2026 Rules

2 Nations College Prep Series Rules

2NationsCollegePrep.com

Detroit, MI - October 23-25, 2026

Sanction #: MIT 27159664503

General Rules

 USA Hockey and Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) rules shall apply unless otherwise noted in this document.

1. Coaches/Managers must review and electronically approve their roster before each game either with a tournament official or on the bench/timekeeper box with the timekeeper using the GameSheet software.
2. Teams are required to email a current USA Hockey, OWHA or other governing body official roster and travel permit (if required by your governing body), prior to the start of their first game and have these documents on-hand during the duration of the tournament.
3. Any roster changes must first be approved by the team’s governing body.
4. Completed game sheets will be available in digital format through the GameSheet program.
5. All scores, schedules, standings and stats can be found at 2NationsCollegePrep.com.
6. Teams must be available to play up to fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled game time.
7. All teams play at least 1 game on Sunday
8. Game Format:

• Floods during the game will be determined by the tournament officials and rink officials prior to the game.

10. Each team is allowed one 30 second timeout per game.
11. A running clock will begin in the 3^rd period if the goal differential is 5 or more goals. If the goal differential becomes less than 5, stop time will resume. During a running clock, the clock will stop when a goal is scored, a penalty is called, an on-ice injury occurs or as instructed by referee.
12. Overtime will consist of 3-minute sudden death 3-on-3. Penalties that do not expire by the end of regulation time will carry over into the overtime period. When penalties occur, non-penalized teams will add a player for each occurrence. Once there is a stoppage in play, it will return to 3-on-3 hockey. Non-elimination games on Friday and Saturday will end at the conclusion of overtime. Sunday games and Saturday elimination games tied after overtime will progress to a shootout. There will be no ice resurfacing at the start of overtime.
13. Shootouts - each coach will select 3 players at the end of overtime. The visiting team will always shoot 1st. If the game remains tied after 3 shooters, the shootout becomes sudden death. Shooters cannot repeat until all skaters have taken a shootout attempt. Any player serving a penalty that has not expired at the end of overtime may not participate in the shootout.
14. The overall standings will be determined by the following point system: 3 points for a win in regulation; 2 points for a win in overtime; 1 point for a tie or overtime loss; 0 points for a loss in regulation.
15. Ranking Criteria among tied teams:
    1. Head-to-Head Points
    2. Most wins (regulation or overtime)
    3. Goal quotient (GQ=GF/(GF+GA) with the maximum goal differential in any game capped by at 5
    4. Fewest GA
    5. Quickest first goal

Age Group Formats

 12u/U13: 10 team field. After 4 games, the top 4 teams will advance to gold semifinal games, the next 4 teams will advance to silver semifinal games, and the remaining 2 teams will play their final game Sunday morning against each other. The semifinal game seedings will be based on points followed by GQ and will not be adjusted by tournament officials for duplicative opponents during the weekend.

 14u/U15: 20 teams divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. After 3 pool play games, the top team in each group plus 3 wildcards will advance to gold quarterfinal games, the next 8 teams will advance to silver quarterfinal games, and the remaining 4 teams will advance to the bronze semifinal games. Seeding will be based on points followed by GQ but may be adjusted by tournament officials so that Saturday afternoon opponents are not duplicative of Friday or Saturday morning opponents. Any team losing the Saturday afternoon game will play 1 consolation game Sunday morning. Any teams losing Sunday morning semifinal games are eliminated.

 16u/U18: 9 team field. After 4 games games, the top 4 teams will advance to semifinal games Sunday morning. The remaining teams will play consolation games Sunday morning. The semifinal game seedings will be based on points followed by GQ and will not be adjusted by tournament officials for duplicative opponents during the weekend.

Discipline

1. Any players receiving a major penalty for fighting will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament. Any player or coach receiving a game misconduct penalty will be suspended for the next tournament game. Any player, coach or manager who receives a match penalty will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament. Players/coaches may be subject to additional suspension by their governing bodies. There will be no protests. All decisions made by on-ice officials or by the tournament officials are final.

2. Teams will be responsible for damage to dressing rooms or other arena facilities. It is the individual team’s responsibility to ensure the dressing room doors are locked. The facility or tournament officials are not responsible for any loss or theft from the dressing rooms. It is the policy of USA Hockey that all teams have at least one responsible adult (head/assistant coach or other approved team personnel) directly monitoring the locker room during all tournament events to ensure that only participants (coaches and players), and other approved team personnel are permitted in the locker room to supervise the conduct in and around the locker rooms at all times while participants are present and also make sure the locker room is appropriately secured during times when minor participants are on the ice. All responsible adults serving as locker room monitors should be gender correct, and the co-ed locker room policy must be followed. Monitors must be screened per USA Hockey screening standards and USA Hockey SafeSport screened and certified. Cell phones and other mobile devices with recording capabilities, including voice recording, still cameras and video cameras, are not permitted to be used in the locker rooms. If phones or other mobile devices must be used, they should be taken outside of the locker room.