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*DIVISIONS OFFERED FOR THE 2024/25 WINTER LEAGUE
*DIVISIONS OFFERED FOR THE 2024 SUMMER LEAGUE
*PLAYING SEASON / GAME NIGHTS
*TEAM STRUCTURE
*DRAFT NIGHT
*EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
*PLAYING FORMAT / GAME RULES
*MAJOR PENALTIES & SUSPENSIONS
2024/25 WINTER MEN'S (DRAFT) LEAGUE
- Tuesday Nights
- Alliston Memorial Arena
- Starts September 17th /24
- Ends March 25th /25
- 20-22 weeks
- Game times: roughly 7:00 / 7:55 / 8:50 / 9:45
- Individual registration only
- Born in 2007 or older
| DIVISION |
BIRTH YEAR |
| 18+ |
2007 (and older) |
| 30+ |
1994 (and older) |
**players under 18 years of age must wear facial protection
**players in their 29th year (born in 1995) will also be permitted in the Masters 30+ division
NOTE: IF THERE ISNT ENOUGH REGISTRATION TO SUPPORT SEPERATE 18+ AND 30+ DIVISIONS WE'LL MERGE ALL PLAYERS INTO ONE DIVISION WITH 4 OR 6 TEAMS
2024/25 WINTER MEN'S 'CLUB' DIVISION
**NEW TEAMS WELCOME**
**OFFERING COMPETITIVE AND REC DIVISIONS THIS YEAR**
DEADLINE TO ENTER A TEAM - SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th
Details will be as follows:
- Sunday Mornings
- Alliston Memorial Arena
- Starts Sunday October 20th /24
- Ends Sunday March 23rd /25
- 18 weeks
- Game times: 11:00am / 12:00 / 1:00 / 2:00 / 3:00 (8 - 10 teams maximum)
- Team entry only
- $2800 / team
- League champions guaranteed a spot at the OBHF Winter Provincials May 23 to 25 /25
2024 SUMMER MEN'S LEAGUE
DIVISIONS OFFERED
| DIVISION |
BIRTH YEAR |
| 18+ |
2006 (and older) |
| 30+ |
1995 (and older) |
**players under 18 years of age must wear facial protection
**players in their 29th year (born in 1995) will be permitted in the Masters 30+ division
**players younger than 30 years of age preferring a less competitive environment will be permitted in the 30+ division, with league approval.
PLAYING SEASON / GAME NIGHTS
The SUMMER MEN'S divisions will start as follows:
Men's 30+ / Monday April 15th
Men's 18+ / Thursday April 18th
*Beeton Arena for both divisions
TEAM STRUCTURE
All players will register as individuals and there'll be a draft to select teams. There'll be 8 teams in the 18+ division and 4-6 teams in the 30+ division.
DRAFT
TBD
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Men's Division
Mandatory
- C.S.A. approved helmet
- hockey gloves
- running shoes
- stick
- team jersey (supplied)
Optional
- elbow pads
- shin protection
- knee protection
Not Permitted
- ice hockey shin pads
- shoulder pads
PLAYING FORMAT & RULES
GAME FORMAT
- 2-16 minute periods / stop time
- Regular season tied games will have the following procedure to decide a winner:
* 3 player shoot-out
* if still tied, same 3 players in same sequence
* a coin flip will decide the team that shoots first
- Playoff ROUND-ROBIN tied games will have the following procedure to decide a winner:
* 3 player shoot-out
* if still tied, same 3 players in same sequence
* a coin flip will decide the team that shoots first
- Playoff SEMI-FINAL tied games will have the following procedure to decide a winner:
* 5 minute OT - 4 on 4
* 3 player shoot-out
*if still tied, teams will need to use new players until one team has exhausted all their players, then both teams can resume with 1st player during the same round
* a coin flip will decide the team that shoots first
- Playoff FINAL tied game will have the following procedure to decide a winner:
* 5 minute OT - 4 on 4
* 5 minute OT - 3 on 3
* 3 player shoot-out
*if still tied, teams will need to use new players until one team has exhausted all their players, then both teams can resume with 1st player during the same round
* a coin flip will decide the team that shoots first
- 1 time out per team per period for all regular season and playoff games
- 4 minute 'stick' penalty in effect for slashing, high-sticking or cross-checking
(player will serve the entire 4 minute minor but only 1 powerplay goal permitted for the opposing team)
- 'Head check' penalty in effect
(player will serve either 2 or 4 minutes depending on 1st point of contact as judged by official)
- no 'sliding' to take out an opponent
(whether you touch the ball first or not)
STANDINGS FORMAT
- 14 game regular season / 3 game round-robin playoff (Summer Men's league)
- 12 game regular season / 5 game round-robin playoff (Summer Master's league)
- 10 game regular season / 8 game playoff (Winter league)
- 3 points for a regulation time win
- 2 points for a shoot-out OR overtime win
- 1 point for a shoot-out OR overtime loss
- In the event of a tie in standings in either the regular season or playoffs, the following tie-breaking rules will be in effect:
*most regulation time wins
*most overall wins
*head to head record (if 2 teams are tied)
*goal differential percentage chart
(goals for / goals for + goals against)
MAJOR PENALTIES & SUSPENSIONS
GAME EJECTION
Any player that receives 3 infractions in one game will be ejected from the game as well as:
-1st offence (no suspension)
-2nd offence (1 game suspension)
-3rd offence (2 game suspension)
-4th offence (league review)
5 MINUTE MAJOR
-Ejected from the game plus a 1 game suspension
10 MINUTE MISCONDUCT
The incident will be reviewed and:
-If deemed accepted by player at time of incident (no suspension)
-If leads to a game misconduct, then a suspension will apply as mentioned below
GAME MISCONDUCT
-1st offence (1 game suspension)
-2nd offence (2 game suspension)
-3rd offence (4 game suspension)
-4th offence (league review)
GROSS MISCONDUCT
-1st offence (2 game suspension)
-2nd offence (4 game suspension)
-3rd offence (league review)
ACCUMULATIVE PENALTY MINUTES
(Not including misconducts)
-30 minutes (1 game suspension)
-40 minutes (2 game suspension and league review)
*Minutes will continue to accumulate through playoff games
FIGHTING
-1st offence (up to 5 game suspension)
-2nd offence (1 year and league review for reinstatement)
MATCH PENALTY
-1st offence (5 game suspension)
-2nd offence (1 year and league review for reinstatement)
**All of the above infractions are based on the calls made by the officials and as indicated on the game sheets (all of the above infractions will go through a review process involving the player, officials, team captains and NTBHL executive and are subject to be modified according to the severity of the incident)
**At the conclusion of each season, the league will review the discipline history of players and decide if a player will be permitted to participate the following year
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