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RULES
AND REGULATIONS
THE FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED
WITH THE PLAYERS SAFETY AND QUALITY OF HOCKEY IN MIND.
THE LEAGUE WILL FUNCTION UNDER THE RULES AND GUIDELINES
OF AMATEUR HOCKEY EXCEPT AS STATED HEREIN.
DEFINITION OF DIVISIONS AND ROSTERS
THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS ARE OFFERED FOR SPRING/SUMMER
2004:
B
NO RESTRICTIONS.
C1 TEAMS MAY ONLY ROSTER 5 B PLAYERS.
C2 TEAMS MAY ONLY ROSTER 5 C1 OR HIGHER PLAYERS.
H1 TEAMS MAY ONLY ROSTER 5 C2 OR HIGHER PLAYERS.
H2 TEAMS MAY ONLY ROSTER 5 H1 OR HIGHER PLAYERS.
ROSTERS
ALL GAME PARTICIPANTS MUST BE LEGALLY ROSTERED, OR THAT
GAME WILL BE FORFEITED AND THE TEAM MANAGER WILL BE
SUSPENDED FOR TWO (2) GAMES.
ALL TEAM PLAYERS MUST SIGN THE OFFICIAL TEAM ROSTER
BEFORE THEY PLAY THEIR FIRST LEAGUE GAME.
ALL ROSTERS MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT AND TURNED IN
TO EITHER RINK’S OFFICE BY EACH TEAMS THIRD GAME.
ROSTERS WILL THEN BE FROZEN.
ANY TEAM NOT FOLLOWING THE LEAGUES PAYMENT POLICIES WILL
BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE AND FORFEIT ALL PAYMENTS
MADE TO THE PARK DISTRICT.
ONLY TWENTY (20) PLAYERS MAY BE ROSTERED. THIS INCLUDES
GOALIES. IF A TEAM DOES NOT HAVE A GOALIE AND BOTH
ROSTERED GOALIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THEY MAY USE A NON-ROSTERED
GOALIE FOR 1 GAME WITH PRIOR PERMISSION FROM THE LEAGUE
DIRECTOR.
NO
PLAYERS MAY BE ROSTERED ON TWO TEAMS IN THE SAME
DIVISION; HOWEVER THEY MAY PLAY IN BACK TO BACK
DIVISIONS.
GAMES
ALL GAMES WILL CONSIST OF THREE 14 MINUTE STOP TIME
PERIODS.
IF
THE GAME IS TIED AFTER 3 PERIODS ONE 5 MINUTE RUNNING
TIME SUDDEN DEATH PERIOD WILL TAKE PLACE. THE OVERTIME
WILL START IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS NO BREAK BETWEEN
PERIODS. IF NEITHER TEAM SCORES THEN THE GAME WILL BE
CONSIDERED A TIE AND EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE ONE POINT.
IN
THE CASE OF A MISSING SCOREKEEPER THREE 20 MINUTE
RUNNING TIME PERIODS WILL BE PLAYED.
THERE WILL BE A 5 MINUTE WARM-UP. IF AFTER THE 5 MINUTES
A TEAM DOES NOT HAVE 5 PLAYERS AND A GOALIE ON THE ICE
THEY WILL BE ISSUED A DELAY OF GAME PENALTY AND A SECOND
5 MINUTE WARM-UP WILL BEGIN. IF AFTER THE SECOND 5
MINUTE WARM-UP A TEAM STILL DOES NOT HAVE 5 PLAYERS PLUS
A GOALIE THEY WILL FORFEIT THE GAME.
IF
A TEAM DOES NOT HAVE A GOALIE THEY MUST FORFEIT. NO
EXCEPTIONS! IF DURING THE GAME A GOALIE IS INJURED THE
TEAM MAY PLAY WITH 6 SKATERS WHILE ANOTHER PLAYER IS
DRESSED TO REPLACE HIM. IF A GOALIE IS EJECTED FROM THE
GAME BY A REFEREE THAT TEAM WILL HAVE TO FORFEIT.
A
LIST OF EXTRA GOALTENDERS IS AVAILABLE AT EACH RINK.
IF
AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD A TEAM IS WINNING BY 5 GOALS OR
MORE THE CLOCK WILL BE RUNNING TIME.
A
THREE COPY SCORE SHEET WILL BE USED FOR ALL GAMES. THE
TEAM MANAGER SHOULD CHECK THE SCORE SHEET FOR ACCURACY
AFTER EACH GAME.
ALL PLAYERS MUST SIGN IN AT THE FRONT DESK BEFORE GOING
TO THEIR LOCKER ROOMS. ANY PLAYER PARTICIPATING WITHOUT
SIGNING IN IS AN ILLEGAL PLAYER.
EQUIPMENT
FULL EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED PER USA HOCKEY RULES.
