Tournament Rules

The Rinks – Lakewood ICE Hockey Tournament Rules
2025 Firecracker Classic

 

1. USA Hockey rules will apply except as noted herein. No Offsides and No Icing will be called. Teams will consist of no more than 9 players, including the goalie.  Each team will have 4 skaters and a goalie on the ice during the game. 

 

1. Penalties: Penalty times will be modified as follows:
2. Minor Penalty = 1:30 minutes
3. Major Penalty = 4 Minutes
4. Misconduct Penalty = 8 minutes

 

Any major penalty for fighting may result in Automatic Suspension from the tournament. And any match penalty will result in Automatic Suspension from the tournament.

 

3. All games must begin on time! Games will consist of three (3) 15-minute run time periods. If at the 2-minute mark of the 3^rd period, the score is within 1 goal, then the clock will go to a regulation clock until the game is finished. There are no timeouts and no overtime. For playoff and championship games only: If a game ends in a tie, a 3-player shootout will be conducted. The shootout will continue until a winner is decided. 

 

4. Equipment: All players participating in Lakewood ICE tournaments must wear protective equipment that meets USA Hockey requirements

 

5. Home team is listed first on schedule

 

6. Locker rooms: Teams will be assigned locker rooms for each game.  Please check the board to which locker room you are assigned to for each game. Please keep the locker rooms as clean as possible. Teams will be responsible for any damages done to the facility.

 

7. Scoring Format:

                                Points will be awarded as follows:

                                                2 points for win

                                                1 point for tie

                                                0 point for loss

 

8. Tie Breaker: (If teams are tied for more than one position, ties will be broken one at a time.)
9. a) Most Wins
10. b) Head-to-head play between two tied teams (If three or more teams are tied go to C, but if one of these teams has beaten every team that it is tied with, that team will advance to the next available seed.)
11. c) Goal differential (GF-GA) (All Games) **Maximum of 8 goals per game differential
12. d) Most goals scored
13. e) Least goals against
14. f) GF/GA
15. g) Least penalty minutes

                                               

9. The rules committee reserves the right to modify a rule herein which is deemed not in the best interest of the tournament or amateur hockey.  The decision of the rules committee is final.