Champions Ball Hockey League (CBHL)
Team Rules and Regulations
By playing in the CBHL you agree to abide and respect the following rules
TIME:
- Three 13 minute run time periods.
- ONE timeout per team.
- ONE timeout per game per goalie.
- The time will keep running. Time will only stop on a Refs call and/or, when a penalty is called.
- If a goalie is running late, team will start with 5 or 6 players on the floor. Games will start on time.
- If the game is within 3 goals, there will be stop time with 2 minutes left in the game.
- If a game is tied, there will be a 3 player shootout to determine the winner in the season. Sudden death in playoffs if series games is split. 4on4 if still tied after first period sudden death OT
- All games will start on time. If you are not ready to go by game time, you will be given a penalty to start. Failure to start game within 10 min will result in automatic LOSS. It is YOUR responsibility to come well before the posted time on the website and ready to play on the whistle!
-If a game in action is cancelled due to shortage of time or any other reason out of our control, the team winning at that time will get 2 points. The team losing at the team will be awarded 1 point ONLY IF a) they are NOT trailing by more than 3 goals and b) there is still more than 5 min left in the game.
PENALTIES:
- A minor penalty will be 2 min and major penalty will be 5 minute.
- If the penalized team is slacking to get to the faceoff, Referee will be watching and assess further penalties if needed (Delay of Game). Referee will drop the ball as soon as teams line up.
- If a player gets 3 penalties in one game that player will be ejected from the game
- If any player intents to injure on or off the floor or have a menacing attitude they will be kicked out of the game and reviewed by the committee for further discipline/suspensions/ban from league/fine
- Any abuse to the referee or the players will be given a unsportsmanlike penalty and followed by a suspension/ban from the league
- Any punches thrown or attempted punches will result in automatic game misconduct and reviewed by committee for suspensions/ban from league.
- A hit from behind is an automatic 5 minute major and game ejection and will result in a suspension
- High sticking the ball IS a minor penalty, high stick to a player is an automatic major (intentional or non-intentional)
- Any fighting; before during or after the game, will result in expulsion from the league and no refund
- Whining to a ref after a call is made will not change his mind, further abuse of ref will result in unsportsmanlike penalty and if continued a suspension.
- in season and playoffs penalties will be stop time.
DEAD LINES:
- Your team is allowed to add players/goalie until Game 6. No players will be allowed as of Game 6 and onwards.
- Trades internally welcomed until Game 7.
- If a player is injured or unable to play but shows up to your game (dressed/undressed to play), that player will be added as one game played on the attendence for that game.
- Players must make 3 GAMES to be eligible to play in the playoffs. 1 GAME for at least one of your rostered goalies. Please have multiple goalies rostered by Game 6, in case of “no shows” in playoffs.
PAYMENT:
- Teams are required to pay the full league fee before first game starts.
- If a team has not paid they will NOT be allowed to play until full payment and team will be accessed a penalty (Delay of Game).
- If your full payment is not received by 2nd game, we will add $50 to your total league fee, starting that day to your fee each week!
EQUIPMENT:
- Certified Helmets and gloves are mandatory.
- Shin pads and a jock are HIGHLY recommended.
GAME RULES:
- Referees will talk to both captains before each game if there are any rules to be discussed
- All calls are made by the refs, do not attempt to approach league owners, stats/time keeper to verify plays. All decisions will be final by the referees.
- Mercy rule in effect when a team is up by 10 goals
-Tie breakers will result in the following order: head to head, goals for, goals against and if needed GF and GA difference
- Forfeit or a no show is a 7-0 decision
- in season if you have no goalie to start you can run with an extra player. After game 6, goalie must play by start of 3rd period or else forfeit loss of 7-0. In Playoffs,If no goalie by start of 2nd period the game will result in a 7-0 forfeit loss. For season, If game goes to OT shootout without a goalie, other team with goalie gets automatic win.
-in season you can use another cbhl goalie until and including game 8, or bring in a ringer goalie. Your starting goalie needs 1 game played during season for playoffs eligibility. If main goalie is not available, your backup ROSTERED goalie does not need to have any season games played for playoff eligibility, as long as they are on the teams roster/website before game 6.
