2025 KD Cup Invitational 2025 Summer Hockey

Rules

1. GAME STRUCTURE - PERIOD LENGTHS
10-10-12

2. ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS - TIE BREAK PROCEDURES
In the event of a tie in the standings at the end of the round-robin, for any position
(1st, 2nd, etc.), the following procedure will be used to break the tie:
2.1 - Two Teams Tied
I. The team with the most wins in the round robin gains the higher position.
II. If the two teams are still tied after the first option is considered, then the team
with the best goal average gains the higher position. The goal average of a team is
to be determined in the following manner:
Goal Average = Total number of goals for, divided by the total number of goals for
and against.
Example: 10 GOALS FOR, 4 GOALS AGAINST
Goal Average Calculation: 10/10+4 = .714
NOTE: The higher percentage gains the higher position. All round robin games to
be included.

III. If the two teams are still tied after the first and second options (i, ii) then the
team with the fewest goals against throughout all round robin games, gains the
higher position.
IV. If the two teams are still tied after the first, second, and third options (i, ii, iii)
then the team with the most goals for throughout all-round robin games, gains the
higher position.
V If the two teams are still tied after the first, second, third and fourth options (i, ii,
iii, iv), a single coin toss will determine which team gains the higher position.

2.2 - Three or More Teams Tied
NOTE: The three-team tiebreaker is used to determine the seeding of the 1st, 2nd,
3rd or 4th seed. If any step in the tiebreaker only seeds one team, that team
assumes that position. The three-team tiebreaker will continue to determine the
seeding of the two remaining teams. At no time will teams using this formula go
back to the two-team tiebreaker.
If three teams are tied
I. The team with the most wins (among tied teams) would gain the highest position.
II. If teams are still tied after the first option (i) then the team with the best goal
average gains the highest position (all round robin games). The goal average of a
team is to be determined in the following manner:
Goal Average = Total number of goals for, divided by the total number of goals for
and against.
Example: 10 GOALS FOR, 4 GOALS AGAINST
Goal Average Calculation: 10/10+4 = .714
NOTE: The higher percentage gains the higher position. All round robin games to
be included.

The above exercise of 2.2 II. establishes the team or teams with the highest
position(s) by percentage. These teams will advance. If there are still teams tied,
they go to the next step. They do not go back to the “Two Team Tiebreaker”.
SCENARIO 1:
Team 1 - .714 = 1 seed – Advances **
Team 2 - .500 = 3 seed – Does Not Advance
Team 3 - .650 = 2 seed – Advances **
SCENARIO 2:
Team 1 - .714 = 1 seed – Advances **
Team 2 - .500 = Still tied with team 3 – go to next scenario
Team 3- .500 = Still tied with team 2 – go to next scenario
SCENARIO 3:
Team 1 –. 650 = Still tied with team 2 – go to next scenario
Team 2 - .650 = Still tied with team 1 – go to next scenario
Team 3 - .500 = Does not advance

3. ELIMINATION GAMES - OVERTIME RULES
I. Should the teams be tied at the end of Regulation time, a 10 minute 5-on-5
sudden victory overtime period will be played with a 3-minute break between the
3rd period and 1st overtime.
II. Teams will not change ends for this first overtime period.
III. If the score is still tied at the end of the first overtime period a second 10 minute
5-on-5 overtime period will take place.
IV. Teams will change ends for this second overtime period
V. If the score is still tied at the end of the second overtime period teams will be
granted a 3-minute rest period and a third 10 minute 5-on-5 overtime period will
take place

VI. Teams will change ends for this third overtime period
VII. Note, that NO more than three overtime periods will be played
VIII. If a game is still tied after 3 overtimes, the winner will be determined by a
shootout:
i. Home Team will shoot first
ii. 5 vs 5 shooters
iii. If still tied after all 5 shooters, a 1 shooter vs 1 shooter sudden victory will take
place.
iv. No player can shoot twice until all team members have taken a shot.
v. If a player is in the penalty box as the third overtime period ends, they are NOT
eligible to shoot in the shootout.
vi. Teams with an unequal number of shooters will be able to reuse shooters once
the team with the smaller number has had all players shoot once.