Rules
The pitch is a regular sized hockey rink with artificial turf placed on it. The goals are eight feet high and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide. Unlike previous years, all goals are worth one point.
Teams consist of six players, including the goalkeeper, on the floor at any one time. The players are changed on the fly, like in hockey. Also like hockey, at times teams will be required to play one or even two players short. These situations, are a result of a player being shown a blue card. A blue card requires the offending player to serve a two or four minute penalty depending on the severity of the offense.
A single game is composed of four fifteen minute quarters. In the few instances where doubleheaders are scheduled, the games will then be shortened to two, twenty minutes halves. During exhibition matches if the teams are tied at the end of the regulation time, a penalty shootout will occur to determine the winner.
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