Length of games Note: actual game start time could differ from scheduled game time due to backups at arena.
1 (one)- hour in duration because of ice time constraints for Squirt/ 10 U and below:
- 1. The length of time for the first two periods will be (12) minute stop time.
- 2. The length of the third period will be determined by the time remaining in the ice hour on the arena clock, minus 3 (three) minutes.
- 3. The third period will be running time until the 3 (three) minutes remain on the clock; the last 3 (three) minutes will be stop time.
- 4. A game is considered complete after two periods if no time remains for the hour game.
- 5. If time expires before the two periods are played it will not be considered a complete game and be rescheduled as a new game.
Over 1 (one) hour in duration games
- 1. Following are requirements for all other games over (1) hour in duration:
- a. ALL Squirt and 10U games are 15- minute periods with 1 min 30 second penalties with 5- minute majors.
- b. 12U and PeeWee games are 15- minute periods with 1 minute 30 second penalties with 5- minute majors.
- c. All Bantam and 15U games are 17-minute periods with 2-minute penalties and 5- minute majors.
- 2. A 2 (two) minute period break when no resurface is needed
- 3. Ice should be resurfaced every 2 (two) periods
- 4. Running time will be used whenever a 6 (six)-goal differential occurs in the 3rd period.
- 5. One (5) minute sudden death overtime (5 on 5) for all squirt and above games.
- 6. One (30 second) timeout allowed per team