This tournament has been sanctioned by the CHA and only CHA registered teams will be allowed in the tournament. Exceptions will be made for US teams which must be registered members of the USAH. Exceptions will also be made for European teams if they are registered with their IIHF member country and have been approved by Hockey Alberta and sanctioned by Hockey Canada. Only players registered with the teams and players affiliated in accordance with CHA regulations may participate. Player registration cards or registration forms must be available on request, even though copies are in possession with the tournament committee. All teams must have been registered with the CHA, USAH or IIHF member country prior to September 5, 2019.
All games will utilize registered Minor Hockey Association of Calgary (MHAC) game officials.
Playing rules will be those used during the regular season in Calgary, in accordance with the CHA and MHAC. A complete set of MHAC rules can be found at https://www.hockeycalgary.ca/assets/file/2018_19_HockeyCalgary%281%29.pdf
This includes, but is not limited to the following:
The following rules are specific to this tournament:
The following rules are specific to the PeeWee division:
PeeWee players must be 12 years of age or younger as at December 31, 2019.
The Pee Wee tournament will consist of 8 teams total, 4 in pool A and 4 in pool B.
Each team in the pool will play a round-robin format within that pool, playing a total of 3 games in the round robin.
Two (2) points will be awarded for a win, one (1) point for a tie, and zero (0) points for a loss.
Play-off will have following format:
Game 1: 1st in pool A vs 2nd in pool B
Game 2: 1st in pool B vs 2nd in pool A
Game 3: 3rd in pool A vs 4th in pool B
Game 4: 3rd in pool B vs 4th in pool A.
Winning teams of Games 30 and 32 will play in Challenge Cup Final; losing teams of Games 30 and 32 will play in Laughton Cup Final. Winning teams of games 26 and 28 will, and losing teams of games 26 and 28 will play each other in Consolation finals.
The following rules are specific to the Atom division:
Atom players must be 10 years of age or younger as at December 31, 2018.
The Atom tournament will consist of 8 teams total, 4 in pool A and 4 in pool B.
Each team in the pool will play a round-robin format within that pool, playing a total of 3 games in the round robin.
Two (2) points will be awarded for a win, one (1) point for a tie, and zero (0) points for a loss.
Play-off will have following format:
Game 1: 1st in pool A vs 2nd in pool B
Game 2: 1st in pool B vs 2nd in pool A
Game 3: 3rd in pool A vs 4th in pool B
Game 4: 3rd in pool B vs 4th in pool A.
Winning teams of Games 29 and 31 will play in Challenge Cup Final; losing teams of Games 29 and 31 will play in Laughton Cup Final. Winning teams of games 25 and 27 will, and losing team of games 25 and 27 will play each other in Consolation finals.
In the event of a tie in the standings between two or more teams after the completion of the round robin, the team placing shall be determined as follows:
In the case of a tie in the standings between 2 teams in a pool at the conclusion of the round robin, the pool standings will be determined as follows:
In the event of a tie in the standings between three (or more) teams, pool standings will be determined by:
The playoffs are single elimination knockout.
If a championship game is tied after three periods have been played (regulation time), the tie will be broken by “sudden death” overtime (the clock will be set for 15 minutes). Each team will play with three skaters and a goaltender. Existing penalty time will carry over from regulation time. If a penalty is assessed during overtime, the penalized team will play a man short for the duration of the penalty. If both teams are assessed penalties (coincidental), the offending players will serve their time but both teams will continue to play with three skaters and a goaltender.
Substitutions can be made at any time during any of the overtime periods. Teams can play their players at their own discretion. The goaltenders can be substituted for a skater at any time.