(ii) Tampering shall not exist when the action to recruit the player occurs after the applicable Club Official for the Team with which the player is registered has provided to the other Team Official or prospective Team Official a consent in writing, which authorizes him to speak with the player and/or the player's parent(s) for the purpose of recruiting the player to his team.

(iii) For greater certainty, tampering includes any skating session organized during the Season by or on behalf of a Team Official, a prospective Team Official or a person who becomes a Team Official at which one or more of the players on the ice is not registered with the team with which the Team Official is registered, proposes to be registered or becomes registered. Tampering can occur regardless of whether the Team Official or prospective Team Official is on the ice and regardless of whether the ice rental for the skating session is in his name.

(iv) Tampering shall not include any regularly scheduled skating session held by a legitimate skating or hockey skills instructor who in the ordinary course operates a school for the teaching of skating or hockey skills, provided that such skating session is part of the program ordinarily offered by the instructor, and the skating session is made available to the general public and the skating session has been advertised publicly for not less than 60 days prior to being held and provided that the instructor or the instructor's business is legitimately insured to protect the participants against injury or accident.

(v) The exemption provided in paragraph (iv) above shall not apply if the skating or hockey skills instructor is a Team Official, or a prospective Team Official or becomes a Team Official and if any player at the skating session is in the age group for which he is registered, proposes to be registered or becomes registered. The Board may, in its absolute discretion, choose to provide relief from this sub-paragraph (v).

(b) During the Season, any player who, while registered with one Team , participates in any training camp, practice or on-ice skating session of the kind prohibited by Rule 8.3(a) above that is organized by or on behalf of a Team Official with any Team with whom the player is not registered shall not be permitted to register with that Team for the balance of the current season or the following season. The Player may be subject to such further disciplinary action as may be imposed by the Board or a Special Committee.

(c) Any Team found to have violated any portion of Section 8.3 shall be assessed a fine of up to $1,000 and the Team Official(s) involved shall automatically be suspended for a period of one year. Any individual not currently registered with a Club or a Team, and who is found guilty of tampering or complicity in tampering, will not be permitted to register with any Club or Team for the balance of the current season and for the following season. In addition to the penalty provided in paragraph 8.3(b), any player who, while registered with one Team, participates in any training camp, practice or on-ice skating session of the kind prohibited by Rule 8.3(a) above that is organized by or on behalf or a Team Official with any Team with whom the player is not registered shall be suspended for the period commencing with the start of the following Season to and including November 15 of that Season.

(d) Any charge for an alleged violation of Rule 8.3 must be submitted in writing, within 21 days of the alleged violation, to the League Office accompanied by a $50 fee (refunded if the charge is validated) and including:

(i) nature of alleged infraction or charge;

(ii) date and location of alleged infraction;

(iii) names of individuals (players and Team Officials) involved;

(iv) names of Club(s)/Team(s) involved; and

(v) names of organization(s) involved.

9.4 Game Times.

(a) The League’s schedule will specify the starting time for each game. A game may start prior to the scheduled starting time only when both Teams consent. In any event, no game may be started more than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time.

(b) There are no timeouts permitted in GTHL Regular Season, Playoffs and Clancy Tournament Games. The playing time for all games shall be stop time as follows:

	AAA			A&AA
Minor Atom	12	12	12	12	12	12
Atom	12	12	15	12	12	12
Minor Peewee	12	12	15	12	12	12
Peewee	10	15	15	10	15	15
Minor Bantam	10	15	15	10	15	15
Bantam	15	15	15	15	15	15
Minor Midget	15	15	15	15	15	15
Midget	15	15	20	15	15	15
Under 21	20	20	20	-	-	-

(c)

(i) Three minutes are to be posted on the clock, for a warm up except for the Under 21 division in which 5 minutes will be posted on the clock

(ii) The Game Officials and Teams shall be at ice level at game time and the Game Officials are to order the clock started for the warm up period as soon as both nets are pegged and available for the Teams to begin their warm up. Teams must not enter the ice surface unless and until the Game Officials have entered the ice surface. When the Game Officials are not in the playing area it will be the responsibility of the Team Officials to ensure the compliance of their Teams. Game Officials are expected to be ready prior to the scheduled game time so that, if the Teams are ready, they will be available to permit the Teams to enter the ice surface. Should the League find that teams and/or Game Officials are not acting reasonably, the League will take any necessary disciplinary action. Both the Teams and Game Officials are encouraged to get the game under way as expeditiously as possible.

