Event Report: Beantown Fall Classic 2015

The Beantown Fall Classic Tournament was held from Thursday, October 29th to Monday, October 2nd.

The tournament is part of the Beatown series of tournaments.

The tournament was primarily played at NESC, however Navin and Northstar were also used.

Levels
Junior/U16

U18

Premier (games at this level double as USPHL league games)

Rules
The tourament rules sheet, taken from the program packet, is posted here:

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Game Procedures
GAMES HAVE A 5:00 WARMUP, not 3:00 minutes.

Most games have 3 17:00 stop time periods.

The ice gets resurfaced every two periods, regardless of if that count spans between two games. You can either have a game start with fresh ice, with the zamboni coming out between the 2nd and 3rd period, or start with dirty ice, with the zamboni coming out between the 1st and 2nd period.

The following types games were played as 30 minute mini games (one 30:00 stop-time period) All other game were played full length, (3 17:00 stop time periods)
 * All Junior/U18 crossover playoff games "1st vs 2nd"
 * All U16 "sweet sixteen" crossover playoff games "1st vs 2nd" played on SUNDAY (saturday full length games)
 * Any other non-playoff game marked as "30 minute game" on the schedule.

No overtime in round robin play or in exhibition games

Overtime for playoffs: 5 minute sudden death 4 on 4. If still tied 5 man shootout. Sudden death shootout follows if still tied. For shootout, players may only be reused once everyone has shot.

Penalties: Minor- 2 mins Major- 5 mins Misconduct- 10 mins

Other Details
Scoresheets were located in the main hallway to the side of the pro shop.

Beantown Classic scoresheets were used for all games, except for games that doubled as USPHL league games, which used USPHL scoresheets.