Adult Roller Hockey Season Rules
Please take note of the following, as Rules and Regulations that we require all teams to respect and follow…
The Hockey House, full Rules and Regulations.
SCHEDULE - SCHEDULING :
( Winter Schedule )
Schedule for the season will be released in chunks.
a: First few games to get started Approx. 3-4
b: Reg season games up until Christmas break
c: Reg season games to complete the season starting January first
d: Playoff schedule bracketed style schedule
( Spring Season )
Schedule for the season will be released in 2chunks.
a: First Game posted
b: Reg season games up until May Long weekend
c: Reg season games to complete the regular season
d: Playoff schedule bracketed style schedule
SCHEDULE - SCHEDULE REQUESTS :
The league will send out a specific email at the start of the season where captains will be given the opportunity to request certain times for scheduling.
Please note that we only accept requests for schedule, we do not accept demands.
SCHEDULE - SCHEDULE CHANGES :
The league requires that a full weeks notice be given for any games to have a chance at being changed. Schedule change requests are not guaranteed. If given the proper 7 days notice we will do our best to arrange changes with other teams.
SCHEDULE - DIVISION TIERING :
Division tiering will be done 1-3 times within a season.
The league will be responsible to determine if your team moves up, moves down or remains in the same division.
Decisions made by the league will be final.
Roster - PLAYER REGISTRATION :
ALL PLAYERS who wish to play in any game at any point in the season MUST have completed the online registration form…
NO EXCEPTIONS, if you don't register online, you wont play.
registration can be found in the top right hand corner of the home page on the website.
A login account will be required to complete the registration process.
Roster - Age Requirements :
Any Player who enters into the adult hockey programs shall be a min of 18 years of age. All players younger must be cleared by the league to participate. All players under the age of 18 must also be full time registered players in the Hockey House Youth league. A parent must sign a release form allowing any player under the age of 18 to participate in adult roller hockey. Young players participating in adult hockey leagues shall be treated no different than any other player on the floor, those who are not comfortable will be asked to return to youth league only instead.
All Players under the age of 18 must wear full face protection, “cage” Any under age player caught during a game with out proper face protection will be ejected from the game and the team served with a minor penalty for delay of game.
ROSTER - ID CHECK to your TEAMS ROSTER FOR EACH GAME :
Before each game. ALL members of ALL teams shall report to the score keeper to check in.
A Proper piece of ID shall be presented in order to prove who you are.
Drivers licence, BC ID, Passport : Are the Preferred sources of ID.
- Pictures of ID on cell phone = NOT ALLOWED
- Social Media Accounts = NOT ALLOWED
- Asking someone to vouch for you = NOT ALLOWED
ROSTER - MIN PLAYERS NEEDED TO START A GAME:
In order for an Adult Roller Hockey game to start, a team must have 5 bodies on the floor.
4 players and a goalie or 5 players and no goalie
In order for an Adult Ball Hockey game to start, a team must have 6 bodies on the floor.
5 players and a goalie or 6 players and no goalie
-“We have 4/5 guys here and our goalie is on his way “
- you have 10 min for him to get here, and be dressed on the floor or the game is a forfeit…
-“ we have 5/6 guys but our goalie didn’t show up, can we dress one of our guys “
- you have 10 min for him to get suited up” or the game is a forfeit….
Any team who uses any portion of the 10 minutes to get someone dressed or waiting for someone to show up….
Once the required number of people have arrived, the team will start the game short handed with a minor penalty for delay of game.
ROSTER - PLAYERS ARRIVING LATE :
Players are allowed to enter the game late, but they must be on the rink and in the game before the end of the first period. Once the buzzer goes to end the first period no player shall be allowed to join the game.
ROSTER - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS :
Adult Roller Hockey 22 names on the roster including goalies
Adult Roller Hockey 27 names on the roster including goalies
Roster - Attendance :
Regular Season will be a predetermined number of games.
Any player who wishes to be eligible for playoffs. Must play a min of ______ of regular season games.
