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CDYHL RULES AND REGULATIONS
Revised
October 24, 2006
I. LEAGUE FEES
Announcement of League Team Fees shall be
made no later than the monthly league meeting, preceding the start of league
play. League Team Fees are due and payable upon receipt of invoice. Failure to
pay fees within 60 days shall result in the member team or association being
assessed a fine of 20% of the original League Team Fee. Failure to pay League
Team Fees within 90 days shall cause the member team or association loss of
voting privileges at league meetings and an additional fine equal to 20% of the
past due amount. Failure to pay League Team Fees by December 31st of the current
playing season shall constitute loss of membership in the CDYHL, and all
scheduled games for the offending associations season will be considered a 1-0
forfeit, whether played or not.
II. COMPETITION
In order to
promote the development of players, to provide for a uniformity of competition
and the expansion of youth hockey within the state, the number of competitive
levels which teams will compete at are as follows:
A. Tier
Play
Should CDYHL member associations not declare enough teams (4) to
conduct Tier II play within the CDYHL, then all Tier II play will be conducted
under the jurisdiction of CAHA and/or the CCYHL. Under such circumstances all
team declarations for Tier II play shall be made directly to CAHA and/or the
CCYHL. CDYHL teams selected as nonvoting members of CCYHL for one season are
obligated to compete for the entire season. Associations whose teams fail to do
so may be subject to CDYHL penalty.
In the event that four (4) CDYHL
member associations declare Tier II then the CDYHL will conduct play at the Tier
II level. In this event declarations by CDYHL member associations shall be made
directly to CDYHL.
B. Competition Levels/ Team Registration
Within
CDYHL competitive levels will be formed if at least 4 teams declare at a
competitive level. With the exception of the Squirt age classification, the
first (highest ) level of competition will be designated Tier II “AA” only. The
Second competitive level shall be designated “A”. The third competitive level
shall be designated “B”. A fourth Competitive level, “Novice/C” level will be
created if a sufficient number of member associations elect to
enter teams
at the “Novice/C” level. Local area “Novice/C” divisions of 4 or more teams will
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be formed whenever possible. For the Squirt age classification, the first
(highest) level of competition will be designated “B”, and the second
competitive level shall be designated “C”.
C. Age
Classifications
Play within the CDYHL will be conducted under the
following age classifications:
18 & Under; 16 & Under; 14 &
Under; 12 & Under; 10 & Under; 8 & Under
a member
organization may field teams at any competitive level regardless of the number
of players at the age level or number of teams registered at the age level
providing the following guidelines are met:
with the exception of those
age classifications at which CDYHL conducts Tier II/AA play, all associations
must declare their first team as an “A” level team at the 12 & Under, 14
& Under 16 & Under and 17 & Under age divisions. Once they have at
least one team at the “A” level, they may declare additional teams within the
same age classification at whatever competition level they wish. Member
organizations playing their first season of organized travel hockey under USA
Hockey guidelines will not be required to meet this guideline until their second
season of play. If a member organization elects to field two or more teams at
either the “A” or the “B” level of play within the same age classification, the
teams shall be based on an equal ability draft except at the 16 and 18 &
Under age levels.
D. Team Declarations
All team declarations for
all age levels and competition levels shall be declared no later than three (3)
weeks prior to the Schedulers Meeting. Team declarations shall be made by member
representatives at the September meeting. Requests to change team declarations
shall be directed to the league representatives, through individual association
representatives.
E. Petition Rights
Each member organization has
the right to petition the league representatives no later than five days prior
to the league game scheduling meeting to reassign a team to a lower or higher
competitive level. The Member Representatives or ADC have the right to evaluate
any team at any competitive level without being petitioned, to determine if the
subject team should be reassigned to a higher or lower skill level. The Age
Division Coordinator shall notify CDYHL Officers and the member representatives
of the team’s organization of any evaluation and the results.
No
reassignments will be considered after a team has played five (5) league games
of the current season. In the event that a team is reassigned to a higher or
lower level, all games on
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their original schedule will be canceled, whether played of not, and will not
count in the
League Standings for that division. A new schedule will be
planned for the reassigned team with the teams within the division they have
been reassigned to. the Age Division Coordinator will be responsible for
ensuring that the new schedule is established and that all teams within both the
old and new levels of play are informed of the teams reassignment.