(iii) When two minutes have elapsed, or four minutes for Under 21, a Game Official will stand at centre ice and blow his whistle to let the Teams know they have one minute to get to their benches and get their starting lineup to centre ice. The clock shall keep running throughout the whole three minutes (or five minutes for Under 21), at which time the buzzer will sound. If one Team is, or both Teams are, not lined up and ready to start the game, the Team that is least ready to begin shall be assessed a delay of game penalty. Game Officials have no discretion when assessing this penalty and are directed to do so in every instance that a violation occurs.

(iv) The timekeeper shall then set the time to the appropriate first period length for the age group.

(v) Once the starting lineups are finally ready, the referee will drop the puck at centre ice to start the game.

(vi) From the start of the third period onward, if the spread in the score is five goals or more at any time, the game shall be running time. If the goal spread in the score reverts to a three-goal difference, the game clock will return to stop time unless the score becomes a five goal spread again, in which case the running time will resume.

9.5 Limit on Number of Games. No Team shall play more than three games in a calendar day.

9.6 Notice for League and Playoff Games. As a general rule, a minimum of 48 hours notice of any league or playoff game will be given. However, where circumstances are beyond League control, Teams must be prepared to play any game on 24 hours notice. Notification by fax transmission or e-mail is acceptable providing it has been confirmed by a telephone call as a backup.

9.7 Minimum Number of Players. All Teams must have a minimum number of 12 players in uniform for all regular season and playoff games by the start of the third period. Failure to comply shall result in a mandatory penalty of $10 per player short of the minimum player requirement being levied against the offending team. The game result will stand.

9.8 Uniforms.

(a) For all regular season and playoff games, the HOME team must wear light or white coloured sweaters and the VISITING team must wear dark coloured sweaters. Matching team socks in team colours must be worn at all times (Note: not applicable to goaltenders). The referee will make the final decision if teams are unable to resolve any sweater conflict.

(b) Sweaters must be complete with numbers and must be available at game time as called for by the League schedule. Failure to comply with Rule 9.8(a) will result in the offending team being assessed a fine of $50.

(c) All team uniforms used in recognized competition by minor hockey players registered on Registration Certificates are required to have a standard sized Canadian flag embossed, stitched or affixed in similar manner to the left chest or sleeve area of the sweaters in such fashion that the flag is clearly visible. Any Team that is found by the Board or a Special Committee to be deliberately abusing the sock/sweater rule will be dealt with by the President.

9.9 Game Officials Fees. The fees payable to Game Officials shall be determined annually by the Board. Game Officials fees shall be paid by Teams at the arena box office prior to games. Game sheets will not be released until both teams have paid the Game Officials fees.

9.10 Completion of Game Sheets. Prior to each game, a Team Official shall complete the game sheet listing the players and Team Officials participating in that game. (Note: A Team Official who will not participate in a game by being on the bench during the game should not be listed on the game sheet). The Head Coach of the Team is responsible for ensuring that the game sheet has been correctly completed in accordance with the requirements of this Rule 9.10 and , even if the game sheet has been completed by another Team Official, shall verify such correctness by signing the game sheet in the box provided for verification. Players who are affiliated players should be designated as “AP” or “API”, as appropriate. Each Team shall be permitted to designate one captain and up to three alternate captains. Players who are designated as the captain or alternate captains shall be designated on the game sheet as “C” or “A”, as appropriate. While a Team may use pre-printed team lists, the Head Coach shall ensure that players who do not participate in the game are crossed off on the list and that a team list is affixed to every sheet that comprises the game sheet. Players and Team Officials not participating in a game should not be listed on a game sheet except in the case of a player who appears to be late and is expected to arrive and participate in the game, in which case, such player's name should in accordance with Rule 9.12 be included on the game sheet prior to the game commencing). Players or Team Officials who are suspended should be listed as such in the appropriate location on the game sheet. Team Officials who are participating in the game by being on the bench should be prepared to present their Team Official card for verification to the Game Officials. A team Official who is not on the bench at the commencement of a game may not join the bench until a stoppage of play during which a Game Official has been notified of the Team Official joining the bench. When that team Official joins the bench with the consent of the Game Official, the Team Official's name shall be added to the game sheet. Any failure to complete a game sheet in accordance with this rule shall, upon the first offence, result in a warning to that Team. Any subsequent such offence by the Team shall result in a four game suspension to the Head Coach.

