Rules

Coaches, parents and other team or association personnel may be suspended or expelled from participation in the event, including all games and removal from the rink premises, for conduct deemed by the Tournament Director to be detrimental to the best interests of youth hockey. Such conduct shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Fighting or inciting others to fight.
• Obscene language, conduct or behavior.
• Language, conduct or behavior intended to intimidate others.
• Refusal and/or failure to immediately heed a directive from a referee, from authorized rink personnel, or from the Showcase Director.

200x85 is committed to ensure greater safety and inclusiveness in hockey by identifying and addressing these issues with any player, coach or parent, in compliance with USA Hockey rules.

ANY alleged discrimination complaint will have a mandated written report and will be addressed immediately with team officials and turned over to the Affiliate President, Chair of Rules & Ethics, and Chair of Suspensions.

Any player who receives a major penalty for fighting, or a game misconduct of any kind, in a game, shall automatically be suspended from the balance of that game and his next game.

USA Hockey Official Playing Rules shall govern the assessment of penalties. At the conclusion of each game, the coach of each team shall be responsible for reviewing the score sheet (front and back) to determine whether any player or team official has been suspended or disqualified from participating in any future game.

The tournament director has no authority to overturn any penalties, misconducts, or suspensions issued by the certified on-ice officials.

A game, including its outcome, may not be protested based on the judgments or “calls” made by an on-ice official. Video evidence cannot overturn any goal or non-goal call.

The scoresheet is final. A game, including its outcome, may be protested based on the opponent’s use of an ineligible player, or on a gross violation of rules or of protocol that clearly has an impact on the game and that injures to the detriment of youth hockey.

PROTESTS MAY ONLY BE RECEIVED FROM THE TEAM’S HEAD COACH, MANAGER OR CLUB DIRECTOR.

Anyone penalized under Rule 601 (e.3) will receive a match penalty, which carries a five-minute penalty, disqualification from that game, and suspension from further participation until such time the governing Affiliate has conducted a hearing to review the matter. Affiliates have up to 30 days to investigate and conduct a hearing and the offending individual(s) is subject to further discipline.

Our affiliate protocol indicates that if an accused racial slur is not heard by the on ice officials, the team staff should make the officials aware of the slur, the officials then must address the accusation with the opponents coaches and at the conclusion of the game, issue an incident report with the accusations. The tournament does not have the ability to suspend or penalize a player or team for alleged and accused statements unless this is documented with the referees/scoresheet.

The use of hateful language is a hurdle to creating a welcoming environment for families that want to be involved in our sport. Eradicating this kind of behavior from our game is critical as we continue to make a positive impact on society through hockey.