All players must submit the following before the first scheduled game of the season:

BMRH Rules Below are the rules of the BMRH. AGE CLASSIFICATIONS FRESHMAN: 6 years (turn 7 during season) thru 10 years (1st - 5th grade) SOPHOMORE: 11 years -13 years (6th, 7th & 8th grades) JUNIORS: 14 years -17years (can turn 18 during season) (9th 12th grade) Players may be placed in another division at the discretion of the Board of Directors PLAYER REGISTRATION All players must submit the following before the first scheduled game of the season: Individual registration applications completely filled out Payment in full Copy of original birth certificate. Parents and players must also sign a code of conduct before the player is eligible to play. EQUIPMENT Each player shall wear an UNALTERED AHAUS approved helmet and facial protection at all times on the rink, including warm up. The helmet and facial protection shall be securely strapped to the head. Any team who has a player whose helmet and facial protection is not securely strapped to the head, shall be assessed a warning first and then given a 1 min. 30 second bench penalty. If a player loses the helmet and facial protection during a game, he cannot participate in the play. The player must adjust his helmet and facial protection on the rink, or skate off so that another player can be substituted. Violation of this rule shall result in an immediate stoppage of play and a minor penalty shall be assessed to the player. Full facial protection is defined as facial protection recommended by AHAUS safety committee. All players shall wear numbered jerseys during a game. Stick-Goaltenders may be no wider than 3 1/2' at the widest point of the blade except at the heel, where it may be no wider than 4 1/2' and no longer than 15 1/2' from heel to the end of the blade. ALL other sticks may not be less than 1 1/2' at the narrowest point of the blade and may not have a curvature greater than 1/2'. The following equipment is also mandatory for all Divisions: cup, elbow pads, shin guards, shoulder pads, gloves, skates, mouthpiece, and butt-end on stick. Players cited for equipment infractions may be subject to a 1 min. 30 second minor penalty. The league has goalie chest protectors for those goalies who do not have their own. These can be borrowed for the duration of a game, after leaving a driver s license or library card as security. No player will be permitted to skate on the rink if their skate is missing a wheel. If the skate was made to have 4 wheels, then there must be 4 wheels on the skate. If a skate was made to have 3 wheels then there must be 3 wheels on the skate. If a wheel falls off of a skate 1

while the player is on the rink playing, he must leave the Playing surface and cannot return until the skate is fixed. The player may be replaced by a player on the same line (1,2,3) or a lower rated line. Entering the Rink The Rink entrance located closest to the concession stand is for Board Members and Referees only. This is for safety purposes All coaches, players and parents shall enter the rink through the entrance located closest to the parking lot Rink Rules Since we are on school property, the following rules below are mandatory: THERE IS NO SMOKING PERMITTED IN THE RINK AREA No Pets Allowed Help us keep the rink clean, please deposit all trash in the garbage cans surrounding the rink area. If you notice a can is full or a garbage bag has not been inserted, please let us know. Board Members will be available in the concession stand. We thank you in advance for your cooperation The official rules of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States have been adopted by the Bellmore-Merrick Roller Hockey League. The following are those instances which either supersede the rules or are reiterated for emphasis. If any conflict of the rules occurs, the decision of the members of the Board of Directors will be binding. Only coaches, players, referees, scorekeepers and Board Members are allowed in the player s bench area during games. Please do not enter this area as it may result to bench minor penalty to your child s team GENERAL GAME DETAILS FRESHMAN DIVISION The game will consist of three (3) periods, each period being eighteen (18) minutes, with three (3) line shifts (dependent on number of players registered). One (1) minute of rest shall be permitted between periods for all games. (Subject to change as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors). The lines will play in the following order for each period: 3, 2, 1. If there are only two (2) line shifts per team, then each line will play three times per period. SOPHMORE & JUNIOR DIVISION The game will consist of two (2) half s, each half being twenty-five (25) minutes. Games will follow the change on the fly format with one (1) minute of rest in between half s. Teams are to start the game defending the goal located on the opposite side of their team s bench area. 2