-in playoffs, seeding and matchups are done by season standings. After each round, reseeding is done. (Ie. 1v8, 2v7, etc)
-in playoffs, if tied after 2 games, sudden death golden goal will be played 3v3
-in playoffs, teams must be ready to go after a 5 min warm up. Clock will start running as long as one team is present. If a short handed team fails to dress full team (5 players for 5 on 5 and a goalie) before the end of 1st period then the team that is short will be handed a forfeit loss
-scheduling we will do our best to accommodate each teams requests. In disputes of two teams have conflicting times, the team finishing in a higher seed will be given priority.
REPLACEMENT PLAYERS:
- IF a team does not have 4 or 5 players for a game plus a goalie, the CBHL will TRY to provide a replacement player. If there is no one available to play the game as a free agent, the team will have to play the game shorthanded. (This applies up until Game 8 only)
- Rosters locked game 6 and onwards. If any illegal players are playing, there will be a 5 min major penalty, plus warning. Next offence is a auto loss
- Replacements need to play 3 games to qualify for playoffs
- If a player is injured and unable to participate in the league anymore that player can be replaced for the season with another player as long as he is in the same skill level and it is approved by CBHL. There are absolutely no refunds. That player must play 3 games to play in playoffs!
- If a rostered player is injured during season but is healed to play for playoffs, the league will allow this on the following conditions: 1) It is a serious injury or illness that results in extended weeks of absense (ie. surgery, fracture, etx.), 2) MUST provide a valid doctors letter indicating the date of injury and expected time to heal, 3) This is provided well in advance of your scheduled game (5 Days at least).
- Replacement GOALIES can be used during the season. If your ROSTERED goalie(s) are unable to play in playoffs, you will have to suit up a player on your roster if your regular rostered goalie(s) cannot play in a playoff game. If you choose not to dress your player as a goalie in this situation, then you will have to forfeit your playoff game.
- No substitution players will be allowed for Playoffs. There are no replacement players allowed in the playoffs!
JERSEYS:
- Each player is to wear a CBHL jersey or have their own permitted by CBHL
- They are required to wear them for each and every game
- Teams MUST match their jersey colors accordingly. Failure to match can result in players receiving penalties and/or game ejections.
- Any CBHL provided lost, stolen or damaged jerseys will need to be replaced and the player or team will be fined $75 per jersey.
- If you were provided a jersey from us; Jerseys are the property of the CBHL and they MUST be returned at the end of season.
SUSPENSIONS;
FIGHTING - 4 GAMES UPTO FULL SEASON/PLAYOFFS DEPENDING ON SEVERITY/SITUATION AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE CBHL COMMITTEE BEFORE RE-JOINING THE LEAGUE WITH A $100 FINE
TEAM FIGHTING - 4 GAMES UPTO FULL SEASON/PLAYOFFS DEPENDING ON SEVERITY/SITUATION AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE CBHL COMMITTEE BEFORE RE-JOINING THE LEAGUE WITH A $500 FINE
PUNCHES THROWN WITH GLOVES - 2 GAMES MIN UPTO FULL SEASON/PLAYOFFS DEPENDING ON SEVERITY/SITUATION
PUNCHES THROWN WITHOUT GLOVES - 4 GAMES UPTO FULL SEASON/PLAYOFFS DEPENDING ON SEVERITY/SITUATION AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE CBHL COMMITTEE BEFORE RE-JOINING THE LEAGUE WITH A $50 FINE
RECKLESS PLAY; ELBOWS/SPEARING/HACKING/SLEW FOOTING/CANNING PLAYERS ARE ALL SUSPENDABLE OFFENSES DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY/INTENTION, 2 GAMES UPTO FULL SEASON PLUS PLAYOFFS AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE CBHL COMMITTEE BEFORE RE-JOINING THE LEAGUE
ATTEMPT TO INJURE - 5 GAMES TO FULL SEASON PLUS PLAYOFFS AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE CBHL COMMITTEE BEFORE RE-JOINING THE LEAGUE
ABUSE TO OFFICIALS, STAFF, PLAYERS OR SPECTATORS - IF THERES NO STOPPAGE OR THE SITUATION ESCALATES, A SUSPENSION WILL FOLLOW UPTO A SEASON BAN AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE CBHL COMMITTEE BEFORE RE-JOINING THE LEAGUE WITH AN OFFICIAL
INSTIGATING RESULTING IN INJURY - SUSPENDABLE UPTO FULL SEASON PLUS PLAYOFFS AND A $50 FINE DEPENDING ON SEVERITY/INTENTIONS/REFS NOTES
RETALIATION RESULTING IN INJURY - SUSPENDABLE UPTO FULL SEASON PLUS PLAYOFFS AND A $50 FINE DEPENDING ON SEVERITY/INTENTIONS/REFS NOTES
EACH TEAM IS REQUIRED TO BRING GAME BALLS TO PRACTICE BEFORE GAMES.
