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USA HOCKEY RULES
FSHL Rules and Regulations
| 01. All players must be 18 years of age or older with a rating and on a team roster. A player's rating is based on the previous two winter seasons per the respected division. A player's rating is equivalent to their average points per game. A rating of 1.0 or higher will count against your teams' allowance for the respected division. A minimum of six games is required to establish rating. Players' ratings will be frozen as of September 1st each year for the following year. Ratings are carried September 1st to September 1st. In the event a player does not have a rating, they will be required to attend a rating session and be evaluated to establish a player rating. The league office must approve all new players and they must be insured prior to playing. Any player inactive for two winter seasons or more must be rated again before team assignment can be made. | |
| A season equals all games on an official Five Star Hockey schedule. A season does not include playoffs. | |
| 02. Points per division: | |
| Red - 10 | |
| White - 6 (2.5 max per player) | |
| Blue - 5 (1.95 max per player) | |
| 03. A player moving down a division who does not have a rating for that respective division must add a 0.75 to their rating. Likewise a player moving up a division in which he has no rating subtracts 0.75 from the rating he/she has in the lower division. Both of these actions will be used until a new rating is established at the end of the player's first winter season in the new division (six game minimum). The league office must also approve these actions. | |
| 04. Only eligible players will be typed on the scoresheet. All players should have proper photo identification in the event of a challenge of eligibility by an opposing team. Any team that allows an ineligible player to skate will forfeit that game and not be eligible for the playoffs. Two occurrences during a season will result in team expulsion from the league. If a team is lacking players there is an option to make a game official by switching players from the opposing team if the captains so desire. If there can't be an agreeable situation between captains, the game will be a forfeit and used as a Five Star Hockey practice period in which only rostered players (for those two teams) are the only people on the ice. | |
| Only rostered, non-suspended players are allowed on the bench during a game. | |
| A scorekeeper will stay to make sure this rule is being fulfilled. | |
| Only one referee is required to stay to officiate and monitor any scrimmage or practice that takes place from a forfeit. Refs are not able to participate as players in this practice period. | |
| Any team that accumulates three forfeits in regular season will not be eligible for playoffs. | |
| 05. Teams will only be allowed to add players totaling up to 19 players and one goaltender on a roster per season. Teams will only be allowed two (2) drops from their roster. All players must be rostered by December 31st for winter. | |
| (a) After rosters are frozen we will allow one exception. If a player is injured in a Five Star activity and cannot continue play during the remainder of the season, the player may be dropped from the roster. A new player can replace this player with the understanding the new player has equal or less of the injured player's point status. Once the injured player is dropped, he/she is not allowed to return for the remainder of the season. | |
| 06. Five Star Hockey plays blue line icing. | |
| 07. Games will be 24 minutes running time per period with with 1.5-minute intermissions. The last minute of periods one and two will be stop time. Any time during the last three minutes of the third period is stop time if the game is within three goals or falls within three goals. | |
| 08. If a game is tied at the end of regulation with time remaining in the 90-minute time slot, mandatory sudden death overtime will be played. The referees, based on how much time is remaining in the 90 minutes, will determine the number of minutes. This will be running time with no stops with the exception of penalty calls. The clock will stop when a penalty is called and be restarted when the puck is dropped in the ensuing face-off. No timeouts can be called during overtime. | |
| 09. If an injury is a game stopping injury, the following will apply: If EMTs are needed to remove the player from the ice, the period ends. If stoppage occurs in the first period, the period ends. When the play is resumed, the time remaining will be divided into two equal periods to the end of the rink time allotted for the game. If stoppage occurs in the second period, the period ends. When play is resumed, the time left will be adjusted into the third period. In some cases it may be more than the normal 24:00 minutes, in others it may be less. If stoppage occurs in the third period, the game is over. All stats at the end of the game are considered an official game. The time assignment will be the responsibility of the referees who will inform the captains of their ruling. This ruling is not open for debate. Only the referees of that game make the ruling (not the captains or the players). | |
| 10. Accumulation of thirty penalty minutes in a season will result in a one game suspension with probation the following season. An accumulation of 40 penalty minutes will result in expulsion from the league. | |
| 11. Any player that averages 3.0 penalty minutes or higher will result in league expulsion. Any player that averages 2.0 penalty minutes or more per game for a season is on probation for the following season. Any player on probation is on the following schedule: | |
| 10 penalty minutes - one game suspension | |
| 20 penalty minutes - two game suspension | |
| 30 penalty minutes - league expulsion | |
| 12. A fighting penalty results in removal from the current game, and a suspension for a total of the next 3 games. Two fighting penalties in one season are cause for immediate expulsion from the league. Any penalty seen as intent to injure will also result in league expulsion. Retaliatory penalties and fighting will not be tolerated | |
| 13. All minor penalties as outlined in the USA hockey rule book can be called as double minors. | |
| 14. Game suspensions are served with the respective team. Players expelled from the league are expelled from all divisions. All suspensions begin and are carried through the next regularly scheduled games. Players and their captains are ultimately responsible for all player suspension. (Forms are only sent as a formality to the captain and the player). All suspensions continue until served. | |
| 15. Any game misconduct penalty is a one game suspension (with an exception for the case of fighting - please see rule 12). | |
| (a) The league office reviews all ten-minute penalties and if a suspension is deemed as warranted the league will notify the captain of the offending player team of said suspension outlining all games the player is suspended from. | |
