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Starts: Thursday October 9, 2008

Individual Sign-up Deadline: Monday October 6th @ 9 AM

Lotto Draft: Tuesday October 7th @ 12 noon

All Player's Meeting: Wednesday October 8th @ 1 PM

Cost: $50 ice fee + $50 bond per person

To sign-up for the Ice Hockey League, full-time students need to go to the Cash Office, pay their ice and bond fees, and bring the receipt to the Campus Rec Office. Players will then be randomly assigned to a team in a lotto draft that will take place the afternoon of the sign-up deadline. There is room for up to 160 participants (maximum of 8 teams) in the League. Each team plays every other at least once during a round robin season followed by a tournament playoff. The league runs through until mid-February; total games per team will depend on the total number of teams created via the lotto draft.

Important notes:

• Helmet with full face shield/cage, neck guard, and mouth guard are all mandatory.
• Incidental contact during the play of the puck is permitted in this League although it will be monitored at the discretion of the referees; direct checking is not allowed.
• Campus Rec ice hockey referees are OMHA certified.
• Barring no conduct issues, each player's Bond will be refunded at the end of League play.

Rules: Campus Recreation Ice Hockey follows the general rules of play from the Ontario Hockey Association with some specific rule adjustments as indicated below. As always, the Campus Recreation Rules & Regulations must be followed; in areas of contradiction, these Rules & Regulations take precedent.

This League is intended for more competitive teams who have a solid skill set. It is expected that this level of play will be somewhat physical; that said, it is also expected that individual players and teams in this League will play with a great deal of maturity and sportsmanship

• Eligibilty: Only full-time students and staff of Loyalist College are permitted to play in Campus Recreation Ice Hockey. Any players who attempt to circumvent these rules will be ejected from the activity, denied participation in any further Campus Recreation events, and will cause the team(s) they attempted to play for to be removed with no refund. All players are expected to have their Student ID cards with them at every game as eligibility will be checked; failure to have your card when asked for it prior to the match will result in not being permitted to play.


• Rosters: Each team is created via a lottery draft and will have a maximum roster size of fifteen (15) players. Trading of players between teams is not permitted. No one other than the players is permitted in the bench area; coaches are prohibited in Campus Recreation Ice Hockey.


• Number Of Players On The Ice: The maximum number of players on the ice per team is five; the minimum number is four (max and min include goalkeeper). NOTE: A team that does not field enough players to start a game and still does not after the 10-minute grace period will be issued an automatic-loss and will forfeit the match.


• Player Attire: Each team member should bring two different colored shirts to every game - one light (white or yellow) and one dark (blue or black).


• Duration Of The Game: The game shall consist of two periods of twenty minutes run-time each. The interval at half time should be no more than two minutes and shall not exceed five minutes.


• Warm-up: Teams may not step onto the ice for their warm-up until after the zamboni has fully left the ice surface and the doors are closed. Any individuals who step out prematurely will be cautioned and/or ejected. Teams must bring their own pucks to warm-up with; while the Campus Recreation Referees will have game pucks, they will not provide any for warm-ups.


• Foul/Abusive Language: The referee shall caution any player, coach or spectator affiliated with a team who is guilty of any incidental vulgar or profane language. Any player or spectator who uses insulting or abusive language shall be ejected.


• Cautions/Ejections: A player may be cautioned/penalized for infringing on the rules of the game, for unsportsmanlike behavior, for incidental foul language or if by word or action a player shows unnecessary dissent to the referee. Multiple cautions in the same match may result in an ejection. A player shall be ejected from a game for violent conduct (including fighting), serious foul play, using abusive language, or if he/she persists in misconduct after having received a caution. A player may also be ejected without prior warning for intentionally fouling a player from behind on a breakaway or along the boards. If a player is ejected, another player cannot replace him. This means that his/her team will have to finish the game with one less player on the ice. The ejected player must meet with the Campus Recreation Coordinator before playing in any subsequent games. In cases of a player being ejected for fighting, their team captain will also sit out the remainder of the game. All players issued ejections will be suspended indefinitely until the ejected party and the Team Captain sees the Campus Recreation Coordinator. All ejections carry a minimum one game suspension (not including the game in which the ejection occurs) and all ejections involving fighting carry an automatic, immediate removal from the league.


• Icing & Offside: The red (center) line is only in play with regard to opening and post-goal face-offs; it does not factor in on any offside calls. If the puck is pushed forward from behind a defender’s blue line and carries through to the other end of the rink untouched, it is whistled an automatic icing as soon as it crosses the goal line.


• Standings & Playoffs: Teams are awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. In the event of a tie in the standings, at season’s end, a tiebreak will be determined by goals-for vs. goals-against. At the end of the season there will be a single-elimination playoff with all teams qualifying.


• Equipment: It is recommended that all regular hockey gear be worn. Players must wear helmets with a full face-shield/cage as well as mouth guards (black, or clear with a tab) and neck guards. Goalies must have a helmet 'beard'.


• Contact: Light-contact is permitted during play of the puck; however, checking will result in cautions and/or ejections. As soon as the referees deem the play to be focused on the body instead of on the puck, they have every right to whistle the play down and administer penalties. Incidental contact is permitted in this League although it will be monitored at the discretion of the referees.