Click on your teams Stats Page, the bottom of the page will show you the number of games required per season.
The Hockey House will take the game sheets and only the game sheets as fact for number of ID games attended.
Roster - Injured Player :
If you are injured and are not able to play, you are still able to come to the rink and have your name signed into the roster to get credit for the game. Make sure that the score keeper knows you will not be participating in the game that day. You will need to provide a valid ID to prove who you are as an injured player. There are no exemption notes or special documents of any kind to allow players to gain more games played on the season.
ROSTER - COACHES :
Teams are allowed to have a coach on the bench, this is not the “ friends cheering section” anyone on the bench who is not acting in a proper hockey manner will be removed. Anyone on the bench who is acting as a coach must be properly registered to the roster as the coach.
Roster - Spare Goalie : Our team needs a spare goalie :
We all know it happens, “ my goalie cant make it tonight “
Spare Goalies must come from the Same Division or lower.
Send in an email or text message to the league with the name of the goalie you wish to use.
If the goalie is approved you will receive a reply from the league.
Spare goalies are required to check in with their ID.
Roster - Spare player : our team needs a spare player :
Spare players like spare goalie you must get permission for a player to participate.
Roller Hockey - no spares unless you have less than 6 of your own team showing up ( example if you have 4 you are allowed 2 spares )
Ball Hockey - no spares unless you have less than 10 of your own team showing up ( example if you have 8 you are allowed 2 spares )
Roster - Multiple teams : I want to play on two teams, am I allowed ?
Yes you are allowed, we encourage players to enjoy as much hockey as they like.
The Hockey House rule on multiple tier players is as follows :
1 DIVISION Gap
Roller hockey - Platinum - is allowed to play in Silver
Ball Hockey - A is allowed to play in C
Roster - multiple teams : I want to play on two teams but they have both ended up in the same division.
You are welcome to play for two teams within the same tier, the obvious on game night when they play each other you will have to pick one side or the other.
Once playoffs hit, you are allowed to continue with both teams. Should they meet in the playoffs you will be required to play with only one team for that entire series.
If the team you chose to play for looses in the playoffs, you are allowed to return to the other team.
Game - Structure :
All games will fit into a one hour time slot.
Games will all be played at The Hockey House in Langley.
Games will be played on predetermined nights of the week.
Week night games will start at 7:00pm and end as last as 11:59pm
Weekend games will start as early as 09:00am and end as last as 11:59pm
Game - Play Time :
ROLLER HOCKEY
5 Min Warmups
2 X 24min run time periods.
1:00 Intermission
BALL HOCKEY
4 min warm ups
2 X 23 min Run Time periods
1:30 intermission
Please gather your pucks quickly at the end of warm up as to help keep everything on track. You will all get some of the late games in the week and more organized everyone is, the better the whole thing keeps up.
Game - Stop time:
Roller Hockey
Regular season : last 2 min of the game within 3 goals.
Playoffs season : last 2 min of the game within 3 goals.
Ball Hockey
Regular season : last 2 min of the game within 2 goals.
Playoffs season : last 2 min of the game within 2 goals.
GAME - WARM UP PUCKS / Balls :
Supplied by your own team
Game - Game PUCKS / Balls :
Supplied by the hockey house
Game - Tie Games:
Regular season games : Games that end in a tie, will be played
Roller Hockey 3 on 3 for a 3 min run time period. If at the end of the 3 min, the game is still tied.
Ball Hockey 4 on 5 for a 3 min run time period. If at the end of the 3 min, the game is still tied.
It will remain as a tie and the game is done.
Playoff games :
Roller Hockey
Overtime 1: = 5min of 4 on 4 play, no stop time.
Overtime 2-3-4 : = 20min 3 on 3 play, no stop time.
Playoff games :
Ball Hockey
Overtime 1: = 5min of 5 on 5 play, no stop time.
Overtime 2-3-4 : = 20min 4 on 4 play, no stop time.
