| 2012 MRHL RULES
1) THE LEAGUE WILL RUN FROM MAY 23RD TO SEPTEMBER
12TH INCLUDING PLAYOFFS AND FINALS.
2) EVERY TEAM WILL PLAY 14 GAMES
3) THE GAMES ARE 2 PERIOD OF 27 MIN AND THE LAST 2
MIN ARE STOPPED TIME IF THE GOAL DIFFERENCIAL IS 3 OR
LESS. IF THE GAME IS TIED AFTER THAT WE WILL GO TO A
SHOOTOUT 3 PLAYERS FROM EACH TEAM.
4) THE GAMES WILL START ON TIME AND NO EXCEPTION
WILL BE MADE. IF YOU’RE TEAM OR THE OTHER TEAM IS NOT
HERE THE CLOCK STILL RUNS AND WILL END AT THE
RESPECTIVE TIME. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO COME 15 MIN BEFORE
EACH GAME TO WARM UP AND BE READY.
5) THE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN 6:30PM-10:30PM
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. SCHEDULE MAY VARY.
6) WE WILL NOT POSTPONE OR CANCEL ANY GAMES. WE
PLAY RAIN OR SHINE NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE SINCE WE
HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY UNTIL SEPTEMBER AND NO
FLEXIBLE TIME SLOTS TO REPLACE GAMES.
7) THE GAMES ARE 4 ON 4 AND YOU MUST HAVE MINIMUM
4 PLAYERS AND A GOALIE OR THE GAME WILL BE CANCELLED
AND A FORFEIT AUTOMATICALLY.
8) PENALTIES ARE 2 MIN RUNNING TIME
9) THERE IS NO ICING OR OFFSIDES
10) HELMETS ARE MANDATORY
11) WE RECOMMEND CHIN PADS AND GLOVES BUT IT IS TO
YOUR DISCRETION
12) NO VERBAL ABUSE OR FIGHTING WILL BE TOLERATED.
ONE FIGHT WILL GET YOU EXPULSED WITH NO REFUNDS.
13) THE REFEREE HAS FULL CONTROL OF THE GAME AND
MAKES ALL THE CALLS AND DECISIONS. IF YOU ARGUE AND GET
A PENALY OR EVEN TOSSED OUT OF THE GAME THERE WILL BE
NO ARGUING.
14) PENALTIES ARE STANDARD BALL HOCKEY PENALTIES
SUCH AS HIGH STICKING, TRIPING, HOOKING, SLASHING,
ELBOWING, BOARDING.
15) THERE ARE 7 TEAMS THIS YEAR SO EACH TEAM WILL
HAVE TO PLAY 2 DOUBLE HEADERS BACK TO BACK AT SOME TIME
IN THE SEASON.
16) EVERY TEAM WILL ALSO GET 2 BYE WEEKS DURING
THE SEASON.
17) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EACH PLAYER WEARS
HIS T SHIRT FOR THE GAMES OR HIS STATS WILL NOT COUNT.
18) EVERY TEAM SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN 9 -12 PLAYERS
ON THEIR ROSTER INCLUDING GOALIES.
19) SUBS CAN PLAY FOR ANY TEAM DURING THE SEASON
BUT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE PLAYOFFS.
20) ONLY YOUR ORIGINAL ROSTER WILL BE ELLIGIBLE
FOR THE PLAYOFFS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE HERE
DURING PLAYOFFS.
21) THE PRICE PER TEAM IS 1,800$ AND WILL HAVE TO
BE PAID IN FULL BY WEEK 2. CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR COLLECTING ENTIRE AMOUNT,
22) FOR THE PLAYOFFS ONLY THE TOP 6 TEAMS WIL MAKE
IT. THE BEST 2 TEAMS WILL HAVE A BYE WEEK. THE 1ST
ROUND WILL BE A 1 GAME SUDDEN DEATH AND THE 2ND ROUND
WILL BE BEST OUT OF 3 BUT IF SERIES IS TIED 1-1 THE 3RD
GAME WILL BE THE SAME NIGHT AND WILL BE 3 PERIODS OF 10
MIN. THE FINAL WILL BE 1 GAME SUDDEN DEATH AND WILL BE
3 PERIODS OF 20 MIN STOP TIME. |
