All boys and girls born after January 1st 2015 are entitled to play in the tournament. If requested to do so, each player should be able to show the organizing committee a valid identity document.

16 teams divided in 2 groups of 8 teams each will enter the tournament. Each team plays 8 games: 7 games in the pre- liminary round and 1 final.

Games are played 4 against 4 plus goalies. Each team should have 12 players (divided in 3 lines) plus 1 or 2 goalies. Any withdrawals must be communicated to the jury one hour, at the latest, prior the game. These players can be substituted by other players (even younger ones) decid- ed by the tournament organizers. The composition and succession of lines cannot be changed during the course of the relevant match. All players should play.

Each team should wear the official jersey of the tournament. Games are played simultaneously on 2 fields with physical sep- arations placed at the blue lines The central zone is used by the teams as a coaching and rest area. Each team should be ready to start the game at the given time, delays might be sanctioned with a forfeit. Each game consists of 1 period of 21 minutes. Teams will not switch sides after the break. The time will be stopped (on both fields) only in case of an injury. Faceoffs will take place in the middle of the ice at the beginning of the periods, after each goal scored and after an injury stop. After every other stop, the puck will be thrown in a corner by the referee. Goals and pucks used in the tournament have standard weight and dimensions.

The scoreboard shows the time solely by means of minutes, without the display of seconds (except for the last change). Every 60 seconds the horn indicates a line shift, which occurs without stopping the game or the clock. Each player should immediately leave the playing surface without touching the puck. To compensate for any defections during the game (e.g., due to injury), players are allowed to alternate on the ice (two-line regime). In no cases a player is entitled to play 2 consecutive shifts.

The organizing committee assigns a referee and a judge to each game. The referee manages the game, decides goals and penalties, the judge keeps track of the goals and the penalties. The referee decisions cannot be overruled. The official rules of the SIHF are applied. In particular, slap shots, body checks and touching the puck after the horn, entering the playing surface before the horn, and any unsportsmanship behavior (of players, coaches and assistant coaches) is not allowed. The penalized player must immediately leave the playing surface until the end of the shift and cannot be replaced. In case of a more serious infringement of the rules, the organizing committee can suspend a player, a coach or an assistant coach for one or more games.

In each game 2 points are awarded for a victory, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a defeat or forfeit (game result 0-5). The standing of the preliminary round will take into consideration the following criteria: points, direct game, goal difference, amount of goals scored, draw. In case of tie in any of the final games, each team will have 3 penalty shots, in case of a tie after the penalty shots, further penalty shots will be shot until a team wins. No player is entitled to shot 2 penalty shots before every player of his team shot a penalty.

Each participating team will be awarded. The team with the fewest penalty minutes over the span of the tournament receives the Fair-play award (in case of a tie, the worst ranked). The most original audience receives the Supporter award. The presence of all teams at the awards ceremony is mandatory. All players should wear the official tournament jersey. Each player can keep his jersey after the tournament.