U15 Northern Lights Oilsands

Classic Tournament

2025 

Tier 3 - BC

Tier 5/6 - NBC

Game Time

ALL games will be 75 minutes and will consist of three periods. 1st, 2nd 3rd period will all be 15 minutes,  ALL GAMES WILL BE STOP TIME. Should an unusual delay occur for any unforeseen reason, AND there is no flexibility to extend the time, the drop clock rule will be in effect.  If there are five (5:00) minutes remaining, after the first stoppage of play, the game clock will be reset to two (2:00) minutes stop time.

Standard minor penalties will be  2 minutes during stop time, penalty time starts when the puck is dropped.  Any other penalty time would be decided by the on ice referees.

Warm Up

The timekeeper will place 3 minutes on the clock to start warm-up. At buzzer teams will have one minute to clear the ice of all pucks and line up for opening face off.  

Delays 

Clock to be stopped for any injuries or goaltender equipment malfunction. If there is any other delay of game, it is up to the on-ice referee to determine if the clock is to be stopped or adjusted. 

Jersey Colours

The ‘home’ team is to wear dark colored jerseys, while the ‘away’ team is to wear light colored jerseys.

Scorekeeping  

Round Robin and Semi Final Games: 

The home team will supply BOTH  Game sheets will be in managers’ packets.

If playing an out of town team, the out team team WILL NOT do the clock nor the game sheet.  It will be the responsibility of the opponent to provide BOTH “Official Scorer” (game sheet) and “Official Timekeeper” (clock).

Teams are welcome to use the arena's music function but will need to bring their own phone and auxiliary adapter as these are not supplied by the arena.

*Only the Official Scorer and Timekeeper are allowed in the penalty box during games.

 Stats 

Check in at the FLA Tournament Headquarters to see the large updated tournament stats throughout the weekend as results come in or on the FMMHA Special Events facebook page.

Game sheets

Each home team has the responsibility to ensure that game sheets are filled out correctly and submitted to the VP Administration:

1. Game sheets must be legible and filled out properly for any game. This includes providing the dates, team names, officials’ names (Referee & Linesmen), division, tier and game number.
2. Game sheets CLEAR Photo must be sent to VP Administration with the Game Number as subject line.
3. Teams will be provided a maximum of one (1) warning should they fail to send a game sheet within the allotted time frame. Upon a second infraction, the offending team will be awarded a loss and by Tournament Chair’s discretion become ineligible to play in playoffs.
4. Teams will be provided a maximum of one (1) warning should they fail to provide a legible game sheet as determined by the League. Upon a second infraction, the director will discuss discipline with the coach.

Pictures of the Official Game Sheets  (White Copy)  MUST be emailed to the VP Administration (JodyAnn McSkimming) at vpadmin@fmmha.com  immediately after the game by the manager of the ‘home’ team,  unless you are playing an out of town team , it is the responsibility of the opponent team to send the  Official Game Sheet. Pictures are to include:

• Full game sheet
• Zoom in on home team
• Zoom in on away team

All Gamesheets must be signed by both coaches, referees, the scorer and the timekeeper.  

The home team keeps the white copy, the away team keeps the yellow copy.  Pink copies can be brought to tournament headquarters.

Ranking of Teams for Semi Finals / Finals  

During the Round Robin Games, two (2) points will be awarded for a win, one (1) point will be awarded for a tie and Zero (0) points for a regulation loss.

If teams are tied in points after the Seeding Games, the following will determine the tie breaker:

1. The team with the most, wins.

2. Goals differential (goals for vs. goals against).

3. Team with the fewest penalty minutes.

4. Head to head record of teams tied.

5. Flip of a coin.

 Respect in Sport  

We encourage you to cheer for your team and have a good time, however, we want to remind everyone of Respect in Sport. If there are any questions or concerns, please call or text tournament Chair, Tasha Holwell @ 780-799-5674. 

PLEASE Remember this tournament is run strictly by volunteers who have dedicated a lot of their time organizing this.  Referees are doing their best and may miss things. Please DO NOT yell at referees, they could be someone’s child too.

Heart & Hustle/ Player of Game 

Immediately following the end of game both teams will line up on their respective blue lines. Coaches from  each team will announce and hand out the H&H and POG awards to two players on the team.

Once awards have been presented, both teams will ‘shake hands’, with all members of the opposing team.

Medal Championship Games

ALL medal championship games will be 75 minutes long and will consist of 3 periods. All three periods will be 13- minutes STOP TIME.  This is to ensure time for OT, Shoot Outs and medal presentations.  

The team with the most points will be the HOME team for each game.  It is important to be checking  the results to keep track of who is HOME and who is AWAY.

The timekeeper will place 3 minutes on the clock to start warm-up. At buzzer teams will have one minute to clear  the ice of all pucks and line up for opening face off.  

Starting players will line up on their respective blue lines after the warmup for singing of Oh Canada and Indigenous Land Acknowledgement.  Coaches, please indicate your starting line up on the game sheet.

Volunteers for Game sheet / Timekeeper will be assigned through FMMHA Volunteer sign up genius.  We will attempt to live stream all medal games via our FMMHA special events Facebook page.  TENETITIVE We are hoping to announce the players at the games.  

Immediately following the game, players will line up on their respective blue line for H&H and MVP  presentation followed by medal ceremony.

Once the medals have been presented each team will finish with a shaking of hands as a show of good sportsmanship.

*Please note that if an out of town team participates in the medal games, the medal game times are subject to change to be earlier than the original schedule.  This way the team has enough time to travel back to their following destination.  If there are no out of town teams in the medal games, then the times will remain the same.*

 Tie Breaker/Overtime in Medal Championship Games ONLY 

All medal games will run an OT/Shootout format, therefore if there is a tie at the end of the 3rd period, teams will immediately line up for a 3 minute sudden death RUNTIME overtime.  This will be a 5 on 5 format.  Should a penalty occur during OT, the format will be 5 on 4.   Minor penalties will be 3 min runtime.

If there is still a tie, the game will continue to a sudden death shootout format until a winner is determined.  

Shoot Out Rules: 

• Coach to select the first 3 players.  
• Shootout begins with the home team shooting first, followed by the opposing team and they will  alternate shots.  
• The shooter goes to the blue line and will shoot upon the official’s signal.  
• Goals will be added to the timeclock
• If after the first 3 shooters from both teams shoot and there is still a tie, the format will continue in  sudden death.  
• NOTE: Shooters alternate until ALL PLAYERS HAVE HAD A TURN TO SHOOT. COACHES MAY NOT ASK A PLAYER TO SHOOT A SECOND TIME UNTIL ALL PLAYERS HAVE HAD A TURN (IF  APPLICABLE.) 

Let’s make this a great weekend for all of our players and                    

                                           remember that teams are made both on and off the ice.