Rules

Tournament rules
Finland Lions Cup
August 3-5 2024

1. The games will be played according to the rules and regulations of the Finnish Ringette Association including the

additions and clarifications below.

2. Playing system

A team gets 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.

If two or more teams are tied after the round robin, the following rules for ranking will apply:

1. The goal difference of round robin
2. Goals for
3. Team with less penalty minutes
4. Dice

When the rule settles the rankings for three or more tied teams only partially (some still tied), the rankings of the remaining teams are continued from the first regulation of the series (taking into account only the matches of teams still tied).

3. Game time

Round robin: 2 x 20 minutes (stop-clock timing), but maximum 60 minutes on the ice.

If a playoff game ends in a draw, a shootout will take place. Both teams must immediately name three players according to shooting order in writing to the referee (a player cannot participate in the shootout if she is in the penalty box, when the game time ends). All three players will shoot. If the teams are still tied after that, one shooter per team will continue. The shooter must be a different player than the first three.

PLEASE NOTICE! If the total game time ends and there is under two minutes stop-clock timing left, the game will be played to the end according to the stop-clock-timing.
When the total game time is ending, the last 4 & 2 minutes will be announced.

If less than half of the stop-clock timing is played and there is a technical malfunction or serious injury of a player, which lasts over 10 minutes, the total game time clock will be stopped after the 10-minute break. The game will continue after the malfunction, according to the remaining total game time.
If more than half of the stop-clock timing is played, the total game time clock will not be stopped.

The length of intermission is one minute in every game. No timeouts allowed.

4. Penalties

Penalties are given according to the regulations of ringette, with the following exceptions:
If in the tournament
1. a player / an official is removed from the game for the second time during the tournament,
2. a player / an official recieves a match penalty,
the jury of the tournament handles the penalty actions of the case regarding to the tournament and also the possible transmission of the case for additional handling.

5. Roster

The team manager has to check the team roster at the tournament office at least 30 minutes before the team’s first game of the tournament. If there are changes to team’s roster during the tournament, team manager is responsible to inform the tournament office about the changes, at the latest 30 minutes before the start of the team’s next game.

6. Starting the games

Teams must be ready to go on ice and start the game five (5) minutes before the starting time mentioned in the game schedule, in order to start according to the game schedule. If a team breaks this rule, they will forfeit the game with a 7-0 loss. Rings are not allowed on ice during warm-up!

The jury of the tournament has the right to change the game schedule and timetables, if required.

7. Settling the game reports and the protests, jury of the tournament

The task of the jury is to settle the game reports and the protests made during the tournament and to give decisions concerning the tournament. The jury can also send the handled game report or protest to the Finnish Ringette Association for further evaluation.

A written protest which concerns the game, must be left at the tournament office maximum 30 minutes after the end of the game. Other notifications or protests concerning something other than games can be left in writing for the jury during the tournament.

The fee of the protest is 100 euros.

The jury's power to make decisions does not concern only the actions at the rink. The jury has the responsibility to intervene over the duration of the tournament also in other offences and misbehaviors, if one party is a player or an official.

The jury consists of

the representatives of the tournament organizer (2 persons)

a representative of referees.
The precise composition of the jury and contact details will be available at the tournament office during the tournament.

8. Ice Cards / Insurance

Each Finnish player and each Finnish coach attending the tournament must have a valid Ice Card. 

Swedish/Canadian players: valid insurance required (no ice card needed).