Playoff Overtime Information
2023-2024 Playoff Overtime Procedures
Overtime Procedures -These are the same for ALL 10U - 18U Games
- Teams defend their normal 1st and 3rd period goal in overtime. Teams DO NOT switch ends.
- In all overtime situations, the first team that scores, wins the contest.
All Quarterfinal and Semifinal Games
- There will be a (1) minute intermission following regulation.
- The first overtime period will be (15) minutes in length and will be played (4 x 4).
- Following the first overtime there will be an ice cut.
- All subsequent overtimes will be (15) minutes in length and will be played (4 x 4).
- There will be an ice cut after every (3) overtime periods.
All Championship Games
- There will be a (1) minute intermission following regulation.
- The first overtime period will be (15) minutes in length and will be played (5 x 5).
- Following the first overtime there will be an ice cut.
- All subsequent overtimes will be (15) minutes in length and will be played (4 x 4).
- There will be an ice cut after every (3) overtime periods.
All 3rd Place, 5th Place, and 7th Place Games
- There will be no intermission following regulation or following the first overtime and teams should line up for the opening faceoff immediately.
- There will be a (5) minute overtime period played at (4 x 4).
- There will be a (5) minute overtime period played at (3 x 3).
- There will be a (3) person shootout.
- The home team will choose whether they shoot or defend first.
- If there is no winner after the (3) person shootout, there will be a sudden death shootout.
- All players on a team must shoot before a shooter can be repeated and shoot again.
- If one team has 12 skaters dressed and the other team has 15 skaters dressed, a player on the team with 15 skaters can repeat and shoot again after 12 skaters have shot.
- Any player who has time left on a penalty when overtime is completed is ineligible to shoot in the shootout.
11U Diamond Overtime
- For the first two games of both 11U Diamond series, the overtime will follow the regular season overtime procedure
- (1) minute intermission following regulation
- There will be a (5) minute overtime period played at (4 x 4).
- There will be a (5) minute overtime period played at (3 x 3).
- Following the 3 x 3 overtime, the game will end in a tie
- For the mini game in both 11U Diamondseries, the overtime procedure will follow the Quarterfinal and Semifinal overtime procedure
- There will be a (1) minute intermission following regulation.
- The first overtime period will be (15) minutes in length and will be played (4 x 4).
- Following the first overtime there will be an ice cut.
- All subsequent overtimes will be (15) minutes in length and will be played (4 x 4).
- There will be an ice cut after every (3) overtime periods.