Stoney Creek Sabres
20th ANNUAL UNIVERSITY Showcase Tournament Rules September 15-17, 2023
OWHA Permit #2324003
The Showcase format will include 64 Teams with a 5-game guarantee (3 min. Warm up - 15-15-15 min with a 3 min. OT in Round Robin Games). Flood every 2 periods.
The Tournament will be divided into 8 divisions of 8 teams with each team playing 4 round robin games within their division (2 games on Friday and 2 games on Saturday and a minimum of 1 game (Placement or Playoff Game on Sunday).
Divisions have been named after Sabres Alumni.
Sunday Games: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Brass Playoff games with the remaining teams playing a 5th Placement Game on Sunday.
Divisional Break Down and Playoff format
8 Divisions of 8 teams – seeded #1 through #8 after the 4 game Round Robin
Gold and Silver
1st Place Teams in each Division seeded #1 - #8 by Round Robin Points (Tie Breakers below)
Gold Semi: 1st seed vs 4th seed and 2nd seed vs 3rd seed
Silver Semi: 5th seed vs 8th seed and 6th seed vs 7th seed
Bronze and Brass
2nd Place Teams in each Division seeded #1 - #8 by Round Robin Points (Tie Breakers below)
Bronze Semi: 1st seed vs 4th seed and 2nd seed vs 3rd seed
Brass Semi: 5th seed vs 8th seed and 6th seed vs 7th seed
SUNDAY PLACEMENT GAMES only: The remaining teams #3 through #8 would play a predetermined game. Example: 3rd place in the Nurse Division would play a 3rd place in the McKibbon Division at a specific time and venue etc.