League Rules
EVERYONE IS HERE TO HAVE FUN AND HAVE A GOOD SKATE PLEASE READ THESE FEW SIMPLE RULES
1. All of the referees will do their best to call fair games for all players and teams. Anyone who disrespects them will be asked to leave the arena and, depending on the circumstance, could be ejected from the league.
2. Fighting will not be tolerated. If you get in a fight, the person deemed by the referees to have started the fight will suffer a 2 game suspension and the other person a 1 game suspension. If someone gets in 2 fights in 1 season they will be ejected from the league. Players ejected from the league will not be entitled to a refund.
3. The commissioner will be on site for all games. Any on ice altercations that are deemed as egregious and/ or dangerous, could result in disciplinary actions towards those players/ teams. No Refunds will be issued if you are suspended.
League Suspensions will occur as follows:
Suspension Policy | ||
| 1 Game | To be Served the next time you play the same team | |
| 2 Games | 1 Game to be served the next time you play the same team | 1 Game to be served the following week |
| 3 or More Games | 1 Game to be served the next time you play the same team | Remaining games to be served the weeks following the incident.
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| Playoff Implications | If you are not slated to play the same team prior to playoffs, game suspensions will default to the week(s) following the incident. | If you receive a suspension during the playoffs, you will serve your suspension in the following week(s). |
| End of Season Implications | Players that receive suspensions towards the end of the season, will have their suspensions carry over to new seasons. | Timelines of those suspensions will be followed as outlined above. |
4. If a person gets 3 minor penalties in one game they will be ejected from that game only. 3 ejections in one season will result in a one game suspension. 4 ejections in one season will result a season long suspension.
5. Captains must submit a roster for all players who are actively playing in the game. All subs must be accounted for on the sheet with their full name and jersey number for the night.
6. SUBS:
a. Captains MUST notify admin about subs prior to game in order to add player to active roster (submitting with a roster is OKAY and sufficient).
b. All Subs need to be registered and sign a waiver of liability prior to playing.
7. Periods will be three 15 minute running time periods. Last 30 seconds of first two periods is stop time. Last 5 minutes of 3rd period will be stop time, unless the goal differential is larger than 3.
8. Minor Penalties are 2 Minutes long and major penalties are 5 minutes long. All Penalties go according to the period. Penalties in the first and second period are run time. Penalties in the 3rd period are stop, unless there is a 4 goal difference.
9. Hybrid Icing
10. Each team needs to bring their own warm up pucks.
11. All Full Time players need to be registered by Week 10 of any season. All Sub players and goalies need to be registered prior to playing in any game.
12. All Teams need to be fully paid by the 10th Week of the Season. Payment plans will always be offered through the website. If a team is not paid in full by the 10th Week of the season, the captain of the team will be charged the difference in price that is owed to the league.
13. Players on the ineligible list who are attempting to play in a game, will not be allowed to play and will be asked to leave the ice. Failure to do so, will result in a forfeit for the team that player is attempting to play for. Please contact the Commissioner for a full list of players that are ineligible for the league.
PLAYOFF RULES
1. The only players eligible for the playoffs are full time, paid players. If there are long term subs that are needed for the playoffs, these need to be communicated to the commissioner prior to the first game of the playoffs starting.
2. All Playoff games will run the 15/ 15/ 15 format as outlined for regular season games, above. If Overtime is needed, it will be a 5 minute stop time period of 4 versus 4. If the game is still tied after this period, we will go to a best of 3 shootout. Extra innings will be used as needed.
3. One 60 second timeout will be awarded for playoff games for regulation only. Timeouts do not carry over to OT or shootouts.
4. Consolation games for teams that have a bye, or have lost in the playoffs, will be three, 15 minute run time periods. Feel free to throw sticks with the other team, or trade goalies for the night.