Game rules
- Three twelve-minute periods, running clock except the final two minutes.
- Five skaters plus a goalie. No checking. Slap shots permitted in the offensive zone only.
- Minor penalties are two minutes; majors are five minutes.
- Mandatory equipment: helmet with full cage or shield, gloves, shin guards, hockey pants, elbow pads, neck guard.
Code of conduct
- Respect referees, opponents, and rink staff. Verbal abuse results in a game misconduct.
- Fighting is an automatic season suspension.
- Players must be paid up through the current half-season to be eligible for playoffs.
Playoff format
Single-elimination bracket of the top six regular-season teams. Seeds one and two receive round-one byes. Reseed each round so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest.