Run and Score Deck Hockey

Each team has a 5 minute grace period after its scheduled game time to field a minimum of 4 players. Otherwise, the opposing team's captain may either decide to play, permit borrowed players or take win by forfeit. Game clock will begin running during grace period.

Game clock will start immediately at scheduled game time and will run non-stop for 15 minutes/period. All players, including goalie, must be dressed and ready to play by scheduled game time. All games will consist of 3 periods with one minute intermissions. Either team's failure to begin/resume play will result in delay of game warning with fifteen second grace period, followed by two minute bench minor with fifteen second grace period, followed by forfeit/loss. Each team is entitled to one 30 second time-out per game, unless time-out charged to injury stoppage or equipment adjustment. Ties will result in one 5 minute sudden-death overtime period and consecutive periods during playoffs.

Final standings will be based on point system, and remaining team in each conference will qualify for championship game, following playoff semi-finals.

Should any two teams have equal number of points at end of season, following tie-breaking system will be employed: 1. Record in head-to-head competition; 2. Total goals differential for season; 3. Coin toss.

Player trades must be approved by all players involved, by captains for both teams and by league commissioner. Extra players may also be added to team roster during season. All such roster moves must be completed before game 5.

Important: This is a non-contact adult recreational league and each player is expected to be in control of body, stick, and temper at all times, otherwise penalties will be strictly assessed, regardless of intent.

Face-off will be repeated if ball fails to hit playing surface once dropped and/or if physical contact between players occurs.

"Offsides" will be called when ball enters offensive zone (i.e. across center line) after any offensive player enters offensive zone and ball touched by offensive player. "Offsides" will result in face-off in offending teamÕs zone.

Hand-passes outside defensive zone will result in face-off in offending team's zone.

Goal to be disallowed if any offensive player's feet in crease when ball crosses back line.

If stick lost and player fails to retrieve stick and interferes with ball, face-off will occur in offending team's zone. Broken stick will result in stoppage of play.

Ball will be faced off if frozen for over three seconds or if any offensive player positioned within crease for over two seconds. Ball will be faced off in opposing teamÕs zone if ball-carrier's forward progress obstructed and/or stick placed between ball-carrier's legs. 2 minute minor penalty assessed for holding ball-carrier with hands or stick, throwing stick/glove, or hooking. 5 minute major penalty assessed if injury results.

Falling on ball or covering ball with hand, except by goaltender, will result in 2 minute minor penalty, unless committed in crease, resulting in penalty shot.

Sliding toward ball permitted, but colliding with opponent will result in 2 minute minor penalty, unless opponent knocked down or jumps to avoid collision, resulting in 5 minute major penalty and game misconduct.

Regardless of intent: (a) high-sticking (i.e. above shoulder), including follow-through, slapshots, signaling for pass and incidental tie-ups, (b) all tripping, and (c) slashing, including wild swings at ball and swinging stick at opposing player with or without contact will result in 2 minute minor penalty for all players involved. 5 minute major penalty and game misconduct assessed if injury results.

Cross-checking, boarding, charging, spearing, etc. will result in 5 minute major penalty and game misconduct.

Hooking, tripping, checking, holding, throwing stick, etc. to prevent break-away or defensive player displacing net/falling on ball in crease will result in penalty shot at conclusion of play, if goal not scored, in addition to 2 minute minor penalty or 5 minute major penalty and game misconduct.

Rough-housing, bumping, taunting or otherwise agitating will result in 2 minute minor penalty for all players involved, including 2 minute bench minor penalty, if necessary. Cursing at referee/other players, throwing/slamming stick or boards, and/or questioning referee's judgment - before, during, or after game - will result in 2 minute minor penalty for all players involved, consecutive to any penalty already called. Prolonged infraction will result in game misconduct.

Penalized player re-entering game before expiration of penalty will result in 2 minute minor penalty in addition to consecutive 2 minute minor penalty for too many players on rink.

Three 2 minute minor penalties assessed to same player in game or one 5 minute major penalty occurring in first period will result in game misconduct and ejection for remainder of game. Same penalty occurring in second or third period will result in ejection for remainder of game and one game suspension.

Two game misconduct penalties assessed to same player in season will result in suspension for remainder of season and forfeiture of league fees.

Failure of player to leave building following game misconduct penalty will result in warning to team with fifteen second grace period, followed by forfeit/loss.

Fighting will result in game misconduct for all players involved and continuation of game, but if other players on rink and/or bench become involved in altercation, either: termination of game with current score recorded as final, or termination of game with instigator's team losing by forfeit, at referee's discretion. Furthermore, league commissioner reserves right to issue game misconduct penalties and/or eject offending players/teams from league with forfeiture of all league fees.

Arguing with the referee or challenging calls by any player who is not the appointed team captain will result in a 5 minutepenalty. If the captain or any other player continues to challenge/argue the referee's final decision they will be ejected from the game, given a warning, and then a 1 game suspension followed by league ejection and forefiture of league fees.

All other rules follow N.H.L. guidelines and/or judgment of referee and league commissioner.