Regulations of the International Short Hockey Tournament
“TOP LEAGUE. CHRISTMAS CUP”
| Founder of the competition | International Short Hockey Federation |
| Participants | Top-6 short hockey teams, according to ISHF ranking:
1. Uralets 2. Armeets 3. Moskovskiy Eshelon 4. Molotoboytsy 5. Six Trolley 6. Chetyre Ledokola |
| Place of performance | Arena by league designation |
| Start date of the competition | 23 December 2021 |
| Final date of the competition | 09 January 2022 |
| A break in the competition | 01 January 2022 |
| The first stage of the tournament: | Holding period:
23.12.2021 – 09.01.2022
Regular Championship: Each team plays each team. |
| The second stage of the tournament: | Holding period
09.01.2022
Play-offs: Play-offs are played between the 4 strongest teams in the first leg. The second leg consists of two rounds: First round the teams play in this format: Pair A: 2-3 places Pair B: 1-4 places
Second Round — Play-offs: teams play in this format: Game for the 3rd place LA – LB
Game for the 1st place WA – WB |
| The competition is held according to the adapted ISHF experimental rules | There are no yellow and red card rules as an administrative punishment system for player infringements.
In other cases, the current rules of short hockey as approved in the ISHF Rule Book. |
| Head of the Referee Committee | Mr. Maksim Kartoshkin |
| Head of the Organising Committee | Mr. Leonid Ovechkin |