9.11 Identification of Illegitimate Player. If a Team suspects that a player in a game is not, in fact, the player listed on the game sheet, the referee will, immediately upon notification of such suspicion by the Team Captain or Alternate Captain, require that player to write his name and birth date on the back of the game sheet and then forward same to the League Office. Failure to sign as requested shall be noted on the game sheet by the referee, and the offending Team Official(s) and each player involved shall be subject to a game misconduct penalty.

9.12 Adding Player’s Name to Game Sheet. Where a player is late and the player’s name has been included on the game sheet prior to the game, the player will be permitted to participate. When the player’s name has been inadvertently omitted from the game sheet, the Game Official shall permit the name of such player to be added to the game sheet before the game has ended, provided that the player was in uniform and on the ice or the players’ bench at the start of the game.

9.13 Supply of Pucks. It is the home team’s responsibility to supply ample pucks in proper condition at all games. Failure to comply with this rule shall result in a two-minute bench minor penalty being assessed.

9.14 No Suturing on Bench. Suturing or the administration of any form of medication to a player by any Team Official (including a trainer), other than a medical doctor or a parent, is forbidden. Any violation of this regulation may result in the immediate suspension of the administering individual and an accompanying fine to the Club concerned, the amount of which will be determined by the Board or President.

9.15 No Non-Carded Individuals on Bench. Except in the case of injury to their child, non-carded individuals are not permitted under any circumstances on the Team’s bench during a game. Where it is found that a non-registered individual is on the bench and is participating in the game, the game shall be recorded as a 1-0 victory in favour of the non-offending Team except in the case of a game won by the non-offending Team, in which case, the actual score shall stand. Further, the Team Official found responsible for permitting the non-registered individual to be on the bench will be suspended for six games.

9.16 Defaulted Games.

(a) If a Team defaults a game, a fine of $200 shall be levied, payable within 30 days to the League Office. Teams failing to pay fines within a reasonable time period may be removed from further competition and/or subject to whatever sanction is deemed necessary by the Board. Teams guilty of defaulting a game more than once in a season shall be reported to the President for further disciplinary action.

(b) The score for a defaulted game shall be 1-0 for the non-offending Team.

(c) The Team Officials of any Team deliberately defaulting a game for any reason shall be indefinitely suspended until the case is reviewed by the President.

9.17 Effect of an Ineligible Player or Team Official Participating in a Game. If any player or Team Official participates in a game while the player or Team Official is suspended or ineligible, then, in addition to any other penalties provided elsewhere in these Rules to the player or Team Official, the game shall be recorded as 1-0 win in favour of the opposing Team except in the case of a game won by the non-offending Team, in which case, the actual score shall stand. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the opposing Team won the game in any event, then the actual game score shall stand.

9.18 Effect of Dressing more than the Permitted Number of Players. If a Team dresses more than the maximum number of players permitted for a game, then, in addition to any other penalties provided elsewhere in these Rules to the Team Official or Team Officials responsible, the game shall be recorded as 1-0 win in favour of the opposing Team except in the case of a game won by the non-offending Team, in which case, the actual score shall stand. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the opposing Team won the game in any event, then the actual game score shall stand.

9.19 Only completed games, or games deemed to be completed are to be included in the standings.

10.3 No Jewellery. All players participating in any regular season, exhibition, tournament or playoff game shall not wear any personal jewellery during such game. Violations will result in the offending player’s Team being assessed a bench minor and the offending player being prevented from participation until such time as the jewellery is removed.

10.4 Removing a Face Mask Any player who during play or any stoppage of play, whether as part of any fight or altercation or otherwise, deliberately removes the helmet of an opponent (which for this purpose shall not include the opponent's helmet coming off as a result of a bodycheck), shall be assessed, in addition to any other penalties properly assessable to the player, a gross misconduct for removing a helmet (GRM62). Any player who as part of any fight or altercation removes his or her own helmet shall be assessed, in addition to any other penalties properly assessable to the player, a gross misconduct for removing a helmet (GRM62).