| 16. Accumulation of 12 minutes in stick penalties will result in a one game suspension. | |
| 17. Any player accumulating two major boarding or two checking from behind penalties will result in a league expulsion. | |
| 18. Any misconduct penalty given due to abuse of referee will result in up to a three game suspension depending on the severity of the abuse to be determined by the league office. | |
| (a) All of our on ice referees should be goodwill ambassadors of the game. If you have any legitimate problems with any official, advise your captain to call the league office. | |
| 19. Captains will have two weeks to make any corrections to the scoresheet. After two weeks, stats will remain as stated on the scoresheet. | |
| 20. Five Star Hockey League reserves the right to deny/expel any person(s) or player(s) that have shown misconduct/action on or off the ice for any reason seen unfit by the league. Any player that has been expelled from any other league in the past will not be allowed to play in the Five Star Hockey League unless reviewed and approved by the league office. Expelled players are expelled from all games, including playoffs. | |
| 21. To determine the final standings for winter season and the top seed for playoffs, the FSHL Win/Loss point system and tie breaker will be used in order as follows: | |
| - Most points in a season | |
| - Most wins | |
| - Head to head wins | |
| - Lowest team penalties in minutes (PIM) | |
| - Most goals head to head | |
| - Coin toss (if all else fails) | |
| 22. All retributions from penalties at the end of a season will be carried forward to the next season of play. For the playoffs, however, everyone will start at zero to insure all eligible players and teams are at full strength. However, if a major, game misconduct or match penalty is called at or near the end of the regular season the suspension will be carried into the play-offs. If a multiple game suspension is given and the player or team plays less than that number of games in the play-offs, the suspension will carry over into the next regular season that player participates in. If a misconduct penalty is called and a suspension is handed out by the league, that suspension will also be carried over into the play-offs and if a multiple game suspension is being served and the team or player plays less than that number of games in the play-offs the suspension will carry over into the next regular season that player participates in. | |
| (a) In the playoffs, each player will be allowed 16 PIMs (penalties in minutes). For teams that averaged 7.50 PIMs or greater during the season, each player will be allowed 12 PIMs. Any fighting altercation will result in expulsion from the playoffs. Playoff penalties do not carry over to the next season. | |
| (b) The team leading at the end of regulations is the winner and will advance in the playoffs. | |
| In the event there is a tie at the end of regulation, we must determine a winner. | |
| - We will immediately begin a five-minute OT with running time. The only reason that an OT clock can be stopped is if a referee stops the clock for a player injury. Please have the goalies stay in the nets so this can proceed without any delay. This must move very quickly before time expires! If at the end of overtime the game is still tied, we will immediately begin a five-player shoot-out. The visiting team listed on the scoresheet goes first. The team that scores the most goals during the five-player shoot-out wins. | |
| - If at the end of overtime the game is still tied, we will immediately begin a five-player shoot-out. The visiting team listed on the scoresheet goes first. The team that scores the most goals during the five-player shoot-out wins. | |
| - If it is still tied after the fifth player of the home team, it will go to a sixth, seventh, etc., until a winner is determined. Both teams will have the same amount of chances. Example: If it goes to a seventh player and the visiting team scores, the home team still has a chance to have their seventh player tie it up and continue. | |
| If the rink notifies you that the time is up and it is still tied, the winner will be determined by the following elimination: | |
| - Most points in a season | |
| - Most wins | |
| - Head to head wins | |
| - Lowest team penalties in minutes (PIM) | |
| - Most goals head to head | |
| - Coin toss (if all else fails) | |
| 23. There will be no refunds for players or teams suspended or expelled from the league, or players that leave for any reason. | |
| 24. Failure to serve a suspension will cause original suspension to double and forfeiture of any game played while on suspension. | |
| 25. All teams must have matching uniforms with a large, permanent, legible number on the back of the jersey (NO TAPE ALLOWED!). If there is an infraction to this rule, the captain will be notified and the player will have to remedy this in two weeks or be suspended until done. | |
| 26. In the event the referee decides both teams have same (or similar) jersey color, it is to the home team's discretion to choose their jersey color. If the home team decides not to change their jersey color, the visiting team will have to do so. Goaltenders may not wear a jersey similar to or identical in color to the opposing team. Referees may not start the game until the goaltender in question has switched jerseys. Failure to change jerseys will result in the goaltenders removal from the game or a forfeit by the offending team. It is recommended that all goaltenders carry at least two jerseys to comply with this rule. | |
| 27. No children are allowed in the players' bench or on the ice before, during or after any Five Star Hockey event. Only rostered, non-suspended players are allowed on the bench. | |
| 28. All players must comply with each individual rink's rules and regulations. Any fines or damages charged to the Five Star Hockey League will be billed to the team(s) responsible. | |
| (a) In the event assessed damage is not resolved to the satisfaction of the rink and/or Five Star Hockey, scheduled games will be cancelled until resolved. These games will be considered a forfeit. | |
| 29. Sexual harassment or discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. If you feel this has occurred, document the misconduct, include time, place, person(s) involved, and witnesses if possible. | |
| (a) Sexual harassment or discrimination, if proven, will result in one written warning for the first offense. Any additional occurrence will result in permanent expulsion from the league. | |
| 30. Waiver: All players who play on a Five Star Hockey League team agree to abide by the Waiver of Liability, Release, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement for the Five Star Hockey League. | |
| 31. Standard hockey rules follow the 2002-2003 USA Hockey rulebook. | |
Rules governing Five Star Hockey League are subject to change