League Rules Each team must appear thirty (30) minutes prior to the scheduled game starting time and be dressed approximately fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled drop of the puck. All games will start at the scheduled start time. After a ten (10) minute grace period, any team failing to field the required number of players will automatically forfeit the game. Players needed to play game: o Juniors 5 skaters (+) goalie o Sophomores 5 skaters (+) goalie o Freshman 8 skaters (+) goalie This is subject to board discretion. Subject to change due to the number of players on the roster. The required number will be set at the beginning of each season.) If a coach knows he will not have enough players to play a scheduled game, the coach must call up a board member, prior to the game day, to arrange to have players brought up from a lower division to substitute for the missing players. call ups are only to be used when a team will not have the required number of players to play the game. Coaches are not permitted to call players up on their own. The board will decide who can be called up, based on the line of the missing players. If there are multiple 1st liners or 2nd liners missing, the board will call up 1st liners or high rated 2nd liners from the lower division. If 3rd liners are missing, the Board will call up 2nd liners from the lower division. Again, call ups are only to be used when the team will not have the required number of players to play the game. Players will be called up to get the team to the minimum number of players needed to play the game or to complete at least 2 full lines. All missing players will not be replaced by call ups. Call ups will be used at the discretion of the Board. All Board decisions on call ups are binding and final. If both teams fail to field the required number of players each team will be credited with a loss. Each team will be permitted one (1) time outs per game of one (1) minute. Playoff overtimes are permitted one (1) time out per overtime period. During the regular season two (2) complete periods shall constitute an official game. If a game ends prior to the completion of a full game (two (2) complete periods), then the entire game is rescheduled and replayed from the beginning. During playoff games, a game that is discontinued due to darkness or inclement weather at any point before completion of the game (3 full periods) the game shall be continued to be played from the point that it was stopped. Any rostered player is eligible to play in that game (as long as he was eligible to play in the next regularly scheduled playoff game). In either case, the Referee shall inform both benches of any problems and/or constraints which may result in the game being called before the end of the third period. An ineligible player in a game shall result in a forfeit of the game for the offending team. At the end of each game, all players from each team shall line up at the center of the rink for handshaking, which is to be considered a display of good sportsmanship. The handshaking may be dispensed with at the discretion of the Game Referee or at the request of any Board member, if the situation warrants this action. After consultation between the Game Referee and the Board Member present, the Game Referee shall notify each coach prior to the end of each game if the handshaking is to be dispensed with. If fighting results during the handshaking, it will be treated consistent with fighting during the game (game misconduct). The game officials shall observe the post-game handshaking. A player who refuses to handshake must meet with the Board of Directors, and his/her coach at the next scheduled Board meeting. If the Game Referee or Board Member elects to dispense with the handshake, 3

