Playing Rules

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Official Rulebook

 

Superleagues Ball Hockey follows the rules outlines in the Official Canadian Ball Hockey Rule Book.  A summary of this rule book can be found online under the rules and regulations section of our website.  Hard copies are also available upon request.  All rules stated in this book and in the following document will be in effect during all seasons, unless otherwise stated.

 

Highlights, Changes, House Rules

 

Double Minors for Stick Infractions

 

      Assessed on all High-Stick, Cross-check, Slash, Spear, Butt-end penalties

      2 minors assessed, counts as 1 penalty

 

3 Penalty Game Ejections

 

      Assessed to any player who receives 3 penalties in one game

      Misconducts count as one penalty

      Player is ejected from game, no suspensions incurred

 

High-Sticking the Ball

 

      A minor penalty is assessed.

 

Major Penalties

 

      Assessed with additional 1-Game suspension

      Player misses next game and incurs fine

 

Fast Face-Offs

 

      Ball is dropped 15 seconds following stoppage of play

      5 seconds for Visitors to change lines, ref raises arm, no more visitor changes

      5 seconds for Home to change lines, then ref blows whistle

      5 seconds for Centres to line-up for face-off, then ref drops ball

      If a Centre or his team is not ready, Centre is waived from face-off

      If this happens a second time in the same face-off, team is assessed a minor penalty for Delay-of-Game

 

Time-Outs

 

      1 per game per team

      Can be called only at initial stoppage of play

 

Equipment Standards

 

      All Players must wear CSA approved Helmets and Gloves (exceptions for D-Gel Zebra Gloves)

      Helmets must be in good condition, unaltered, and J-Clips must be removed

      All Goalies must wear CSA approved Masks and protective equipment (no Cats-Eye masks or street hockey equipment)

      All Players and Goalies must use CSA approved hockey sticks with wood or composite blades (no plastic blades)

      Any player who does not meet the Equipment Standards will not be allowed to play

      Any player who is caught using illegal equipment will be assessed a minor penalty and will not be allowed to play until it is rectified

 

Player Eligibility

 

      All players must be 18 years of age to play, or 16 with parental consent

      Players can only be a member of one team per season regardless of division

      Players are required to show sufficient identification if requested by an official to prove his identity

      Players who are suspended during any current or previous season by any WRBHA sanctioned league or event will not be allowed to play until their                  suspension has been served

      Players who have unpaid fines during any current or previous season will not be allowed to play until the fines are paid in full

      To play in the playoffs, the player must have played at least 5 (4 in Fall/Winter seasons) regular season games, backup goalies must only play 1 game to       be eligible to play as a goalie in the playoffs.

 

Cumulative Stick Infractions

 

      Any player who receives his 4th double-minor stick foul will be suspended for 1 game

      Any player who receives his 6th double-minor stick foul will be suspended for 3 games

      Any player who receives his 8th double-minor stick foul will be suspended indefinitely and reviewed by league

 

Cumulative Penalty Minutes

 

      Any Player who accumulates 50 minutes in penalties during the regular season will be suspended for 1 game

      Any Player who accumulates 75 minutes in penalties during the regular season will be suspended for the remainder of the season

      Any team who accumulates 300 minutes in penalties during a single season will be assessed a team fine of $100

      Any team who reaches 400 minutes in penalties will lose 2 points in the standings, receive a $200 fine, and be placed on probation for the remainder of         the season

 

Cumulative Misconduct Penalties

 

      Any player who receives his 3rd misconduct penalty of any kind will be fined $25 in addition to any other fines they may incur

      Player will be placed on Probation for remainder of season; terms will be assessed on a per player basis

 

Verbal Abuse of Officials

 

      Verbal abuse of officials will not be tolerated on or off the floor

      Any player who demonstrates personal disrespect or abuse to any official during or after any game will be assessed a misconduct penalty (severity called       at official’s discretion)

      All Verbal Abuse called outside the rink will be assessed a Game misconduct

                                                                    

Checking from Behind Majors

 