SHOULDER PADS ARE REQUIRED.
ALL PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE IDENTICAL COLORED
JERSEYS WITH NUMBERS ON THE BACK.
IN
THE EVENT THAT BOTH TEAMS HAVE THE SAME COLOR JERSEYS
PULLOVERS WILL BE WORN BY THE VISITING TEAM. THE TEAM
MANAGER WILL BE CHARGED $15 PER PULLOVER THAT IS NOT
RETURNED AFTER THE GAME.
FIGHTING
FIGHTING IS CLASSIFIED AS THROWING ONE PUNCH AT AN
OPPONENT. THE REFEREE’S HOWEVER DO HAVE LATITUDE UNDER
THE USA HOCKEY RULEBOOK WHEN CALLING FIGHTING PENALTIES.
ANY PLAYER WHO GETS A FIGHTING PENALTY WILL BE SUSPENDED
FOR THE NEXT 3 GAMES OF THAT TEAM. THEY WILL ALSO BE ON
PROBATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. THE SECOND
OFFENSE WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION FROM THE LEAGUE WITH
NO REFUND OF FEES PAID.
ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINE
ANY PLAYER RECEIVING 5 PENALTIES IN ONE GAME WILL BE
EJECTED FROM THAT GAME AND WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL
ONE GAME SUSPENSION.
A
REFEREE MAY ASSES ANY PLAYER A “GFO” MISCONDUCT FOR
THEIR BEHAVIOR AT ANY TIME. THAT PLAYER WILL BE EJECTED
FROM THE GAME WITH NO FURTHER SUSPENSION.
THE LEAGUE DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY
PLAYER FROM THE LEAGUE FOR BEHAVIOR THAT IS DETRIMENTAL
TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE LEAGUE AND THE ROLLING MEADOWS
PARK DISTRICT. THIS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF ONLY
THE LEAGUE DIRECTOR. NO REFUND WILL BE GIVEN.
PROTESTS
ANY TEAM WISHING TO PROTEST A GAME MUST PROVIDE IN
WRITING THE BASIS FOR THE PROTEST AND A $50 PRETEST FEE
WHICH WILL BE FORFEITED IN THE EVENT THE PROTEST IS NOT
UPHELD.
A
REFEREE’S CALL IS NOT A MEANS FOR PROTEST!! YOU CANNOT
PROTEST A JUDGMENT CALL.
ROSTER CHECKS
IF
YOU WISH TO CHECK TO SEE IF A PLAYER IS LISTED ON THE
ROSTER YOU MUST DO SO EITHER BEFORE THE GAME OR BETWEEN
THE FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS. INFORM THE REFEREE’S THAT
YOU WISH TO DO A ROSTER CHECK. THE TEAM MANAGER MUST GO
TO THE RINK SUPERVISOR WHO WILL CHECK THE PLAYERS
GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID. IF A PLAYER DOES NOT HAVE A
GOVERNMENT ISSUED PICTURE ID WITH THEM THEY CANNOT PLAY.
THE SUPERVISOR WILL CHECK THE ID AGAINST THE TEAMS
ROSTER AND SEND A REPORT TO THE LEAGUE DIRECTOR.
AFTER THE START OF THE SECOND PERIOD YOU CANNOT CHECK
THE ROSTER.
IF
THE PLAYER IS FOUND TO BE ON THE ROSTER, THE TEAM
REQUESTING THE ROSTER CHECK WILL BE ASSESSED A MINOR FOR
DELAY OF GAME.
ANY TEAM PLAYING WITH AN ILLEGAL PLAYER ONCE THE FIRST
PERIOD BEGINS WILL FORFEIT THE GAME.
RINK
FACILITIES
LOCKER ROOMS WILL BE CHECKED AFTER EACH GAME BY THE RINK
SUPERVISOR. IF YOU NOTICE ANY DAMAGE YOU MUST INFORM THE
RINK SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY.
NO
PLAYERS MAY ENTER THE ICE SURFACE UNTIL THE RESURFACER
DOORS TO THE RINK ARE CLOSED.
ANY DAMAGE TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX OR WEST MEADOWS ICE
ARENA WILL BE ASSESSED TO THE TEAM MANAGER.
AWARDS
FIRST AND SECOND PLACE FINISHERS WILL RECEIVE A SPONSOR
TROPHY AND A CHECK PAYABLE TO THE TEAM MANAGER OR CREDIT
TO THAT TEAMS NEXT SEASONS FEE’S.
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
FIRST PLACE- $200 FIRST PLACE- $200
SECOND PLACE $100 SECOND PLACE- $100
ALL LEAGUE FEES MUST BE PAID TO THE PARK DISTRICT OR YOU
WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY AWARD MONEY.
THE LEAGUE DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY OF
THE POLICIES STATED HEREIN WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED JUNE 1, 2004.
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