When is a Scrimmage an Exhibition Game?

Rule/Policy Clarification

Teams often use their practice ice for scrimmages and they can be ‘intersquad’ or even involve another team from the same Club. Those circumstances don’t require the NYHL office to be notified and the coaches can referee without compromising the insurance coverage or creating any extraordinary liability. If a team from another Club is involved the scrimmage is then an exhibition game and all of the game requirements come into play. The office must be notified and give permission prior to the event, certified officials must referee, and a game sheet must be properly prepared and submitted to the office within 48 hours of the game’s conclusion. If any of the above conditions are not followed there are insurance/liability implications and the team(s) are subject to a $150 fine.