2025/2026 BSG Hockey Tournament Rules

Playing Rules

Home Team will wear light colored jerseys

USA hockey rules will be followed

Squirts 3 – 12-minute periods; PeeWee/Bantam 3 – 15-minute periods

5-minute warm-up prior to each game, 1-minute rest between periods

Ice will be resurfaced prior to each game

If at any time there is a 5 goal or more lead, the game will go to running time

The clock will only stop for goals, to assess penalties, and for injuries

If the lead is cut back to 3 or less goals, clock will return to stop time

Each team will be permitted 1 – 1-minute timeout

Round Robin/Pool Play points: Win = 2 points, Tie = 1 point, Loss = 0 points

Tie Breakers:

Head to Head competition, if applicable

Goal Differential no more than 6 per game will be counted.

Goals Scored no more than 6 per game will be counted.

Goals Against no more than 6 per game will be counted

Least penalty minutes

Overtime

Pool play games can end in a tie and there will be no overtime

In the event of a tie at the end of regulation, the following rules will apply:

1-minute break

Teams will not switch ends

One 5-minute, 4 on 4 sudden death overtime period.

If still tied, a 1-minute rest and then a 3-man shootout

Shootout Rules:

Coaches will pick shooters order and provide a list to the on-ice officials

Players serving a penalty are not allowed to shoot

Away team will shoot first

If tied after 3 shooters, teams will enter sudden death

Shootout will continue until there is a winner

No shooter can shoot a second time until all players have shot

All games will be scored using GameSheet electronically

Teams should be at rink 1-hour prior to game start to ensure the tournament runs efficiently. We will start games ahead of schedule if the prior game ends early.

Every team will be asked to provide a penalty box worker for every game.

Squirt A Pool Play

Pool A

1.WCYHA

2.Chippewa Thunder

3.DC Everest Evergreens

4.Medford Bulldogs

Pool B

5.Wausau Warjacks

6.Oregon

7.Rhinelander Hodags

Schedule (All Games on MP1 unless noted otherwise)

Jan 2 7:00PM---5 vs 6 (MP2)

Jan 3 8:00AM---1 vs 2

9:30AM---3 vs 4

11:00AM---6 vs 7

12:30PM---2 vs 4

2:00PM---1 vs 3

3:30PM---5 vs 7

Championship Round Sunday 1/4

Game 8 MP1 8:00AM- #3 Seed Pool A vs #4 Seed Pool A

Third Place MP1 9:30AM- #2 Seed Pool A vs #2 Seed Pool B

Consolation Game MP1 11:00AM- Winner Game 8 vs #3 Seed Pool B

Championship MP1 12:30 AM- #1 Seed Pool A vs #1 Seed Pool B

Squirt B Bracket

Schedule (All Games on MP2)

Jan 2 5:30PM---Game 1 Wausau vs M&M

Jan 3 8:30AM---Game 2 Chippewa vs Calumet

10:00AM---Game 3 Patriots vs Elmbrook

11:30AM---Game 4 Fond Du Lac vs Polar Bears

1:00PM---Game 5 Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2

2:30PM---Game 6 Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4

4:00PM---Game 7 Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2

5:30PM---Game 8 Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4

Jan 4 8:30AM---Game 9 Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6

10:00AM---Consolation Championship Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6

11:30AM---3rd Place Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8

1:00PM---Championship Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8

Tournament director:

Adam Hall

hallac21@gmail.com

715-370-0802