Game Details

All round robin games will be 1 hour in length. 

There will be a 3-minute warm-up followed by 3 x 15-minute run periods with 1 minute intermission. If the game is within a 1-goal margin the last 2 minutes will be stop time. Each team is allowed one 30-second timeout with the clock stopped per game.

There will be no overtime for round robin; games will end in a tie. Playoff games will have 5-minute 3 on 3 stop time overtime followed by a shootout with 3 shooters from each team. If this doesn’t result in a winner, single-shooter elimination will follow.

In all games, Hockey Canada rules apply. Minor penalties will be 3-minutes. Major penalties will be a game ejection. If there is a major penalty in the last 10 minutes of the game the player will be suspended for the next game. If a player receives 2 game ejections he/she will be ejected from the tournament. Tournament organizers reserve the right to review all major penalties and decide on further discipline as necessary. Body checking is not permitted in any division.

Playing under the influence of alcohol or other recreational substances will not be tolerated and will result in ejection. 

Players must be registered medical students at one of the five Western Canadian Medical Schools.

Tournament Ranking

Points will be awarded in the Round Robin as follows:

Win - 2 Points                       Tie - 1 Point                          Loss - 0 Points

 In the case of a tie for first place in a Pool at the conclusion of the Round Robin, the Pool standings will be determined as follows:                       

(1)  The winner of the game between the two tied teams, or

(2)  If that game ended in a tie, the team with the better Round Robin record of goals for and against (goals for minus goals against, divided by goals for plus goals against – highest fraction wins)

(3)  If there is another tie; the team that scores the first goal in the game between the two tied teams

In the event of a tie for first place between three (or more) teams, pool standings will be determined by:

(1) The best Round Robin records of goals for and against as per (2) above