10.5 Zippered Pants Hockey pants with a zippered inseam shall be worn with the zipper completely closed. If a zipper is broken or if the inseam of the hockey pants is torn, then the player will be required to tape or otherwise repair the pants to produce the same effect as the zipper being closed or the tear being fully repaired. If player comes onto the ice to participate in a game with pants that do not comply with this Rule, the player shall be ordered off the ice as soon as a game official becomes aware of the problem. At that stoppage of play or the next stoppage of play (if this occurs during play), a warning shall be issued by a game official to both Teams. After such warning has been given by the game official to the Teams, any player who comes onto the ice to participate in the game with pants that do not comply with this Rule shall be assessed a minor penalty for illegal equipment.

Once this method determines the Team to be awarded the highest position, the tie-breaking process is repeated from the beginning with the remaining Teams to determine which Team is awarded the next highest position. If only two Teams remain, Rule 11.2(c) should be used to determine which Team is awarded the next highest position. If more than two Teams remain, then Rule 11.2(f) shall continue to be used until only two Teams remain tied.

11.3 Playoff Teams. The number of Teams that participate in the playoffs shall be as follows: [R154]

Number of Teams in Group	Number of Teams making Playoffs
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	6
9	6
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17+	12

11.4 Overtime in Playoffs

(a) Overtime may take place in playoff games at the discretion of the Board. Only a maximum of two 10-minute, stop-time overtime periods can be played unless otherwise extended or authorized by the Board.

(b) Where overtime is necessary and is advised by the League Office, each overtime period will be a10-minute, stop-time sudden-victory period. Teams will not change ends before the first period of overtime but will change ends after each overtime period.

(c) Despite 11.4(a) and 11.4(b) above, the League Office shall, for scheduling purposes, have the discretion to amend the overtime provisions, provided that in doing so the League Office shall notify both Teams of the applicable overtime rules prior to the commencement of each game.

11.5 Players Eligible for Playoffs. Only players who are registered with the League Office on Registration Certificates will be recognized in AAA, AA and A playoffs. Any Teams having player(s) who are not registered with the League Office are ineligible for playoff or playdown competition.

11.6 Applications for Greater Toronto Playdowns. Any member league wishing to enter its Teams in Greater Toronto “A” playdowns must register such intent in writing to the League Office, not later than January 2 of the Season.

11.7 Categories for Greater Toronto Playdowns. Greater Toronto ‘A’ playdowns may be arranged in AAA, AA and A categories from minor atom to juvenile age divisions inclusive, and in “C” category from minor atom to juvenile age divisions. The Board will decide on groups for Greater Toronto “A” playdowns after consultation with the House League and Division Liaison Committee.

11.8 Variations in Playoff Format. In special circumstances, the Executive Director, in conjunction with the Board may vary any playoff structure. In each playoff series, the Team that first reaches six or eight points, as designated prior to the commencement of the playoff series, shall be declared the winner.

11.9 Last Playoff Date. Playoffs shall be completed by the last day of OHF Championship Weekend.

12.6 Hosting Overseas Teams. Teams wishing to host a team from overseas must submit a formal letter of application to the League Office no later than ninety (90) days prior to the overseas Team’s proposed arrival, such letter of application to include:

(a) name, age level and classification of overseas team.

(b) name, age level and classification of hosting team.

(c) confirmation of affiliation with the I.I.H.F. or its Member Federation.

(d) places and dates of proposed games, if available, at time of application.

(e) hosting fee of $150.

(f) a listing of any other Teams the host will be contacting regarding playing a game against such overseas Team.

12.7 Inclusion of League or Hockey Canada Representative. Each Team wishing to travel overseas must include, at the Teams’ expense, an appointed representative of the League or Hockey Canada (Transportation, private accommodations, meals).

12.8 Applications to Participate in Tournaments and for Other Schedule Exemptions

(a) Any Team wishing to have an exemption period from the League schedule may,, no later than 5 weeks prior to the start of the period for which the application is being made, submit to the League Office a duly completed Schedule/Tournament Exemption Application Form signed by the Team’s Club President or General Manager and accompanied by a $10 permission fee. Schedule Exemptions may be requested for Tournament Play, Religious Holidays or any other reason whatsoever. Any team entering a tournament at any time, must first have an approval Schedule/Tournament Exemption form in order to be sanctioned to participate in such tournament.

