This is the section of NYHL online devoted to discussing rules, interpretations and on-ice procedures that referees and linesman follow. If you have a particular question or circumstance that you’d like clarified please send them to: office@nyhl.on.ca.
Can an AP come from a Club’s other Select team in the same age division?
No. They can come from the age division below or from the same age division in the House League but not from a Select team in the same age division regardless of tier.
Can a player come from our Select Team in the age division below?
Yes. A player can come from your Select team in the age division below a maximum of five times after January 15th. After they have appeared as an AP with the older team in a sixth game after January 15th they must stay with the older team for the balance of the season and are ineligible to play in the younger age division team.
Can a player from the House League be an AP?
Yes. House League players who are not rostered on a Select team can be called up an unlimited number of times during the season. The January 15th date does not apply to House League players..
Can an AP from the House League play down an age division?
No.
If a goaltender is called up as an AP and doesn’t play in the game does the game count as one of the five allowed after January 15th?
No. The Referee must note on the back of the gamesheet that the goaltender did not play in the game to ensure that the game is not counted as one of the five allowed after January 15th.
If a player other than a goaltender is called up as an AP and doesn’t play in the game does the game count as one of the five allowed after January 15th?
Yes. It does count.
If a Coach forgets to designate an AP on the gamesheet what is the penalty?
The AP who is not identified as such on the gamesheet is technically an illegal player and the situation should be reported to the NYHL Office for resolution.
If an underage player has been rostered on a team an age group older, can he play as an AP on a team of his own age?
No. Once he is rostered on the older team he is ineligible to play on a team in his own age group.
The timekeeper’s scratchpad is full and so is the box. The bench is down to one defenseman and the goalie just threw up. The roar in the building exceeds the bylaw and the linesman are busy picking trash cans off the ice. The coach’s son was just ejected and the team hasn’t won in seven games. And now the coach wants the ref to come over. To get his attention he is standing on the bench with one foot on the dasherboard. His arms are waving an obscene message in semaphore and his whole head is the colour of fresh blood. He can’t remember the ref’s name so he shouts different biblical and anatomical combinations to see what will work. Still the guy won’t come over. He has to come over!! … Doesn’t he?
No, he doesn’t have to come over. If the coach has a legitimate question that doesn’t involve ancestry, sexual preference or the marital status of the referee’s parents, the captain can approach him and relay the query. When things calm down a bit, and coming over won’t escalate an already volatile situation, he probably will visit the bench and speak directly with the head coach. And only the head coach. If the coach is standing on the bench he’ll ask him to step down to where they can speak one-on-one in normal tones. Unless there is an inner-ear problem, waving the arms for balance probably won’t be necessary for either of them. Both should ask their questions and deliver their responses in the same manner they would like reciprocated. A polite, reasonable approach should get a polite, reasonable response. Beligerance begets arrogance and arrogance begets beligerance. Neither party wins the confidence, respect or cooperation that both the coach and the official need to be an asset to the game.
The coach can request that the referee come to the bench when communication through the captain needs some supplementary dialogue. The referee is not obligated to come over and if he chooses to do so, he is allowed to pick his time. If coming over will escalate the volatility of a situation or initiate a confrontation, the wise referee will let things cool down a little and approach the bench when a reasonable expectation for respectful dialogue has been restored. But, if either the coach or the official is putting on a show for the onlookers the prospect of a favourable outcome for either party is nil.
The lines on the ice are critical tools for players, coaches and officials. The coach relies on them for teaching players positioning, while for the officials they are touchstone for icings, offsides and goals. Most of the important calls that effect the outcome of the game are related to the colourful stripes that define the neutral, attacking and defensive zones. Anyone who has ever watched or played the game of hockey knows that offsides are often the most controversial calls the officials make.
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There are three officials on the ice all wearing the black and white stripes and all carrying whistles. There is an obvious trip right in front of the one near the blueline and he doesn’t even flinch. “C’mon ref call that!” screams a partisan fan. Seconds later the tripped player, incensed by the non-call, spears the offender just as the goalie deep in the zone freezes the puck and the front official (with the red armbands) whistles play to a stop.
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