2011-2012 TEAM APPLICATION FOR SENIOR WINTER NO CHECK ICE HOCKEY LEAGUES
TEAM
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OVER 30
THURSDAY__________8:50PM – 11:10PM
WEDNESDAY_____7:40P –
DIV I___________DIV II_________
(HOCKEYTOWN
MANAGEMENT WILL MAKE FINAL DECISIONS ON DIVISIONS)
THE SEASON WILL BEGIN ON WED. SEPT. 7th
FOR THE OVER “30” LEAGUE AND THE
WEEK OF SEPT. 15TH FOR SENIOR NO CHECK LEAGUES.
THE FIRST WEEK WILL BE EXHIBITITON GAMES AND WILL NOT COUNT IN THE
OVERALL RECORD FOR THE SEASON. THERE
WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 30 GAMES PLUS PLAYOFFS WITH THE SEASON ENDING IN MAY.
PLAYOFF SCHEDULES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN APRIL.
ALL TEAMS WILL BE CHARGED $180.00 FOR EACH AND EVERY GAME.
A TWO GAME DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED BEDFORE ENTERING THE LEAGUE AND MUST BE ON
HAND AT HOCKEYTOWN AT ALL TIMES. (TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT IS $360.00.) THIS
DEPOSIT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE LAST TWO GAMES OF THE SCHEDULE OF WHICH YOU
HAVE PLAYED THE FIRST GAME, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED UPON BY THE MANAGER.
HOCKEYTOWN USA WILL PROVIDE TO THE BEST OF IT’S ABILITY ALL SCHEDULING OF
GAMES, A SCOREBOARD, REFEREE’S AND THE REST OF THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE
GAME OF HOCKEY; DASHERBOARDS, GLASS, NETS, BENCHES, ETC…..HOWEVER, EACH TEAM
WILL SUPPLY PUCKS FOR ALL GAMES.
THE ONLY CONDITION THAT WARRANTS ANYTHING LESS THAN FULL PAYMENT FOR A GAME
WOULD BE HOCKEYTOWN’S INABILITY TO PRODUCE A SUITABLE ICE SURFACE FOR PLAYING,
AS DETERMINED BY THE REFEREES, BOTH CAPTAINS, AND THE MANAGEMENT.
IN THE EVENT OF A TEAM NOT SHOWING UP FOR A SCHEDULED CONTEST DUE TO
CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF MANAGEMENT, THE TEAM THAT IS PRESENT HAS THE
OPTION OF USING THE SURFACE FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE BILL OR NOT PLAYING AT ALL
WITH NO OBLIGATION TO PAY. EITHER
WAY THE TEAM PRESENT WILL WIN THE CONTEST BY FORFEIT (1-0.)
THE TEAM NOT SHOWING UP WILL BE CHARGED THEIR SHARE OF THE BILL
REGARDLESS. NO TEAM SHALL BE
CONSIDERED “IN” THE LEAGUE UNTIL THE COMMISSIONER OF THE LEAGUE HAS APPROVED
EACH TEAM.
ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED
UNDER THE N.C.A.A. COLLEGE RULES AS PUBLISHED WITH NO CHECKING ALLOWED AND THE
FOLLOWING HOUSE RULES:
EACH TEAM MEMBER WILL BE
REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE LEAGUE BY POSING FOR A HOCKEYTOWN IDENTIFICATION
CARD AND PRESENTING THE OFFICE PERSONNELL WITH EITHER:
A.)
PICTURED I.D. WITH
NAME, ADDRESS, AND BIRTHDATE
OR
B.)
TWO FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION (ONE WHICH INCLUDES BIRTHDATE, ONE WHICH INCLUDES A PICTURE)
HOCKEYTOWN WILL PROCESS THE INFORMATION AND ISSUE AN INDIVIDUAL NUMBERED I.D.
CARD. EVERY PLAYER MUST REGISTER FOR
AN I.D. CARD FOR EACH SPORT HE PLAYS (ICE HOCKEY, DECKHOCKEY OR WIFFLEBALL.)
THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF $5.00 FOR EACH CARD.
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR CARDS PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN LEAGUE
PLAY.
1.) ONLY THOSE PLAYERS WHO
HAVE SIGNED THE MASTER ROSTER, A LIABILITY WAIVER AND HAVE RECEIVED AN I.D. CARD
WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR LEAGUE PLAY.
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO PLAYS IN A LEAGUE GAME BEFORE BEING REGISTERED WILL SUBJECT
THE TEAM HE PLAYED FOR TO A FORFEITURE FOR THAT PARTICULAR GAME.
2.) FOUR MINOR PENALTIES IN ONE GAME OR A
COMBINATION OF ONE MAJOR PLUS TWO MINORS OR TWO MAJORS CONSTITUTE A GAME
MISCONDUCT.
3.) INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS WHO
ARE GIVEN FIVE MISCONDUCTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEASON, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS,
WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR TWO GAMES. FOR
EACH ADDITIONAL MISCONDUCT GIVEN AFTER THAT POINT THE GAME SUSPENSION WILL
INCREASE BY THE NUMBER OF MISCONDUCTS GIVEN.
(FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS RULE ALL GAME MISCONDUCTS WILL CONSTITUTE TWO
MISCONDUCTS.)
4.) TWO FIGHTS FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT TEAM THEY PLAY ON, WILL CONSTITUTE SUSPENSION
FROM ALL LEAGUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON OR SIX (6) MONTHS WHICHEVER IS
GREATER.
5.) SUSPENSIONS REGARDING
TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS WILL BE DECIDED BY THE MANAGEMENT AS IT SEES FIT.
6.) ANY PLAYER NOT HAVING
THE SAME TEAM
6A.) GOALTENDERS MUST WEAR
THE SAME COLOR JERSEY AS THEIR TEAM.
7.) ALL GAMES WILL CONSIST
OF THREE 12 MINUTE STOP TIME PERIODS.
AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD TIME WILL COMMENCE TO RUNNING TIME WHEREVER THERE
IS A FIVE GOAL DIFFERENCE. WHENEVER
THERE HAVE BEEN 18 OR MORE PENALTIES CALLED IN ONE GAME, REGARDLESS OF THE
PERIOD, THE GAME WILL REVERT TO RUNNING TIME.
THE CLOCK WILL RUN DURING ANY AND ALL ALTERCATIONS.
8.) THE CLOCK WILL BEGIN
FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE ZAMBONI LEAVES THE ICE SURFACE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR
NOT THE TEAMS ARE READY TO PLAY. ANY
TEAM NOT BEING READY WILL RECEIVE A MINOR PENALTY FOR DELAY OF GAME.
AT THE SIX MINUTE MARK OF THE FIRST PERIOD, IF THE TEAM IS STILL NOT
READY, THEY MUST FORFEIT THE GAME.
BOTH TEAMS WILL STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT AND MUST ALSO PLAY OUT THE
REMAINDER OF THE GAME.
8A.) IT IS THE POLICY OF
THE RINK NOT TO ALLOW SKATERS ON THE ICE SURFACE UNITL THE ZAMBONI ICE
RESURFACER HAS LEFT THE SURFACE.
9.) ALL MISCONDUCT
PENALTIES WILL CONSIST OF SIX MINUTES.
10.) ALL MAJOR PENALTIES
WILL BE THREE MINUTES.
11.) ALL MINOR PENALTIES
WILL BE ONE MINUTE.
12.) ALL PENALTIES START
WHEN THE PUCK IS PUT INTO PLAY FOLLOWING THAT STOPPAGE OF PLAY.
13.) FIGHTING IS
FORBIDDEN. ANY PLAYER CALLED FOR A FIGHTING PENALTY WILL BE EJECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THAT GAME AND THE NEXT SCHEDULED CONTEST (AT LEAST ONE GAME.) UPON
THE SECOND FIGHT THE PLAYER WILL BE EJECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON OR
SIX (6) MONTHS WHICH EVER IS GREATER.
SUSPENSIONS ARE APPLIED TO ALL LEAGUES.
14.) IN THE EVENT OF A
FIGHT, IF THERE IS AN OBVIOUS AGGRESSOR AS DETERMINED BY THE REFEREES, THAT
PLAYER WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE GAMES.
15.) INTIMIDATION OF A
REFEREE (ANYWHERE ON HOCKEYTOWN PROPERTY) SUCH AS THREATENING, WAIVING A STICK,
VERBAL ABUSE, PUSHING OR STRIKING AN OFFICIAL IN ANY WAY WILL RESULT IN A
MINIMUM SUSPENSION OF TEN GAMES.
16.) ANY PLAYER WHO IN THE
JUDGEMENT OF A REFEREE DELIBERATELY ATTEMPTS TO INJURE ANOTHER PLAYER (OR ANYONE
ELSE) WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE GAMES.
17.) ANY PLAYER, COACH OR
MANAGER WHO REFUSES TO LEAVE THE RINK AREA AFTER BEING GIVEN A GAME MISCONDUCT
OR A GAME DISQUALIFICATION WILL SUBJECT HIS TEAM TO A POSSIBLE GAME FORFEITURE
TO THE OPPOSING TEAM REGARDLESS OF THE SCORE.
18.) ANY PLAYER USING HIS
STICK AS A WEAPON WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR AT LEAST THE ENTIRE SEASON (INCLUDING
PLAYOFFS.)
19.) A MASTER ROSTER MUST
BE HANDED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, SIGNED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAYER.
ROSTERS ARE LIMITED TO TWENTY-TWO PLAYERS MAXIMUM AND ELEVEN PLAYERS
MINIMUM. PLAYERS MAY BE ADDED TO THE
ROSTER AT ANY TIME DURING THE REGULAR SEASON PROVIDED THEY HAVE A HOCKEYTOWN
PHOTO I.D. AND SIGN THE MASTER ROSTER BEFORE PLAYING IN A REGULAR SEASON GAME
AND THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE ROSTER OF ANOTHER TEAM IN THE SAME LEAGUE IN
WHICH THEY ARE PLAYING, BUT, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLAYOFFS EACH PLAYER MUST HAVE
PLAYED 1/3 OF THE REGULAR SEASON GAMES, WITH EXCEPTION OF GOALTENDERS, THEY MUST
HAVE PLAYED IN TWO (2) REGULAR SEASON GAMES.
