On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, Jayson Moy wrote:
 
> OB Hockey Content:
>
> I have a question.  Why did the teams not switch ends between the
> end of the 2nd and 3rd OT's?  (I only caught the last 4 minutes of
> the 2nd OT, and the TAPE DELAYED third OT).
>
 
For Jason and anyone else who wishes to know...
 
Rule 6
Ties in Tournament Competition
SECTION 44.  Where advancement in a bracket or the determination of a
tournament champion is necessary, any series in a format (e.g.,
total-goals series, single game, minigame series) that results in a tie
will be broken by 20-minute, sudden-death overtime periods.  The ice
shall be resurfaced upon completion of regulation play.  The teams shall
not change ends (except as indicated in Rule 6-41-b).  Third place games
may follow the overtime procedures as described in Rule 6-43.
 
FYI, 6-41-b is the rule which covers switching at the middle of a period
if there are favorable conditions for one team to play at one end of the ice.
 
6-43 is the rule stating the use of one five-minute sudden-death overtime
period, with the end of the five-minute overtime resulting in a tie.
 
Tony
 
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