Rules

2024 Mini Chowder Cup Rules 

Division Formats:

• 2010 Division
• 2011 Division

Game Formats:

• All teams will play 4 round robin games within their bracket
• All round robin games will consist of a 3 minute warm up then two 20 minute stop time periods.
• All playoff games on Sunday will consist of a 3 minute warm up then one 25 minute stop time period
• The ice will be flooded after every game not between periods. 

Game Play:

• All games will be played by NCAA Rules (exceptions listed below)
• Hybrid Icing
• Teams are allowed to change on icings
• One time out allowed for each team during round robin games and regulation playoff games. No timeouts in overtime playoff games.

Discipline:

• Minor penalty 1.5 minutes, major penalty 4 minutes, misconduct 7 minutes
• Coincidental minors teams will play 5v5
• All Minor penalties (1.5 Minutes) have to be served
• If there is a delayed penalty or penalty shot and the opposing team scores that player does not have to serve the penalty.
• Individual Major penalty- If a player has been removed from the game for a major penalty, no player has to serve in the box. The team plays a man short and when the 4 minutes are up, they go full strength. They just won’t have their man coming from the penalty box.
• For any player(s) involved in a fight and removed from the rest of the game a decision will be made by the Tournament Director, the Head of Officials, and discussion with both coaches, to determine if that player will be allowed to play in his next game.
• The clock will continue to run during a fighting altercation and only allowed to be stopped within the last five minutes of a game due to referee’s discretion.

Player Eligibility:

• 2010 Division – Eligible birthyear is 2010 NO player born in 2009 will be allowed to participate. 
• 2011 Division – Eligible birthyear is 2011. NO player born in 2010 can play in the 2011 Division. 

Goalies:

• All teams are required to have two goaltenders dressed for all games. If a team only has one goaltender dressed, the team is not penalized. If that goaltender is unable to continue play due to injury or otherwise, the team is NOT allowed to borrow a goaltender from another team, from in the stands, or dress another player not in goaltender equipment. The game would become an immediate forfeit. The forfeit is defined as a loss for the team without a goalie. The goals for and goals against for both teams will remain as is and count for your standings. 

• At the start of a game, if one team does not have a goaltender, the game is a forfeit.* A team cannot put 6 skaters on the ice to replace the goalie. The other team may loan their spare goaltender so they can have an exhibition game but the result will still be a forfeit.

• 1. *The tournament director will give reasonable time for a goalie to get on the ice
  2. If the game is a forfeit due to no goalie present the score will be 1-0 with the loss to the team with no goalie.

• Rosters:

1. 1. • All teams MUST submit their roster to the tournament no less than one week before the start of the tournament. 
      • No player can play in a game if they are not on the roster prior to the start of the game.
      • The head coach only may protest a player on another team they believe has already played a game for a different team.
      • Any protest must be stated BEFORE the game begins. The coach must inform the timekeeper or On-Site Director know BEFORE the game begins or during warm ups to make a determination.
      • Once the game begins a coach cannot protest a player.
      • No player can play on more than one team. Once a player plays his first game, that is his team for the tournament. 
      • No player can play up in the older division or down in the younger division. Any player under the same organization who plays in another division can be challenged as well. 
      • All players must play in at least one of the first three rounds for his team or he cannot play in the playoffs. NO exceptions.

• Standings:

1. 1. • 2 points for a regulation win
      • 1 point for a tie in round robin game
      • 0 points for a regulation loss

• Advancement and Playoffs:

1. • In the 2010 and 2011 divisions only the winners of each bracket advance. The 2010 Elite and 2011 Elite division both the first and second place teams advance.
   • The winners of each bracket are determined in the following manner:
     1. Best Record/Team with the most points.
     2. Least Goals Against. For example, if two teams are tied at 2-1, the team that has the LEAST GOALS AGAINST advances. Even if you beat the team that is tied at 2-1 with you. Least Goals Against Counts First.
     3. Plus/Minus Ratio- Goals For vs. Goals Against
     4. Head on Competition
     5. Flip a Coin
   • All Playoff games will consist of one (1) twenty-five minute stop-time period. 
   • If game is tied at the end of playoff rounds, a 5 minute sudden death period will take place. Teams will play in a 3 on 3 format. If nothing is resolved after 5 minutes, a shootout will take place. 
   • The shootout format will consist of the first five (5) players designated by each coach who will shoot until one team has a goal advantage. All five (5) players must shoot. If it is still tied then we will go to sudden death. If the first team scores, the second team will always get their last shot to try to tie the game. If the first team misses, and the second team scores, the game is over. You must use different shooters until there is nobody left on the bench. There is NO Sudden Death during the first three regular rounds of play.