Rules

Tournament Rules:

The tournament follows the Finnish Ice Hockey Association’s rules for the U11 age group, as well as additional regulations separately mentioned in the tournament rules, such as playing time.

The effective playing time of the games is 2 x 15 minutes and the total time a maximum of 45 minutes.

Taking a time-out is NOT allowed!

Teams must be ready 5 minutes BEFORE the start of their own game; a team that is late will be ruled as having lost (with a goal difference of 5–0).

Changes will be communicated to the participating teams.

Determining team standings in the group (in listed order): Points (2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie). If teams have the same number of points, the standings are determined as follows:

Standings in the groups are determined according to the following rules set by the tournament organizer:

Points

Goal difference in group games

Goals scored in group games

Points in head‑to‑head games

Goal difference in head‑to‑head games

Goals scored in head‑to‑head games

Penalty minutes in the group

Draw (lot)

Protests

The tournament jury handles all protests. The jury consists of the tournament director, other tournament organizers, the referee of the game, and the team leaders of the involved teams. The jury’s decision is final. The protest fee is 500 euros, which will be refunded to the team if the protest is accepted.

A protest must be made in writing and must be signed by the team leader. The protest must be made within 5 minutes after the end of the game.

Protests cannot be made regarding decisions made by the referee in goal situations or penalty situations.

Major penalties:

If a player is given a game misconduct penalty, it results in a one (1) game suspension in the tournament. A game misconduct penalty also leads to handling according to the competition rules, and the suspensions defined there are served in league games.

The tournament organizers have not insured the players and are not responsible for any accidents or other damages to the participating teams. Participating teams are responsible for ensuring that all players have a valid license and insurance.

The tournament includes both official referees under the federation and junior referees. We expect appropriate behavior from all teams, both on the bench and in the stands. The tournament organizer has the right to remove individuals from the event during the tournament if there is continuous inappropriate behavior. If a team official is given a game misconduct penalty, they are removed from the tournament.

Game jerseys

The home team (listed first in the game schedule) plays in dark‑colored jerseys, and the away team (listed second in the game schedule) plays in light‑colored jerseys.

Photography

Photographs will be taken at the tournament by the organizer, and these may be published on the tournament’s Instagram page as well as in other media in articles covering the tournament. If any team wishes to prohibit the use of players’ photos in publications, this must be communicated to the organizing club’s team management well in advance.

The tournament will be shown on Leijona TV (excluding OP‑halli and Kisakallio), so streaming is prohibited.