Great Lakes Girls Hockey League
3rd Annual Gallagher Playoff Championship
Rules
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Each team is guaranteed four (4) games. No overtime and no time outs in round robin play.
a. Red and Pink will play 10-10-12
b. White will play 12-12-15
c. Blue will play 15-15-15
USA Hockey and NYSAHA rules apply with the following additions:
a. A fighting major or match penalty will result in automatic ejection from the tournament.
b. Coaches ejected from a game will result in an automatic ejection from the tournament.
Minor penalties will be 2 minutes. Major penalties will be 5 minutes (overtime included).
Points will be awarded as follows:
a. Two (2) points for a win
b. One(1) point for a tie
c. No overtime in round robin play
No Team will be allowed to use a player on two teams in the tournament.
Teams are to be ready to go on the ice fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of their scheduled
game. Games may start early.
There will be a three (3) minute warm up at the start of each game, which will start following the exit of
the Zamboni.
Each Team must provide one ADULT to work the score keepers booth for each game.
Teams must provide 12 stickers with rosters for the tournament in a bag clearly labeled with the name
of the team and the division they are playing in. For example Red Division West Seneca.
If two teams are tied at the end of round robin play, the final standing will be determined in the following
manner. If more than 2 teams are tied then criteria ii will be omitted.
I. Number of Wins
II. Record against other tied team
III. goals for / against percentage in pool play. The goal percentage of a team is determined by adding
the goals for and against together and dividing that total into the total goals for, with the team having
the highest percentage winning the higher position
Example - goals for / goals for + goals against or 10 goals for / 10 goals for + 4 goals against, 10/14 =
.714 percentage.
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Fewest goals allowed in round robin
Least penalty minutes
Earliest Payment Date of Tournament Fee
Coin toss
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A maximum of twenty (20) individual awards will be presented per team in Final Game.
A maximum of nineteen (19) players, including two (2) goaltenders per team will be registered for the
Tournament. A player can only play for 1 team during the tournament.
Referee's Decision is final and not subject to appeal or grievance.
If a player receives 4 penalties in a game she is ejected from that game, but is not suspended from the
next game. If a player has 3 penalties and receives 2 additional penalties she will be suspended from the
next game.
Suspensions – USA Hockey Rules will apply.
Tournament Director Decision is final and binding.
Home team will wear light colored sweaters, away teams will wear dark colored sweaters..
If the goal differential in any game, excluding the championship games, is 5 or greater, with 6 minutes or
less remaining in the 3rd period, the clock will continue to run out. Should the goal differential become
less than 5 in the remaining time, the clock will revert back to stop time.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
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Advancing to Championship Game – see schedule for your Division
Each team will be allowed one thirty (30) second time-out during final championship game only.
OVERTIME
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Sudden death will only take place in semi-final and championship games.
a. One 5-minute stop-time sudden victory period will be played 4 on 4
b. One 5-minute stop-time sudden victory period will be played 3 on 3
Shoot out
I. If still tied, a three player shoot out. Shooters are to be designated on the game sheet prior to the start
of the game, indicated as S1, S2, S3.
II. Shooters from both teams will alternate shots starting at the centre ice red line.
III. If still tied, subsequent shots will be rotating shooters from the bench one per team until a winner is
determined. A winner is declared when one team scores and the other team does not. A player may
not shoot for a second time until all players on the game sheet (except goalies) have shot.
IV. If one teams has more players than another both teams will be able to choose from all of their
players once everyone from the tem with the least amount of players has had everyone shoot. A
player may not shoot for a third time until all players on the game sheet (except goalies) have shot.
V. Note: Players serving a penalty that has not expired by the end of sudden- death overtime MAY
NOT participate in the shoot out.
Good Luck and thank you for participating in the Great Lakes Girls Hockey League
3rd Annual Gallagher Playoff Championship!