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| Rink Director
March 19, 2015
10:01:56 AM
Entry #: 4161395
| Section 3: Suggested minimum suspensions
Note: The following are suggested minimum suspensions, and more severe penalties can be assessed based upon the severity of the infraction.
Note: Minimum suspensions can be appealed to the hockey director through a written report from the team captain or official in charge of the game.
Note: Repeat offenders will be treated more harshly with suspensions. Upon return from the initial suspension, a player will be put on “probation” for two years. During this time, a player will face more severe penalties depending on what “stage” of the suspension they are on. Successful competition through the two year probation period results in going back to stage 1.
Stages will be as of follows:
1st Stage – Normal suspension
2nd Stage – Suspension doubled
3rd Stage – Full session suspension
4th Stage – Full year suspension
5th Stage – Banned from any New Castle YMCA hockey leagues indefinitely
Example: Player A receives a three game suspension for spearing an opponent. He returns to game action on July 1st 2015. Player A is on probation until July 1st 2017 and is now on stage 2.
In October, Player A checks someone from behind. Player A is suspended six games for the infraction. Player A returns November 1st 2015. The probation period now resets and will now end on November 1st 2017
The next infraction during that probation period will result in an automatic session suspension. Upon return, the probation period extends once again. The next suspension results in a full year suspension. Finally, a 5th infraction results in being banned from the leagues indefinitely.
Successful competition through the two year probation period results in going back to stage 1.
3.1 Minimum suspensions for major infractions
For the following infractions, the minimum suspensions will be at the discretion of the refs and the league director.
They are as follows:
Butt-ending- 3 games
Spearing- 3 games
Head butting- 3 games
Kicking- 3 games
Intent to injure- 5 games
Hair pulling- 3 games
Spitting- 5 games
Checking from behind- 3 games
Checking to the head- 3 games
Kneeing- 3 games
Biting- 5 games
3.2 Fighting
For altercations occurring on or off the rink, the minimum suspensions to be issued are as follows
Fighting – 5 games
3rd Man in – 1 game (other suspensions may be incurred)
3.3 Abuse of officials- minimum suspensions
Abuse of officials can vary greatly and the minimum suspensions shall vary greatly based on the extent of the abuse. Listed below are generic guidelines for the minimum suspensions to be issued.
Verbal abuse- 3 games
Physical abuse- indefinite
Spitting- indefinite
3.4 Other suspension details
Minor penalties
Any player receiving 20 penalty minutes in a single session will be automatically suspended for one game
After the 20 penalty minutes, players will be suspended a game for every 6 more minutes. Therefore 26 minutes in penalties results in a second game suspension.
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