October Storm Classic
October 18-20 2024
Sanction #13381
*. Hockey Canada. and OMHA rules shall apply except where listed below. BNQ neck guards are
required for all players. Teams from the U.S. are exempted from the neck guard rule however must
follow all equipment rules of their affiliated body.
*. Games may start up to 15 minutes early.
*. There will be a maximum of eighteen (18) skaters plus two (2) goaltenders allowed per team, as well
as five (5) bench staff.
* A thirty (30) second time out is allowed in all games.
*. There will be a timed three (3) minute warm-up beginning when ice surface is ready. Teams to
begin picking up warmup pucks when buzzer sounds at 1 minute warning. Games are to start
promptly. No breaks between periods.
Period times are 10-10-15 in all divisions.
Ideally teams should be lined up and ready to play so puck can be dropped right at the end of the 3-
minute warmup. No floods between periods.
In all divisions during the second period, running time will commence when there is a differential of
five (5) goals. Stop time will resume when the goal margin is reduced to three (3). The clock may be
stopped at the referee’s discretion for injury or for intentional delay of the game.
Penalties during running time will be three minutes instead of 2 minutes.
*. Intent to injure and fighting penalties will result in the player being expelled from the game and the
remainder of the tournament.
Seeding & Tie Breakers
Playoff format will be determined based on the number of teams per division. Playoff format is listed
below and will be confirmed at the start of the tournament
Divisions with 4 teams will be seeded as follows, with a semifinal after division play with semi-finals and
finals.
1 vs 4
2 vs 3
Division with 5 teams will have a semi-final round with teams be seeded as follows, after division play:
1 vs 4
2 vs 3
Division with 6 teams will have a quarter-final as well as semi-final rounds with teams be seeded as
follows, after division play:
Top 2 teams will have bye to semifinal.
6 vs 3
5 vs 4
Division with 8 teams will have two division with a quarter-final and semi-final round with teams be
seeded as follows, after division play:
1 vs 4B
2 vs 3B
3 vs 2B
4 vs 1B
A team will be awarded 2 points for winning a game, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss for all.
round robin tournament games.
Ties after completion of round robin play will be broken in the following order for seeding:
(a) Most points.
(b) Goals for minus goals against. (Note – the maximum number of goal differential is capped at +/- 5).
(c) If still tied least goals against places higher.
(d) If still tied least penalized team.
(e) If still tied flip of a coin by Tournament Official.
* Overtime will be played in quarter-final, semi-final & championship games only. Overtime will be
sudden victory. It will consist of one 6 minute stop time sudden death period of three on three hockey.
If still tied after overtime there will be a three-player shoot-out, if the game is still tied after all three
players have shot the tie will be broken by a sudden death shoot-out (i.e., the first team to score
when the other team doesn’t score wins the game). Shooters will shoot simultaneously. Players may
only be used once in a shootout until all players listed on the game sheet have
finished, no player can shoot for a second time until all have shot once. Any player serving a penalty
that has not expired by the end of the sudden death overtime may not participate in the shoot-out.
Teams do not change ends after the third period. Shooters do not need to be identified before the game
starts.
Penalties in overtime will be served as called, any penalties incurred during regular time will carry over
into overtime. Teams will NOT play with less than 3 skaters, if penalties are called during three on three
play then the non-penalized team will add one skater for the duration of the penalty. The penalized
player will then return to the ice upon the conclusion of the penalty. Then, at the next stoppage in play,
three on three play will resume. If a 2nd penalty is called during three on three play then a second
skater will be added to the non-penalized team. Please note: Teams may play up to two players short at
any point during the overtime.
*. The home team will wear white sweaters (Exception: Teams with only one set of sweaters.) In case of
conflict home team changes. In the playoffs the team with the better record will be the home team.