Q: Season Details

PHASE 1 Season Dates: January 4 – June 21, 2026 Regular Season: 18 games Playoffs: Offered for every division PHASE 2 Season Dates: July - December Regular Season: 18 games Playoffs: Top 4 teams advance; Single-round semifinals → Championship Game

Q: Playoff Structure by Division

A League Playoffs: Top 4 teams Gold Championship Silver Championship C League Floating Playoff Structure Gold Playoffs: Top 3–4 teams Silver Playoffs: Bottom 3–4 teams D League Gold Playoffs: Top 4 teams Silver Playoffs: Bottom 4 teams

Q: Team Fees & Payment Options

Team Fee: $8,000 per team Option 1: Two-Payment Plan (Check or Online) $4,000 due January 15, 2026 $4,000 due February 15, 2026 Option 2: Credit Card Installment Plan Installments spread over multiple months via credit card Final installment must be completed by March 15, 2026

Q: Rules

Regular Season Gameplay Rules: Three 15-minute stop-time periods No timeouts during regular season Tied games: Go directly to a 3-round shootout If still tied, continue round-by-round No repeat shooters until all players have shot Running Clock Rule: 5-goal lead in the 3rd period → running clock Reverts to stop-time if margin drops below 5 Playoff Game Rules: Top teams advance (per division format) Semifinals → Championship One timeout per team per game Overtime Format: 5-minute 5-on-5 stop-time OT If still tied → sudden-death shootout No repeat shooters until all skaters have shot Seeding Tiebreaker: Goal Differential

Q: Penalties, Suspensions & Fighting Policies

Penalties & Suspensions: Minor Penalties: 2 minutes 4 penalties in one game: Ejection + 1-game suspension Repeat Offenses: 2nd offense → Captain suspended 1 game 3rd offense → Season suspension (no refund) Fighting Policy: 1st Offense: Ejection + 1-game suspension 2nd Offense: 5-game suspension (captain may also be suspended) 3rd Offense: Remainder of season suspension (no refund)

Q: Rosters & Player Eligibility

All players must have valid 2025–26 USA Hockey registration Captains suspended if any player is improperly registered Unlimited roster size Dual-rostering across divisions requires league approval “Ringer” rule: High-skill players must be approved by league captains Subs must be on the league-approved sub list Captains are responsible for proper jerseys for all players and subs

Q: Regular Season Gameplay Rules

Three 15-minute stop-time periods No timeouts during regular season Tied games: Go directly to a 3-round shootout If still tied, continue round-by-round No repeat shooters until all players have shot Running Clock Rule: 5-goal lead in the 3rd period → running clock Reverts to stop-time if margin drops below 5

Question 1

Season Details

Accepted Answer

PHASE 1

Season Dates: January 4 – June 21, 2026
Regular Season: 18 games
Playoffs: Offered for every division

PHASE 2

Season Dates: July - December
Regular Season: 18 games
Playoffs: Top 4 teams advance; Single-round semifinals → Championship Game

Question 2

Divisions & Game Nights

Accepted Answer

A-League: Tuesday Nights
B-League: Wednesday Nights
C-League: Monday & Thursday Nights
D-League: Sunday Nights

Question 3

Playoff Structure by Division

Accepted Answer

A League

Playoffs: Top 4 teams
Gold Championship
Silver Championship

C League

Floating Playoff Structure
Gold Playoffs: Top 3–4 teams
Silver Playoffs: Bottom 3–4 teams

D League

Gold Playoffs: Top 4 teams
Silver Playoffs: Bottom 4 teams

Question 4

Team Fees & Payment Options

Accepted Answer

Team Fee: $8,000 per team

Option 1: Two-Payment Plan (Check or Online)

$4,000 due January 15, 2026
$4,000 due February 15, 2026

Option 2: Credit Card Installment Plan

Installments spread over multiple months via credit card
Final installment must be completed by March 15, 2026

Question 5

Rules

Accepted Answer

Regular Season Gameplay Rules:

Three 15-minute stop-time periods
No timeouts during regular season
Tied games:
- Go directly to a 3-round shootout
- If still tied, continue round-by-round
- No repeat shooters until all players have shot
Running Clock Rule:
- 5-goal lead in the 3rd period → running clock
- Reverts to stop-time if margin drops below 5

Playoff Game Rules:

Top teams advance (per division format)
Semifinals → Championship
One timeout per team per game
Overtime Format:
- 5-minute 5-on-5 stop-time OT
- If still tied → sudden-death shootout
- No repeat shooters until all skaters have shot
Seeding Tiebreaker: Goal Differential

Question 6

Penalties, Suspensions & Fighting Policies

Accepted Answer

Penalties & Suspensions:

Minor Penalties: 2 minutes
4 penalties in one game: Ejection + 1-game suspension
Repeat Offenses:
- 2nd offense → Captain suspended 1 game
- 3rd offense → Season suspension (no refund)

Fighting Policy:

1st Offense: Ejection + 1-game suspension
2nd Offense: 5-game suspension (captain may also be suspended)
3rd Offense: Remainder of season suspension (no refund)

Question 7

Rosters & Player Eligibility

Accepted Answer

All players must have valid 2025–26 USA Hockey registration
Captains suspended if any player is improperly registered
Unlimited roster size
Dual-rostering across divisions requires league approval
“Ringer” rule: High-skill players must be approved by league captains
Subs must be on the league-approved sub list
Captains are responsible for proper jerseys for all players and subs

Question 8

Season Details

Accepted Answer

20 total games over 10 weeks
4 Teams (Picked at random each week for parity)
6-9 Players per Team
2 games per night
Games played on Wednesday nights (9:00 PM or 10:10 PM)

Question 9

Divisions

Accepted Answer

A, B, C & D - Mixed Division

Question 10

Regular Season Gameplay Rules

Accepted Answer

Three 15-minute stop-time periods
No timeouts during regular season
Tied games:
- Go directly to a 3-round shootout
- If still tied, continue round-by-round
- No repeat shooters until all players have shot
Running Clock Rule:
- 5-goal lead in the 3rd period → running clock
- Reverts to stop-time if margin drops below 5

Question 11

Game Format

Accepted Answer

25-minute running time
After a goal: Scoring team backs off; opposing team restarts from behind their net
Puck out of play: A new puck is tossed in immediately — play continues live
Goalie covers puck: Opposing team backs off; play resumes from behind the net
Teams must reset to half ice following a goal or goalie stoppage
Line changes: On the fly
Penalties result in a penalty shot
After a penalty shot, play restarts from behind the defending team's net
No fighting will be tolerated — 1-strike policy. Any player involved in a fight will be removed from the league immediately with no refund or credit.

Question 12

Tied-Game Procedure

Accepted Answer

3-round shootout
If still tied: sudden death shootout (round-for-round)
All players must shoot once before anyone shoots again

Question 13

Rink Setup

Accepted Answer

Cross-ice format
Blue borders set at both blue lines
Neutral zone designated for players waiting to change
Extra pucks will be placed between benches for quick replacement if a puck goes out of play

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