PLAYING RULES
Rules and Regulations (Revised - September 2010)
PLAYING RULES
1. The Board of Directors and your Executive entirely support all decisions of our volunteer referees, who have been engaged to enhance the enjoyment of each player in the league and lessen the chance of injury. Players are expected to be courteous to the referees and respectful of the support they provide our club.
2. Any member of the club who feels strongly about other members not adhering to the rules is requested to present his complaints to the executive.
3. The Board of Directors has empowered the Discipline committee to rule on all games, tournaments, and exchanges in which players and coaches participate as members of P.C.O.T. Members of the executive should not be on the discipline committee (ref 4.8)
4. The playing rules of the P.C.O.T. will be those of the Official Rule Book of the Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association (C.A.R.H.A.) with the following modifications and additions:
4.1 In accordance with the regulations of the Quebec Sports Safety Board (C. 5-3.1, a. 55, par.3), each player must wear a helmet and full-face protector approved by the Canadian Standards Association, and an approved neck protector.
4.2 Modification of rule 16(a): A team must have nine (9) players (which includes the goaler) dressed and on the bench by the end of the first period, otherwise the game will be defaulted by the team short-handed. If both teams default no points will be awarded.
4.3 To start a two-period game, teams will defend the zones on the opposite ends of the rink from their benches.
4.4 Modification of rule 27(a): The duration of minor, major and misconduct penalties shall be two (2), five (5), and ten (10) minutes respectively, regardless as to whether the clock is operating on stop time or straight (running) time.
4.5 If there is a one-goal difference in the score, or if the score is tied, the final minute of play shall be stop-time.
4.6 A full report of any undesirable incident is to be made by the referees on the score sheet and given to the president immediately after the game.
4.7 Players under suspension cannot play in any hockey activity organised by the PCOT. Suspensions must be served by sitting out regular season games.
4.8 Players may appeal a suspension through the following process: A presentation in writing to the executive committee within five days of receiving the suspension. The document presented must explain what evidence or procedures were overlooked in coming to the original suspension, and why the evidence or lack of procedure would affect the suspension given. Rules governing the appeal committee will be as reported in the minutes of May 8th 1991.
4.9 Modification of Rule 39B: Calling of penalties: If both teams are playing even, and the referee calls a delayed minor penalty against a player and a goal is scored, the player will serve the penalty, however his team will not have to play short handed.
4.10. Modification of Rule 49: Boarding and body contact: Non-application of paragraph B, which states that a double minor penalty must be assessed against a player who causes an opponent to collide with the boards.
4.11. Modification of rule 64: Icing the puck: Stoppage of play will be avoided, if possible, by allowing the defending team to obtain the blue line before pressuring the puck carrier. Failure to do this will result in a stoppage of play and a face-off in the offending team's end. Repeated ignoring of the efforts to speed up the game will result in a delay of game penalty. If the goalie makes an attempt to leave his crease to handle the puck, whether he touches the puck or not, the icing is immediately waved off and play will continue. During stop time at the end of a game, the regular icing rule is in effect.
TOURNAMENT TEAMS
1. Local tournament teams must be composed of a minimum of 14 players.
2. Spares are not permitted to play on a tournament team, however permanent spares are considered as regular players while assigned to a team.
3. Players who are not normally asked to play in the regular tournaments during the year should be given preference for selection in Mini Tournaments and inter-club exchanges.
4. In the Regular Tournaments, players should be selected based on ability as well as involvement in club activities. Of course, A and B level tournament teams would rely more on selecting according to ability whereas a C level team would be chosen based on a blend of ability and participation. Note: a member who does not participate in club activities during the year should not expect to be selected to play in Regular tournaments.
5. In all three (3) types of tournaments, an effort should be made by organisers and coaches to involve as many players as possible on a rotational basis.
6. A selection committee, consisting of coaches and directors, will choose the players to form the P.C.O.T. teams for the P.C.O.T. Annual Tournament. A member who does not participate in club activities and/or P.C.O.T. tournament teams when asked should not expect to be selected to play in the Annual Tournament.
7. When a team is involved in an out-of-town tournament necessitating one or more overnight stays, the coach and (/) manager will be allotted a total of $75 per team per tournament for expenses.
8. If there are not at least eleven players to make an "out of town" team, the team will not be called "Pointe-Claire" and there will be no subsidy.
SPARES
1. Each player on the active spare list will be charged an annual $70 registration fee ($35 for goalie).
2. Active spares pay member rates for all social events.
3. When a spare becomes a regular player the $70 fee paid for the current season will be deducted from his regular annual membership fee.
4. Applications from 34-year old players are accepted in order that they may establish their position on the spare list but they may not play.
5. As of the 1997/98 season, members of the Intermediate Hockey League who have played for five or more years, and who are residents of Pointe Claire, may submit their names to PCOT (at the age of 33) to be placed on the spares list with no preferential treatment for membership in the league.
6. All spares are to be charged for each game in which they participate. The maximum a spare can pay in a year will not exceed the yearly (regular) registration fee.
7. During the year, players leaving any division for reasons of injury or retirement will be replaced with the first appropriate spare.
8. Any regular player who is medically unfit to play in any season, will be able to return when fit and the last current permanent spare will return to the appropriate list.
9. During the regular season, the coach of a team must make arrangements to obtain spare players if he knows that more than one player will be absent for a game.
