Period/Penalty Timing and OT Procedure
Period and Penalty Lengths
Level | Warmup | Period | Penalty |
---|---|---|---|
D1 | 3 minutes | 12 minutes | 1:30 minor / 4:00 major / 8:00 misconduct |
D2 | 3 minutes | 12 minutes | 1:30 minor / 4:00 major / 8:00 misconduct |
D3 | 3 minutes | 11 minutes | 1:30 minor / 4:00 major / 8:00 misconduct |
D3 Minor | 3 minutes | 11 minutes | 1:30 minor / 4:00 major / 8:00 misconduct |
Overtime Procedures
Seeding Round and Regular Season: If a game is tied after regulation, a 3 round shootout shall take place. No player may shoot more than once in the shootout. If there is no winner after 3 rounds, the game ends in a tie.
Playoffs (Play-In & Round Robin): If a game is tied after regulation, a 3 round shootout shall take place. If there is no winner decided, the shootout will continue round-by-round until one team scores and the other does not. Playoff games cannot end in a tie. No shooter may shoot twice in the shootout until all skaters have shot once.
Championship Games: If a game is tied after regulation, a 10 minute sudden-death overtime period will be played. Goalies do not switch ends. If the game is still tied after overtime, then the playoff shootout rule will be followed.