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Coaches/Managers must submit their Approved Team Roster and Approved Travel Permit to the Jamboree Director prior to the start of the tournament.
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SIGN-IN – Coaches/Managers must report to the Jamboree Registration Table (located upstairs in the mezzanine) prior to their team’s first game to check-in.
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All teams will play 6 x 24 minute games. Two games will be played back to back within the hour.
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U8 Teams will play 3 games (2 x 24 minute periods). No switching of sides.
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Games will be Half Ice.
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All teams will play with a blue 4oz puck.
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Games will consist of a format of 4-on-4 with a dedicated goalie (goalie equipment required).
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All games will start at the same time so one clock will be used to manage the length of the game.
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Game lengths will be running time with a buzzer signaling every 2 minutes for line changes.
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U8 Games will be 90 second shifts.
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Face-offs are used at the start of each game.
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Teams will be given a minute on ice warm-up prior to starting the game.
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U8 Teams will be provided with 5 minutes to warm up to account for not having to switch sides.
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No stoppage of play after a goal, the scoring team must retreat to the vicinity of their net and cannot pressure until the attacking team breaks out.
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There will be no icing or off-side rules.
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There will be no score kept.
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Referees will not be provided for the U6 and U7 Divisions.
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Each team must supply 1 On-Ice Coach for each game, who will act as a Referee and assist players as necessary. Each team must have a minimum of 1 Bench Coach for their team at each game. Any coaching staff/trainers who are on-ice with their players are required to wear a helmet.
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There will be NO Penalties, however if a player is being unruly he/she may be asked to leave the ice for a shift.
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Coaches/Managers and players only in and around bench areas; please ask parents to watch the games from the large viewing area and not from the bench area.
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All teams should be at the rink 30 minutes before game time. Teams will be expected to take the ice as soon as the resurfacing/game prior to theirs is completed, even if ahead of schedule.