a three-player shootout will be held to determine a winner.
  • A player serving a penalty at the end of the overtime period will not be eligible to participate in the shootout.
  • The goaltender cannot be changed during the shootout unless due to injury.
  • The visiting team will shoot first.
  • If the score remains tied after the first three shooters, a sudden-death shootout (one skater each) will continue until a winner is determined.
  • All skaters on the bench must take a turn before any player is allowed to shoot a second time.

• The semi-finals and the finals will be 3 periods of 12 minutes. 

Ice Schedule

• Regular Schedule: The ice surface will be resurfaced after every two periods or as determined by the arena staff based on conditions.

• Semi-Finals: The ice surface will be resurfaced after every two periods or as determined by the arena staff based on conditions.

• Finas: The ice surface will be resurfaced after every two periods or as determined by the arena staff based on conditions.

• In case of time shortage (i.e. late game, etc.), the Tournament Committee reserves the right to cancel the flood after the second period.

Additional Information

• NB Operations Manual 24-25: NBMHC OPERATIONS MANUAL

• Player Affiliation: Section 19 – Pages 23 to 25

• Points in case of a tie – We must follow the regulations of the CHMNB: Provincial_and_Zone_Championship_Regulations_2024-2025.pdf

**** All other rules must be those adopted by the Canadian Hockey Association and the New Brunswick Minor Hockey Council. *****