The
petitioning member organization or the organization that has a team being
evaluated must provide the Age Division Coordinator with the following minimum
information:
* Name of each player on the team
* Number or years each
players has played organized ice hockey
* competitive level each player
played at in previous seasons
It is the responsibility of the league
representatives to maintain the competitive integrity of each age level within
the league. The league representatives shall decide if reassigning a team to a
lower or higher level will establish a competitive balance at the competition
levels involved.
III. REGISTRATION
Individual
A player not
previously registered with a CDYHL team or member organization may register with
any member team or organization. It shall be required of each team or member
organization to include on its individual player registration forms a notice of
the league rules regarding transfer from one CDYHL member organization to
another organization. Any organization failing to so notify its player
participants at the time of registration shall forfeit all rights to protest or
to contest any valid protest of player eligibility based upon
organization.
Participants in hockey clinics, schools, summer programs,
tryouts and tournament teams where team or organization registration is not
mandatory, shall not constitute official team or organization
registration.
Proof of age of all players must be maintained by the local
program registrar and made available upon request by any CDYHL
official.
All teams shall be properly registered with USA Hockey BEFORE
the start of the League season and BEFORE playing any scrimmages in the
preseason (consult CAHA’s Team Registration rules). Copies of Official Team
Rosters must be sent to the appropriate ADC by the 4th week of play. Any teams
that fail to do so will be fined.
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IV. PLAYER TRANSFERS
Teams and member organizations shall strongly
encourage players to register with the CDYHL team or organization whose rink is
closest to the players full-time residence, in an effort to
develop and
maintain competitive balance.
A letter from an authorized representative
of the team or organization of which the player is currently a member clearly
stating that such player has no outstanding financial obligations to his/her
current team or association must be supplied to the new team or organization
prior to transfers. All transfers shall be completed by the start of the current
season as determined by the league. A copy of the letter must be sent to the ADC
of the appropriate level.
V. MULTIPLE ROSTERING
Players shall be
prohibited from being rostered on more than one (1) CDYHL team during the
current season, except as noted in Section VI., Back-up Goaltending. Conditions
under which a player may be permitted to be rostered on more than one (1) team
during the current season shall be as follows:
Players who are members of
an 18-U or 16-U CDYHL team shall be permitted to be rostered on a CHSAA or HPHL
high school team
Any player who is rostered on a non-CDYHL team may also
roster on a CDYHL team at the same or higher competitive designation.
A
“Skater” from an “A” level team may roster as a goalie on a “B” level team,
within their age division.
A “Skater” from a “B” level team may roster as
a goalie on a “C” level team, within their age division.
Multiple
rostering may occur for the purpose of non-league tournament play only if
approved in writing prior to the rostering of the player by the Member
association for which the player is regularly rostered.
VI. BACKUP
GOALTENDING
A. It is recommended that all teams have two goal tenders on
their official Player Roster (T-1). Goal tenders shall be permitted to be
rostered on more than one (1) team within their organization for this purpose.
In the event a team is unable to roster two regular goal tenders, the use of a
“backup” is authorized according to the following
rules:
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1. The backup must be a rostered player of the same organization, listed on
the official Player Roster (T-1), and must be clearly identified on the roster
as the backup goal tender.
2. Use of the backup in any game is limited to
only those situations in which the team’s regular goal tender is unable to
participate in that game .
3. If a teams regular rostered goal tender is injured and unable to continue
during a game and the backup goal tender is unavailable to complete the game, a
period of no more that five (5) minutes will be allocated by the official to
properly dress a replacement to complete the game.
B. The appropriate ADC
shall have the authority to investigate the circumstances that require the use
of a backup goal tender. In the event that the ADC determined that the backup
was used in an effort to gain a competitive advantage, the ADC shall have the
authority to invalidate a game in which the backup was used. The decision of the
ADC shall be final an upon ratification by the League Officers not subject to
appeal.
C. In the event that a team’s regular and backup goal tenders are
unable to participate in a League Play-off game, the team coach or manager may
request permission to use a replacement until either the regular or backup is
able to participate. The decision of the ADC shall be final and upon
ratification by League Official not subject to appeal.
