RULES

GENERAL RULES

  • No body checking
  • No fighting
  • No alcohol on arena property
  • Smoking only in designated areas

REGULAR SEASON

  • Games start promptly at 8:30am, 9:15am and 10:00am.
  • Games are 42 minutes in length consisting of three 14 minute periods
  • 30 second breaks between periods
  • Teams will switch sides after each period except overtime
  • Games are played 4-on-4 during regulation time and 3-on-3 during overtime
  • Each team is allowed one 30 second timeout per game
  • Running time except for the last 2 minutes of regulation play which will be stop time if score is within 2 goals
  • No stoppage of play for icings (except if stop time in effect)
  • No offsides
  • If tied after regulation time, teams will play one five minute 3-on-3 overtime period
  • If games are tied after overtime, they will go straight to best of three shootout.  Each player must take one shot before anyone is allowed to shoot twice.
  • In the event of an injury, clock stoppage is at the discretion of the referees

REGULAR SEASON REPLACEMENT PLAYERS

  • Short-benched teams are permitted to use substitute players provided that week’s opposing captain and league organizers are in agreement.

REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS TIEBREAKERS

  • 1st tiebreaker: Total wins
  • 2nd tiebreaker: Head-to-head record
  • 3rd tiebreaker: Goal differential
  • 4th tiebreaker: Total goals
  • 5th tiebreaker: Coin flip

PENALTIES

  • Minor penalties are 2 minutes in length.  If the penalized team is scored upon, the penalty with the least remaining time will be nullified.
  • Coincidental minors will be played 3-on-3
  • Major penalties are 5 minutes in length.  Opposition scoring has no effect on major penalty duration.
  • Fighting majors will result in a 5 minute penalty and an immediate game ejection.
  • Any player who receives one major penalty or three minor penalties in a game will be ejected from the game
  • Misconduct penalties will result in a 10 minute penalty and an immediate game ejection.  Misconducts can be issued without a minor or major penalty being called.
  • Any player who accumulates 30 or more penalty minutes during the season will face an automatic 1 game suspension.  Players accumulating 60 or more penalty minutes will face an automatic 3 game suspension.
  • All conduct whether penalized during the game or not, is subject to review and disciplinary action if deemed to be dangerous or a detriment to the league.

PLAYOFFS

  • Period length and rules are the same as regular season games
  • Teams play one game elimination matches
  • Substitutes skaters are not permitted
  • Substitute goalies are permitted
  • QUARTER-FINALS (ROUND/WEEK 1):
    • 3rd Place vs. 6th Place – 3rd place chooses 8:30am or 9:15am time slot
    • 4th Place vs. 5th Place – play time slot 3rd place did not choose
    • 1st Place & 2nd Place  – bye to second round, shinny from 10:00am to 11:30am
  • SEMI-FINALS (ROUND/WEEK 2):
    • 1st Place vs. Lowest Rank – 1st place chooses 8:30am or 9:15am time slot
    • 2nd Place vs. Next Lowest Rank – play time slot 1st place did not choose
    • 2 Eliminated Teams – shinny from 10:00am to 11:30am
  • FINALS (ROUND/WEEK 3):
    • 2 game finals
    • 2 points for win and 1 point for tie
    • If teams tied after 2 games (regardless of goals for/against), they will play 5 minute sudden death overtime
    • If game is tied after overtime, they will go straight to best of three shootout.  Each player must take one shot before anyone is allowed to shoot twice

GTA INLINE uses the common rules of Inline Hockey as prescribed in the IIHF rule book which can be found here.

GTA INLINE reserves the right at any time to modify these rules to suit the needs and direction of the league.