Tournament Sanction Number
TBD
Tournament Rules
The 2023 West Coast Fall Classic will follow the current PCAHA Rulebook.
Roster
Each team roster may contain a maximum of 17 skaters and 2 goalies in uniform, 3 coaches, 1 manager and 1 safety personnel.
Affiliate Players (AP’s)
Affiliate players are permitted as per PCAHA Rulebook (See Section 25-29). AP’s must be on the registered team roster.
Jerseys
Home team wears dark, visiting team wears light.
Protests
No protests will be accepted. Referees decisions are final.
Game Length
All U13 tournament games are scheduled to be two 15 minute periods, the third period will be 20 minutes. If a game is running late the third period will be set at half of the remaining time left not necessarily 20 minutes. All U11 tournament games are scheduled to be three 15 minutes periods. If a game is running late the third period will be set at half of the remaining time left not necessarily 15 minutes
Game Lengths Finals
Same as round robin.
Pre Game Warm Up
5-minute warm up.
Timeouts
Each team gets one 30 second timeout in all games.
OT – Round Robin
No overtime.
OT – Playoffs
There will be a 5-minute, stop time, 3 on 3 sudden death period to determine the winner. The teams will remain in the same ends of the ice as the third period. If no winner is decided during the overtime, a 3-man shoot-out will decide the game. If still tied after the first 3, there will be a sudden death shootout. Each team must use every player on the bench before allowing the first shooter to go again. Players will shoot alternately at each end until the match is decided.
Body Checking
There is NO body contact in the U11 and U13 divisions.
Player Suspensions
Minor Penalties with a game misconduct will result in an additional game suspension. Major penalties in the final 10 minutes of the third period result in a 2-game suspension. These rules follow BC Hockey suspension protocol.
Coach Misconduct
If a coach is removed from a game because of a misconduct, they will be suspended for an additional game in the Pat Quinn Classic. The Disciplinary Committee as deemed necessary may implement further suspensions and/or removal of a coach from the Pat Quinn Classic. There is zero tolerance towards a coach showing abuse towards an official or player(s).
Fighting
Any fighting misconducts will result in an automatic game ejection. Players with a fighting misconduct will be accessed a two-game suspension as per BC Hockey. The Disciplinary Committee as deemed necessary may implement further suspensions and/or removal of a player or players from the Pat Quinn Classic.
Gross/Match Misconduct
Any Gross/Match penalty will be an automatic suspension from the tournament.
Tournament Points
Two points will be allocated to the winning team, one point for a tie and zero to the losing team.
Standings After Round Robin
Standings are based on points obtained.
Tie Breaker:
Once the first seeded team is identified in the 3 or more-team tie breaker, the process begins back at the beginning format, and is repeated until all ties are resolved.
Example – 3 teams tied. We use the 3-team tie break format to identify the top team. After that, the remaining 2 teams go back to the 2-team tie break format for their placing.
When 2 teams are tied:
1) Head-to-Head record
2) Team with the greatest number of wins
3) Team with fewest goals against
4) Team with most goals
5) Team with the least amount of penalty minutes
6) Coin Toss
When 3 or more teams are tied:
1) Team with the greatest number of wins
2) Team with fewest goals against
3) Team with most goals
4) Team with the least amount of penalty minutes
5) Coin Toss
Awards:
- There will be a game MVP for each Team for every Round Robin game decided by each Teams Coach.
- There will be a Tournament MVP for both Divisions decided by Awards Committee.
- There will be Six All Star Team awards for each division decided by Awards Committee. 3F, 2D and 1G. (cannot include Tournament MVP)
- There will be a Championship Trophy for each Division winner as well Championship Shirts.
THERE WILL BE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR ABUSE OF OFFICIALS.