Playoff Rules

Division #1	Top 6 teams
Division #2	Top 6 teams
Division #3	Top 6 teams
Division #4	Top 6 teams

1. Wins 
2. Records (of teams tied) in games against each other
3. Total season differential of goals for vs. goals against

• Players - must be on the team roster and have played a minimum of 10 games
• Goalies - must be on the team roster and must have played a minimum of 5 games .  
• Any player not meeting the above criteria will be ruled an illegal player and that team will forfeit those games and team reps will be subject to a review by the Board of Directors with possible suspensions.
• Players found to be playing under another persons name will result in a forfeit of those games.

**The board will address the use of an alternate goalie or player exceptions on an individual basis.**

Suspensions:

• All suspensions from the regular season are carried over into the playoffs.  Any suspensions given out in the playoffs will be served during the playoffs and carried over into the the next season if required.  
• The regular season playing rules will be used as a base line for suspensions, but the Board will determine what appropriate suspension is during the playoffs.

• The penalty caps for players and individuals are only applicable for the regular season and do not carry over into the playoffs.  Any penalty cap suspensions from the regular season do carry over into the playoffs.    

• The home team will supply the scoresheet.    

• If a scorekeeper does not show up for a game the home team is responsible for supplying a scorekeeper    

• Same as the regular season, including the 3 penalty rule (double minor is considered 2 penalties)  
• All major penalties carry an automatic game misconduct.  No goalie, no game (Forfeit)

• All games are stop time
• All games must have a winner
• Period lengths are modified from the regular season to accommodate the chance of a tie after regulation.  
• 1st Period - 20 minutes
• 2nd period - 15 minutes
• 3rd period - 15 minutes
• If a game is tied after regulation there will be a shootout to determine the winner. 
• The home team has the option of shooting first or last.
• Each team will have 5 shooters.  The team with the best out of 5 shots wins the game.
• If after 5 shooters the game is still tied, it moves to a sudden death shootout, the next goal wins.
• If the team that shoots first scores, the team that shoots second has a chance to redeem themselves,
• if they miss the game is over.  
• All skaters from each team must be used before a player can shoot for the second time.      

• All division finals are the best 2 out of 3 series
• All games are stop time
• All games must have a winner
• Period lengths are modified from the regular season to accommodate the chance of a tie after regulation.  
•  1st Period - 20 minutes
•  2nd period - 15 minutes
•  3rd period - 15 minutes
• If a game is tied after regulation there will be a shootout to determine the winner. 
• The home team has the option of shooting first or last.
• Each team will have 5 shooters.  The team with the best out of 5 shots wins the game.
• If after 5 shooters the game is still tied, it moves to a sudden death shootout, the next goal wins.
• If the team that shoots first scores, the team that shoots second has a chance to redeem themselves, if they miss the game is over.  
• All skaters from each team must be used before a player can shoot for the second time.              

The WINNING team MUST e-mail the game results to their regular season division contact ASAP with the following info:

•  Game #
•  Winning and losing team names
•  Game score
•  Was a shootout required
•  Report any incidents 

DIVISION #1 - Scores and Scoresheets
Colin Oke
e-mail: [email protected]

DIVISION #2 - Scores and Scoresheets
Ray Drake
e-mail: [email protected]

DIVISION #3 - Scores and Scoresheets
Tyler Yamashiro
e-mail: [email protected]

DIVISION #4 - Scores and Scoresheets
Glenn Saunders
e-mail: [email protected]