10. No spares are permitted to play unless the team is below eleven (11) players. During the playoffs a spare of a calibre equal to the best missing player may be allocated. However, permanent spares do play with their teams during the playoffs. A permanent spare is defined as a spare that replaces a permanent player on a LOA and is assigned to a team. A permanent spare may not play as a spare in the league.
11. Any player on the spare list who refuses to join the league as a permanent member will be removed from the spare list. If he wishes to play at another time, he will have to reapply to the club.
12. At the end of the season, the spares list will be scrutinized and the eligibility of spares reviewed by the directors of P.C.O.T.
13. Regular players (excluding goaltenders) cannot play in other divisions as spares.
14. After a predetermined cut-off date, for regular players to apply for summer hockey, spares will be allowed to register if there is still room.
15. A permanent member who is granted a LOA for the first half of the season will not be drafted in the annual draft, rather he will, upon his return, be placed at the top of the spare list.
16. Any PCOT member in good standing with 20 years of service may opt to become a 20-year spare. As a 20-year spare, they maintain full membership status in PCOT, but is considered a spare, They do not get drafted on a team, but will potentially get called to spare. A member may opt to return to a full permanent member status at any time. If this is done on the registration, he will be placed in the draft, however, if this is done during a season, he will be placed on the top of the regular spares list and be first in line for replacement. Should a member opt for a third consecutive year as a 20-year spare, he is not eligible to come back into the league as described above, he would be placed in the normal spares rotation.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE (LOA)
1. The Board of Directors may grant a leave of absence to any permanent regular member only, pursuant to a written request submitted to the membership convenor, duly signed and dated by the member.
2. A leave of absence shall normally be for a full year or a half-year and shall be granted for reasons of health or injury; family or personal; and job related or financial. The Board may, from time to time, consider other reasons.
3. In exceptional circumstances, a second consecutive full year LOA may be granted upon receipt of a second letter of application. Depending on the reason given, this LOA extension may or may not be granted. The decision of the Board is final.
4. No requests for a third consecutive full year LOA will be considered.
5. A member on a leave of absence, wishing to participate and fit to play, may request in writing, to be included on the active spare list until the expiration of his LOA.
6. All players on a LOA are required to pay an annual registration fee equal to the registration fee paid by spares on the waiting list.
7. A refund of fees will only be made to members granted a LOA where more than 6 games remain paid in advance, based upon the date of the request for the leave.
8. A member who wishes to return before the end of the LOA must submit a letter to the board stating his intentions. He will be placed on the spare list for the remainder of the season, unless an opportunity to place him as a Permanent Spare arises.
MEMBERSHIP RULES
1. Members moving out of Pointe Claire may remain as members and can continue to play providing they were permanent members in good standing for a period of seven (7) consecutive years. Spares are not considered permanent members.
2. Permanent members, in good standing for a period of seven (7) consecutive years, who move out of Pointe Claire and are unable to participate because of location, may upon their return, receive preference on the waiting list, if they reside in Pointe Claire.
3. All playing members must declare their intention of remaining as such before the annual draft meeting. Any member failing to do so and who wishes to play again at a later date will have his name placed at the bottom of the waiting list. {article IV (b)}.
4. The status of any player who does not appear for two (2) scheduled games without prior notification, will be reviewed by the directors to determine his future eligibility as a member.
5. All members who commit (i.e.: accept a ticket) to attend a social event will be responsible for payment if they do not cancel by a specified date.
DRAFT PROCESS
1. At the beginning of every PCOT hockey season, 192 players are needed for the 3 divisions, A, B and C.
2. Leave of absences (LOA) are removed from the list, as well as any member who has not submitted their registration.
3. Based on the number of players remaining to play, the draft committee then refers to the spares list to determine the players that will become permanent members. For example, if we have 10 players leaving, the first 10 players on the spares list come in. If 5 players on the spares list are "C", two "B" and three "A", but we require two "A", six "B" and two "C", then the committee would require moving players between divisions to accommodate.
4. This process is referred to as a pre-draft. In the scenario above, we would require moving one player down from "A", three players from the "C" would have to move up to fill the void in "B".
5. At this point, the draft committee would ask the coaches in the "A" to submit their recommended players to move; as well the coaches in the "C" would submit their list of players to move in the "C". Once the list is submitted, the pre-draft takes place where the coaches and the spares coordinator will review the list and, by consensus, determine the players moving. These scenarios will change from year to year depending on players leaving. The players are notified after the official draft.
6. The draft is done by the coaches and the spares coordinator. They will rank the players by ability, for example, in a six team division, the top six forwards will be laid out on the draft board (1-6), with the subsequent six top forwards (7-12), placed in reverse order (6/7, 5/8, 4/9, etc), until the forward positions are filled up. The same approach is done for the defence. The goalies are then decided by the coaches for the teams.
7. Once the draft is official and the teams are made, any players leaving, either from an LOA or leaving PCOT, are replaced from the spares list with a player of the same level. This means that it is not necessarily the first player on the spares list. If a "C" player is leaving, then it will be a "C" player from the spares list that will come in as a permanent spare. This means that the following year that person may go back on the spares list. Permanent spares covering LOA's are the spares with the highest spare number by division. Eg; If 5 B players are needed for the B division to cover 3 spots plus 2 LOA's the spares with the 2 highest spare numbers would be replacing the LOA's.
MISCELLANEOUS 1. Children are not allowed in the dressing rooms before or after the games.
2. If in the eyes of the referee, a coach, or a director, any player is in an intoxicated state he will be asked not to play for that game.