D. The use of any
backup who does not meet the rules and guidelines herein shall cause the game in
question to be forfeited to the opposing team and shall cause the immediate
suspension of the Head Coach.
Roster Guidelines for Back-up Goal
tenders
The backup can be a regular goal tender for an A or B team in
the same age classification. A AA team Goal tender cannot serve as a goal tender
of an A or B team.
The backup can be a regular goal tender of any team in
a lower age classification. The backup cannot be a regular goal tender or any
other member of a team in a higher age classification.
VII. PLAYER
MOVEMENT
A. No player movement, roster additions or deletions will be
permitted after December 31st of the current league season.
B. A player
listed on the roster of a “AA” team shall not be permitted to move to an “A” or
“B” team in the same age classification once the player has participated in five
(5) league games.
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C. A player listed on the roster of an “A” team shall not be permitted to
move to a “B” team in the same age classification once the player has
participated in five (5) league games.
D. All player movement from a
higher competitive level to a lower competitive level must be approved in
advance by the appropriate ADC. All requests for such movement must be made in
writing to the appropriate ADC from the President of the member organization
and
must clearly state the reason for such request. The ADC shall have the
authority to deny any requests if the ADC determines that such a move would
upset the competitive balance of the division. The ADC’s decision shall be final
and upon ratification by League Officials is not subject to appeal.
E.
Participation in any league games involving an unapproved player movement shall
result in a game forfeiture for the offending team.
F. Any player
rostered on an “A” or “B” team may move to the roster of a “AA” or “A” team
within the same age classification before December 31st of the current league
season. No prior authorization is required.
The final approved official
team roster shall be forwarded and postmarked by the member organization
Registrar to the designated USA Hockey Affiliate Registrar by December 28th to
ensure processing by the December 31st deadline.
VIII. INELIGIBLE
PLAYER
Any league team using an ineligible player(s) shall forfeit all
league games in which such player(s) participated. An ineligible player shall
include one who is not properly registered with USA Hockey or not properly
registered on a CDYHL member organization league team.
IX. PLAYER
MOVE-UP
A. In cases of U-10 thru U-14 eligibility, players who have
skills that enable them to dominate play at their natural age classification are
to be strongly encouraged to move up to a higher classification so that their
hockey skills will be better challenged by playing against higher level
opponents. It is acknowledged that CDYHL member association may have their own
criteria regarding player movement, but a player seeking to move up must be able
to make the highest competitive team at the next age level that a member
organization offers (Midget Minor A players may move to Major A if they are
capable, even if their association offers Tier II play). Member teams or
organizations shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate players who
request to move up.
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X. INJURED PLAYERS
A. In the event that a player is injured during a
practice, game, or other sanctioned event and such injury results in the player
being transported from the site of the injury by emergency medical personnel or
otherwise seeking medical attention of the injury, the team manager shall be
required to:
1. Report details of the incident to both the appropriate
ADC and USA Hockey Associate Risk Manager within twenty-four (24) hours of the
injury.
2. Complete and submit all required injury forms to USA Hockey’s
Associate
Risk Manager.
B. The injured player shall not be permitted to
return to active practice or play in any league program until the player
presents a written statement of permission to return from a physician. The
permission statement shall clearly state the player is fit to play ice hockey
and is free to do so by a physician and be signed by the parent or guardian of
the injured player.
C. The statement shall be received by the appropriate
ADC before the injured player returns to active participation and kept on file.
Permitting an injured player to return to active play before such written
permission statement is received by the ADC shall cause any and all games in
which the injured player participated to be forfeited.
D. The ADC shall
have the authority to impose further disciplinary measures on the coach of the
injured player for failure to comply with these policies.
XI. MATCH
PENALTY, GAME MISCONDUCT AND SUSPENSIONS
THE CDYHL as a sanctioned league
of the CAHA will abide by all rules adopted by CAHA regarding Match Penalties,
Game Misconduct Penalties and Suspensions (see CAHA Annual Guide, Policies and
Procedures, Section XXII SUSPENSIONS ). The CDYHL expects all Member Association
teams and officials to be aware of and abide by all rules adopted by CAHA as
well.
