MeAHA State Tournament Guidlines
MeAHA State COMP A & B Tournament Guidlines
Payment:
Each association is responsible for rendering payment to the hosting organization directly. The 2009 Per Team fee is $750.
Credentialing:
All teams participating in the MeAHA Tournaments should arrive prepared with all information complete prior to the start of the tournament. Credentialing Books will be collected by the local tournament Directors prior to the start of the tournament.
Items required for Credentialing (All information must be in a three ring binder)
1) Team roster signed by players, coaches and State Registrar.
2) Birth Certificates for all players (from city or town, not hospitals).
3) Copy of coach’s cards and their numbers.
4) Consent to treat forms (Players and Coaches).
5) Waiver of Liability forms (Players and Coaches).
6) Code of Conduct forms (Players and Coaches).
It is the responsibility of the local organization, not the tournament Director to ensure the books are complete and the team is prepared to move on to the next level.
MeAHA Credentialing:
The State Registrar will credential all teams advancing on to Regional or Sectional Play on Super Sunday at the Collisee in Lewiston. If your team is not playing on Super Sunday, but is advancing on to either a Regional or Sectional Tournament, Please make arrangements to have your Book and a Team representative at the Collisee on Super Sunday to meet with the State Registrar. He will start Credentialing at 7:30AM
If during credentialing there are any discrepancies noted, the team will be required to correct the discrepancy before they leave the rink or make arrangements with the State Registrar. We are no longer letting teams go to a tournament with discrepancies outstanding.
If at the conclusion of tournament play you are seeded so that your team will advance to one of the above tournaments, you are required to present your credential book on Super Sunday to the State Registrar
MeAHA Tournament General Information:
- First team listed is the home team throughout the Round robin games.
- Teams must be ready to play 10 minutes before game time.
- No Timeouts during Round robin games.
- No Overtime during Round robin games
- Referees decision is final. There is no protesting.
6. Players and coaches ONLY behind bench area and locker room area.
Period length Minor Penalty Major Penalty Misconduct
12 minutes 1:30 3:00 6:00
Player and or coaches receiving a “game misconduct” penalty during any tournament game will be out for the next tournament game. If the penalty is received in the final game, then the player or coach must sit out the first game in the regional tournament or their first game the following season.
One 30 second time out is allowed in the semi-finals and final game only. No timeouts are allowed during pool play.
Overtime will be allowed during semi-finals and final games only. In the event two teams are tied at the end of Pool play, the Tie Breaker format will be followed to determine the higher seed
Overtimes will consist of a 10 minute sudden death period with a 3 minute rest period in between, until a winner is determined.
Spectators removed from the arena for any reason during any game will be removed for the entire tournament.
Tournament Format:
COMP A
5 team format for Peewee & Squirt. All teams will play each other once, Teams will be seeded 1-5 at the end of Round Robin Play and top two will advance to finals on 2/24
A 6 team pool play format will be used for the Bantam Division. The teams will be seeded 1-6 at the conclusion of pool play
COMP B
8 Team, two division, pool play format:
The two divisions will consist of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th placed team in one division and the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th placed team in the other. Each division will compete in a pool play format with the top two teams from each division competing in the semi-final cross over game. The winners from the semi-finals will compete in the championship game on Super Sunday.
Tournament standings at the completion of Pool Play:
The final standings for all travel divisions will be determined by total point earned. Two points will be awarded for a win and one point for a Tie. In the event two teams are tied at the completion of Pool play, the tie-Break Procedure will be followed.
Tie-Break Procedures:
1. The results of the head-to-head games played between the tied teams in the following order:
a. Standings — Most points.
b. Most wins.
c. Differential — Subtracting goals scored against from goals scored in these games, the positions being determined in order of the greatest surplus.
d. Quotient — Dividing the goals scored in these games by the goals scored against, the positions being determined in order of the greatest quotient. A quotient involving dividing by zero (0) has higher standing than a quotient from dividing by any number other than zero. Where two or more teams have no goals against and the quotient tiebreaker is required, the teams shall be ranked high to low in descending order of “goals for.”
e. Most periods won — In the games played by each tied team, points will be awarded for each regulation period won (2 points) and for each regulation period tied (1 point). Positions shall be in the order of highest point total.
f. Quickest first goal — The team that scored the quickest goal in their applicable preliminary round games shall be ranked highest.
2. If after applying the formulas of 1 a, b, c, d, e or f the tie still exists, the results of all the games played by the teams tied in the following order.
a. Most wins.
b. Differential — Subtracting goals scored against from goals scored in these games, the positions being determined in order of the greatest surplus.
c. Quotient — Dividing the goals scored in these games by the goals scored against, the positions being determined in order of the greatest quotient. A quotient involving dividing by zero (0) has higher standing than a quotient from dividing by any number other than zero. Where two or more teams have no goals against and the quotient tiebreaker is required, the teams shall be ranked high to low in descending order of “goals for.”
d. Most periods won — In the games played by each tied team, points will be awarded for each regulation period won (2 points) and for each regulation period tied (1 point). Positions shall be in the order of highest point total.
e. Quickest first goal — The team that scored the quickest goal in their preliminary round games shall be ranked highest.
3. If the above procedure does not break the tie, the teams shall use a shootout procedure as previously described.
Note: Forfeits - If a team forfeits any of its games, and becomes involved in any tie-breaking formula to determine its eligibility to advance to the next level of play, the team forfeits all games in the round robin play and the games are recorded as 1-0 victories for the non-offending team.
