Hockey Operating Regulations

(2007-2008)

Hockey Canada Rules will be used unless special playing rules are put forth by the NBIAA. In this case the NBIAA rules will take precedence over any other rules.  

Special Provisions:

While the rules governing the conduct of hockey shall be provided by Hockey Canada (HC); a number of modifications outlined below shall take precedence over HC rules.  

NBIAA - MODIFICATIONS                                

1.   All head coaches of NBIAA hockey teams must be certified by the NBIAA.                  

2.   High school hockey shall be administered with the following dates:      

      October 1: on-ice tryouts begin (all players must sign Waiver & Release Liability cards before they tryout)

      October 15 � Date to register or withdraw from hockey.

      October 15: exhibition games, jamborees and tournaments begin (Teams may play a maximum of five (5) games between October 15 and November 1. This includes all games in tournaments.)

      November 1: league play begins (No team involved in a fall sport provincial championship tournament is forced to play on November 1.)

      November 15:  Team personnel forms are to be submitted online and the Team Registration and Insurance Fees are due.

Number of Games Permitted � A team shall be limited to 45 games (including exhibition, jamboree, tournament and league play). All games in the regional and provincial playoffs shall not be counted in the 45 game limit.

* The minimum guaranteed games per team at a tournament will count towards the season limit.           

March 31: provincial championships for girls and boys must be completed by.  (No games are allowed after the completion of the Provincial Tournaments)

3.   Each high school team will register with NBIAA and will receive WAIVER and RELEASE LIABILITY cards. High school teams shall be permitted to dress 20 players for a game, if 20 players are dressed two (2) must be goaltenders.                       

4.   The registration procedure is as follows:                    

      All copies of Team Personnel Forms must be completed online and submitted to the NBIAA office prior to a team�s first league game, but not later than midnight of November 15. No WAIVER and RELEASE LIABILITY cards of a player who is under 18 at the time of registration will be deemed valid unless countersigned by his parent or guardian. The WAIVER and RELEASE cards MUST be kept by the School Principal.

      A cheque, issued by the school, for team registration and insurance fees must be submitted payable to the NBIAA.

5.   The NBIAA will only use NBHOC officials to officiate NBIAA game.

6.   Time out rule: One 30-second time-out per period will be permitted. A request for a time-out can only be made by the Captain, Alternate captains or coaches to the referee. This request cannot be refused by the referee.

7.  Protective Equipment: In all games, warm-ups and practices a CSA approved helmet and facemask and a BNQ throat protector must be worn by all players and goalkeepers. All goalkeepers must wear a throat protector that is attached to the facemask.

8. A tournament manager must submit copies of all tournament game sheets to the Commissioner.

9.  A coach or manager must submit all game sheets to his/her league president.

 110.The playing time for all boys games will be three (3) 20 minute stop time periods and the   

         playing time for all girls games* shall be three (3) 15 minute stop time periods. * In leagues where possible.

 111.Overtime: Where possible overtime games in league play will be as follows: 1 five (5) minute overtime period. If there is a winner they  receive 2 points and the loser receives one (1) point.

        Each will receive one (1) point  if it is still tied.  In Provincial Playoffs the overtime procedure will be as the Hockey Canada rules. (Girls � 15 minute period)   

 112.The NBIAA strongly recommends that the minimum number of players dressed for a game be eleven (11) players including one goaltender.  

Suspensions / Ejections

All names of players suspended or ejected from a game must be reported to the school principal. O.R. 11 - Discipline is to be strongly enforced.  

Provincial Play-Off Format

Girls: The NBIAA Championships will be declared by a Tournament Format.  

Boys: The NBIAA Boys Championships will be declared by a Tournament Format.  

Play in March Break

Schools will be required to play in March Break to meet NBIAA deadlines.    

Financial Obligations to the NBIAA

The NBIAA will set the admission prices to the games in the Regional as well as the NBIAA Hockey Tournaments.  School season passes are not honored at Regionals or NBIAA Hockey Tournaments.  

In boys and girls hockey regional, 10% of profits realized from gate receipts shall be forwarded to the NBIAA.

Admission must be charged to all spectators attending the regionals.

    In the regionals, the net profits of the final game (if series goes to the limit) will be split evenly between the two teams.

In provincial tournaments the host school will receive 40% of the profits and the NBIAA will receive 60%.  

Cheques should be made payable to the NBIAA. Remittance must be submitted by April 15 of each year with the Hockey Rebate Form. Failure to do so will result in the immediate suspension of the team until such remittance is submitted.  

Sanctioning Procedures

All schools must receive sanction by the NBIAA to play non-member teams.

