Referee Rule Changes
There have been two changes to the CARHA Hockey Rule Book. The changes affect section five rule 41 and section six rule 56.
Please attach the following to all CARHA Hockey Rule Books under Section Five – Officials, under Rule 41, Referees.
Please add to rule (p):
The Referees shall be thoroughly disinterested parties. They must also act in a way that is professional and non-confrontational towards anyone participating. Should the referee be treated inappropriately by any player, he/she should deliver the appropriate penalty to the player involved. Should a player feel he/she is mistreated by any official, they should immediately report this to the league and/or tournament committee in writing as well as to CARHA Hockey for immediate review. The incident will then be reviewed and further action determined.
This rule change will be effective immediately and will be part of the upcoming CARHA Hockey tournaments.
Please attach the following to all CARHA Hockey Rule Books under Section Six – Playing Rules, under Rule 56, Face-Offs.
Please add to rule (f):
When an infringement of any rule has been committed by players of both teams, the ensuing face-off shall be at the face-off dot closest to where the puck was located when the whistle was blown, in the same zone.
This change is being put into place to clarify any confusion that officials may have about face-offs. All face-offs are to occur at one of the nine face-off dots.
This rule change will be effective immediately and will be part of the upcoming CARHA Hockey tournaments.
The full release for section five can be found here and the changes for section six can be found here.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Ostrom at mostrom@carhahockey.ca .