MES-Chicago-August

Please make sure that all families have made their hotel reservations at your designated team hotel.

Complimentary rooms are not guaranteed. The following is the policy of the complimentary room: One (1) complimentary guest room, per team, per night, for every 16 guest rooms occupied and paid for each night within the official team block, over the tournament dates. The complimentary room is applied to the 16th room reserved by the team. Teams that appear to qualify for a complimentary room will receive an email with instructions the week of the event on how to designate the recipient of the complimentary room. Please make sure all rooms for coaches are booked prior to the cut-off date.

As a reminder, this event is a stay-to-play event. All teams are to utilize official event hotels. Please click on the link below to secure your team block. Please make sure to include the team name and level when creating the block. You will then receive a confirmation email that contains the booking information to forward to the team families so they may make their individual reservations. All hotels are convenient to the arena(s). Please make sure families only book via the link provided. Families are not to contact the hotel directly to book rooms for the event. Please note, the link below will allow you to initially block a maximum of 18 rooms. Once your initial block is filled, rooms will be added. Please email hotels@superseriesaaa.com to request additional rooms (once the initial rooms have been filled). We will make sure that all families that need rooms will have rooms.

Here is the link: https://groups.reservetravel.com/group.aspx?id=50006

MES Rules 2021

Tournament Director:
The Tournament Director shall be responsible for resolving all inquiries or disputes regarding off-ice rule application or interpretation, player eligibility, disciplinary action, or any other procedural disputes. He or she will not overturn any dispute concerning rules and/or the judgment applied by on-ice officials. All decisions of the Tournament Director are final.

Player Eligibility:
A player may only play for one team in his own age group. A player must appear on the official roster. Teams must supply their own team insurance.

Jerseys:
Home and visiting teams are indicated on the tournament schedule. Home teams shall wear light-colored jerseys. Visitors will wear dark jerseys. All jerseys must have a player number clearly displayed.

Early Start Option:
All teams must be prepared to play their games fifteen (10) minutes prior to the scheduled start time in the event games are ahead of schedule. Players must be ready to step onto the ice when the Zamboni finishes between games. Please have your teams prepared. Please note that the rink manager on site will make the final determination.

Offsides:
Delayed offsides will be utilized.

Penalty Box:
Each team is responsible for providing its own penalty box attendant

Warm-Ups:
A five (5) minute warm-up will take place before the start time of the game. Pucks will NOT be provided. Please bring warm-up pucks for your team.

Time Outs:
One 30 second time-out is permitted per team per game.

Length of Periods:
Games are 3 x 20 minute stop time periods unless otherwise noted.
U14 (2007) & U13 (2008) will play 3 x 17 minute stop time periods with an ice cut after the 2nd period.

Period Break:
There will be a full ice resurface break between each period. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure their team is ready to go at the start of each period and the sound of the buzzer after timeouts.

Mercy Rule:
The mercy rule shall be in effect. If a team at any point during the third period is leading by 6 or more goals the clock will revert to running time. If the difference is reduced to 3 goals or less, the clock will revert back to stop time.

Officials:
All on-ice officials are currently and completely registered and in good standing with their local officials' organization.

Penalties/Match Penalties:
Penalty times will be as follows: Minor 2:00minutes, Major 5:00 minutes, Misconduct 10:00 minutes.

Any player and/or team official who is in receipt of a match penalty or gross misconduct will be suspended for any remaining games. Any player that receives a second major penalty will result in an ejection from the remaining games of the weekend.

On Ice Altercations:
If a game is interrupted by on-ice fighting between players and /or bench staff, then the clock will continue to run. Games times will not be restored until the whistle has blown on the play that immediately follows the on-ice fight. Minutes lost will not be restored.

Division Scoring (where applicable):

All divisions will be scored per game as follows:

1. 1. 3 points for a regulation win
   2. 2 points for an OT/SO win.
   3. 1 point for an OT/SO loss.
   4. 0 points for a regulation loss.

Overtime Rules

1. 1. 5-minute stop time 3 on 3.
   2. 3-man shootout

Eligible Players for a Shootout

1. 1. Each team will select three (3) players to participate in the shootout.
      1. If a player is serving a penalty, he is unable to participate in the shootout
      2. Once a player shoots, he/she is no longer eligible to participate until every player on the bench (excluding goaltenders, players serving penalties, and/or players that are injured) has shot at least once.
   2. The home team decides who shoots first.
   3. Once all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the team with the most goals is declared the winner.
   4. If, after all six (6) players have finished their attempts, the game remains tied then each team will start the fourth round by selecting one (1) player who has not yet participated in the shootout.
   5. The shootout will then continue, one player at a time, with each team having an equal number of turns.
   6. During the fourth round and beyond, the team that scores first, with the other failing to score, is declared the winner.

Forfeited Games:
Any forfeited games will be recorded as a 3-0 score.

Goal Differential:
The maximum goal differential attainable per game is +/- 7