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Stephanie Smith, OP Sports Term Guru

1. week I was asked another
hockey question. I was asked about
overtime in the regular season and the
playoffs, and what the difference was.

Overtime is the extra little bit of
time tacked onto a game that has ended
regulation with a tie. Instead of the
regular 5 on 5 hockey seen in regulation
time, this 5 minute extension is played
4 on 4. All the same rules apply and
the first team to score a goal wins the
game. However, if the overtime does not
produce a goal, the teams then go to a
shootout. This was not always the case,
teams used to leave the game with a tie,
each taking one point. But recently the
NHL decided to implement it instead
of having ties, as a way to boost scores
and points. The winner of an overtime/
shootout match is now rewarded with
two points and the loser with one.

In the shootout, each team selects
three shooters to alternate taking penalty

 

shots on the goaltender. The team that
scores the most goals in the shootout
wins. If after three shooters, the results
are still tied, they move on to additional
shooters. The first one to outscore the
other team wins the game.

The difference between the way a
tie in the regular season is solved and
the way it is solved in the playoffs is
simple. The shootout is only for ending
ties in the regular season, and in the
playoffs the overtime is played exactly
the same as regulation time. It is a 5 on
5 period lasting the same 20 minutes as
all the others. The first team to score a
goal in the overtime wins. And unlike in
the regular season, there can be multiple
periods of overtime. I hope that helps.

Please, if you have any sports
related questions send them to me at
op.sports@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

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Calendar of Upcoming Games

Baseball:

Doubleheader vs. West. Washington University. Exhibition
game takes place in New Westminster Saturday March 24

— 1:00pm.

Doubleheader vs. Pierce CC. Exhibition game takes place in
New Westminster Sunday March 25 — 1:00pm.

Cross Country Track:
Spring Break Open. Meet takes place in Edmonds, WA
Saturday March 24.

Women’s Golf:

Lewis-Clark State Invite. Tournament takes place at Clarkson
Country Club Monday March 19 and Tuesday March 20.
Olympic Tournament. Takes place at Gold Mountain Monday
April 2 .

Bellevue Tournament. Take place at Glendale Country Club
Monday April 23.

Men’s Golf:

Lewis-Clark State Invite. Tournament takes place at Clarkson
Country Club Monday March 19 and Tuesday March 20.
Olympic Tournament. Takes place at Gold Mountain Monday

April 2.

Bellevue Tournament. Take place at Glendale Country Club
Monday April 23.

Women’s Rugby:

Away game vs. Burnaby Lake. Game takes place in Burnaby
Saturday March 24.

Away game vs. Kamloops. Game takes place in Kamloops
Saturday March 24.

Men’s Rugby:

Away game vs. Kelowna. Game takes place in Kelowna
Saturday March 24.

Home game vs. Rowing Club. Game takes place at Hume Park
Saturday March 31. .

Wheelchair Basketball:

CWBL Finals. Tournament takes place Quebec City, QB.
Saturday April 7 — Sunday April 8.

  
 

Wrestling:
Senior Nationals. Tournament takes place in Calgary, AB
Tuesday March 27 — Wednesday March 28.