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<br>> Unfortunately, the online version of the NCAA rules at
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<br>> http://www.nihoa.com/rulebook/
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<br>The current rules are online here:
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<br>http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/2001_ice_hockey_rules_book.pdf
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<br>The Statisticians' Manual is also online at
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<br>http://www.ncaa.org/library/statistical/icehockey_stats_manual.pdf
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<br>The Statisticians' Manual makes no mention of games being called ties if a
<br>regular season OT goes longer than 5 minutes. Section 3 (Statistics in
<br>tiebreaker situations) only mentions shootouts. It explicitly states that a
<br>shootout counts a tie for both teams, and that the game is to be reported as a
<br>tie with a note indicating who won the shootout.
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<br>This would lead me to believe that the result of an overtime stands, no matter how long the OT goes.
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<br>John Edwards