The purpose of the Discipline Committee, as formulated in the
By-laws,is to review appeals that may arise due to the following rules and or to
administer supplementary discipline per USA Hockey’s rules, for incidents that
occur at league events. All suspensions imposed are for a minimum 30 days,
unless noted otherwise or reduced by the Suspension Committee at an appeal
hearing.
Grounds of appeal will only be considered on procedurals errors
in the assessment of penalties.
The Discipline Committee does not have
the authority to change the rulings of On-ice or Off-ice
Officials.
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Only the suspended party (and Parents if a player is suspended) may represent
themselves at a Suspension Committee appeals hearing. A representative of the
player or team official’s association may attend or present information
pertinent to the infraction, at the request of the committee.
The
appropriate ADC shall immediately notify the league President of any of the
following violations.
A. Any player who receives a third Game Misconduct
in the same season, including all scrimmages, league and tournament games (no
matter where and when played) shall be
suspended until a hearing is held by
the Suspension Committee or 30 days whichever occurs first. At such hearing the
Suspension Committee may impose further sanctions up to and including removal
from League play.
B. Any team official who receives a third Game
Misconduct in the same season including all scrimmages, league and tournament
games no matter where or when played shall be suspended until a hearing is held
by the Suspension Committee or 30 days, which ever comes first.
C. Any
player or team official suspended under these rules shall be required to
petition the League Board of Member Representatives for reinstatement.
D.
Any team or member association that permits a suspended player or team official
to return in any active capacity be fore reinstatement shall be subject to
disciplinary measures determined by the Board of Member
Representatives.
E. Game Misconduct and/or Match penalties incurred
before, during, or after any scrimmage, league game or tournament game by a
player, coach and or team official shall be reported by the team manager to the
appropriate ADC within twenty-four (24) hours upon the ending time of the game
and or prior to the start of the next scheduled game or scrimmage which ever
occurs first. The ADC will report all Game Misconduct and Match Penalties to the
CAHA Secretary within twenty-four (24) hours of notification by a team official.
The required information from the team manager shall be reported in the stated
order:
Name and title of the person reporting
Date and time of
report
Date and time of game
Location of game
League game number, if
applicable
Competitive level
Name of team and organization (not
nickname)
Name and jersey number of player, name of Coach or Team official
involved
Type of Game Misconduct or Major Penalty incurred
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F. A copy of the score sheet indicating the penalty shall be mailed and
postmarked within two days of the game date or within two days upon return from
out of state by the Head Coach or Team Manager of the team(s) involved to the
appropriate ADC. Failure to comply shall result in immediate suspension of the
Head Coach until compliance is met.
G. All ADC’s shall submit a monthly
report via e-mail of all Game Misconduct and Match Penalties incurred within
each competitive level of their division during the current league season to the
President of the league, two (2) days prior to the monthly league
meeting.
Each Member Association of the CDYHL is strongly encouraged to
have their own committee or rules that deal with suspensions and to handle them
in-house for matters regarding only their
association.
XII.
UNIFORMS
It shall be mandatory that all A, B and C level teams
participating in league games have separate Home and Visitor jerseys. The Home
jersey shall be light/white and the Visitor jersey shall be dark in color.
XIII. GAME SCHEDULING
A. League Member Representatives shall have
the authority to determine the season dates, length of season, number of games
per competitive division and the method by which games are originally scheduled
for all competitive levels.
B. The League Schedule when published is
considered a commitment by the member teams and organizations to make every
reasonable effort to play the entire schedule.
C. The CDYHL will permit
teams to reschedule games by mutual consent of both managers. Both managers must
send an e-mail confirming their agreement to the game change to the appropriate
ADC. A team or association may not change a scheduled game, as posted on the web
site, without the consent of the opposing team. A team attempting to do so risks
having the game declared a forfeit loss by league officials
D. Games
listed on the League web site under “Schedule” shall be reviewed by each member
team or association to insure that the schedule is accurate. The schedule as
posted on the League Web site shall be considered to be the schedule of record
in all disputes. It is the responsibility of association schedulers to maintain
its accuracy. Discrepancies must be reported to the League Scheduler within
seven (7) days after it is posted on the web site.
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Changes to the schedule, after it is posted, must be noted in the “Pad”
column.
