All 5 states in the New England District are excited to host the top teams across 15 different divisions! The GameSheet tournament link will remain the most up to date place for schedules, times, locations, etc.  Be sure to reach out to your local Tournament Director if you have any questions leading up to the weekend.

Best of luck, and have fun!

1. The Discipline Committee chosen for each tournament shall be composed of three (3) people and be appointed prior to the first game by the tournament director. Its members shall not come from the same community. The referee-in chief, or his/her appointee, shall not be eligible to serve on this committee. 

2. The committee shall be responsible for deciding any action, suspension or otherwise, to be taken against a player or team official receiving a game misconduct or match penalty. The committee shall have full power to waive or increase the one-or two-game suspension imposed in Rule 404 (c), Game Misconduct.  

3. The committee shall have authority to initiate action involving supplementary discipline against a player or team official whether it involves the playing rules or not; provided, however, that no suspension shall occur without first giving notice of the intended action and providing the opportunity for a hearing.  

4. No player or team official shall be suspended from participating in the remaining games unless he/she has been provided the opportunity to appear before the committee to relate his/her version of the incident.  

Note 1: No hearing for game misconduct will be permitted for any player who incurs four penalties in the same game. Players shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty. 

Note 2: No hearing for game misconduct will be permitted for any head coach whose team incurs twelve or more penalties during one game. The head coach shall be suspended for the next one game of that team. 

Each team has one time-out of 60 seconds per game, whether in regulation or overtime, per the USA Hockey Playing Rules. 

All warm-ups, timeouts, and rest periods shall go on the game clock. All ice cuts shall go on the game clock with 12 minutes between periods and time remaining until next game for between games. The referees shall enter the ice before the teams for every game with two (2) minutes remaining on the clock. The warmup clock will start as soon as the referees have completed their safety checks, put nets in place and the Zamboni gates close. Running time is not allowed in the Regional Tournament Play. 

Each division with have a scheduled pre-tournament meeting to address the rules and make sure all the information needed has been provided. This is a mandatory call, and each team is required to have a coach and\or manager on the call. The Head Coach will be suspended for the first game if a representative is not present on the call.  Each team is required to have their Credential book at each game. The team must provide the host roster labels (3 labels per game, max of 5 games = 15 labels) at least one hour prior to your first tournament game.