The Thursday Men’s league is a team entry league.
Gameplay
• Games will start at either 6:45 pm or 9:00 pm. They will be eight (8) ends in
length with no extra ends during the regular season.
• The losing team may concede at any time.
• The screen behind sheet 5 will be used to determine when your last end
must be started by.
• The five (5) rock rule will be used for all games.
• A coin toss or spin will be used to determine which team has the hammer in
the first end.
• Teams playing in ‘A’ division must use the WCF competition approved
yellow broom heads. Failure to comply will result in your team not being
allowed to directional sweep.
• Games may be rescheduled with an agreement from both teams. Any
rescheduled games MUST be completed prior to the end of the current
draw. Failure to do so will result in a loss for the team which was unable to
attend the original game time.
Draw To The Button Shootout
• Each team will be required to complete a draw to the button shootout for
each draw. These shootout scores will be used as a secondary tie breaker.
• The shootout will consist of one (1) rock thrown towards the glass. It can
be thrown by any player on the team and may be swept.
• It can be performed after any game during the draw.
• The rock will be measured in inches with the provided tape measures on
the back boards. Place the end of the tape on the rock’s striking band and
measure to the pin hole. The measurement will then be recorded on the
shootout scoring sheets beside your team name. These sheets can be
found on the board outside the men’s locker room.
• If the rock does not reach the rings or slides through the rings, the team will
receive a maximum score of seventy-two (72) inches.
• If a team fails to complete their shootout by the end of the draw, they will
receive a maximum score of seventy-three (73) inches.
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Divisions & Cameron Points• There will be four (4) divisions named A, B, C, and D.• At the end of every draw, the two (2) teams with the best records in eachdivision will move up a division and the two (2) teams with the worstrecords in each division will move down a division.• At the end of the third draw, teams will still move up and down. This willdetermine which division teams will start in for the following season.• “Cameron Points” will be awarded as follows; two (2) points for a win, one(1) for a tie, and zero (0) for a loss.• At the end of the third draw, the team with the most “Cameron points” willbe awarded The Cameron Trophy• If there is a tie at the end of the third draw for the highest Cameron pointtotal, the tie will be broken by which team has more wins.• If both teams have the same number of wins the head-to-head record willdetermine the winner. If the teams are tied head-to-head, or never playedeach other, the Cameron Trophy will be shared.Playoff Points• Teams will earn points for a win or a tie throughout the season.• These points will be tallied after the third draw and be used to seed allteams for the playoffs• The points will be weighted. For example, a win in ‘B’ division will beworth eight (8) points versus a ‘C’ division win at six (6) points.• Below are how these points will be calculated.Playoff Points System
Division A Division B Division c Division D Win 10 8 6 4 Loss 5 4 3 2 Tie 0 0 0 0
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Tie Breakers• At the end of a draw when two (2) teams are tied, the first tie breaker usedwill be head-to-head. If the two (2) teams have tied when they playedeach other then the tie will be broken using shootout scores.• In the event of a three-way tie, the first tie breaker used will be the “headto head” records of these teams. In the event of a situation where allthree (3) teams’ records are one (1) win and one (1) loss, the tie will bebroken using shootout scores.Spares• Must be a male member from the club.• May play any position on the team they are filling in on.• Teams may use up to three (3) spares for any given game, but must have aminimum one (1) player present from their original team.Thursday Men’s Divisional Playoff Rules
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Gameplay• Games will start at 6:45 pm or 9:00 pm. They will be eight (8) ends inlength for the entire playoffs.• The losing team may concede at any time.• The bell rule will not be in place for the playoffs.• If teams are tied after eight (8) ends an extra end will be played towardsthe glass.• Teams playing in the Gord Carroll Trophy bracket will be asked to use theWCF competition approved yellow broom heads. If you do not wish to usethese heads you will not be permitted to directionally sweep. This rule doesnot apply to teams in the President’s Cup bracket.• The higher seeded team in each game will start the game with hammer aswell as have their choice of rock colour. The only exception to this rule isonce we reach the championship final of each bracket, the “A” winner willbe awarded hammer and choice of colour.• Games may be rescheduled with an agreement from both teams. Anyrescheduled games MUST be completed prior to games that have alreadybeen scheduled that would pend on the result of said rescheduled game.Failure to do so would result in a loss for the team which was unable toattend the original game time.
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