E. If an unavoidable delay (resulting from weather or transportation
problems) occurs, the opposing team head coach, the ADC and the League Scheduler
shall be notified immediately (The League Scheduler and the appropriate ADC have
final determination of weather or transportation problems). Rescheduling of the
same game shall be permitted only with the agreement of the Head Coaches and
Schedulers of the respective teams and reported to the League Scheduler. The
League Scheduler shall notify the appropriate ADC. NO GAME CHANGE WILL BE
ACCEPTED UNTIL THE GAME RESCHEDULING NOTIFICATION FORM HAS BEEN
COMPLETED!
F. A SHORTAGE OF PLAYERS IS NOT AN ADEQUATE REASON TO
RESCHEDULE A GAME.
G. If any team does not appear for a scheduled league game and there is not a
weather or transportation problem, such game shall be declared a forfeit for the
offending team and the game shall be recorded as a 0-1 loss for that team.
H. A member team which fails to appear for reasons other than weather or
transportation problems shall be liable to pay a fine, to the other team or
association, equal to triple the cost of the game officials and the cost of the
ice for the scheduled game. Payment shall be required regardless of whether a
game is later rescheduled and shall be paid within thirty (30) days. Teams with
outstanding fines will not be eligible for the league play-offs.
XIV. GAME OFFICIALS
A. The home team shall provide at least two (2)
officials for all regular season games.
Tier II games if scheduled shall be
officiated by three (3) officials.
B. If for any reason the scheduled
officials do not show up for a scheduled game, the coaches shall attempt to
reach a mutually satisfactory agreement as defined in section C below. Such
agreement shall be noted on the original copy of the score sheet and no protest
shall be lodged because there was no certified official(s). In the event no
arrangement is agree upon, the game must be rescheduled by the home
team.
C. Officials shall not consent to officiate league games in which
blood relatives or members of their household are participating as players or
coaches. Should a situation arise whereby an official must officiate due to
extremely unusual circumstances, and said official is a blood relative or
household member of a game participant, he/she must complete the following
requirements before the start of the game:
Report the the nature of the
relationship to the other game officials and coaches of each team
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Secure approval of both coaches in writing on the game score sheet that they
both agree to utilize said official for the game. If no approval is obtained,
the game must be rescheduled.
D The Home team (determined by arena) is
responsible for providing Timekeeper and Scorekeeper. Teams are responsible for
providing their own penalty box attendant.
XV. LENGTH OF GAMES
A. Game times for all league play will be
based on the following schedule.
1. A five (5) minute warm up,
then;
CLOCK CLASSIFICATION DIVISION TIME 3 period/game
Stop 18-Under AA (no
curfew) 15 min.
A
Stop 16-Under AA (no curfew) 15 min.
A
Stop
14-Under AA (no curfew) 12 min.
A and B
Stop 12-Under AA (no curfew) 12 min.
A and B
Stop 10-Under B and C
12 min.
B. Each member association shall allocate the minimum time
slots for each league game per the following guidelines:
18-Under and
16-Under AA 1 1/2 hr minimum (1 3/4 hr recommended)
18-Under and 16-Under A 1
1/4 hr minimum (1 1/2 hr recommended)
14-Under AA 1 1/4 hr minimum (1 1/2 hr
recommended)
14-Under A and B 1 hour minimum
12-Under AA 1 1/4 hr minimum
(1 1/2 hr recommended)
12-Under A and B 1 hour minimum
10-Under B and C 1
hour minimum
C. NO OVERTIME shall be played in league games
D.
Curfew rules for league games (excluding AA games):
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1. Games required to be played under a curfew due to
facility scheduling constraints
will require that the Off-ice Officials must inform both Head Coaches and
Game Referee before the start of the game that there is a curfew time for the
game. Both coaches shall acknowledge said curfew by initialing the game score
sheet prior to the start of the game.
2. At the end do the second period,
the Off-ice Officials shall determine the time remaining until the curfew. If
the actual time remaining until the curfew is 25 minutes of more then the third
period shall proceed under its regularly prescribed stop time as outlined in
Section B. above. If the actual time remaining is less than 25 minutes, then the
third period shall consist of 50% of the remaining time before curfew, under a
stop
clock. For example, if 18 minutes remain before the curfew, then the
third period shall be 9 minutes stopped time. In no event shall the game be
extended beyond the curfew time. At no time in the third period will running
time be used. The Off-ice Officials shall inform the Referee of how the clock
will be run during the third period.
