52nd Annual Gene Harrington Hockey Tournaments
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, & Rochester, NY
All Ages from 6U to 18U
Canadian Team Discounts
Transparent Screening Process
AAA, AA, A, AE, BB, B, C, HS, House
Separate Minor Divisions
1/2 ice for 5U, 6U, 7U, & 8U
Indoor and Outdoor Venues
Non Checking Divisions for all Ages
CONTACT INFO
Robert Harrington
Gene Harrington Hockey Tournaments
14 Rock Dove Lane, Orchard Park, NY 14127
We understand the importance of providing well organized hockey tournaments at a reasonable cost. But it’s not just about the cost that keeps teams coming back. As coaches we have a first-hand knowledge of how teams compare in competition so with practical experience and a superior screening process teams get “real value” by competing in balanced divisions.
4 Game Guarantee Tournament Format
Six Team Division-Six teams in total make up one division. Each team will play three games. The top four teams will advance to the semi-finals where the 1st place team will play the 4th place team and the 2nd place team will play the 3rd place team. Winners of the semi-finals advance to the championship game. The 5th and 6th place teams will play in a consolation game.
Eight Team Division-Eight teams in total, makeup two divisions, A and B. The four teams in each of the two divisions play each other once for a total of three games. The top two teams from each division advance to the semi-finals. The semi-final games will have the 1st place team from A vs. 2nd place team from B, and the 1st place team from B vs. the 2nd place team from A. The winners of the semi-final games will advance to the championship. The teams in 3rd and 4th place in each division will cross over to play their last games as a consolation were 3rd place from A plays the 3rd place from B and 4th place from A plays the 4th place from B.
Tiebreaking Rules for Advancement to the Semi-Finals
Tiebreaking rules apply since semi-final placement cannot always be determined by wins and losses alone. The following criteria is used to determine which teams will advanced to the semifinal round:
- teams receive points; 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss
- winner of head to head, during regular tournament play
- least goals scored against during regular tournament play
- goals for during regular tournament play
- first goal scored in head to head during regular tournament play
- least penalty minutes taken during regular tournament play
- a rule will be make by the tournament staff
Game Forfeits– Game forfeits do to a no show will automatically result in a 1 to 0 score. The team causing the forfeit will automatically be assessed the loss. Games ending prematurely due to a referee decision, or a team leaving the ice will automatically end with a loss being assessed to the team causing the forfeit and a win to their opponent regardless of the score. If the opponent of the forfeiting team had been winning then the score will remain as is, if the opponent was losing then the score will revert back to a 1-0 score. Teams causing forfeits under these circumstances will no not be eligible for semifinal or championship games.
Tiebreaking Rules for Advancement to the Semi-Finals (Example)
When teams are tied in points, the tiebreaking rules are applied to determine first, second, third, etc. Each seed (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) is determine one at a time starting with the 1st seed. Once the 1st seed is determined we repeat the process with the remaining teams starting with head to head. If three teams are tied and team 1 beats team 2 , and team 3 did not play either team 1 or 2, team 2 would be removed from that round of seeding, and team 1 and 3 would still be considered tied. We then use least goals against to break the tie between team 1 and 3. During the next seeding round team 2 would be reconsidered for placement. Here is another example, three teams are tied with four points. In head to head play team 1 beats team 2, and team 3 tied both team 1 and team 2, and team 1 has 8 goals against, team 2 has 10, and team 3 has 9. Under this scenario, all three teams are tied with 4 points apiece (Rule1), so head to head (Rule 2) is applied. Since team 1 beat team 2, 2 team is eliminated from that round of seeding and team 1 and 3 remain tied. To break the tie we move to least goals against (Rule 3). Since team 1 has 8 goals against vs. team 3 who has 9, team 1 would take the 1st seed. For the 2nd seed we restart the process without team 1, leaving team 2 and 3 tied. Since head to head does not apply we move to least goals against. Since team 2 has 10 and team 3 has 9 goals against, team 3 wins the 2nd seed. We repeat the process until all teams are seeded or eliminated.
Tiebreaking Rules for Semi-Final and Finals Games
Semi-final and final games tiebreakers are decided by overtime periods structured as follows:
Period Players Time
4 Five on Five 4 minutes running time with goalies
5 Four on Four 3 minutes running time with goalies
6 Three on Three 2 minutes running time with goalies
7-10 Repeat periods 4-6 until there is a winner each period is two minutes without goalies
Penalties given during the overtime periods are one minute in duration. The team receiving a penalty will lose one man during the five on five and four on four. For the three on three the opposing team will gain one man when a penalty occurs.