EACH TEAM IS REQUIRED TO BE READY TO GO FOR GAME START TIME. A 2-3 MIN STOPPAGE TIME IS GIVEN BETWEEN GAMES. STRETCHING IS TO BE DONE PRIOR TO GETTING ON THE FLOOR.
LIST OF INFRACTIONS
List of Misconduct penalties and suspensions and/or ban from the CBHL
Banging boards with stick in protest of an official’s ruling
Continuing or attempting to continue a fight
Deliberately throwing any equipment (including stick) out of playing area
Entering or remaining in the referee’s crease
Fighting off the playing surface (or with another player who is off the playing surface)
Inciting an opponent
Instigating a fight
Interfering or distracting opponent taking a penalty shot
Sliding towards a player resulting in injury
Knocking or shooting ball out of reach of an official
Leaving bench to speak to official
Use of profane or abusive language
Verbal abuse of an official or player
Coming off the bench during a scrum or fight on the floor
ALL PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING RULES
ABUSE OF OFFICIALS
Arguing with, insulting, using obscene gestures or language directed at or in reference to, or deliberately making violent contact with any on or off-floor official. This generally is issued in addition to other penalties or as a bench penalty against a coach or off-floor player, and is grounds for ejection under a game misconduct or match penalty and will be suspended in the CBHL.
AGGRESSOR PENALTY
This is assessed to a player who engages in a fight with an unwilling combatant. This is independent of the instigator penalty, and both are usually not assessed to the same player at one time (in that case the player's penalty for fighting is usually escalated to deliberate injury of opponents, which carries a match penalty and a long suspension/BAN from CBHL)
ATTEMPT TO INJURE
Deliberately trying to harm an opponent (successfully or not). This type of infraction carries an automatic match penalty and long suspension/BAN from CBHL.
BITING
Carries a major penalty. Automatic suspension even if referee only gives a minor/major penalty during the game.
BOARDING
Pushing an opponent violently into the boards while the player is facing the boards. Game misconduct and will be followed with a suspension.
BUTT-ENDING OR STABBING
Jabbing an opponent with the end of the shaft of the stick. It carries an automatic major penalty and game misconduct followed by a suspension.
BROKEN STICK
Engaging in play while holding a broken stick.
SLIDING
A player cannot slide on the floor and the reason is to prevent injury from reckless play. If a player goes down to block a shot, that's okay, As long as it's not towards the player’s legs/body.
CHARGING
Taking more than three strides or jumping before hitting an opponent. An automatic major penalty and a suspension followed by it.
CHECKING FROM BEHIND
Hitting an opponent from behind is a penalty. It carries an automatic minor penalty or a major penalty and game misconduct if it results in injury followed by a suspension by the CBHL.
CLIPPING
Delivering a check below the knees of an opponent. Major Penalty as well as a game misconduct and followed by a suspension.
CROSS-CHECKING
Hitting an opponent with the stick when it is held with two hands and no part of the stick is on the floor.
DELAY OF GAME
Stalling the game (for example, shooting the ball out of play, holding the ball in the hand, refusing to send players out for a faceoff, or even repeated deliberate talks with refs) will result in a minor penalty or a major depending on the referee policing the game.
DIVING (or "embellishment")
Falling to the floor in an attempt to draw a penalty will be assessed a minor penalty, repetitive occurrence will result in a game misconduct.
ELBOWING
Hitting an opponent with the elbow will result in a major penalty, Game and suspension.