20.) ALL PLAYERS MUST BE 18
YEARS OF AGE BEFORE PLAYING IN ANY GAMES. THE “OVER 30” LEAGUE – ALL PLAYERS
MUST HAVE REACHED THEIR 30TH BIRTHDAY BEFORE PLAYING IN ANY GAMES.
GOALIES IN THE “OVER 30” LEAGUE CAN BE 25 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
21.) ANY ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES ON THE BENCHES WILL CONSTITUTE A BENCH MINOR PENALTY AND POSSIBLE
FORFEITURE OF THE GAME.
(NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED ON THE PREMISES.)
22.) NO MORE THAN THREE
PEOPLE WITHOUT UNIFORMS ARE ALLOWED ON THE BENCH AND THEY MUST HAVE A HOCKEYTOWN
PHOTO I.D. CARD. ONE WARNING THEN A
BENCH MINOR. PLAYERS THAT ARE
SUSPENDED ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE BENCH, THIS WARRANTS FURTHER SUSPENSION.
23.) ANY TEAM CONSIDERED BY
THE MAJORITY OF THE REFEREES AND THE MANAGEMENT TO BE EXCESSIVELY ABUSIVE,
EITHER PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY TOWARDS THE REFEREES, THE OPPOSITION OR THE
FACILITY, WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE PERMANENTLY.
24.) ONLY PLAYERS WITH
PROPER GOALIE EQUIPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED GOALTENDER PRIVILEGES.
PROPER EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF: GOALIE PADS, CATCHING GLOVE AND BLOCKER AND
FULL FACE MASK.
25.) SUSPENSIONS ISSUED BY
THE MANAGEMENT APPLY TO ALL LEAGUES.
IF A TEAM DRAWS A BYE DURING A SUSPENSION, THAT SUSPENSION WILL EXTEND ON GAME.
ANY PLAYER WHO PLAYS WHILE UNDER SUSPENSION WILL BE SUSPENDED
INDEFINITELY.
26.) THE RED LINE WILL NOT
BE USED FOR ICING.
27.) FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF
ALL CONCERNED, IT IS THE POLICY OF HOCKEYTOWN NOT TO SUPPLY LOCKS.
WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT TEAMS BRING THEIR OWN LOCKS, AS WE DO SUPPLY
BOLTS FOR EACH OF THE LOCKER ROOM DOORS.
HOCKEYTOWN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS.
28.) HELMETS ARE MANDATORY
FOR ALL PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN ANY SENIOR NO CHECK LEAGUES.
NCAA RULE 3 SECTION 4B: IT IS COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS, INCLUDING
GOALTENDERS, TO WEAR ICE HOCKEY HELMETS WITH CHIN STRAPS SECURELY FASTENED.
FOOTBALL HELMETS MAY NOT BE WORN.
A PLAYER, INCLUDING THE GOALKEEPERS, WHOSE HELMET AND OR FACE MASK HAS
COME OFF DURING PLAY, MUST REPLACE THE HELMET AN OR FACE MASK IMMEDIATELY OR GO
TO THE PLAYERS BENCH. A PLAYER NOT
CONFORMING TO THIS RULE SHALL BE ASSESSED A MINOR PENALTY.
IF A GOALKEEPER’S MASK AND OR HELMET IS DISPLACED, THERE SHALL BE AN
IMMEDIATE WHISTLE.
29.) ANY BLEEDING WOUND
MUST BE REMOVED FROM GAME UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT WOUND IS COVERED AND BLEEDING IS
CONTROLLED.
29A.) ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
PENALIZED FOR SPITTING WILL RECEIVE A GROSS MISCONDUCT AND A MINIMUM 5 GAME
SUSPENSION.
30.) LEAGUE STANDINGS WILL
BE DETERMINED BY 2 POINTS FOR A WIN, 1 POINT FOR A TIE. TIES IN THE STANDINGS
WILL BE BROKEN IN THIS ORDER: MOST WINS, FEWEST LOSES, MOST TIES, LEAST GOALS
AGAINST, AND MOST GOALS FOR. IN THE
EVENT OF ANY UNEQUAL AMOUNT OF GAMES PLAYED DURING THE SEASON THEN WINNING
PERCENTAGE WILL BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE STANDINGS. IF A TEAM COMES INTO
THE LEAGUE LATE, TOTAL POINTS WILL DETERMINE THEIR POSITION.
I UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE
RULES AND WILL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THEM.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM ALL PERSONS ON MY
TEAM ROSTER OF THOSE RULES AND TO INFORM THEM THAT THEY MUST ABSOLVE HOCKEYTOWN
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