(b) When a Team has submitted a Schedule/Tournament Exemption Form in full compliance with Section 12.8, the League will schedule no conflicting games for that Team.

(c) No Team shall be allowed to have more than three Schedule Exemptions during the regular season, whether or not they conflict with its scheduled games, with the exception of earlybird tournaments which are completed prior to the commencement of the regular season and Christmas tournaments. If a Club fails to make the application prior to the 5 week deadline, it may, once per season per Club, seek an exemption, provided that such request is made in writing to the League Office within 3 business days after the schedule has been posted on the schedule section of the GTHL website.

(d) For each of the Canadian and American Thanksgiving weekends, no Club will be granted Schedule Exemption for more than two Teams. However, if a Club is hosting a sanctioned tournament, it may be granted Schedule Exemptions for any or all of its teams providing they participate in that tournament.

(e) A Team may not enter two tournaments operating at the same time.

(f) Schedule Exemptions will not be granted during the last two weeks of the regular season schedule exceot as provided for in Regulation 12.8 (h).

(g) Any Team eligible for, or participating in, a playoff series shall not participate in a tournament, with the exception of Regional or National Championships.

(h) ) A Team may request schedule exemptions for a maximum of two days during the last two weeks of the Season and the League playoffs for recognized religious holidays as defined by the interfaith calendar (www.interfaithcalendar.org). Any such request will be granted provided it is made 5 weeks prior to the date for which an exemption is being sought.

(i) Any Team entering a tournament must have a minimum of 12 players in uniform at the commencement of the tournament. For a violation of this regulation, the Club will be fined $250.00.

(j) Following completion of each tournament, a copy of the game sheet for each game played in the tournament must be submitted to the League Office as per Regulation 12.3 (b). For Violation of this regulation, the Head Coach will be suspended for 3 games.

(k) The Head Coach of any Team, once accepting an invitation to a tournament, who fails to notify the Tournament Chairperson that the Team cannot meet its obligation to the tournament at least 3 weeks before the tournament, or withdraws during the tournament, may be suspended up to 6 games. In addition, the Club may face a fine of up to $500.

Note: Any Team that has been given a conditional tournament approval and which fails to fulfill a commitment to the League by defaulting a League game as a result of participation in such tournament will for the current season or the following season, as determined by a Special Committee, lose one tournament approval and the Head Coach for such Team shall be suspended for up to 6 games as determined by a Special Committee (to be served as directed by the Special Committee so that the Team is not without Team Officials for any particular game).

12.9 Club Fundraising Night. Each Club shall be entitled to designate one night during the season when none of its Teams will be scheduled to play a game in order to permit the Club to stage a Club event. The Club must designate such night to the League Office in writing no later than five weeks prior to the night requested.

12.10 Obligation to Play League Games. Teams playing in tournament, exhibition or playdown games must first fulfill their obligations to the League.

12.11 Non-Application of Affiliation Rule. The affiliation regulation does not apply to the status of a player participating in a tournament, e.g. minor bantam playing in a bantam tournament.

12.12 Tournament Must be Sanctioned. No Team whose players are registered with any Branch of Hockey Canada or with a town or city local League which is affiliated with a Branch, shall compete in any tournament unless that tournament has been granted a sanction permit by the Branch in whose territory the tournament is to be conducted or by the minor committee or minor association which is recognized by the Branch for that territory.

12.13 Out-of-town Requests. Requests for out-of-town trips shall be made to the League and not directly to the O.H.F.

14.9 Return of League Pass during Suspension. When a Team Official is assessed a suspension in excess of 10 games, either through an accumulation of minimum suspensions or a suspension in excess of the minimums, his or her League Pass must be returned to the League Office before the term of suspension will commence. In all cases he or she will not be allowed to participate in the League scheduled games or events from the time of the assessment of the suspension(s) until the suspension(s) have been served in their entirety.