FIGHTING
Fighting is an automatic Ban from the League. Engaging in a physical altercation with an opposing player on or off the floor, usually involving the throwing of punches with gloves on or removed or going after a player will result in a automatic suspension for the full season with no refunds.
GOALTENDER INTEREFERENCE
Physically impeding or checking the goalie. Visually impeding the goalie's view of the play with the body, called "screening", is legal; but at no time may a goaltender be hit or checked. Players need to stay out of the goalies crease.
GOALTENDER LEAVING CREASE
A goaltender may not leave the vicinity of his crease during an altercation. Once he has left the crease during an altercation, he may be given a penalty.
HIGH STICKING
Touching an opponent with the stick above shoulder level. A minor penalty is assessed to the player. If blood is drawn, a 5 minute major will be called along with an automatic game misconduct. High sticking the ball is given a minor penalty.
HOLDING
Grabbing an opponent's body, equipment or clothing with the hands or stick.
HOLDING THE STICK
Grabbing and holding an opponent's stick, also called when a player deliberately wrenches a stick from the hands of an opposing player or forces the opponent to drop it by any means that is not any other penalty such as Slashing.
HOOKING
Using a stick as a hook to slow an opponent.
INSTIGATOR PENALTY
An instigator of an altercation is a player who demonstrates any of the following actions: distance travelled; gloves off first; first punch thrown; menacing attitude, these are all grounds to a heavy suspension.
INTERFERENCE
Impeding an opponent who does not have the ball, or impeding any player from the bench.
JOINING A FIGHT
Also called the "3rd man in" rule, the first person who was not part of a fight or scrum when it broke out but participates in once it has started for any reason (even to pull the players apart) is charged with an automatic game misconduct in addition to any other penalties they receive for fighting and will be followed with guaranteed suspensions/BAN from the CBHL.
KNEEING
Hitting an opponent with the knee. Automatic suspension/BAN from the CBHL.
LEAVING THE PENALTY BENCH
A penalized player who leaves the penalty bench before his penalty has expired, whether play is in progress or not, shall incur an additional minor penalty after serving his unexpired penalty. Any player who, having entered the penalty bench, leaves the penalty bench prior to the expiration of his penalty for the purpose of challenging an official’s ruling, shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty. He shall also be automatically suspended for the next three (3) regular season and/or playoff games.
RECKLESS PLAY
A play is considered reckless when he does not have full control of his actions, could be a cause of playing excessive body, stick infractions etc. If results in an injury, considering players are only required to wear gloves, it is a suspendable offense.
ROUGHING
Pushing and/or shoving after the whistle has been blown or when it takes place away from the play (often called against a player from each team, resulting in a coincidental penalties situation, but can also be called on a single player); also called when the hands make contact with an opponent's head/face; called in the CBHL because its a non-checking league. CBHL also refers to this penalty as simply 'roughing'.
SECONDARY ALTERCATION
It is most commonly issued when players engage in or attempt to engage in fight after the original fight (between two separate players). This infraction carries an automatic game misconduct penalty and guaranteed suspension/BAN from CBHL.
SLASHING/HACKING
Swinging a stick at an opponent, no contact is required with CBHL policy.
SLEW FOOTING
Rarely called, as it is easily concealed. Tripping an opponent by using your feet. A very dangerous cheap play. Most of the time simply called as "Tripping". Serious issue will result in a suspension.
SPEARING
Stabbing an opponent with the stick blade. It carries an automatic major penalty and game misconduct followed by a suspension.
TRIPPING
Using a stick or one's body to trip an opponent.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
Arguing with a referee; using slurs against an opponent or teammate; playing with illegal equipment; making obscene gestures or abusing an official. Can carry either a minor, misconduct, game misconduct or match penalty, depending on the gravity of the infraction (for instance, using obscene language to a referee initially results in a minor, but making an obscene gesture to an opponent, fan or official carries a game misconduct.) Unsportsmanlike conduct may also be called if a player drops gloves and stick in preparation for a fight, but the non-offending player does not drop the corresponding equipment and has committed no action (verbal or physical harassment) to attempt to instigate a fight. Relating to CBHL policy, these are suspendable offenses.
*Infraction must have match penalty assessed if injury results*
