 Occasionally games were not able to be played entirely at one time so the teams would arrange to meet at a later date to finish the match.Overtime after a tie did not always occur, as ice times at public skating rinks were constrained, but even when teams were able to play extra frames the rules were somewhat flexible; because there were no lights illuminating the ponds, games could only be played while the sun was shining and in the winter months dusk came quickly.The teams would attempt to finish the game with a winner decided but even after multiple overtimes ties did result.