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NSGHL LEAGUE RULES
Teams
1. All players must be on an NSGHL team roster.
2. A player can only be on 1 NSGHL roster.
3. Rosters need to be submitted to the league by July 22, 2024. All players must participate in at least 5 games to be eligible for the playoffs.
5. A minimum of 6 players is required to start a game. No penalty will be assessed to a player or team that shows up late.
6. Mouth guards and chinstraps are required. A penalty will be charged after a warning if not in compliance.
Playing Rules
1. The playing rules will be guided by the current USA /Massachusetts Hockey rule book.
2. All teams should be ready to start 10 minutes before the scheduled start time and a 3-minute warm-up will be allowed.
3. Mercy rule...any game where the goal differential is 5(five) in the 3rd period, running time will commence. If the score
reverts to less than 5 goals, stop time will resume.
4. Any game with 15 combined penalties will result in running time for the remainder of the game.
5. Any player incurring 4 penalties will be ejected for the remainder of that game.
Misconducts and fighting penalties will count as two penalties.
6 Fighting: Any player who receives a fighting major will receive a game misconduct and will be suspended the next
NSGHL game. Any player who receives a 2nd fighting major will be suspended for the rest of the season including playoffs.
7. No time-outs are allowed.
Divisions and Standings
1. 2 points awarded for a win, 1 for a tie, and 0 for a loss.
2. In case of a tie in the standings the tiebreaker will go as follows...

a. Head to head
b. Least goals against
c. Least penalty minutes (not penalties)
e. Goal differential ( goals for minus goals against)
f. Coin flip