NCAA/USA Modified Rules for SCHL / PHL,

1. Icing - USA hockey Rule 624 with the exception of the blue line being used as the determing line instead of the red line.

2. Face-Offs must take place at one of the nine Face-Off dots. NCAA Rule for Face-Off location for a shot out of play is that regardless of what the puck hits or doesn't hit, if the action causing the puck to leave the playing surface is a shot attempt in the offensive zone by the offensive team the Face-Off will stay inside the offensive zone.

3 .Penalties - Penalty protocol will follow the NCAA Rule Book. Face-Offs will take place in the zone of the offending team. Most penalties give the option for the following:

*Minor (2 minutes)

*Major (5 minutes)

*Major (5 minutes) and a game misconduct

4. Suspensions - Game misconduct is for that current game in progress unless it is issued after the final whistle of the game. Disqalification (DQ) is subject to review by the League Board Of Directors.

5. High Stick / Hand Pass - no hand passes allowed in any zone. A high stick or hand pass results in a Face-Off onezone back from where the play was initiated. Cross bar is the determining line for high stick calls. Any hand pass by the center on any Face-Off results in a two minute penalty for the Face-Off violation.

SCHLO will have at their discretion the right to make all the penalties and suspensions as needed.

A. High Sticking – Double Minor (2 + 2) Officials discretion

B. Slashing – Double Minor (2 + 2) Officials discretion

C. Cross Checking – Double Minor (2 + 2)

D. Checking from behind – 5 minute major / Game Misconduct

E. Fighting – 5 minute major / Game Misconduct

F. 3rd Man in a fight – Game Misconduct

G. Five penalties to a player – Game Misconduct

H, Any excessive arguing or threats of any kind – will result in a Match Penalty.

6. All Players must be 17 years or older to compete in regulation games.

7. All Players are required to wear at least half shields. The SCHL highly recommends wearing a full cage for protection.

8. Each League game consists of 3 periods, 15 minute stop time periods. If a game ends in a tie after the competition of the third period the game will go into overtime which will be for 5 minutes running time. Each team will skate with 4 Players and a Goalie. Following scoreless five minute overtime three players from each team participate in a shootout based on the order of the coach’s selection. Each team takes three shots. The teams with the most goals after those six shots taken are the winner. If the score remains tied, the shootout will proceed to a “Sudden Death” format. Regardless of the number of goals scored during the shootout portion of the overtime, the final score recorded will give the winning team one more goal at the end of regulation time. The winning team will receive 2 points and the losing team will receive 1 point. If a game is tied after 3 periods in a Playoff Game the game will go into one more period of sudden death. If the game remains a tie after the 4th period the game will go into a shootout.

9. The Red Line is inactive for icings and off sides.

10. Games in which the other team does not show up with enough players to play in a regulation game will be considered a forfeit. These games will count in the standings and will not be rescheduled. The ice is paid for so do as you wish with it.

11. $1,500 is due Game one, See payment plan as it pertains to set seasons. Any team in arrears will not be scheduled for regulation play or playoffs. The League will do everything possible to accommodate any player on any team who has paid in full but makes no guarantees.

12. All Players must pay $24 for Insurance in order to play at the Rinx. Insurance runs from 9/1 through 8/31. All injuries must be reported to the league office in writing within 24 hours of the incident.

13. All Players on every team must have matching / similar jerseys with permanent numbers corresponding with Rosters filed with the SCHL. One two minute penalty will be assessed at the first stoppage of play for this infraction. If both teams receive this penalty the Home Team will serve theirs at the start of the second period. There will be two power play situations. (Rule does not apply to Summer Season play)

9. Each player must participate in approximately 33% of the games for the season in order to qualify for the Playoffs.

14. Team Rosters are limited to 25 players. Only Goaltenders registered with the SCHL are eligible to play in any regulation or playoff game. After Team Rosters are frozen after 30 days of the starting season. Any player caught on the ice who is not registered on the Teams Roster will have a two minute penalty issued at the start of the game and the ineligible player will be removed from the ice. Any further delay of this penalty will be a forfeit for the Team in question.

15. Players ejected from any game because of fighting will be subjected to the 3 Strike Rule. 1st offense will be a 2 game suspension. 2nd offense will be a 4 game suspension and the third offense will be an indefinite suspension from the league.

16. Match Penalties include: injuring or attempting to injure an opponent, racial or ethnic slurs, injuring or attempting to injure a League Official, verbally abusing or threatening a League Official, injuring or attempting to injure non players and any conduct detrimental to the game of hockey.

17. Bumping an official, shooting a puck at an official or slashing an official will result in a minimum of 6 month suspension.

18. No Mercy Rule is 8 goals which will take effect from the beginning of the third period.