Regulations of the International Short Hockey Tournament
“ISHF TOP LEAGUE”
| Founder of the competition | International Short Hockey Federation |
| Participants | Top-6 short hockey teams, according to ISHF ranking:
1. Uralets 2. Armeets 3. Moskovskiy Eshelon 4. Molotoboytsy 5. Shest Trolley 6. Ledianye Voiny |
| Place of performance | Arena by league designation |
| Start date of the competition | 25 February 2022 |
| Final date of the competition | 31 May 2022 |
| A break in the competition | – |
| The first stage of the tournament: | Holding period:
25.02.2022 – 31.05.2022
Regular Championship: Each team plays each team. |
| The second stage of the tournament: | Holding period
1.06.2022
Play-offs: Play-offs are played between the 4 strongest teams in the first leg. The second leg consists of two rounds: First round the teams play in this format: Pair A: 2-3 places Pair B: 1-4 places
Second Round — Play-offs: teams play in this format: Game for the 3rd place LA – LB
Game for the 1st place WA – WB |
| The competition is held according to the adapted ISHF experimental rules | There are no yellow and red card rules as an administrative punishment system for player infringements.
In other cases, the current rules of short hockey as approved in the ISHF Rule Book. |
| Head of the Referee Committee | Mr. Maksim Kartoshkin |
| Head of the Organising Committee | Mr. Bogatin Maksim |