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TCAHL RULES
Here are the current rules. The rules are subject to amendment and/or modification. All rules are decided on my the league coordinators and the team captains.
A Division rules
Similar to the B Division Rules below. Contact the A Division Coordinator for more information.
B Division rules
- We follow all USA Hockey rules except as noted here.
- No fighting. One fight will result in an immediate ejection, and suspension from the players next 2 games with no refund. A 2nd fight within the same session and the player is suspended for the rest of that session and the following one. In addition, anyone getting into one fight is subject to a hearing before the disciplinary board for possible additional penalties.
- Per USA Hockey Rules, any blatant intent to injure someone (spearing, vicious checking from behind, etc.) will be an automatic minimum 3 game suspension with a hearing before the disciplinary board per USA hockey rules. Suspensions can be appealed to the disciplinary board. Decisions of the board are final.
- Per USA Hockey rules, a player receiving a game misconduct is out for the rest of that game and the next one too. No subs are allowed for skaters receiving game misconducts. However, subs are allowed for goalies receiving game misconducts.
- Slapshots must be below the waist. Above the waist slapshots will be treated the same as icing with the faceoff back in the offenders zone.
- No one is allowed to score more than 3 goals during regulation play. They can however participate and score for any shootout. If player does score a 4th goal in regulation, it will be treated the same as icing with the ensuing faceoff at the opposite end of the ice. A player scoring a 5th goal will result in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
- No checking. But remember this is a contact sport so even though no check, do expect contact and to get bumped around and/or knocked over.
- Game time will be three 18 minute run clock periods. If within 2 goals or tied, we go to stop clock for the last 2 minutes of the 3rd period. Or if the game gets to within 2 goals inside the final 2 minutes, stop clock from that time until the end.
- Minor penalties will be 3 minutes and Majors 7 minutes due to run clock. 10 minute misconducts will still be 10 minutes. Getting a 4th penalty within a game results in an automatic ejection from that game, but not a game misconduct.
- No ties. If tied at the end of regulation, there will be a 3-man shootout (No OT). If still tied, shootout will continue until one team wins, same as NHL/WHL. No one can shoot twice until everyone shoots once. If in the penalty box at the end of a regulation tie, you are not allowed to participate in the shootout. Subs can participate in shootouts if that teams captain wants them to.
- Each team gets one 30 second timeout per game.
If you have questions about a rule please contact your team captain or your division coordinator using our contact form.
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