SCGHA Sweetheart Tournament
January 31 - February 2, 2025
OWHA Permit #: 2526112
Venue: LIUNA 4 ICE CENTRE – 710 Mountain Brow Blvd. Hamilton, ON
Game Length
10/10/12 with a three (3) minute warm up prior to each game.
There is no overtime in the round robin.
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO START 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED GAME TIME.
Rink Resurfacing
• The ice will be resurfaced after each game played on the ice surface.
• The ice will not be resurfaced prior to overtime; overtime will be considered as part of the preceding
period.
• The Tournament Committee retains the right to alter the resurfacing schedule if the need arises.
Jersey Conflicts
● Teams will identify their jersey colours when registering for the tournament.
● Teams are encouraged to bring a second set of jerseys
● Should there be a colour conflict the home team will be required to wear pinnies/jerseys
supplied by the tournament.
Tournament Format
• Each team will play 3 round robin games within their division/pool.
• Teams will then be seeded within their pools after the round robin games based upon points
obtained.
WIN = 2 points, TIE = 1 point, LOSS = 0 points.
U9 - 16 teams. Top 2 teams in each pool (8 teams) advance to quarter-finals. Winner of the quarter-final games advance to the pre-determined slots in the semi-final. Winner of the semi-finals advance to the pre-determined slots in the championship.
U11 - 12 teams. Top 2 in each pool and next 2 placed wild card teams (8 teams) advance to the quarter-finals. Winner of the quarter-final games advance to the pre-determined slots in the semi-final. Winner of the semi-finals advance to the pre-determined slots in the championship.
U13 - 8 teams. Second and third place teams in each pool advance to quarter-finals. Winner of the quarter-final games advance to play the 1st place team in each pool in the semi-finals. Winner of the semi-finals advance to the pre-determined slots in the championship.
U15 - 8 teams. Second and third place teams in each pool advance to quarter-finals. Winner of the quarter-final games advance to play the 1st place team in each pool in the semi-finals. Winner of the semi-finals advance to the pre-determined slots in the championship.
U18 - 4 teams. Top 2 teams advance to the championship. Third and fourth place will play a consolation game.
U22 - 8 teams. Top 2 teams in each pool advance to semi-finals. Winner of the semi-final games advance to the championship.
Please see the schedule for which pools in each division will play each other.
Final Standings
If there is a tie in points after the round robin games, the following tiebreakers will be used to break the tie:
(1) Record against other tied teams;
(2) Most wins in round robin
(3) Fewest goals allowed in round robin play;
(4) Goals scored minus goals against in round robin play;
(5) Fewest penalty minutes in round robin play;
(6) Earliest First goal scored in Round Robin
(7) Flip of a coin.
Examples:
First Tiebreaker (Head to Head)
Example: If 3 teams are tied for 1st place with 4 points each and no one defeated the other 2 teams
proceed to tiebreaker #2
Second Tiebreaker (Most Wins)
If teams had the same amount of wins then proceed to tiebreaker #3
Third Tiebreaker (Fewest Goals allowed)
Goals Allowed: Team #1: 3 GA, Team #2: 5 GA, and Team #3: 5 GA.
Team #1 would be awarded 1st place due to the fewest goals allowed
Fourth Tiebreaker (Goals for – Goals against)
Team #2 and Team #3 are still tied with 5 goals against then the next tiebreaker is plus/minus in which
Team #2 would be awarded second place with a +7 vs Team # 3 with a +6. (In a 3- way tie when one team
is awarded a position the remaining teams continue on with the tie breaking rules – Head to Head winner
only matters if one or more team(s) has defeated other team(s) in the first tiebreaker. Fifth Tiebreaker
(Fewest Penalty Minutes)
Sixth Tiebreaker (Earliest Goal scored in Round Robin)
Seventh Tiebreaker (Flip of Coin)
Playoffs
• One-30 second timeout will be permitted per team/per game beginning with the semi-final games and championships.
• OVERTIME (4 on 4) for quarter-final, semi-final and championship games.
If the game is tied after regulation play a 5-minute (stop time) sudden victory period playing 4 players plus a goalie (4 on 4). Teams will not switch ends.
If a penalty is called the teams will play 4 on 3. If a second penalty is called against the same team the teams will play 5 on 3 and could play 5 on 5 or 5 on 4 if penalties expire during play. If this occurs the teams will play 5 on 5 until the next whistle, then revert back to 4 on 4 or 4 on 3 after the stoppage of play.
If the game is STILL tied:
a 3 person Shoot Out will take place with each team sending 3 shooters.
If still tied after 3 shooters each team will send out 1 shooter at a time until a winner is determined.
Coaches do not need to name shooters ahead of time on the game sheet. Timekeepers will record shooter’s numbers on the game sheet.
• Shots are taken one at a time with the visiting team going first. The game continues until a team scores
and the opposing team is unsuccessful.
• A player that has a penalty at the end of the overtime period or has been ejected cannot participate in
the shoot out. No player can take a second shot until all players (excluding the goalies) have taken a shot.
Pickup players
• Teams must follow OWHA rules for pickup players. Pickup players must be identified in RAMP.
Pickup players must be registered OWHA players only and may only participate with one team during the tournament.
• In the spirit of a house league tournament teams are asked to limit pick-up players and utilize those
on their roster.