      All CFB major penalties will be assessed an additional 1 game suspension added to the regular 1 game suspension that comes with the game                      misconduct penalty

      CFB Minor Penalty = 2/3 mins + Game misconduct (minimum 1 game total suspension)

      CFB Major Penalty = 5/7 mins + Game misconduct (minimum 2 game total suspension)

 

Uniform Code & Violations

 

      All Team players must wear matching base-colored Jerseys (including Goalies), with stitched numbers (no tape)

      All Team players must wear matching base-colored Shorts, no sweat pants are allowed

      All Soccer or hard-plastic Shin Guards MUST be covered with socks (excluding Mylec and D-Gel Shin Guards)

      If shin guards are worn, covering socks must be of matching base colour

      Players who wear Mylec or D-Gel brand shin guards are not required to cover them with socks, however these pads must be of matching base color as          sport socks used by the rest of the team

      Any player who is in violation of the uniform code will not be permitted to play

      Uniform Grace Period expires roughly 2 weeks into the season (see deadlines for exact date of current season)

 

Forfeit & Default Games

 

      Any team who fails to show or cannot begin a game with the required amount of players will forfeit the game and be assessed a team fine

      Any Team who cannot finish a game due to amount of players required will default the game and be assessed a team fine

      Team fines of these types are $100 per offense

      Any Team receiving their second offense of this kind will be reviewed by the league and may be suspended indefinitely

 

Division Placements & Changes

 

      Teams are placed into divisions based on their history, player experience and skill at the league’s discretion

      The league has the right to require teams to change divisions after playing up to 5 games if it is in the best interests of the league to balance the divisions       further

      The league cannot guarantee a team’s divisional placement based on personal schedules or requests

 

League Schedule & Playoffs

 

      Regular Season schedule will consist of 20 games (Spring) or 15 games (Fall/Winter)

      Playoffs are played in a tournament format or Best-of-three series (depending on season and floor time available)

      The league schedule is created prior to the season start date, and is subject to change only if required by the league or facility

      The league will not take requests for re-scheduling games due to personal schedules or circumstances

 

Facility Conduct

 

      No drinking of alcoholic beverages will be permitted inside all league facilities.  Teams will be fined $250 plus lose 2 pts for the  1st incident, and                     indefinitely suspended for the 2nd incident

      Smoking is prohibited inside all league facilities

      No Offensive language will be tolerated anywhere in the building

      No spitting sunflower seeds on benches or in dressing rooms

      Teams and players are required to clean up their dressing room prior to leaving

      All teams are responsible for any damages they inflict to any part of the facility

 

These offenses affect the entire league and our ability to play in the facility, and will not be tolerated!

 

Game and Penalty Time

 

      Warm-up begins BEFORE the scheduled starting time and is 5 minutes long

      Games will consist of two 20 minute periods in stop time (Spring), or two 25 minute periods in running time (Fall/Winter)

      Period intermissions are 2 minutes long

      Games will not run past the allotted permit time – 5 minutes remaining will reduce game clock to 2 minutes

      Overtime is not applicable during regular season, play-offs will play sudden-death overtime in 10 minute periods

      Minor penalties are 2/3 minutes, major penalties are 5/7 minutes, and misconducts are 10 minutes

 

 

Roster Requirements

 

      Teams may have up to 25 players on their roster at any given time (including goalies)

      Teams may add or remove players from their roster until the posted Roster Deadline

      A player can only be listed on one team’s roster per season, regardless of division

 

 

Game Requirements & Play

 

      Game is played with 5 players and 1 goalie per team (goalie can be substituted for additional player)

      Teams must have a minimum of 6 players present to begin a game (may include goalie)

      Team is allowed 5 minutes to wait for a missing goalie, but will be assessed a minor delay-of-game penalty to begin the game

      Teams may not play under the minimum required number of players during a game (e.g. coincidental penalties).  If this happens, offending team will              default the game and be assessed a team fine

      Ball is considered dead after contacting any part of the roof

      Floating blue line is in effect for off-sides

     Automatic icing is in effect (Spring), or No Icing applicable (Fall/Winter)