PENALTIES - PENALTIES :
All Minor Penalties will go up on the clock as 2:00min
All Minor penalties will be entered into the stats program as a 2 min minor
All Double Minor Penalties will go up on the clock as 4:00min
All Double Minor Penalties will be entered into the stats program as 2min + 2 min
A 5min Major Penalty will go up on the clock as 5:00min.
All Major penalties will be entered into the stats program as either a 5 or 10min.
All Penalties will be running time along with the game.
Coincidental penalties will be both players in the box, referee will tell the players what time they are to come out “after a whistle” the game is to remain even strength.
3 penalty Rule = Any player who accumulates 3 penalties in any game will be given a warning from the referee or ejected from the game at the referee's discretion.
Penalties - Broken sticks:
If at any time your stick breaks during the game. Drop the stick immediately and leave it alone. The referee will pick up the stick on the next whistle and bring it to the bench for you. If you continue to skate with a broken stick in your hands you will be given a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Penalties - Shooting the puck out of play :
During the normal course of the game if the puck is shot out of play the whistle will be blown and a face off had.
If a team is short handed and shoots the puck directly out of play, a minor penalty for delay of game shall be assessed.
A goalie who comes out to play to puck is allowed, but any shot from the goalie that goes directly out of play, a minor penalty for delay of game shall be assessed.
Penalties - Fighting :
The Hockey House is a non contact league and fighting is not permitted.
All fights will be dealt with by the referee’s and suspensions will be handed out accordingly.
Penalties - suspension of games :
All suspendible actions will start at a minimum of 3 games.
All fighting suspensions will start at a minimum of 3 games.
League - Code of Conduct - Drugs & Alcohol :
There is a zero tolerance for any drugs or alcohol involved in the game. Any player to be found drunk or high while participating in the game will be removed from the game and suspended for following games. There is to be no alcohol or drugs on the bench at any time. This includes all players and or coaches. Any team who is found to have alcohol or drugs on the bench will be issued a team penalty. If the specific player can be identified, that player will be removed from the game.
League - Stats Corrections :
If there are issues the stats from your game. Please go onto the website under reports and complete the stats correction page. If they are sent in and seem to be reasonable we will adjust them. If the same player is sending in each week looking for extra points, the emails will get ignored.
League - Team Payments :
Please make sure that your team is aware of the payment structure for the season. The Hockey info and season information can be found on the website and payments are all clearly indicated on these pages. Teams who do not meet their financial requirements will be faced with eviction from the league and ban from future seasons.
League - Jersey Conflicts :
If two teams are both wearing the same colour jerseys or similar to be found as a conflict.
The Hockey House rule on jersey conflict is : The team with the least amount of rostered players in that particular game will be asked to wear bibs or go and change to their alternate jerseys.
If you know you are playing a team on any given day with the same jerseys as yours. Do your part to plan ahead and have two separate colours to play.
League - Forfeit deposits:
All teams are required to have their forfeit deposits in place to be eligible to play.
If a team forfeits any game, they will forfeit the value of that game from their deposit money to the team who didn't get to play.
If your forfeit deposits run out, you will be required to place a new deposit in before you can continue to play.
LEAGUE - JERSEYS AND NUMBERS :
Teams must be dressed in matching Jerseys. If you are bringing spares you must ensure that the new player has a matching jersey. Teams are expected to have extra jerseys on hand for these types of players / situations.
If your team is blue then all the jerseys must be the exact same shade of blue. A san jose sharks blue and an Edmonton oilers blue will not be allowed.
All jerseys MUST have a number on the back. No number = No play.
A blank jersey will NOT be allowed as number 0.
Please do your part in making sure you do not have players with the same number.
If your team does not have a set of jerseys, a team set can be borrowed from the hockey house for the season. ( deposit will be required).
League - Facility Damage:
Any player or team who is found to be causing damage or harm to the facility will be subject to a fine. We are doing our best to bring you a quality place to play. If you choose to wreck it, you will be held responsible.
Additional :
If there are rules on this page that are not made clear, or you would like to see additional rules added.
Please contact The Hockey House at info@langleyhockeyhouse.com
Thank you