# Game Clock Time Item Notes 90 minutes before Team Line-up Forms distributed Team line-ups created by teams opening face-off or Organizer -60:00 Pre-game countdown begins on Team line-ups submitted to Game Clock Scorekeeper -40:00 Pre-Game Warm-up Only 10 minute warm-up for these test games then the buzzer signals that the teams leave the ice surface and wait in the corridors. After a 10 minute warm-up the game clock is then re-set to -02:45 Starting six for result system Scorekeeper acquires the starting six and the captains from the Visiting team and then acquires this same information from the Home team -02:45 Game Officials Enter the ice and Public Announcer introduces stand in Referee’s Crease after Game Officials. finishing pre-game preparation. -02:30 Home Team enters ice and goes IIHF Music on Ice” is “Teams straight to the blue line played -02:15 Visiting Team enters ice and goes IIHF Music on Ice” is “Teams straight to the blue line played -02:00 Referee Blows whistle, the teams line up on their respective Blue Lines and salute the audience. -01:45 Team captains greet the Referee and Linesmen in the Referee Crease. -01:45 Public Announcer introduces the starting line-ups for both teams. -01:30 Team captains greet the Referee and Linesmen in the Referee Crease -00:45 Teams finish pre-game rituals and go to their team benches. -00:15 Referee calls the teams to Centre Ice for Opening Face-off -00:00 Puck Drop / Game clock re-set to 10:00
# Game Clock Time Item Notes 90 minutes before opening face-off Team Line-up Forms distributed Team line-ups created by teams or Organizer -60:00 Pre-game countdown begins on Game Clock Team line-ups submitted to Scorekeeper -40:00 Pre-Game Warm-up Only 10 minute warm-up for these test games then the buzzer signals that the teams leave the ice surface and wait in the corridors. After a 10 minute warm-up the game clock is then re-set to -02:45 Starting six for result system Scorekeeper acquires the starting six and the captains from the Visiting team and then acquires this same information from the Home team -02:45 Game Officials Enter the ice and stand in Referee’s Crease after finishing pre-game preparation. Public Announcer introduces Game Officials. -02:30 Home Team enters ice and goes straight to the blue line IIHF Music “Teams on Ice” is played -02:15 Visiting Team enters ice and goes straight to the blue line IIHF Music “Teams on Ice” is played -02:00 Referee Blows whistle, the teams line up on their respective Blue Lines and salute the audience. -01:45 Team captains greet the Referee and Linesmen in the Referee Crease. -01:45 Public Announcer introduces the starting line-ups for both teams. -01:30 Team captains greet the Referee and Linesmen in the Referee Crease -00:45 Teams finish pre-game rituals and go to their team benches. -00:15 Referee calls the teams to Centre Ice for Opening Face-off -00:00 Puck Drop / Game clock re-set to 10:00
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