Everything you need before Friday morning.
Short version: show up warm, play hard, shake hands. Long version below — format, tiebreakers, ice notes, fees and who to call.
Format
Round robin
Ten games. Every team plays all four opponents once. No team plays back-to-back time slots.
Points
2 for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for a loss. Seeds 1–5 are set after Game 10.
Tiebreakers, in order
Head-to-head → goal differential (max ±5 per game) → goals against → fewest penalty minutes → coin flip.
Playoffs
#4 and #5 meet in a play-in for the last bracket spot; the winner faces the #1 seed. #2 and #3 meet in the other semifinal. Semifinal winners meet for the title at 3:00P.
Ice
One-hour slots, fifteen games total. Running time with a stop-time final period. Resurfacing between games as scheduled by the Civic Center.
One caveat
The 11:00A play-in follows Game 10 by a single slot — if a Game 10 team lands in the 4 or 5 seed, they get a short turnaround. Stay laced.
Round robin grid
Which game covers which pairing.
| White | Gold | Blue | Red | Black | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | — | G1 | G6 | G9 | G3 |
| Gold | G1 | — | G4 | G7 | G10 |
| Blue | G6 | G4 | — | G2 | G8 |
| Red | G9 | G7 | G2 | — | G5 |
| Black | G3 | G10 | G8 | G5 | — |
The weekend
Where
Portland Civic Center, Portland, Maine. Doors before the 11:00A Friday start.
Fees
$100 adult skaters and goalies. $20 for the Future Prospects game (under 16). Collected at the rink.
What to bring
Full gear, both a dark and a light base layer, water, and a second pair of socks. Jerseys are handed out with your team.
Rosters
Teams get sorted once registration closes, then posted on the home page — White, Gold, Blue, Red and Black, same five as always.
Saturday night
A gathering after the final — food, families and a lot of retelling. Location and the suggested donation go out with the rosters.
Spectators
Free all weekend, and the more the better. The Future Prospects game is Saturday at 2:00P.
How we play
No slap shots, no checking, no hits from behind — this is a weekend among friends and everybody has work on Monday. Play the puck, keep your stick down, and let the goalies have their crease.
Referees are paid officials, and they have the last word. Minors are a minute thirty, majors are five, and there's a very short rope for anything that looks like temper. Penalty minutes are a tiebreaker for a reason.
Benches run short shifts so nobody is stapled to the boards.
Compete ★ Respect ★ Win
Still have a question?
Bill and Chuck run the weekend — reach either one and you'll get a straight answer, usually the same day.