This issue may be moot by now, but I just got into the office, saw the posts
and felt compelled to respond.
 
Not to take sides on the issue (especially on my first post), but Mr. Biever
and Mr. Machnik
are correct in stating that the 5-minute overtime should NOT have been
played if the outcome of the game determined advancement in the bracket. In
short, whenever advancement in a bracket is necessary (it matters not
whether it's a regular-season or postseason tournament), a 20-minute
overtime period must follow regulation play. The only exception to this is a
third-place game given that there is no advancement.
 
Further, shootouts are NOT allowed in any tournament in which NCAA rules
apply (obviously, a Canadian-sponsored tourney are not bound by such rules).
The rules do not provide for such a format and tournament directors and
teams have been instructed not to implement a shootout format. Such a
scenario did take place at last year's J.C. Penney tournament involving
Maine and CC. At that time, the rules committee instructed the tournament
director and teams that they had violated the rules.
 
Steve Hagwell
NCAA Staff Liaison to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Rules Committee
 
> ----------
> From:         Randy May
> Reply To:     [log in to unmask]
> Sent:         Saturday, October 10, 1998 2:04 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Is there a rulebook in the house?
>
> In a message dated 10/10/98 11:43:34 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> <<Actually, Erik had it right.  The key here is that it was a game in
> which a
> winner needed to be decided for advancement in a bracket or tournament.
> So
> there should have been 20 min OTs played.  The rules allow for this in
> regular season games in which a winner must be decided, again for
> advancement purposes.>>
>
> I stand by my previous post. If they had played a regular season game in
> which
> the regulation was followed by a 20 minute OT and one team scored at the 6
> minute mark...then have the won the game according to regular season
> rules?
> No! The only advancement purpose that the NCAA needs to recognize is in
> post
> season...everything else must be played under the same timing rules.
>
> Randy May
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