All schools must send their schedules to the NBIAA office.  The sanctioning procedures of the NBIAA are clearly stated in Article 4 of the NBIAA By-Laws. A special NBIAA hockey sanction form is available on the NBIAA�s website (www.nbiaa-asinb.org).

Schools are reminded not to plan exhibition games or tournaments until they have received proper sanction.  

NBIAA Member Tournaments

All tournaments involving NBIAA member schools must be registered with the NBIAA office three (3) weeks before the tournament date. The league president of the host team must be notified as well. The NBIAA will not sanction tournaments that are not registered on time.  

Teams advancing to post season play will not be permitted to participate in exhibition tournaments after March 1st.  

Registration and Insurance Fees (Due November 15)

Team Registration: $200 (Boys & Girls)

Insurance Fees: Boys: $50 per player  Girls: $40 per player. Any additions to the team roster after the deadline will be accessed a late fee of $100 plus    insurance per player. All additions must be made one week prior to the Provincial Tournaments.* Extenuating circumstances (i.e. goaltender injury) will be given special consideration.  

NBIAA Hockey � Guidelines for Suspensions

Hockey Canada rules are to be enforced for all games with a few modifications as listed below:

1.  Copies of all notices of suspension must be sent to NBIAA office.

2.  Any player who receives a fighting penalty will receive an automatic 3 game suspension for the first offence. Second offence � 5 games. Third offence � indefinite suspension (minimum - the rest of the season).

3.   Any player or team personnel who receives a Game Misconduct will receive an automatic one game suspension no matter at what time it occurs with the exception of the two minute checking from behind penalty which will not result in a game suspension unless the infraction happens in the last ten (10) minutes. Any player who receives a 4th game misconduct penalty during the season will be assessed an additional 2 game suspension (1 + 2 = 3).

4.   No player, coach or bench personnel shall use any obscene gestures, racial/ethnic/gender slurs or verbal abuse directed at officials or others during the warm-up, during the progress of a game, during the intermission or after the game. Such actions will result in a Gross Misconduct penalty.

5.  Any player who receives a 5 minute major penalty will receive an automatic 1 game suspension.

6.. Any coach or manager receiving a Gross Misconduct Penalty will be suspended for a minimum 3 games, with possible further action by the NBIAA Executive Committee.

7.   The following will be the minimum suspensions for match penalties for players:

   Two Games                                            Four Games

   Hair pulling, spitting, wearing         Head butting, spearing, butt

   tape/jewellery in a fight, grabbing    ending kicking, stick swinging,

   face mask                                    high sticking, slashing, deliberate

   attempt to injure

8.  Any player receiving a Gross Misconduct Penalty will receive a         minimum 2 game suspension.

9.   Any player, coach or manager who receives a match penalty will be faced with an indefinite suspension by the league and the NBIAA Executive Committee. The offending player, coach or manager may not return to action without the permission of both his league president and the Commissioner.

10.  Any player who receives a fourth 10 minute misconduct penalty in a season will receive an automatic 1 game suspension. Each subsequent 10 minute misconduct penalty will result in an additional 1 game suspension.

11. The banging of sticks on the boards for any reason, including celebration of a goal, will not be tolerated. Teams will be assessed a two (2) minute bench penalty.

12. Any player, coach or manager who deliberately strikes an official will be automatically suspended for a period of 1 calendar year. Any physical abuse of officials, excluding the deliberate striking as covered above, will merit a minimum 5 game suspension to the offending coach, player or team official. (REMOVE FOR 2008-2009 season- include same wording as OR 11.2)

13. A coach ejected from a game for disciplinary measures shall be suspended from the remainder of that game and the next scheduled game (exhibition, league, all star, regional or provincial.)

14. Hockey Canada playing rule 28 f. (stick infraction rule) applies in NBIAA High School hockey.

      Three (3) stick infractions in a game calls for a game ejection. For the purpose of applying this rule the 5 stick penalties are:  

High Stick

Cross Check

Slashing

Butt-ending

Spearing  

15. All home team coaches MUST fax game sheets to the League President within 24 hrs or no later than the next school day. Failure to submit will result in the levying of an administrative fee of $25 per game sheet.

16. Suspensions will be handed down by the league president for any games involving teams from his league. In games involving teams that are not from the same league, suspensions will be handed down by the Commissioner.

17. All suspensions begin immediately and include the next �scheduled� high school sanctioned exhibition, league, tournament and/or play-off games.

18. The NBIAA will honour all suspensions levied under the jurisdiction of Hockey New Brunswick .