Game Format
- All Ice Hockey Leagues are single-opponent; teams will play one game per week.
- All Ice Hockey Leagues use a licensed referee
- All Ice Hockey Leagues use a weekly time slot of 1.00 hour.
- The total ice time consists of a warm-up, two 25 minute halves and a 5 minute half-time.
- Games cannot end in a tie.
- If the game is tied with 5 minutes remaining in the 2nd half, the game will proceed directly to a shoot-out.
- Shoot-out format is 3 players per side.
- Please see the rule book or consult the ref for further shoot-out requirements.
- If the game is tied with 5 minutes remaining in the 2nd half, the game will proceed directly to a shoot-out.
Season Length
- All 11 Week Ice Hockey Leagues use the following structure:
- 8 weeks of regular season games.
- 3 weeks of playoff games.
- There may be instances where byes are scheduled due to facility availability, meaning the season may be played over 11-14 total weeks.
- In rare cases, games may be played on Long Weekends or Holidays.
Playoffs
- Playoff Format:
- All teams are guaranteed 3 playoff matches.
- League champs will receive t-shirts that can be picked up from the Season-end Party.
- There are no ties in playoffs.
- Due to the possibility of a tie, halves are shortened to allow for a 5 minute shoot-out.
- Shoot-out format is 3 players per side.
- Please see the rule book or consult the ref for further shoot-out requirements.
- Due to the possibility of a tie, halves are shortened to allow for a 5 minute shoot-out.
Rosters
| Format | Roster | Ideal Roster Size | Total # of Players Required on the Ice |
Total # of F Required on the Ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 on 3 | Open | 9-12 players | 3 + Goalie | 0 |
- When registering a full team, there is no limit to the maximum number of players you can have on the roster.
- CSSC Ice Hockey is an Open format, meaning there are no gender restrictions for team rosters or minimum gender requirments for players on the ice.
- Prior to the first game of the season, teams must have the total number of players required on the ice (in the above chart) confirmed on the roster in MyCSSC.
- If the minimum amount of confirmed roster players is not met, the team will receive a loss for every game played until the requirement is met.
- Prior to the first playoff game, teams must have all players who are playing in the playoff game(s) displayed as part of the confirmed roster in MyCSSC.
- If this requirement is not met, teams will receive an automatic loss and will not be eligible for the championship.
- A team may bring in subs that are not listed on the roster. To learn more about the sub policies, click here.
