The Tournament is played under the CARHA
rules of play for Old-Timers hockey. In addition:
There are 6 age divisions in the VICTORIA
PLAYMAKER's TOURNAMENT; 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, and 80+. To
qualify for an age division, player must be the minimum
age by December 31 of the year the tournament is played. Goaltenders
in the 55+ Division have a 5 year grace period and
goaltenders in the other 5 divisions have a 10 year grace
period. We appreciate your sense of fair play in not having
any individuals on your roster who do not meet these age requirements.
If an opposing team files a protest on an
under-age player, proof of that player's age will be required.
Should it be determined that the player is under age the team
will forfeit their points earned for that game. Any protest
must be filed with the tournament representative no later
than one hour after the completion of the game.
A player must only play for one team during
the tournament.
Each team is guaranteed 3 games, each game
consisting of two 20 minute stop periods. There are no playoff
games. The Point System has been discontinued.
Tournament results are based on wins and losses.
Three penalties in one game received by
one player will result in that player being automatically
ejected from the game. Any player ejected from a game with
a misconduct, major or match penalty may not participate in
any remaining games until he receives approval to do so from
the Tournament discipline committee.
There is no automatic
"mercy rule". In the event one team is 5+ goals
ahead of the other team, the referee will ask both Captains
if they wish to complete the game under straight time. If
both Captains agree the game will be completed under straight
time.
There will be an ice flood between games,
and a dry scrape between the first and second period of each
game (time permitting). Players should remain on the
bench during the dry scrape.
The first team listed on the game schedule
will be the Visiting Team and will normally wear the dark
coloured sweaters. However, in recognizing that all teams
do not have 2 sets of sweaters, we ask those who do to please
bring both sets to all games and to be prepared to switch
in the event there is a conflict in colours.
Only players registered on the team
roster prior to the team's first game are eligible to
participate.
In keeping
with the latest trends in hockey, the red line will not be in
play for two-line pass rule, but will remain in play for the
icing rule.
Notice to
Players and Referees
We
are still competitive or else we would not be playing this
game. However we note that some participants appeared to have
forgotten the spirit and intent of this tournament. The
Tournament Committee would like to clarify the following
points:
1.
We can assure you there are no scouts in the stands;
2.
Many of us have commitments that we have to meet after
the tournament, whether it be travel, personal or work; and
3.
We all want to go home healthy.
This
notice is to remind you that body contact is not permitted in
old timers hockey. Therefore we have asked the referees to
call all incidents where body contact causes or could cause
injury to a player.
In particular, the following instructions have been passed to the
referees:
a.
any trip, slash, hook, hold, or contact that causes a
players to crash into the boards will result in a
double minor;
b.
a deliberate body check will result in a double minor; and
c.
non-incidental high stick to the head will result in a major
(5 min) penalty and a game.
For the information
of players, the referee can also call a penalty (or penalties)
on any player for "diving".
We
realize there is some incidental contact expected and accepted
playing hockey but if the body contact creates any of the
situations above we have asked the referees to CALL A PENALTY
(or penalties) as applicable. Persistent body
contact
will result in ejection from the game and even the tournament.
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