Rules, Black and Gold Tournament, Tournament (West Lorne Comets)

39th Annual Black & Gold Tournament

West Lorne Minor Hockey Association

U9 LL & U9 MD Jamboree

 U11 LL, U11 B (Tier 3)

U11 LL/B: OMHA Tournament Sanction # 15059 

U9 LL/MD: OMHA Jamboree Sanction # 16098 

Rules & Regulations

Rules & Regulations

1. All OMHA Rules & Regulations will be followed for this Jamboree & Tournament.  This jamboree & tournament is sanctioned by OMHA.

2. All teams, team officials, and parents/spectators are required to adhere to the OMHA Code of Conduct, WLMH Code of Conduct and the West Elgin Arena Code of Conduct. 

3. Abusive behaviour (verbally, physically, or causing damage to any property) by any player, team official or spectator will not be tolerated and will result in the immediate ban/suspension from the facility for the remainder of the tournament at the discretion of the tournament committee and/or officials involved.  Abusive behaviour may also result in player/coach suspensions.  Notification of the incident will also be made by the tournament committee to the home minor hockey association.  

4. No stick handling, ball hockey, or other type of activities are permitted in the hall between the dressing rooms and ice, in the warm room, in the stands, or in any other area not on the ice, per rule of the Municipality of West Elgin. 

5. No spectators are permitted beyond the brick walls at the corner of the rink in the dressing rooms/behind the benches/timekeepers area.

6. Registration fees for U9 LL and U9 MD are $550. Refunds will not be issued after October 11th, 2024.

7. Registration fees for U11 LL and U11 B (Tier 3) are $1, 100.00.  Refunds will not be issued after October 11, 2024. 

8. All teams must submit a copy of their sanctioned travel permit and their OMHA approved team roster through the online Team Portal by Friday November 1, 2024.  Failure to do so may result in removal from the tournament. 

9. Games will start on time, and run ahead of schedule when possible.  Teams are required to be ready at least 15 minutes before scheduled game time. Failure to do so may result in a forfeit of the game. Warm-ups will start two (2) minutes before the game starts.  If teams are not present when warm up begins, team will be buzzed with the facility buzzer when ice is ready to go.  Team will have two (2) minutes to make their way to the ice and warm up.  Teams will be buzzed again at one (1) minute remaining.  If after two (2) minutes, the team has not entered the ice, the game will be considered a forfeit in favour of the present team. 

10. Dressing rooms are shared.  Teams will be required to vacate the dressing rooms within 15 minutes of the end of their game.  Teams are required to be patient and understand the arena is busy and may need to wait for open dressing rooms. 

11. U9 team registration will cover one (1) registration for a team of one (1) half of the ice.  If a registration wishes to submit enough players to play two (2) half ice games, two registrations will be required to be submitted.  For example, if a U9 team has 16 players, and they only register one U9 team, all 16 players will play as one team in the tournament, on one half of the ice.  If a team wishes to split, they will be required to register two teams, and can split the team into two (2) teams of 8 players each.  The official OMHA roster will need to be provided, as well as a list showing the separated teams. 

12. U9 LL:  All games will be Half-Ice Format, and depending on divisions, pools may be created so teams play only on one (1) day. Two-half ice modified games will run simultaneously. U9LL teams will be required to share the bench with the other team.  U9LL teams will have designated dressing rooms for the first two games.

13. U9 MD:  All games will be Half-Ice Format, and depending on divisions, pools may be created so teams play only on one (1) day.  Two-half ice modified games will run simultaneously. U9 MD teams will be required to share the bench with the other team.  U9 MD teams will have designated dressing rooms for the first two games.

14. U9 LL & U9 MD:  games will be two periods of 18 minutes each (run time).  Flood will happen after two (2) games.

15. U9 LL teams each play three (3) games and will be matched as evenly as possible for a final fun game.

16. U9 MD: will play each team once for a total of four (4) games.  

17. U11 LL & U11 B (Tier 3): Tournament format for U11 LL and U11 B (Tier 3) will be Round Robin and will be played on Friday November 15th and Saturday November 16th.  Each team will play each team once.  Teams will be re-seeded following Round Robin for a 1 vs 2 final game.

18. U11 LL & U11 B (Tier 3):  Games will be three (3) periods of 10 minutes each, run time.  If the score is less than 2 goals in the 3rd period, the game will be stop clock for the last 2 minutes of play.  Floods will occur after each game.  No timeouts during games. 

19. U11 LL & U11 B (Tier 3):  For U11 LL and U11 B (Tier 3), 2 points will be awarded for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for a loss.

20. Tie Breakers for U11 LL/U11 B divisions: 1)Most Points 2)Head to Head between tied teams 3) Most Wins 4) Most Goals Scored 5) Best Goal Differential (Goals Scored minus Goals Against)  If there is still a tie after all of the above have been exhausted, a coin toss will decide the winner to advance.

21. U11LL & U11B Championship: If tied at the end of regulation time there will be a 5 minute sudden death Overtime (OT) period that is 3 on 3.  If still tied at the end of sudden death OT a 3 person simultaneous shootout will occur.  If still tied, new players will continue the shootout until a winner is declared.  The entire team must shoot before repeat shooters are allowed again.

22. All players are required to wear mandatory OMHA Equipment, including mouth guards. 

23. Electronic gamesheets will be used, and signed off by the ref and coaching staff of both teams. Teams must check in to receive the ipad at least 20 minutes prior to their game, and return the ipad to the check in.  

24. Game MVPs will be awarded by the opposing teams to the Head Coach to present to their player following the game. Coaches will need to check in at the check in to receive the Game MVP puck prior to each game.

25. All players will receive swag/snacks pending availability.