XVI. SCORE SHEETS (revised
October 24, 2006)
The Home team (as defined by the arena) is responsible for providing score sheets and game pucks. Score sheets must be filled out correctly. The basic information must be clearly readable or it may not be used to meet the 10/20 rule for State and or District Playoffs.
Score sheet Distribution:
CAHA
(c/o Scoresheets OR Tournaments OR Coaching Clinics, etc.)
1944
Aerotech Drive
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916
XVII. LEAGUE STANDINGS
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A. The league standings are calculated for each competitive level by the
respective ADC’s and will be posted as soon as they receive official score
sheets from games. If official (Green copies) of the score sheets are not
legible and sent to the ADC’s, STANDINGS AND STATISTICS CANNOT BE
CALCULATED!
B. Faxes or copies of the score sheets shall not be
acceptable as an official record of a CDYHL game.
C. The league standings
shall be determined on the basis of two (2) points for a win, one (1) point for
a tie and zero (0) points for a loss.
XVIII. AFTER GAME
PROCEDURE
In the interest of promoting, demonstrating and ensuring good
sportsmanship, good citizenship
and in an effort to adopt uniform game
procedures, the following procedure shall be followed after each league
game:
1. All players of both teams shall return immediately to their
respective bench area as quickly as possible after the buzzer sounds to signal
the end of the each period.
2. At the end of the game, all players and
coaches shall line up single file extending back from each teams respective blue
line facing the opposing team across center ice.
3. Each team shall
proceed towards the other in an orderly manner. Each player and coach will shake
hands with opposing players and coaches in a sportsmanlike
manner. Each team
shall proceed to their bench area on completion of the handshake.
4. The
visiting team shall proceed first to their locker room. When the ice is clear of
all players from the visiting team, the Home team shall proceed directly to
their locker room.
5. Any player or coach who fails to proceed through
the handshake line and or leave the ice in a sportsmanlike and orderly manner,
or who fails to shake the hand of each player and coach of the opposing team, or
causes an altercation whatsoever before, during or after the handshake or exit
procedure or otherwise disrupts the procedure shall immediately be assessed a
Game misconduct penalty by the game official or League official who witnesses
the incident.
6. Any Coach who directs his team to leave the ice without
following the above after game procedure will be suspended for his teams next
three (3) games.
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XIX. PROTESTS
RULE INTERPRETATIONS OF GAME OFFICIALS ARE NOT A PROPER
MATTER FOR PROTEST.
Game protests shall be considered ONLY for the
following claims:
A. Curfew games. Curfew games in which all necessary
acknowledgments have not been properly recorded on the score sheet as provided
in Article XV. section D herein AND in which curfew was exercised shall be
deemed a 1-0 loss for the home team. Notification of protest by the protesting
party must be forwarded to the appropriate ADC in writing via fax or e-mail
within in 48 hours of the completion of the subject game.
B. Ineligible
(age, multiple rostered) or misrepresented players. Notification of protest by
the protesting party must be forwarded to the appropriate ADC in writing via
fax or e-mail within 48 hours of the completion of the subject game.
C. A
$50.00 fee must accompany the protest, made in check form to CDYHL. this protest
fee will be refunded to the team if the protest is granted in
favor.
XX. PLAY-OFF ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
A.
Individual players must participate in at least one half of their teams
scheduled games to be eligible to participate in league play-offs. Case by case
exceptions to this rule may be petitioned to the appropriate ADC.
XXI LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS
Each year the league officials determine the
league play-off format. There may be more than one (1) subdivision at a
competition level. If so preliminary play-offs shall be considered. The league
officials shall determine the league play-off format in order to maximize the
number of teams involved, with ratification by a vote of the member
representatives of each association by the November league meeting of the
current playing season.
If the number of play-off teams is not expanded
beyond four (4), the Play-off procedure will be as follows.
A. The ADC
for each age classification shall be the Play-off Tournament Official. The ADC
may at his/her option appoint an individual to perform or assist with these
functions.
B. The Play-off Tournament Official shall handle all disputes
and protests. His/her decisions shall be final. The Play-off Tournament Official
shall inform the referees of any obscene, profane, abusive actions or language
used by a player or team official. The referee
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will assess the player a Misconduct or Game Misconduct Penalty. A team
official will be assessed a Bench minor or a Game Misconduct penalty for similar
inappropriate behavior.
