Tournament rules
The following tournament rules are in effect for the Winter Classic 2008.
Serving
For a serve to be considered legal, it must hit the opposite wall between the midfield players before touching anyone else. If the ball rolls into the goal before touching any players, the goal is disallowed and the ball is served again by the same team that just served.
Spinning
Players are allowed a single free rotation (up to 2 π radians) before making contact with the ball. The rotation must be controlled, and no spinning is allowed. If a player is caught spinning, the first infraction will result in a warning. For each additional violation, a penalty will be awarded.
Penalties
Penalties will be awarded for repeated spinning violations. A penalty is taken by placing the ball in front of the center attacker. The defender is allowed to use only his or her goalie. The attacker can then shoot, but may only touch the ball once. So, for example, the gancio and reverse european are not allowed.
Preseason
Preseason is a round robin with the two teams with the best record advancing to the semifinals. If there is a tie, then the winner of the head-to-head between the tie determines who advances. If there is more than one tie, then goal differential determines who advances.
Finals
The semifinals and the little final are best 2-of-3, while the final is best 3-of-5.
Preseason results
| Group A | Hans/Ward | Jimmy/Danny | Dario/Severini | Valentina/Francesca | Costas/* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans/Ward | 10-1 | 7-10 | 10-1 | 10-2 | |
| Jimmy/Danny | 1-10 | 10-4 | 10-4 | 10-6 | |
| Dario/Severini | 10-7 | 4-10 | 10-0 | 10-7 | |
| Valentina/Francesca | 1-10 | 4-10 | 0-10 | 1-10 | |
| Costas/* | 2-10 | 6-10 | 7-10 | 1-10 |
- Bruno didn't show up, so Costas was assigned a random partner from Group B.
| Group B | Simone/Etera | Flo/Joe | Steve/Ralph | Daniele/Henson | Rolando/Razvan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone/Etera | 10-3 | 10-3 | 10-2 | 10-1 | |
| Flo/Joe | 3-10 | 10-5 | 10-0 | 10-0 | |
| Steve/Ralph | 3-10 | 5-10 | 10-4 | 10-4 | |
| Daniele/Henson | 2-10 | 0-10 | 4-10 | 7-10 | |
| Rolando/Razvan | 1-10 | 0-10 | 4-10 | 10-7 |
Tournament
Main Final
| Hans/Ward | ||
| Hans/Ward | ||
| Flo/Joe | ||
| Hans/Ward | ||
| Simone/Etera | ||
| Simone/Etera | ||
| Dario/Severini |
Little Final
| Dario/Severini | |
| Dario/Severini | |
| Flo/Joe |
Semifinals
| Hans/Ward | 10 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Flo/Joe | 6 | 7 |
| Simone/Etera | 10 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Dario/Severini | 6 | 7 |
Little Final
| Dario/Severini | 10 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Flo/Joe | 6 | 8 |
Final
| Hans/Ward | 10 | 10 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simone/Etera | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Gamelles
| Player | Gamelles |
|---|---|
| Joe | 2 |
| Hans | 1 |
