Visiting teams please note that if you are coming into town to play the Razorbacks, the following gameday protocol applies:
Friday Pregame Protocol:
6:55 PM—Home team personnel notifies teams and officials that five minutes remain before teams are to take the ice for warm-up.
6:59 PM—Officials take ice for warm-up.
7:00 PM—Home team takes ice for warm-up, visiting team takes ice directly after.
7:09 PM—Horn sounds, signaling one minute remaining in warm-up.
7:10 PM—Both teams off ice; ice will be resurfaced.
7:15 PM—Eligible players and starting lineups submitted to official scorer. The home team notifies the visiting team as to the length of intermissions.
7:21 PM—Home team personnel notifies teams and officials that three minutes remain before teams are to take the ice.
7:24 PM—Officials take ice.
7:25 PM—Home team takes ice, visiting team takes ice directly after.
7:26 PM—Horn sounds signaling teams to assemble on their respective benches.
7:27 PM—Starting lineups announced; national anthem, crowd control statement read.
7:30 PM—Timekeeper puts 20 minutes on clock; game starts.
Saturday Pregame Protocol:
2:39 PM—Home team personnel notifies teams and officials that five minutes remain before teams are to take the ice for warm-up.
2:44 PM—Officials take ice for warm-up.
2:45 PM—Home team takes ice for warm-up, visiting team takes ice directly after.
2:54 PM—Horn sounds, signaling one minute remaining in warm-up.
2:55 PM—Both teams off ice; ice will be resurfaced.
3:00 PM—Eligible players and starting lineups submitted to official scorer. The home team notifies the visiting team as to the length of intermissions.
3:05 PM—Home team personnel notifies teams and officials that three minutes remain before teams are to take the ice.
3:09 PM—Officials take ice.
3:10 PM—Home team takes ice, visiting team takes ice directly after.
3:12 PM—Horn sounds signaling teams to assemble on their respective benches.
3:13 PM—Starting lineups announced; national anthem, crowd control statement read.
3:15 PM—Timekeeper puts 20 minutes on clock; game starts.
Intermission Protocol. The following pregame time schedule shall be used at all games:
12:00 or 15:00—Official instructs timekeeper to start clock. Intermission will be 12 or 15 minutes in length.
4:00—Home team personnel notifies teams and officials that three minutes remain before the teams are to take the ice.
2:00—Officials take ice.
1:00—Home team takes ice.
0:50—Visiting team takes ice.
0:00—Period starts.
