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Finland Lions Winter Cup 1-3.1.2010 Laaksolahti Arena, Espoo Team registration: info(a)pelimatkat.com, tel +358 40 5272 488 Registered Teams: Tween/Junior
Belle/Open
Tournament rules and regulations 1. Playing The rules and regulations of Finnish Ringette Association are in use with the exceptions described below. 2. Signing of the game sheet The team manager has to check and sign a game sheet minimum 30 minutes before the game is scheduled to start. The game sheets are to be signed in the tournament office located in the Arena building. 3. Game order 3.1. C- teams (Tween) Preliminary Round The nine C teams are divided into three groups A, B and C. The C teams will play according to the tournament schedule. In round-robin preliminary round each team will play against the other teams of the group making three games per team. The group's two best placed teams will then move on to play in group D and E and the last ones will play for places 7-9 with double round games. In group D and E the teams will be placed according to their standing in the round-robin. The top two teams of group D and E will advance to the semifinal game and the winners of these games will advance to the final game. In all of the games the points will be given following the rule below: - the winner gets 2 points - draw -1 point each team - lost game- 0 points In case several teams end up with an equal amount of points the place will be decided as follows (in this given order): 1. Wins 2. Goal differential 3. Goals for 4. Fastest scored goal 5. Flip of a coin
3.2. B-teams (Belle/Open) The 6 B teams will all play in one group. The CB-teams will play according to the tournament schedule in and plus the final games. In all of the games the points given to the teams will follow the rule below: - winning a game- 2 points - even game- 1 point each team - lost game- 0 points If the points are even after first round the following rules will apply: 1. Head -to -head game 2. Goal differential 3. Goals for 4. Fastest goal scored 5. Flip of a coin If the semi final game is tied after the regular time there will be a penalty shoot-out. For shoot-out the teams must nominate three players and the order they will shoot and if tied after the three have shot, one shooter per team will shoot until a winner has been determined. The same player is allowed to shoot once per game. However, if all players have shot once the round will start from the beginning with the same order. The team which after each pair has a leading goal is the winner. 4. Players 4.1. Category C The players are born in 1994 or later who have an Ice Card for Finnish Ringette Association. Finnish Ringette Association has granted the foreign players a licence to play in the tournament. Two over-aged players are allowed to play per game. The over-aged players should be marked in the team roster and game score sheet with letter ”Y” after the name of the player. 4.2. Category B The players are born in 1990 or later who have an Ice Card for Finnish Ringette Association. The foreign players have been granted a licence by the Finnish Ringette Association to play in the tournament. The over-aged players should be marked in the team roster and game score sheet with letter”Y” after the name of the player. 5. Referees
6. Game time 6.1. C –teams Before the game there is a two minutes warm-up .The game time in all games is 2x17 minutes running time with the last two minutes of each period being stopped time. However the total maximum game time is 40 minutes running time. There is a two minute intermission between the periods. In the final games the game time is 2 x 23 minutes running time with the last two minutes of each period being stopped time. However the total maximum game time is 50 minutes running time. Game sheet will be in use in each game. Time out is not allowed in any game. If the goalkeeper is injured she has to be replaced by another goalkeeper or another player. The official time of the tournament is the ice rink clock (or a replacing clock), where the game is to be played. 30 minutes shot clock is used and the clock starts when the team controlling the ring takes place. 6.2. B-teams Before the game there is a two minutes warm-up .The game time is in all games 2x20 minutes running time with the last two minutes of each period being stopped time. However the maximum total game time is 50 minutes running time. There is a two minutes intermission between the periods. In the finals the game time is 2 x 27 minutes running time with the last two minutes of each period being effective time. However the maximum game time is 60 minutes running time total. The game sheet will be in use in each game. Time out is not allowed in any game. If the goalkeeper is injured she has to be replaced by another goalkeeper or another player. The official time of the tournament is the Arena clock or a replacing clock. 30 minutes shot clock is used and the clock starts when the team controlling the ring takes place. If the score is tie in games B15-B16 after the regular playing time, there will be a 6 minute overtime and it will be played with running time. For shoot-out the teams must name three players and the order they will shoot. If the game is still tied after these shooters, the shooting will continue one by one. The same player is allowed to shoot once per game. However, if all players have shot once the round will start from the beginning with the same order. The team which after each pair has a leading goal is a winner. 7. Team jerseys If two teams have jerseys of closely same colour the referee can decide that the visiting team must wear vests or jerseys with different colour. If the numbers of the vests and jerseys differ the numbers of jerseys will be used. 8. Penalties Small penalty is 2 minutes running time in each game and major penalty is 4 minutes running time. The penalty starts when the referee whistles after the game break. If player gets two major penalties in the tournament, two misconduct penalties or game suspension penalty she will not be allowed to play in the tournament after that. The referee has the right to take actions in case a team delays the game on purpose while their player has a penalty.
9. Beginning and end of the game Teams have to be ready 5 minutes before the game begins to make sure that the games will begin according to tournament schedule. The team that will not follow this rule will loose 10-0. The ice will be resurfaced according to the tournament schedule. The tournament jury has right to change the schedule if required. 10. Player of the game (MVP) Teams will nominate one player of the opposing team (the name/number), this information should be given to the game officials 5 min before the game is over. MVP forms will be given to each team officials when they sign the game score sheet. 11. Handling of discrepancies and objections The tournament jury will make their decisions regarding discrepancies and written objections left in the tournament office with a good and fair spirit. Any protests regarding rules etc. have to be left in the tournament office in writing 30 minutes after the game is finished. The protest fee is 50 euros which will be refunded should the objection be relevant. 12. Licences All Finnish teams should have their ice cards or a printout from Sports Register with them and it should be shown in the tournament office if requested. 13. Accidents There is a first aid group at the Arena. The tournament organisation will not take responsibility for the accidents during the tournament. 14. Jury of the tournament Tournament manager Päivi WoodCompetition manager Marianna Hietamäki |
