All mites will play cross-ice for the first 10 games of the season, in accordance with the USA Hockey cross-ice skill development program. The remaining games of the season, approximately 7, will be played on the full length of the ice. Scores will not be displayed during games. All players will receive equal playing time with a mandatory line change every two minutes. A buzzer will sound, play will stop, lines will change, and there will be a face-off at the nearest face-off spot to the puck's location at the time of the buzzer. On-ice officials will be in place and all rule infractions and penalties will be called. In this division a strong effort is made to explain each call to the player when a rule infraction is committed.