Minnesota SuperSeries

 1. Seventeen (17) players will be rostered by each team for each game.  No more than three adults (coaches and managers) will be allowed in the players box during the game.

2. Each Mite, Squirt, U9, U10, and U11 game will consist of two periods of 20 minutes stop time; each PeeWee, Bantam, U12, U13, and U14 game will be 23 minutes stop time.  Each goalie will play one period of each game.  Should there be a six goal differential at any time during the game, running time will commence.  If the differential falls below six, the game will return to stop-time.  Tournament Directors reserve the right to shorten the duration of the game, if necessary, to accommodate tournament scheduling.

3. Penalties:
Minor  2 minutes
        Major  5 minutes
Misconduct  10 minutes
Fighting Decision of Tournament committee
   In the event of coincidental penalties, neither team will skate shorthanded.

4. All players must wear approved helmets with approved face masks as defined by AHAUS and/or High School League rules.  Mouth guards are also required.  Any player on the ice during the game without this equipment will be in violation and will receive an automatic misconduct penalty.  Helmets must be worn on the bench at all times.

5. All teams must be dressed and ready to play one-half hour before published starting time except the first game each day.

6. Preliminary Rounds:
(A) Scoring:  
               Win = 2pts
       Tie = 1 pts
          Lost = 0 pts
(B) In case of a tie, there will be one 5-minute sudden-death overtime only.
(C) There are no time-outs during preliminary rounds.

7.  Placement in Championship or consolation Bracket
(A) Team will be ranked based on points earned during preliminary round.  The top two teams by points will play for the Championship, the next two teams will play for the Consolation title.
(B) If teams are tied after the preliminary round, tie breakers will be as follows:
                First – Head-to-Head competition
Second – goal differential (goals for/goals against)
Third – fewest goals allowed
Fourth – most goals scored
Fifth – fewest penalty minutes
Sixth – coin toss
If a tie in the standing occurs with three teams, head-to-head will not be used.  The tie breaking procedures beginning with goal differential shall be used in succession until the position for the first team is determined.  The remaining tied teams will continue the tie breakers with the next procedure listed.  The tie breaking procedure will not revert to any previously used procedure.

8. During the Championship and Consolation Games on Sunday each coach will be allowed one (1) one minute time-out.

9. During the Championship and Consolation games, in case of a tie, there will be a one minute rest and then:
1st tie breaker – 10 minute sudden-death overtime
2nd tie breaker – a shootout to be run as follows:
Coaches will divide their teams into three five player pools and designate them 1, 2 and 3.  Starting from center ice each player in pool 1 will alternate shooting on the opposing team’s goalie.  The team shooting first will be determined by coin toss.  The team that outscores the other team will be the winner.  If the game is still tied after all five players have shot, then the five players from pool 2 from each team will repeat the shoot out.  This will not be sudden death.  If the game is still tied then the players in pool 3 will shoot it out.  This process will continue until one team has outscored the other.  Coaches may change goalies at their discretion.  They may not change the players in or the order of the pools.