Game Time

1. No timeouts for regular season games.
2. Each game will begin with a 2-minute warm-up, immediately after this the game will begin.
3. Games will consist of three 12-minute stop time periods.
4. There will be a brief intermission between each period.
5. The clock shall become running time if the score differential reaches 5 or more goals in the third period, the only time the clock stops is for injuries.  If the score differential becomes less than 5 goals the clock goes back to stop time.
6. A line will play against A line, B line will play against B line.  Odd weeks A lines will start each game, even weeks B lines will start.  No goals can be scored during a line change, exception would be a team on a rush cannot be denied a scoring chance by the other team initiating a line change.  During an odd man situation the team with less players cannot initiate an on the fly change.
7. In the event of a regular season tie, the game ends in a tie.
8. NO SLAPSHOTS, all shots shall start at or below the waist.

Icing & Off-sides                                                                            

1. Blue lines will be used for icing and offsides.
2. Tag up offside.

Penalties and Suspensions

1. 1st fight, suspension remainder of that game plus 1 additional game.
2. 2nd fight, 3 game suspension or expelled from league, pending Captains vote.
3. There will be no body checking in the league. Minor & Major Penalties will be assessed for body checking.  Any intentional body check will result in a game ejection.  Any player who is penalized twice for this infraction may be ejected from the league, pending Captains vote.
4. Any player who receives 3 penalties, in the same game will be suspended for the remainder of that game.  The second suspension in the same session will receive an additional 1-game suspension.  The third suspension in the same session will receive a 2-game suspension.  And so on.  Repeat offenders may be ejected from the league, pending Captains vote.
5. A player who receives multiple game misconducts in a season may be expelled, pending Captains vote.
6. Referees may hand out a game ejection penalty which does not carry an additional game suspension.
7. A player who has been ejected from the game may watch the game quietly or leave the building.  If the player does not watch quietly, they will receive additional game suspensions.
8. Continued harassment of officials or excessively aggressive play may result in penalties, game suspensions or expulsion from the league, pending Captains vote.
9. Any player ejected from a game will force their team to play shorthanded, that player cannot be replaced for the remainder of that game.  The player will be replaced for any additional games they will miss.
10. Any damage to the rink/facility, on or off ice will result in an automatic $100 fine, and will increase up to the cost of any repairs that may be needed.

Standings

Win 2 Points, Tie 1 Point, Loss 0 Points.
If a tie occurs in points at the end of the regular season the following tie-breaking system will be used:

• Head-to-head competition.
• More wins.
• Fewer goals allowed.
• Goal differential (goals for – goals against).
• Coin flip.

Playoffs

1. One 30 second timeout per team.
2. Overtime will be one stop time 5-minute period of sudden death, don't switch sides.
3. If game remains tied after sudden death period, the game will proceed to penalty shot shootout. Each team will designate 3 shooters, and they will shoot in alternating fashion, the away team shoots first. If game remains tied, shootout goes into sudden death with each team having a penalty shot. 10 players (or every player if under 10 on team) must shoot before shooters can repeat.  Subs cannot be used for shootouts.

Uniforms

1. All players must wear non-altered assigned jerseys.  Subs wear the exact color, black/white or as close to the team’s colors as possible.

Substitution Rules

Player Substitutions will be made if a team will not be able to field 10 skaters for a game, except in the case of an ejection.

Subs ratings must be the same or less than the player they are subbing for, example a 3 rated sub can sub in for a 1, 2 or 3, but not a 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.  A 5A cannot sub in on B line for a 5B.  Any discrepancies must be approved by the opposing captain.

Subs will play any position assigned by the captain.
Subs will sit when there is a penalty.
Subs will serve the penalty for the goalie or too many men.

Subs cannot be used to sub in when the goalie is pulled.

Subs cannot be used in shootouts.

Violations of the Substitution Rules will result in that team forfeiting the game.

Less than 10 skaters

9 skaters: 3 defensemen – No A line player rated 1 or 2 is allowed to play B line, any A player playing on B line may only play defense.  If a team is shorthanded as the result of a game misconduct, they will play the remainder of the game shorthanded on whichever line the offending player is on.

Substitution Rules - Playoffs

Subs must be from a current CMHL roster, Sunday or Wednesday.

Subs ratings must be less than the player they are subbing for, example a 3 rated sub can sub in for a 1 or 2, but not a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.  They only exceptions are any A line player rated a 4 can be subbed with another 4 and a B line 7 can be subbed with another 7.  Any discrepancies must be approved by the opposing captain.

If you need more than 4 subs for a playoff game, you will forfeit the game.  If it is for the finals, the next top seeded team will substitute in the finals.

Violations of the Playoff Substitution Rules will result in that team forfeiting the game.

Goalie:

A team may pull their goalie near the end of the game or during a delayed penalty and skate with an extra skater.  If B line is out and an A line player comes in for the goalie, the opposing team may sub in an A line player, but any A line players coming in to play on the B line cannot be rated a 1 or 2.