Marquette Preseason Tournament

The Marquette Hockey Club is pleased to host the Pre-Season Varsity Tournament in September at the Maryville University Hockey Center in Chesterfield, MO.

The tournament will include twelve teams divided into two pods. Each team will be

guaranteed four games. The top three teams from each pod, after pool play, will

advance and be reseeded in a 6-team single elimination format. The three teams who

do not advance will play their fourth game against a team from the opposite pod.

Player Eligibility: 

Players must be listed on your tournament roster provided, prior to the beginning of the tournament, to participate in any game. The tournament director has the final say on player and roster eligibility. 

A Player must be rostered and have played in a minimum of one (1) Round Robin game to be eligible for Playoffs. Player(s) listed on a game roster that are not in attendance on the bench for that game will be ineligible for all playoff games. 

All players must be of High School Age (9th-12th grade).

Rules: 

• This is a ZERO tolerance tournament. Coaches and team officials are responsible for the actions of their players, parents and fans. No refunds are provided for any team, player, parent or fan removed from the premises or tournament.  
• This is a USA Hockey Sanctioned Tournament. All USA Hockey and MSCHA rules will apply. 
• The tournament director has the final say for all rulings not applied by USA or MSCHA. All rulings are final. 
• The home team shall choose what color uniforms they will wear. If a team only has one color uniform, the home team shall accommodate that team and wear their other uniform.  

Format: 

• 3 Pool Play games: 4 game guarantee 
• Teams are slotted in two (2) PODS (1 & 2). Each POD has 2 sides (A & B).  
• Teams will play the opposite side of their assigned POD for Pool Play.  
• 5 minute warm-up 
• 3 - 15-minute stop time periods 
• No ice cuts during the game 
• All teams should be ready to play 15 minutes prior to scheduled game time. Games may begin early.

Tournament Scoring: 

• Each game (final score) is worth 3 pts total  
• Winner gets 3pts -- Loser gets 0pts -- tied Game is 1.5pts per team 
• Max Goal Differential in a game is 7
• Pool Play Games may end in a tie.

Quarter and Semi Finals

A tie at the end of regulation for a Quarter Final and\or Semi-Final game will go to a 3-player shootout.  The higher seed will have the option to go first or second. 

• After 3 shooters, shootout will convert to Sudden Death, keeping the same order.  
• A Shooter may not go again until every rostered skater has gone. 
• If a rostered player is no longer available due to ejection, injury or other cause, that player's shot will be determined a miss.

Quarter Finals  

• Seed #1 and Seed #2 will Auto advance to Semi-Finals
• Quarter Final Game 1 Seed #3 vs. Seed #6  
• Quarter Final Game 2 Seed #4 vs. Seed #5

Semi- Finals

• Semi-Final Game 1: Seed #1 vs Lowest Remaining Seed from Quarter Finals
• Semi-Final Game 2: Seed #2 vs Highest Remaining Seed from Quarter Finals 

Finals

• Semi-Final Game 1 winner vs Semi-Final Game 2 winner 

A tie at the end of regulation in the Finals game will go to 5-minute Sudden Death 3v3. 

Goalies will NOT change ends. 

• If there is no score after 5-minute period, above shootout format will be played 

Consultation Game Schedule

• The teams not advancing to the Quarter Final round will play 4th Game 
• Pod 1 #4 vs Pod 2 #4 Pod 1 #5 vs Pod 2 #5 Pod 1 #6 vs Pod 2 #6