BRACKETS & SCHEDULES CAN BE FOUND ON TEAM PAGES UNDER TEAMS ON THE TOP HORIZONTAL MENU. CLICK ON BRACKETS ON THE LEFT VERTICAL MENU
MIDDLESEX YANKEE CONFERENCE GIRLS LEAGUE OFFICIAL PLAYDOWN RULES
1) All participating teams must be USA Hockey registered, have a stamped USA Hockey rosters on file with MYCGL. All play will be governed by USA Hockey/Mass Hockey rules. Teams may consist of up to 18 players and two goalkeepers.
2) All team players and coaches must check-in prior to playing every playdown game.
3) All players must have participated in at least 15 regular-season games with her rostered team.
4) Teams must have at least 15 league games to qualify for league playdowns.
5) Players must have legal equipment. MOUTH GUARDS are required at U12 level and above.
6) All coaches must be USA Hockey patched, and completed all age-related modules and produce their certification. A maximum of four (4) coaches are allowed on the bench.
7) Non-playing members are not allowed on the bench. Injured players wearing a HELMET may be on the bench during the game.
8) Rosters are frozen for the entire playdowns. Players are not allowed to play for more than one team unless rostered on both teams. If a need for players arises, MYCGL Directors must approve players from younger teams before the start of the playdowns and the player(s) becomes part of your team for the remainder of the playdowns and cannot play on her regular team. A or I players can only play for A or I teams. A or I players from younger levels cannot play for B or II teams under any circumstances. If only one team exists in any level, the team must be in the uppermost division to receive A or I players from below.
9) All teams must be ready to play 15 minutes before scheduled game. Games will consist 3-minute warmup and three (3) 12 Minute stop time periods. Three-minute warm-up time begins when Zamboni leaves the ice. Teams must be on the ice when the Referee signals to start the game or a delay of game penalty will be assessed. There will be no running time during the playdown games except in the event of excess total penalties. See Rule 14.
10) TIMEOUTS: No TIME OUTS during playdown games. One TIME OUT will be allotted to each team in the Championship Games.
11) TIES: If a game is tied after regulation play, the following procedure will be used:
One Twelve (12) minute sudden death stop-time period will be played three (3) on three (3).
Goalies will switch nets for OT period, same net as second period.
Changes can only be made on the fly.
If still tied after overtime period, a sudden death shoot out will be played.
Shoot Out
Home Teams have the option of shooting first.
Players serving penalties are not allowed to participate in the shootout.
Players can only shoot once, until all participating players are used.
Goalies will switch nets for shoot out , same net as start of game.
If a team incurs a penalty during the three on three, the offending player must leave the ice to be replaced by a teammate and the non-offending team may add a player, four on three, until the first whistle after the duration of the penalty.
12) PENALTIES: ABSOLUTELY NO FIGHTING WILL BE ALLOWED OR TOLERATED ON OR OFF THE ICE. Referees are instructed to eject any player/s, coach/s or parent/s engaged in fighting. The player will receive a game misconduct.
Any player incurring four (4) penalties in one game will not be allowed to play for the remainder of that game. If a player receives a game misconduct, the player will be ejected from the game in which the infraction occurred as well as the following game if any.
Any head coach whose team receives a total of 15 or more penalties in one game will be suspended for the following game if any. If a coach receives a game misconduct penalty, he/she will be ejected from the game in which the infraction occurred as well as the following game if any.
13) In the event that a misconduct penalty occurs in the player’s last game, the League Directors will notify the team’s respective league/s for further ruling.
14) After the accumulation of 15 total penalties in one game, clock will run nonstop.
**Any penalties remaining at the end of regulation will be carried over into the subsequent overtime period. U10 / U12 Minor 1.0 minute, U14 Minor 1.30 minute (double minors are considered two penalties) Major 5.0 minutes Misconduct: 10.0 minutes Game Misconduct Ejection and one game suspension 2nd Game Misconduct Ejection from the playoffs
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. MYCGL reserves the right to review all cases involving major penalties, match penalties, game misconducts and gross misconducts. MYCGL reserves the right to escalate punishments of any reviewed penalty.
15) TROPHIES – Both teams will be presented with trophies immediately following the conclusion of each championship game.
16) The Rink Manager governs use of facility. Locker room keys will be obtained from the Rink Manager’s office. Any damage to the locker rooms will be duly noted and reparations will be the responsibility of the occupying team.
MYCGL DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR ADAPT ANY PLAYDOWN RULE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
Revised 8/04/2022
