| Game Play | 4 on 4 |
| Periods | 2 x 22 minute, run-time periods |
| Warm Ups | 3 minute warm-up |
| Line Changes/Side Changes | No switching sides, goalies will remain in their net for the duration of the game. Changes on the fly or at whistles. |
| Penalties | 4 on 4 COVID Penalty Procedure
Minor Penalty = 1 x Penalty Shot
Double Minor = 2 x Penalty Shot
Major Penalty = Ejection from Game + 2 x Penalty Shot
Game Misconduct = Ejection from Game + 2 x Penalty Shot + 1 game suspension
Coincidental Penalties = 1 x Penalty Shot for each team
Fighting = Ejection from Game + 2 x Penalty Shot + 2 game suspension + fines
Penalty Shot Process:
Shooter starts at centre dot.
All other players are behind defensive Blue Line.
When the shooter crosses the offensive Blue Line, chasers can chase the shooter. If no goal is scored, the play is live.
If a Double Minor, the 1st shot has NO chasers, and only the second shot is live.
Coincidental Penalties will result in each team receiving a penalty shot with no chasers.
Penalty Shot Shooters
Person who drew the penalty must take the shots, there is no substitutions allowed
Max Penalties
3 Minor Penalties or 2 Double Minor Penalties will result in ejection |
| Chirping | Please do not go close to one another when chirping. We can not have people speaking closely to one another and having saliva transfer.
ZERO tolerance for any racial, homophobic, anti-Semitic or other slurs |
| Body Contact | There is ZERO body contact allowed.
First Body Contact Penalty = 1 x Penalty Shot
Second Body Contact Penalty = 2 x Penalty Shot + ejection from game. |
| Face-Offs | There will be no face-offs allowed. Each team will start with the puck in their zone at the beginning of one of the periods. The designated HOME team will start with the puck in the first period. |
| Gloves | Participants will be required to wear gloves on the ice at all times. In the event of a lost glove, that player will be required to retrieve their glove immediately from the ice. |
| Handshakes | Until further notice, handshakes and first-bumps shall not occur before, during, or after the game. |
| Spitting | NO spitting allowed. |
| Water Bottles | There is no sharing of water bottles allowed. Please fill up your personal bottle prior to arriving at the rink as many locations will not have fountains available. |
| What happens after a team scores a goal? | In the event of a goal scored, the team that scored the goal will need to have all four skaters retreat behind the red line before being able to re-engage with pressure. While the team that scored the goal is retreating to the red line, the team that was scored will re-initiate play by retrieving the puck from their goal and going the other way. Furthermore, the team that was scored on has the ability to press forward before the other team clears back to the red line, creating scenarios where teams will need to be quick to defend after scoring a goal. If the team that was previously scored carries possession across the red line before each of the four (4) opposing skaters are able to retreat to the red line, players on the defending team will be able to engage the puck regardless of any teammates who have not yet reached the red line. |
| What happens if the puck goes out of play? | Frozen Puck/Offensive Puck Out of Play: Should the goaltender cover the puck for a whistle, or the attacking zone team be responsible for the puck going out of play, all four (4) skaters on the attacking team will be required to clear to the blue-line before being able to re-engage the puck. The defensive team will be required to advance the puck past the red-line in order to clear the defensive zone. Any turnover between the defensive blue-line and the red line will result in the other team remaining in the attacking zone. Defensive/Neutral Zone Puck Out of Play: If no attacking zone has been established, or if the defensive zone team is responsible for the puck leaving the playing surface, the same player positioning as an offside/icing re-start will apply, with the non-offending team initiating possession. |
| What happens if the goalie holds the puck for a whistle? | After the referee has blown the whistle, the opposing team must clear the blue line. The goalie will play the puck to a teammate and the opposing team can re-engage the attack as soon as they have cleared the blue line. Goalies must put the puck back into play immediately. |
