ATOM TOURNAMENT
Friday, December 7, 2018 to Sunday, December 9, 2018
Tournament Intro
Welcome Teams to the 2018 Taber Atom Tournament
Our goal is to ensure all teams have an amazing weekend, have fun and play hard!
Tournament is split into 2 pools:
BLACK POOL
TABER OIL KINGS
CLARESHOLM THUNDER
PICTURE BUTTE BLADES
SILVER POOL
MEDICINE HAT KNIGHTS
IRVINE BULLDOGS
BOW RIVER BRUINS
CARDSTON THUNDER
Tournament Rules and Regulations
- CAHA & AAHA RULES WILL APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING:
- ALL TEAMS MUST BE READY TO START AT THE POSTED TIMES. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE
READY TO START 5 MIN PRIOR TO THE GAME TIME. - ALL PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED ON TEAM ROSTER FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
- ROUND ROBIN GAMES CONSIST OF: 3 - 20 MINUTE STOP TIME PERIODS.
- ROUND ROBIN GAMES ENDING IN A TIE, REMAIN AS A TIE.
- POINTS IN THE ROUND ROBIN; WIN = 2 POINTS, TIE= 1 POINT, Loss= 0 POINTS
- IF TEAMS ARE TIED AFTER THE ROUND ROBIN THE HIGHER SEED WILL BE DETERMINED
BY, IN ORDER;
1. HEAD TO HEAD, 2. FEWER GOALS AGAINST, 3. MOST GOALS FOR, 4. LESS PENALTY MINUTES, 5. COIN TOSS. - 5 MINUTES FOR WARM UP AND 3 MINUTE BREAK BETWEEN PERIODS.
- PLAYOFF GAMES WILL BE: 3 - 20 MINUTE STOP TIME PERIODS.
- IF THE GAME IS RUNNING BEHIND, THE CLOCK WILL BE DROPPED TO 2 MINUTES STOP
TIME IN THE 3RD PERIOD WHEN THERE IS ONLY 5 MINUTES LEFT IN THE TIME SLOT - THE ICE WILL BE FLOODED AFTER EACH GAME
- ALL PENALTIES & INFRACTIONS WILL BE PENALIZED AS PER CAHA RULE BOOK, ANY GAME
SUSPENSIONS WILL BE PENALIZED AS PER HOCKEY ALBERTA BYLAWS. - PLAYOFF GAMES THAT END IN A TIE WILL RESULT IN A 3 PERSON SHOOT OUT. HOME
TEAM SHOOTS FIRST. *IF THE GAME IS STILL TIED, IT WILL PROCEED TO A ONE ON ONE
SHOOTOUT UNTIL THE GAME IS DECIDED. NO PLAYER MAY SHOOT A SECOND TIME
UNTIL EVERY NON-GOALIE HAS TAKEN A TURN.
- HOME TEAM TO WEAR WHITE OR LIGHT JERSEYS,
VISITOR TO WEAR DARK OR BLACK.
- IF THERE ARE ANY DISPUTES, PLEASE CONTACT THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
TABERATOMTOURNAMENT@GMAIL.COM
- ANY DISRESPECT TO THE OFFICIALS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
- COACHES PLEASE CHOOSE A MVP & DIGGER AWARD FOR YOUR TEAM FOR EACH
GAME. (THERE ARE SLIPS IN YOUR COACHES PACKAGES). HAND THEM TO THE REFS AT
THE END OF THE 3RD PERIOD.
*ONE AWARD PER PLAYER PLEASE.
