FIHL
MISSION STATEMENT
The FLAMES ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE (FIHL) is designed to:
- Provide a loCal hocley at a fun competition level.
- To encourage growth of hockey at smaller clubs.
- To provide opportunity for Junior / U23 players to join adult teams to get more game.
- Open to any and all ability of player living locally or futhre afeild.
All Games will follow most of the IIHF Rules & Regulations (link)
New to hockey watch minor penalties video (link)
- Icing: After icing is called, the team who dumped the puck from their side of canter is not allowed to swap or cahnge lines. The ref will monitor their actions but coaches need to help under the Fair Play umbrella.
- Off Side: remember the entire puck has to enter the offensive zone first, then the second skate of the player can enter the zone. The blue line is tricky watch this video : (link)
- Slap Shots: are allowed, however, please ensure you can control the shot, avoid the goalies head at all times, and try not to injure other players.
- Head Shots: Not allowed EVER, not with the puck, stick or any other part of your body. Everyone playing has to go to work or school or back to their family ... fit and well after every game.
- Goal Limits: Each player is allowed 2 goals. If you are playing for another team (ie not your drafted team), you are on a zero goal limit.
Team Captains Roles and Responsibilities:
- Fair Play: The FIHL Referee are new and learning. Any TALKBACK or yelling or any abuse will not be tolerated. All game will have a senior Flames Member watching and monitoring players behavior. WARNING may be issued after any game. If a player is not behaving in line with this rule, talk to your FIHL Captain. Remember FIHL is COMPEDITIVE FUN and NOT yet the Stanley Cup
- When the Call is Wrong: Not the wording WHEN as there will be missed calls as refs make mistakes, OR if you as a ref as unclear of what is happening on ice the best outcome is to blow the whistle, regroup and possible have a faceoff at the nearest face off or canter ice. If there is a goal scored as a result of such missed call, ask for the clock to be stopped and review with the captains.
- Good Communication: each week your captain will communicate with you, and player need to reply. There is nothing more frustrating then not having 9 player to field a team. Not that if a team is short on player, then that can request additional support to make the 9 player min, this is done on the group chat. The intent of the extra player from other team is to bring someone in who has the same ability as the player who is missing.
Rules and Event Manual
SECTION 1 - Playing Rules/Generic Informatio
1.1 Playing Format
Each team will play round robin games ( SEEDING )round.
Each team will then be places into one of two POOLS (Cup and Medal) and play a best of three game series or a round robin.
1.2 Points System fOR fINALS
FIHL will be using the NHL 3-2-1 points system, meaning:
- If the outcome of a game is decided in regulation time, the winning team is awarded 3 points, while the loosing team is awarded 0 points.
If there is a tie at the end of regulation time, the game will go into overtime (OT) following these steps:
- Teams play a five-minute (OT) period 3-on-3 hockey, sudden-death style, first team to score wins.
1.3 Final Placing Determination
Tie Games leading to “OT/Shootout” AND “Every Teams is the Pool playing each other” should allow for a clear determination of Final Poll placement. Therefore, teams do not need to rely on “Running up the Score” to determine Final Placing Determination. However, if a tied in Round Robin occurs tie breaker rules in the following order will apply:
- Considering only the teams who are tied in the round robin, (and no other teams), and determine who won the Head to Head game of the tied teas.
- Considering only games in which tied teams (and no other teams) played, the team with the best goal AGAINST WINS
- Considering only games in which tied teams (and no other teams) played, the team with the best goal FOR WINS
- Considering all games played in the Round Robin, the team with the most goals
- Coin toss
Once any of these rules breaks a tie, teams are reseeded, and the rules reapplied from the beginning for the remaining tied teams
1.4 Pre-Games Requirements
Every team must have at minimum 7 players on their Team Sheet (6 skaters, 1 goalie).
Teams can call upon their francise player list to increase their team numbers.
If a team has 6 + 1 then they will be REQUIRED to losse the game, and play a game even if players from opposing teams are brought into the team.
All games are to be played according to the rules set out in this Events Manual first, followed by the Official IIHF Rule Book. Any rules not specifically mentioned within this Events Manual are subject to current IIHF Rule Book, Case Book, Rule Emphasis and Rule Interpretation Bulletins.
1.5 Game Format.
Game Format / Regulation Time: Seeding and Pool play
Saturday
3 Minute Warm Up, 3 x 15 Minute Periods per game with
1 minute between periods
15 Minute Grooms Total Per Game = 65 Minutes
In the Third: During ANY game, if the score is within one goal or less (tired) the last 2mins of the third period will be stop clock
Section 2 - Concussion Policy
Purpose: To keep Ice Hockey players safe and to adopt a policy alongside other full contact New Zealand Sporting Organizations and the IIHF.
Policy:
If a player shows any visible signs of a head injury/concussion, they are not to be allowed to continue playing for the remainder of that game. This is to be reported immediately at the time it happens by any Official (Referee or Linesmen) who witness the injury.
The player’s name and the nature of their injury (dazed, dizziness, vomiting, unbalanced unconscious, etc.) are to be recorded in the game sheet. The Officials must also immediately inform the player’s Coach and team Manager of this so that the player can be monitored and kept from taking to the ice again.
Any official, coach, manager or parent/guardian can make the call to the team manager. They will then liaise with the on-ice officials who will then have the authority to notify the coach/manager of their findings. This process is meant for the safety of the player involved and must be with good intent.
Alternatively, if symptoms go un-noticed by a Match Officials but are noticed by his/her Coach or Manager, they must report the injury to the Manager to record on the game sheet, to ensure the safety and well-being of their own player.
Whilst Officials and Coaches are clearly not trained physicians, they must make a judgment call on any obvious visible symptoms to ensure player safety.
Process:
Before the concussed (or suspected concussed) player can return to playing/practicing they must:
- Get clearance from a medical doctor and provide a medical certificate from him/her before they can play or practice again or;
- Sit a mandatory 3 week stand down before playing (or practicing) again. If player's name appears on the game sheet with an incident of concussion, they will then be notified of this by their League Director and/or Regional President.
It is the Mangers/Coaches responsibility to ensure the concussed player does not play or practice until these conditions are met.
Justification:
This policy works positively in three ways.
* It stops players and/or team management from ignoring concussions, and not seeking medical attention.
* It ensures the players spend a satisfactory time away from contact situations and avoid putting themselves at risk of injuring themselves further.
* It minimizes the chance of players embellishing situations and making more of an incident to draw a more severe penalty on a member of the opposition. If they pretend to be injured and show symptoms of a head injury, they will not be
further involved in the game thereby minimizing their own participation.
SECTION 3 - Team Members Eligibility/Administration
3.1 Team Coaches
Every team must have a Head Coach, in order to communicate game time changes.
3.2 Team Players
Registration: All Players must be registered to play with NZIHF , and team list supplied to GM Flames Ice Hockey prior to arriving at the event.
NO Rostered NZIHF players at this time are allowed.
Age Groups and Size of Team: 12 and over on the day – To be eligible to play in this Tournament, the player must have his/her 18th birthday within the year of competition or later, unless a dispensation has been duly filed and granted.
Maximum Squad Size: Team size is 15 plus a goalie or less. To play in the CUP or Medal Games, a player must have played in a min of 6 games prior
Dispensations: Players will require dispensation GM Flames Ice Hockey
Overage Players are all welcome but may have to buy the first round at the bar for their team.