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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.
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