| Sixteen
teams will compete in the PBIHT. Teams will be divided into
four divisions,
with each division containing four teams. These four
teams will compete in
pool play. Following the completion of pool
play, teams will be ranked and
placed into brackets according to rank.
The top team in each division shall
advance to the Championship Bracket
to compete for the PBIHT Championship.
The second, third, and fourth
ranked teams shall be placed in the Lumberjack,
Blue Ox, and Headwaters
Brackets respectively. All teams are guaranteed five
games. Pool
Play:
Games will be played in three 15 minute stop time periods,
with a five
minute warm-up. There will be no overtime in pool play. Ties
will be
allowed. The ice shall be resurfaced every two periods with an on-ice
period intermission lasting two minutes. Each team will be allowed one
(one minute) time-out per game. Teams
shall be ranked according to points earned. Points shall be
awarded as follows:
2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0
points for a loss. The team
with the most points shall advance to the
Championship Bracket. Second place
teams shall advance to the
Lumberjack Bracket, third place teams to the Blue
Ox Bracket, fourth
place teams to the Headwaters Bracket. In the case of
a tie in points,
the following shall determine which team has the higher
ranking:
a) Winner in head to head competition when two teams are tied. If
more than two teams are tied, pro ceed to next step.
b) If still tied,
then the team with the highest goal differential in
pool play (total goals
scored
minus total goals allowed)
c) If still tied, the total goals shall
be divided by total goals
allowed in pool play and the team
with the
highest quotient shall advance.
d) If still tied, a coin toss shall determine
the high ranking. Bracket
Play:
In bracket play, the game winners will advance to the first
place games
and the losing teams will play for the third place. Games will
be
played in three 15 minute stop time periods, with a five minute
warm-up.
Tied games shall be followed by an eight minute sudden-death
overtime period,
a two minute break, another eight minute sudden death
overtime period, and
finally a shootout. Each team will be allowed one
(one minute) time-out per
game. Mercy
Rule:
A “mercy rule” will be applied in all games (pool
and bracket play) as
follows: If six or more goals separate the teams at
the end of the
second period, or at any time in the third period, running
time will
commence and will revert back to stop time if goal differential
falls
below six. Shootouts:
Each team shall select a goalie and five players. The visiting team
shall
go first, followed by the home team, and shall continue to
alternate until
all ten players have attempted to score. The team with
the most goals shall
be the winner. If a tie should result after all
ten selected players have
shot, then each team will continue to select
a new player from the roster
and continue to alternate shots until one
team scores unanswered. If every
player on the team has shot and no
winner is determined, players may go a
second time. If a goalie is
injured during the shootout, a replacement goalie
may be selected, but
must remain for the duration of the shootout. |