or if any penalties result from an incident which occurs during the handshake, a game report shall be filed with the Board of Directors within 48 hours. The following persons shall be permitted near the players bench: Coach and Assistant Coach/Coaches (limited to two (3) persons total and roster listed players. For violation of this rule, the offending team shall be assessed, one verbal warning followed by a bench minor. Once the game has started, no parents are permitted behind the bench, unless in the role of Coach or Assistant Coach. Each coach must have a parent available to coach a game if either the Coach or Assistant Coach is not available. Games will only be rescheduled at the discretion of the Board of Directors. All players must wear their helmets on the bench if sitting/standing in the non-fenced area. Coaches will be warned and then given a bench minor penalty if it occurs again Once player positions are locked-in, players skating on the first line may not double shift on any other line. If (2) two players are missing on either the first or second line, one player moving up must be locked in on that line and a designated second player can double shift. o If one first liner is missing, a second liner can move up and double shift. o This rule also holds true for a third liner moving up to second line in the event a second liner is missing. o A team will be permitted to rotate second and third line players being shifted to avoid fatigue and injury to players being double shifted. o If a second line player is down shifted to third line, he must play defense and be the lowest rated second liner available. This player is not permitted to skate into the offensive zone (the opposing blue line). o Freshman First Line = players rated 1 thru 4 Second Line = players rated 5 thru 8 Third Line = players rated 9 thru 13 (THE LINES MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER.) o Sophomore & Juniors are playing on the fly, set lines are constructed by the coaching staff based off the players selected during the draft. Regular season games ending in a tie will be decided by a shootout. The home team will decide whether or not they will elect to shoot first or second. One player will be selected from each line to represent their team in the shootout. The 3 rd line will begin and proceed until the line one (1) players have shot. If the score remains tied after the first three (3) rounds, then the rounds will move into sudden death. The coach will select one player (that has not already shot) to shoot in the shootout. The game will end once the sudden death has been decided. Playoff games that end in a tie will be decided in sudden death. The overtime period will begin with the 1 st line. If the score remains tied, the game would move to the second line and so on until a goal has been scored. The overtime period will consist of 6 shifts before breaking for the end of the period. If the first overtime period has been completed with no score, the game will move into the 2 nd overtime period, etc. Pulling Goalie o Permitted when 1st line is playing. o When 2nd line is playing, CANNOT use 1st liner as substitute. o CAN pull goalie on 3rd line if you have a 3rd liner available to skate. This is a NON-CHECKING LEAGUE; any checking will be dealt a penalty. Coincidental contact is allowed within the limits set by the officials. 4

In the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Divisions there is no off-side. Since there is no offside, players can float anywhere on the rink surface throughout the game and will not be permitted to clear zones. If any player is injured during a game or practice, the Coach or Assistant must notify a Board member immediately. An injured player must come off the rink for the face off and may re-enter the game at any time at the discretion of the coach. At the time of an injury all players must go to their respective nets. If any player misses more than 6 of the regular season games, it will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors whether that player is eligible to continue playing on the team and if that player is eligible for the playoffs CLOCK STOPPAGES The following conditions will stop all clocks simultaneously: 1. Referee signals a penalty and blows a whistle. On a delayed penalty, the clocks do not stop until a whistle is blown. 2. Puck leaves the playing area and becomes out of play. 3. Injured player on the rink (clock stops at the direction of the referee). 4. At each line change. 5. At any time so instructed by the Referee. The last three (3) minutes of each game will be stop time unless the goal differential is four (4) or more. The clocks will resume at the next drop pf the puck. (Clock stoppages are subject to change as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.) 6. As all games are scheduled on a time limit, referees have the ability to run that clock at any time to keep the league running on schedule. It s important that all players show up a head of time so we can start on time. PENALTIES (SERVING PENALTIES) Penalties will be served in the area designated "Penalty Box". A penalized player must serve his own penalty on his own line and may not skate on his line until his penalty has expired. If a player is double shifting, he may skate on the line not affected by his penalty. CLASSIFICATIONS MINOR One minute & thirty seconds (1:30) of a players skating time. A goal scored by the opposing team on the line in which the penalty occurred will cancel the penalty. EXCEPTIONin the case of coincidental penalties, a goal scored will not cancel the penalty. BENCH MINOR One minute & thirty seconds (1:30) of a players skating time. It is served by a player from the team whose parents, team official, sideline player, etc. received the penalty. The player who is to serve the penalty is chosen by the coach of the penalized team. MAJORS: All major penalties will be five (5) minutes of a players skating time. All major penalties will be reported to the Board members present at the time of the penalty by the Referee issuing the penalty. MISCONDUCT (GAME OR GROSS) Game Misconduct = Suspension of a player or team official for the balance of the game in progress. A substitute may immediately replace a player so removed, provided the substitute is locked in on the same or lower line. Gross Misconduct = 5