C. Upon completion of the League Schedule, the
teams in each division shall be ranked by total points earned. If multiple teams
are tied for a position, the following shall take place:
1. Any tie for
first through fourth place shall be decided by head to head competition in
league play. If still tied, the goal differential (goals for less goals against)
in head to head league play between the two tied teams shall determine the
higher seed. If still tied, the teams with the fewest penalty minutes in league
play shall be declared the higher seed.
2. If there are three or more
teams tied for a position, the team with the highest winning percentage shall be
declared the higher seed. If still tied, the next tie breaker will be fewest
penalty minutes during league play.
D. Upon completion of the league
schedule, and the tie breakers listed above, the 1st through 4th place teams
shall qualify to advance to the league play-offs. TEAMS FROM ASSOCIATIONS NOT IN
GOOD STANDING WITH CAHA OR CDYHL MAY BE DENIED PARTICIPATION IN THE CDYHL
PLAY-OFFS
E. The League representatives shall determine an appropriate
Play-off Entry Fee. Each team which qualifies for the league play-offs shall be
required to submit the fee to the
respective ADC along with the necessary
USA Hockey registration forms and proof of Coaches CEP no later than 30 minutes
before their 1st play-off game. COACHES WITHOUT THE PROPER CEP LEVEL WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED ON THE BENCH DURING PLAY-OFF GAMES.
F. Regular league times will
be used for all play-off games at the A, B and C levels of play. At the end of
regulation time if the score is tied, the following shall take place.
1.
Teams shall not change ends.
2. A two (2) minute rest period will be allowed after which the
game will resume on a 4 on 4, ten (10) minute stop time sudden death overtime
basis. Any overtime period shall be considered part of the game and all
unexpired penalties shall remain in force, therefore a penalized team at the end
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start the overtime with only three (3) skaters.
3. If the game
remains tied at the end of the first overtime, the head coaches will select five
(5) players in a designated order to compete in a shoot out. The referees will
alternate shooters from each team until all ten players have had a chance to
shoot or one team does not have a chance to win with their remaining players.
The team with the greater number of goals will be the winner.
4. If the
game remains tied after the above group of skaters has had one shot on
goal,
the head coaches will continue to select alternating skaters to shoot
until one team achieves a goal advantage, and is declared the winner No player
on a team shall be allowed to have a second shot until all players on his team
have had their first attempted shot.
5. If either team declines to play
in the necessary overtime period or shoot out, the game shall be declared a loss
for that team.
6. League play-off games will be officiated with a three man crew for Midget
Major and Minor games. Three man crew is desirable for all lower levels but
two man crew will be acceptable if necessary. Two man crews should be
adults.
G. The CDYHL will designate the winner of its League Play-off
Tournament as it’s #1 representative to the CAHA sponsored State Championships
for House/Rec. If CAHA takes more that one team for m the CDYHL for the State
Championships, the Member Representatives will designate the second team to be
selected.
XXII. REPORTING TIMES AND LOCKER ROOMS
A. All team
members and coaches must be present no less than 45 minutes before the scheduled
start of their game. The Tournament official reserves the right to start any
game 10 minutes before the posted game time if he/she decides it is in the best
interest of running the tournament.
B. Score sheets for the game must be
filled out by team managers no less than 30 minutes before the scheduled start
time of the game.
C. Locker rooms shall be available for all teams. If a rink has only two
dressing rooms, the teams playing a game shall remain on the players bench at
the conclusion of their game until the teams playing the next game come on to
the ice.
D. Only persons listed on the USA Hockey Official Player Roster
as , coaches,
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players and team managers shall be allowed in the walkways of aisles leading
to locker rooms, referee dressing rooms, team benches or in the locker room of
any team.
E. Teams and organizations hosting play-off games shall post
signs to this effect, erect barriers and provide a gate guard for the
enforcement of this rule. Violators of this rule may be ejected from the
arena.
XXIII. AWARDS
A. A team trophy will be awarded to all teams
in each division of the league play-offs.
B. The league representatives
will decide before the play-offs if individual awards will be presented to all
participants.
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