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National Bound Rules

All Games Played to a Winner

All Play is the same as Regular Season

If the game is tied following regulation play, one (1) sudden-death overtime period shall be played.

At the completion of the third period, the tied teams shall receive a two (2) minute rest period.

  • The length of the overtime shall be equal to the length of the third period and shall be sudden death.
  • Teams shall switch ends at the end of the third period. If the score is tied at the end of the sudden-death overtime period, there shall be a shootout.
  • The winner of the shootout will be credited with one additional goal in the final score.

Shootout Procedures

  • The shootout will be conducted as follows:
  • A shootout is defined as a player attempting to score a goal and the opposing goalkeeper 33 attempting to stop the shooter from scoring the goal. 
  • The referee shall call the two captains to the referee’s crease to flip a coin to determine which team takes the first shot. The home team shall call the coin toss. The winner of the coin toss will have the choice whether his/her team will shoot first or second.
  • All goalkeepers and all players from both teams listed on the official game sheet shall be eligible to participate in the shootout.
  • The goalkeepers will defend the net they were defending in the 3rd period.
  • Any penalized player whose penalty had not been completed when the overtime period ended or who receives a penalty during a shootout procedure is not eligible to participate in any portion of the shootout procedure(s) and must remain in the penalty box.
  • The shootout procedure shall begin with five (5) different individual shooters from each team taking alternate shots. The players do not need to be named beforehand.
  • The goalkeepers from each team may be changed after each shot. 
  • The players of both teams will take the shots alternately until a decisive goal is scored. The remaining shots will not be taken.
  • If after the shootout, the shootout score is still tied, there will be a sudden death shootout. 3. Sudden-Death Shootout The sudden-death shootout will be conducted as follows:
  • A sudden-death shootout is defined as each team attempting a shot. Should one team be successful and the other team not, the successful team shall win the shootout.
  • Teams will select their shooters to participate in any order in the sudden death shootout, whether or not they shot in the previous round. The last player in the first round of the shootout may be the first player in the sudden death shootout.
  • Players in a sudden death shootout shall not be allowed to take another shot until four additional shooters have completed their attempts.
  • All goalkeepers and all players from both teams listed on the official game sheet shall be eligible to participate in the shootout. 
  • Any penalized player whose penalty had not been completed when the overtime period ended or who receives a penalty during a shootout procedure is not eligible to participate in any portion of the shootout procedure(s) and must remain in the penalty box.
  • The goalkeepers from each team may be changed after each shot.
  • The official scorekeeper shall record all shots taken indicating the players, goalkeepers and goals scored.

NATIONAL TIED BREAKER PROCEDURES

TIE-BREAKING

3-way tie for first place and all three teams have played against each other.

1. The results of only the head-to-head games played between the tied teams in the following order:

a. Most points earned. All three teams (B, C and D) are tied

b. Most total wins (whether in regulation, overtime or shootout). All teams are tied

c. Most regulation wins. All three teams are tied with 1 each.

d. Differential – subtracting goals against from the goals for in these games, the positions being determined in order of the greatest surplus

If at any point during the application of the tie-breaking rules, any or all of the teams can be seeded higher or lower than the other teams, the seeded teams will be placed in their position in the standings and the tie-breaking process will begin again at Step 1 for any teams that remain tied. 

SCENARIOS OF TIE BREAKERS BETWEEN 3 TEAMS TIED