3 - IHNSW Seasons

Number and Time Periods of League Games

The objective of IHNSW is to provide 18 competition games for each team (excluding the play-offs / finals), subject to available ice time.

There are exceptions to Atom, Senior B and East Coast Super League - see Special Rules pertaining to these grades.

All games (except East Coast Super League^* & Summer Senior B), have a maximum duration of 60 minutes and are played in three timed periods with 1 minute (minimum) intervals, as follows:-

• First two periods: 15 minutes running time
• Third period: 10 minutes running time and up to 5 minutes of stop time^*, or the game limit of 60 minutes, whichever is first.^**

During running time, the time clock will only stop when the referee calls time-out.

Note: If the score differential exceeds 10 goals, further goals should not be displayed and the stop time is not applicable.

^*Time clock stops when the referee stops play for any reason.
^**Timekeeper is authorised to announce the return to running time as required.