USA Hockey Rules 

• Blue Line Icing 
• No Timeouts 
• No Slap Shots 
• Three minute warm-up 
• The clock starts when Zamboni doors close. Be ready. 
• Stop time will be used during the last two minutes of the third period if the game is within 3 goals. 
• There will be no scorekeepers The team trailing is required to stop/start the clock during the final two minutes. 
• The home team is required to stop/start the clock if the game is tied. 
• Penalties: 
  
• Player must go to penalty box
• time will start at the drop of the puck. 
• Time will run during the stoppage of play. 
• Four penalty rule. 
• Any player receiving four penalties in one game will be removed for the remainder of the game. 
• Games may end in tie except in Sunday's championship, consolation, and friendship games 
• If Sunday game is tied at end of regulation time, we will proceed directly into a 3 round shootout with the home team shooting first 
• If Sunday game is still tied after that, a sudden death shootout will occur 
• No player can shoot twice until all players in attendace have gone 
• Any player in the penalty box at the end of regulation time will not be eligible for the shootout 
• Rules for Power Play and Penalty Shot cards are on back of cards and subject to change from the below
  
• Powerplay cards
  
• 1 per team per game is allowed
• They can be purchased during the game if an organizer is available 
• Playing the card allows the team that played the card to pick any player on the opposing team to serve a 2 minute minor
• Standard run time rules apply
• The only way to counter a powerplay card is if the other team plays theirs in response.  That will then force a two minute 4 on 4.
• Penalty Shot Cards
  
• 1 per team per game is allowed 
• They can be purchased during the game if an organizer is available  
• Playing the card allows the team that played the card to pick any player on their team to be awarded a penalty shot, including the goalie
• Standard run time rules apply the clock does not stop for the penalty shot
• A penalty shot card can not be played immediatley after a powerplay card but, as soon as the subsequent stoppage and the clock will continue to run