Suspension of a player or team official for the balance of the game in progress and one (1) or more additional game(s) suspension which will be decided by the Board of Directors after meeting with Referee issuing the penalty. A substitute player may immediately replace a player so removed, providing the substitute is locked in on the same or lower line. If the line has less than five (5) available players both teams shall skate 4 on 4 for the balance of the game. INFRACTIONS 1. When coincidental penalties of equal length are assessed to both teams by the Referee, the players shall sit the penalties and both teams shall play shorthanded. 2. The first fight for a player shall result in a major penalty and/or a misconduct at the Referee's discretion which can result in automatic suspension. The length of suspension (including expulsion) will be determined by the Board of Directors. The second fight shall result in a misconduct and possible expulsion after a review by the Directors. A player who drops his gloves and doesn't throw a punch during an altercation shall receive a major and/or game misconduct. 3. Spearing, butt-ending and kicking shall be treated as a major penalty, and/or a game misconduct and shall have the same suspensions as fighting. 4. The third man into an altercation and any additional players involved in the altercation, or involved in another altercation at the same time, shall be assessed the same penalty as for fighting plus any additional penalties deemed necessary by the Referee. 5. For foul language, obscene gestures, or any other action unbecoming a player committed by any player on or off the rink, whether directed to officials or not, the offending player shall be assessed a minor penalty. For the second infraction, the player will be assessed a game misconduct. 6. For foul language, obscene gestures or any conduct unbecoming a League representative committed by a Team Coach or Assistant Coach, whether directed to officials or not, the offending team shall be assessed a bench minor penalty and the offender ejected from the game. 7. During a game, if the Coach or Assistant Coach leaves the bench and comes on the rink for any reason except in case of player injury, the offender shall be ejected from the game. In the case of a player injury, the Coach and Assistant Coach must wait for the Referee to call them onto the rink. For instructional purposes, in the Freshman Division the coach is permitted on the rink while the third (3rd) line is skating. This is only permitted thru game five (5). 8. Attempt to injure or deliberate injury shall result in a major penalty and a gross misconduct. 9. The striking of a Game Official by a player or a Coach shall result in immediate ejection from the league. 10. A player who receives a major penalty on the rink after the end of the game shall be given a gross misconduct (see above for explanation). 11. A player who is involved in an off-rink altercation before or after a game will be subjected to suspension pending a Board of Directors review. 12. Abuse or harassment of League Officials, on or off the rink, committed by Coaches, Assistant Coaches or players shall be subject to suspension, pending review by the Board of Directors. Abuse or harassment of League Officials committed by spectators shall result in removal of the spectator from the premises. If the spectator refuses to leave, the game will be stopped, and can possibly result in a game forfeit. 13. All game suspensions which occur in games between BMRH teams shall be for the next consecutive BMRH game including playoffs and regular season. Any player serving a suspension must show up in full hockey gear and serve the suspension in the penalty box. 6

14. Any player with three (3) minor penalties, or any combination of penalties equaling four minutes and 30 seconds (4:30), in the same game will receive a Game Misconduct. 15. All player penalties are subject to review by the Board of Directors. If necessary, the appropriate action may be taken by the Board 16. The Board of Directors may, at any time, review team or player statistics and take appropriate action as necessary. 17. Throwing of a punch. If a player throws a punch in the rink area - bench included - the player is subject to a 2 game suspension. The incident will be reviewed by the Board for possible additional sanctions. 18. All calls and recommendations by the referees will be respected. SPECTATOR CONTROL 1. Spectators at BMRH games are expected to conduct themselves with decorum at all times. 2. In the event that any or all spectators become unruly or otherwise disrupt the progress of a game, the Game Referee and/or a member of the Board of Directors shall warn the spectators involved to discontinue their disruptive behavior or the rink shall be cleared of all those involved. Refusal to comply shall result in automatic stoppage of the game. 3. A spectator that has been ejected from the rink due to inappropriate behavior two (2) times during the season, shall result in the expulsion of that spectator from attending any further games for the remainder of the season. 7