Rules

Game Length

Regular Season: Four (4) - 15 minute quarters
Playoffs: Four (4) - 15 minute quarters
Championship Game: Four (4) - 18 minute quarters

Running time for first three quarters and last 3 minutes of 4th quarter is: STOP TIME.
With three minutes left in the fourth quarter, if a team leads another team by six (6) goals or more, running time will commence for the remainder of the game regardless if the losing team catches up (Regular season, Playoffs and Championship Game). *Five (5) goals or less, the remainder of the game will be stop time.

*Last thirty (30) seconds of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters will be stop time (in playoffs & Championship game)

Breaks - 1st Intermission (2 minutes), Halftime (5 minutes), 3rd Intermission (3 minutes)

Regular Season: Time Outs: Two (2) per half *No overtime

No Overtime - during league play, games will end in a tie

Overtime in Playoffs - four minute quarter (Sudden Victory), if no goal in the first quarter, another quarter will commence

Time Outs: Two (2) per half *ONE timeout in overtime - not in each OT quarter

*Rule 31 Tied Game (Overtime - Playoffs & Championship Games Only)

31.1 In the event of the score being tied at the end of regulation playing time, play shall be continued, after a 2-minute intermission. In Overtime, teams shall play periods of 4-minutes each until a goal is scored, thus deciding a winner.

The game ends upon the scoring of the first goal. There will be a 2-minute intermission between sudden victory periods.

31.2 The following overtime procedure will take place:

i. The Officials shall call together the captains of each team at the center of the field at the end of regulation play and during the 2-minute intermission. The Head Official shall toss a coin to determine choice of goals to defend: the visiting captain shall call the toss.

ii. All periods of overtime shall start with a face-off as at the start of each quarter, subject to the provisions of Rule 34.1 being followed (*a team having a penalty and someone has possession).

iii. The Teams shall change ends between overtime periods.