Welcome to the 5th edition of the Buckeye Bowl!
This season we have 8 teams from around Manitoba and NW Ontario. The Kelvin Clippers and Mountain Mustangs look to become the first two time champs, with the Clippers winning last season and the Mustangs winning the inaugural tournament. The host Buckeyes are still looking for their first appearance in the big game. We'll see some great hockey from all the teams over three days of competition at Seven Oaks Arena.
Each game will feature Player of the Game awards for each team and we will select a tournament MVP and all-star starting lineup on Saturday.
Admission, 50/50 Draws, Raffles
• Admission pricing:
o Tournament Pass (admission to all games) price is $15.00
o Single game admission price is $5.00
o Children under the age of 5 and students may enter for FREE
• 50/50 tickets will be sold with one winner drawn at the end of each day. Winners do not have to be present to win. The winning ticket # will be posted at the tournament front desk and on the tournament website.
• Wonderful raffle prizes will be on display! Tickets can be purchased at the tournament front desk.
FORMAT
Each team will play three games in pool play. The final standings in pool play will determine the matchups for the Buckeye Bowl (Miles 1 v Mac 1), bronze (Miles 2 v Mac 2), and consolation (Miles 3 v Mac 3) championship games.
In the round robin the following points formula will be used:
Win - 2 points
Overtime Win (OTW) or Shootout Win (SOW) - 2 points
Overtime Loss (OTL) or Shootout Loss (SOL) - 1 point
Loss -0 points
Except for the items noted below, we will use WHSHL rules and will abide by the constitution in determining supplementary discipline in the case of on ice or off ice infractions offences.
Exceptions
Regular season WHSHL overtime rules will apply in all games, including championship games. This is a five-minute period of 3v3 followed by a three round shootout if necessary.
The following tiebreakers will be used in the event of a tie in points between two teams in the standings:
• Head-to-head matchup (the winner of the round robin game would advance)
The following tiebreakers will be used in the event of a tie in points between three or more teams in the standings. If a team is eliminated on the first tiebreaker, they are not eligible in the second tiebreaker (and so on):
• Most regulation wins between the tied teams.
• Most total wins (regulation plus OT and SO) between the tied teams.
• Best goal differential (goals for minus goals against in all round robin games)
• Coin flip