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Memo from the League

Posted by Hynes Gladiators Management on Sep 26 2008 at 04:39AM PDT

DIEPPE GENTLEMENS INDUSTRIAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
SEASON 2008 – 2009
MEMO

ATTENTION: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL PLAYERS ON YOUR TEAM SO THEY WILL KNOW THESE RULES.

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2 PLAYERS PER TEAM UNDER THAT AGE. PROOF OF AGE MAY BE REQUESTED BY LEAGUE PRESIDENT AT ANY TIME.

ALL INFRACTIONS WHICH WARRANT A MONETARY FINE, OR SUSPENDED GAMES, WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. TEAMS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINES FOR PLAYERS ON THEIR TEAM. EXAMPLE: IF A PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM GETS A FINE, IT MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE YOUR TEAM GETS ON THE ICE FOR THE NEXT GAME. IF NOT PAID, THE GAME WILL BE CONSIDERED A FORFIET WITH THE WIN GOING TO THE OTHER TEAM.

FIGHTING IS NOT TOLERATED IN THIS LEAGUE. PENALTIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
FIRST FIGHT = 2 GAME SUSPENSION + $25.00 FINE
SECOND FIGHT = 4 GAME SUSPENSION + $50.00 FINE
THIRD FIGHT = SUSPENSION FROM THE LEAGUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

REFEREES DECISION WILL BE FINAL.

ALL GAMES WILL BE TWO – 16 MINUTE STOPPED TIME PERIODS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CITY OF MONCTON RINKS, WHICH WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO – 15 MINUTE STOPPED TIME PERIODS.

PHONE CALLS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM TEAM REPRESENTATIVES OR ACTING REP. THIS WILL LIMIT CALLS FOR US, AS YOU CAN APPRECIATE THERE ARE OVER 800 PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO EMAILS. THANK YOU.

PLEASE – NO CALLS AFTER 9:00 PM UNLESS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY.

ALL TEAMS MUST REGISTER SWEATER NUMBERS BY NOVEMBER 20TH. ON OCCASION, A PLAYER MAY NOT BE WEARING HIS REGISTERED NUMBER, OR MAYBE PLAYING AS A SPARE. HE MUST REPORT HIS NAME AND THE NUMBER HE IS WEARING TO THE TIME KEEPER BEFORE THE GAME STARTS.

PLEASE MAKE SURE EACH PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM WEARS A NUMBER ON HIS SWEATER AND THERE ARE NO DUPLICATE NUMBERS. IF A PLAYER IS ON THE ICE WITH NO NUMBER HE CAN BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ICE.

AS WE DON’T HAVE PLAYERS LISTS WITH SWEATER NUMBERS ON THEM, ON OCCASION A REFEREE OR TIMEKEEPER WILL REQUEST A NAME OF A PLAYER. IF THE TEAM REFUSES TO COOPERATE AND GIVE THE NAME WHEN ASKED, THE TEAM WILL BE PENALIZED AND GIVEN A FINE OF $50. IF THIS HAPPENS TWICE WITH THE SAME TEAM, THE TEAM COULD BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE.

GAMES WILL NOT BE CANCELLED OR RE-SCHEDULED. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER ENOUGH SPARES SO YOU CAN ICE A TEAM FOR ALL GAMES. TEAMS NOT SHOWING UP FOR A GAME WILL BE AN AUTOMATIC FORFIET, AND GAME WILL NOT BE REPLAYED.

TEAMS IN B, C, AND D DIVISIONS ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO USE TWO “A” DIVISION PLAYERS. TEAMS IN “D” DIVISION ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE PLAYERS WHO PLAY SENIOR HOCKEY (CARDED).

ANY TEAM CAUGHT WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, DRUGS, OR SMOKING IN THE DRESSING ROOMS RESULTING IN THE LEAGUE LOSING THAT HOUR OF ICE, OR GETTING THEMSELVES BANNED FROM AN ARENA, WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, OR LONGER.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE CARRYING A PLAYER FROM ANOTHER LEAGUE OR TEAM ANDTHEY RECEIVE A SUSPENSION, THAT SUSPENSION CARRYS OVER BETWEEN LEAGUES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE’VE HAD CASES WHERE A SENIOR PLAYER FOUGHT IN THIS LEAGUE AND HAD TO SIT OUT HIS SENIOR GAMES UNTIL THE SUSPENSION TIME WAS FULLY SERVED WITHIN THIS LEAGUE. WE DO STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND SUSPENSIONS ARE REPORTED TO ALL LEAGUES AS SOON AS THEY HAPPEN. I WILL ALSO SEND OUT A NOTICE TO THE ENTIRE LEAGUE AS SOON AS A PLAYER IS SUSPENDED SO IF YOU HAVE THAT PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM AS WELL, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE HE DOESN’T PLAY.

ALL PLAYERS MUST PAY $20.00 INSURANCE FEE, THIS INCLUDES SPARES AS WELL.

ALL INSURANCE FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BEFORE YOUR TEAM GETS ON THE ICE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

INSURANCE FORMS ARE YOUR PLAYERS LISTS. NO ONE OTHER THAN THOSE PLAYERS ON THE LIST CAN PLAY. NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE AFTER NOVEMBER 20TH, 2007.

PLAYERS MAY PLAY ON MORE THAN ONE TEAM IN THE LEAGUE; HOWEVER, THEY MAY NOT PLAY ON MORE THAN ONE TEAM PER DIVISION. (EXAMPLE: CANNOT PLAY ON TWO – “B” DIVISION TEAMS.)

PENALTIES: IF A PLAYER RECEIVES 4 STICK INFRACTIONS IN A SINGLE GAME, THEY WILL BE MADE TO LEAVE THE ICE WHEN THE 4TH PENALTY IS ISSUED AND ANOTHER PLAYER WILL HAVE TO SERVE HIS 4TH PENALTY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US EITHER BY PHONE 576-2735 or EMAIL dgihockeyleague@rogers.com . HERMAN WILL ACCEPT CALLS AT WORK IF THEY ARE NECESSARY CALLS, HIS NUMBER THERE IS 388-8811. PLEASE DO NOT CALL HIS CELL NUMBER AS THIS IS A WORK CELL AND CALLS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. EMAILS ARE CHECKED REGULARLY AND ANSWERED WITHIN A TIMELY MANNER.

HAVE A GREAT SEASON.

HERMAN & SUE

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