HPEI Safety Committee Rule Modifications 2016-2017 Season

Safety Committee Rule Modifications
2016-2017 Season
The following rule modifications are applicable for all non-checking leagues beginning at the Pee Wee level and above within Hockey PEI for the 2016-2017 Season.
These rules apply to every participant in the designated leagues including all tournaments hosted on PEI and as such all tournaments will apply the same rules to all games including teams from other branches. Player safety is the #1 goal.

Bantam and Midget “A” Male Leagues
Body Checking Hockey Canada Rule 6.2
• All 2 minute minor penalties  for body checking will include a 10-minute misconduct
• Two such penalties in one game, the player would receive a game misconduct
• Three infractions in a season will incur a one game suspension
• It is still at the discretion of officials to asses a major or match penalty for any infraction

Checking to the Head [Hockey Canada Rule 6.5]

• There is no misconduct penalty with the 4-minute checking to the head penalty

Game Ejection [Hockey Canada Rule 4.6]

 Any player who receives 3 minor penalties in a game will receive an automatic game ejection. [Rule 4.6] A double minor penalty counts as one infraction for the purpose of this rule. A player ejected for a game under this rule will not be subject to further discipline. The ejection is for only the current game.

NOTE: All players in the Bantam and Midget “A” Male leagues will be provided a clean slate for Provincial Championships

All Non- Checking Leagues Pee Wee and Above
Game Ejection [Hockey Canada Rule 4.6]

Any player who receives 3 minor penalties in a game will receive an automatic game ejection. [Rule 4.6] A double minor penalty counts as one infraction for the purpose of this rule. A player ejected for a game under this rule will not be subject to further discipline. The ejection is for only the current game.