August 21, 2009
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WCHA Adds Official Timeouts to Games
CHN Staff Report
The WCHA is adding three one-minute officials' timeouts to games starting this season, for all regular season and first-round WCHA tournament games.
There is no mandate on when the stoppages need to be, but is recommending they be taken at the first stoppages of play after the 15:00, 10:00 and 5:00 marks of each period.
Official Time-outs may NOT be taken during power-plays, and Official Time-outs are discouraged (but not prohibited) during 4-on-4s and so on. Official Time-outs also cannot be taken after icings. There will be no Official Time-outs taken during overtime periods.
While the new policy assists the many WCHA television productions during the season, the policy is in place for all games, whether televised or not.
