REGULATION
European Star Championship
Takes place in 3 stages.
The three best teams of each stage are awarded with cups and medals
The results of the stages are counted together and at the end the winner is determined, who receives the big cup.
European Star friendships Cup
There is a one-round tournament
The three best teams of each stage are awarded with cups and medals
REGULATION
1. All the games of the tournament are in accordance with the International Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) rules with following additions/exceptions:
2. Min 15 players – max 22 players can be applied per team (including 2 goalkeepers). Exceptions are allowed only by agreement with the organizers of the tournament. The maximum team staff of trainers, managers and other representatives is limited up till 2 persons. Exceptions are allowed only by agreement with the organizers of the tournament.
3. All the participants are required to have an ID or a copy of ID, which can be asked to be provided if necessary. If an ID cannot be provided, the organizers can decide on giving the team a technical loss.
4. The team must be ready to come on ice 3 minutes before the games starts. Otherwise, the organizers can decide on giving the team a technical loss, with the result of 0:5.
5. The home-team plays in dark-colored forms, and consequently, the guest-team plays in the light-colored forms.
6. Each team is responsible for any material loss made by its own players/representatives/supporters. In case of material loss, the team is obliged to fully cover the loss. The use of hockey sticks outside of the ice ring/the space of the arena is banned. In case of safety rule violation, the responsible player/players will be disqualified from the upcoming remaining games of the tournament.
7. Only the players and coaches belonging to the team may be present in the dressing rooms. The dressing rooms must be left clean after their usage.
8. The representatives of the tournament do not take responsibility for any team’s lost/damaged inventory or other personal belongings.
9. The duration of a game is 3 x 15 minutes (raw time). The last two minutes of the third period – clear time. The maximum total duration of a single game is 60 minutes (including warm-up), if a referee of the particular game has not decided otherwise.
There are 1min breaks between periods.
10. During the first section of a single sub-group, each of the teams play at least a single game against one another. For future procedure of the tournament please find the rules for each group separately.
11. A team is awarded with 3 points for a game they have won in the group tournament. In case of a draw result, each team earns 1 point.
12. During the group tournaments, the teams are divided in sub-groups according to the points they have accumulated. In case of draw results:
If two teams end up with equal results:
12.1. The result the teams had playing against one another is taken in consideration;
12.2. If the game between one another was also a draw, the total goal ratio during all the sub-group games is taken in consideration;
12.3. If the total goal ratio during all the sub-group games is also a draw, the total amount of goals the team has scored is taken in consideration;
12.4. If the total amount of goals the teams have scored is also a draw, the accumulated penalty minutes are taken in consideration. The higher place is taken by the team with less penalty minutes.
12.5. If the amount of the accumulated penalty minutes is also a draw, in order to determine a team’s place in the sub-group, the organizers of the tournament draw lots in front of the representatives of both teams.
13. If the result in the play-offs is a draw, a shoot-out series takes place to determine the winner, with the home-team taking the first hand. Each team delivers 3 shots. If a winner is still not determined, the teams continue to execute a single shot with the guest-team taking the first hand.
14. The first three shots are executed by different players. After that, the same player may execute several shots. The shoot-out cannot be executed by a player whose penalty time has not ended.
15. In case of a draw result in the final game for 1st and 2nd place, an overtime of 5 minutes takes place until the first goal by a 3 against 3 player format. If the winner is not determined by then, a series of after game shoot-out takes place regarding point O. of the set of rules.
16. Penalties:
16.1. Minor penalty – 2 minutes (raw time)
16.2. Major penalty – 5 minutes (raw time)
16.3. Game Misconduct penalty (5+20) – A player/team official, who has been given a Game Misconduct penalty is sent away from the field for the rest of the game. If the same player/team official is given a second Game Misconduct penalty in the tournament, he is suspended for the next game. In case the same player/team official received a third Game Misconduct Penalty he is disqualified for the tournament entirely.
16.4. A Match penalty (25 minutes) – a player/team official who receives a Match penalty is automatically suspended for the next game as well. If the same player/team official receives a second Match penalty, he is disqualified for the tournament entirely.
17. The organizers of the tournament keep the rights to make decisions over situations not mentioned in the set of rules.