In short :
- Each team plays 6 games , 2 games daily
- 1 game = 2 x 20 minutes , 3 minutes break between periods
TOURNAMENT RULES
The referees will be from the professional Extraleague.
Half contact is allowed. The referees speak English. Stats points will be carefully recorded, even for secondary assists, to keep the kids motivated.
Each coach receives a written instruction on the rules. The tournament staff will be ready to answer any questions.
The tournament is governed by IIHF rules.
In addition to:
- Length of games – each game is 2 x 20 minutes , netto time = when the game stops, time stops too.
- There are three-minute break between periods.
- If the game ends in a tie, there is penalty shootout.
- The result will be determined by a first-to-score sudden death shootout.
- Win 3 points, win after tie 2 points, lose after tie 1 point, lose 0 points.
- There are 2 groups – A and B . In each group, teams play against each other – each team plays 5 games.
- After this – is the playoff. It is played with a key according to position, the first team A group plays with the first team B group . Second team A group with second team B group …..All teams play against teams the same position.
- Each team plays 6 games in tournament together.
PLAYER ´S AGE
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1. Primary Age Criteria
Each Slavica Cup event is a Birth Year Specific tournament.
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Players must be born within the Designated Birth Year of the tournament or later. There is an allowed exception of a maximum of 4 players having been born not later than Septermber the 1st of one year earlier (Applies only for the Slavica caup 2026 for the category of players born 2012).
Example: For a „Slavica Cup 2012“ event, the oldest eligible player must be born on or after January 1st, 2012. The exception allows 4 players born on or after September 1st 2011 to participate as well.
2. Female Player Exceptions
We allow an age „buffer“ for female participants to support the growth of the game:
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Outfield Players (Defense/Forward): Female players may be born one (1) year earlier than the Designated Birth Year.
Example: In a 2012 tournament, a girl born in 2011 is eligible to play. -
Goalkeepers: Female goalkeepers may be born up to two (2) years earlier than the Designated Birth Year.
Example: In a 2012 tournament, a female goalkeeper born in 2010 is eligible to play.
3. Verification & Compliance
Integrity is a core value of the Slavica Cup. To ensure fair competition, we enforce the following:
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Mandatory Documentation: Teams must produce an official government document (ideally a Passport) for every player, featuring a photo, full name, and date of birth.
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Disqualification: Any player found to exceed the age limits defined above will be immediately excluded from the competition.
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Financial Policy: In the event of player disqualification for age violations, no refunds will be issued for tournament fees, travel, or associated costs.
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PENALTY
- A player excluded by a higher penalty until the end of the game may play in the next match. A player with two penalties until the end of the game is eliminated from the tournament.
- A player who commits a particularly serious foul resulting in injury to an opponent will have his penalty assessed after the match by the game referee and the tournament organizer. The protest is filed by the game referee or the injured team at the request of the tournament director immediately after the match. The organizer will notify both teams of the decision by email to the team contact persons within 2 hours of filing the protest. The intention to harm the opponent will be assessed here. The penalty will be determined according to the degree of intent. Video recordings are welcome.
JERSEYS
- Each team must have two sets of jerseys, one light-colored, the other dark-colored, and the players must have the same socks.