14.10 Team Officials and Club Officials not to Participate while under Suspension. Any Team Official or Club Official under suspension will not be permitted to direct a Team during any game that is played during his or her suspension. A Team Official or Club Official under suspension must not be in the vicinity of the dressing room or player’s bench before, during or after any game in which the suspension is being served. Failure to comply with this Rule shall result in a suspension imposed for such number of games as is determined appropriate by the Board or a Special Committee.

14.11 Players not to Participate while under Suspension. A player must not be in the vicinity of the dressing room or player’s bench before, during or after any game in which a suspension is being served. Failure to comply with this Rule shall result in a further suspension of a length as is determined appropriate by the Board or a Special Committee, but which shall in any event not be less than one game.

14.12 Ejection from Game for Four Penalties. Any player assessed a total of four penalties of any kind in any game (whether regular season, exhibition, tournament or playoff) shall be ejected from that game only notwithstanding any suspensions that may occur as a result of the assessment of another type of game ejection penalty as the fourth penalty or subsequent penalties in the same game.

14.13 Serving Suspensions

(a) Any player or Team Official who incurs a suspension, whether in a regular season game, an exhibition game or a tournament game, must, except as provided in either paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (g.1) below, serve the suspension with the Team with which the player or Team Official is registered in regular season or playoff games and, until the suspension has been fully served, the player or Team Official will not be eligible to participate in any tournament or exhibition games of the Team with whom the player or Team Official is registered or any affiliated Team with whom the player is eligible to play or the Team Official is eligible act as a team official.

(b) A player or Team Official who incurs a suspension in an exhibition game or in a regular season game and who has not fully served his or her suspension prior to his or her team participating in a Hockey Canada sanctioned tournament (which for this purpose includes an approved international tour or series of games) for which the team obtained a tournament approval prior to the occurrence of the event (except as provided in (g) below) giving rise to the suspension shall not participate in any such tournament game until the team has played the same number of tournament games as equals the number of games remaining in the suspension immediately prior to the commencement of the tournament. Once the team has played that number of tournament games, the player or Team Official may participate in any remaining games in that tournament. However, if the suspension is not fully served by the time that the tournament ends, the player or Team Official must serve the number of games remaining in the suspension in the next following regular season games. The relief granted by this paragraph (b) is not available with respect to any tournament that is not a Hockey Canada sanctioned tournament. In order to access the relief granted by this paragraph (b), game sheets for the tournament games must be submitted to the League Office within three business days following completion of the tournament.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, a player who has incurred a suspension as a result of being assessed a Match Penalty shall, for all purposes, be and remain suspended until the President of the League has made a determination as to whether or not to impose any suspension in excess of the suspension imposed by the OHF Suspension List. Accordingly, a player who incurs a suspension as a result of being assessed a Match Penalty shall not be eligible to participate in a Hockey Canada sanctioned tournament game, notwithstanding having served the number of games specified in the OHF Suspension List, if prior to the commencement of such tournament the President has not made a determination as to whether or not to impose a suspension be greater than the minimum prescribed by the OHF Suspension List.

(d) A player or Team Official who is suspended in a tournament game shall commence serving the suspension in the next following tournament game. If the suspension is fully served before the tournament is over, the player or Team Official may participate in any remaining tournament games and there will be no carryover of the suspension into League games. However, if the suspension is not fully served by the time that the tournament ends, the player or Team Official must serve the number of games remaining in the suspension in subsequent League games (whether regular season or playoff).

(e) A player or Team Official who is suspended in a tournament game and whose suspension is not fully served by the time the team commences participation in a subsequent Hockey Canada sanctioned tournament shall be entitled to apply the rule provided in paragraph (b) above with respect to any games remaining in the suspension at the commencement of such subsequent tournament.

(f) Any suspension received as a result of a Match Penalty prior to participation in a Branch or Provincial Playdown must be fully served prior to such Player being deemed eligible for participation in such Playdown.

(g) Any suspension incurred by any player or Team Official during a tournament shall be reported to the League Office prior to the close of business on the third business day following the last day of the tournament. Any Team failing to report any suspension within this period of time shall be fine $100. Any tournament game used to serve a suspension will not count for the purpose of League play until such time as the game sheet for such tournament game has been submitted to the League Office. (Example: If a player completes serving a suspension in games in a weekend tournament, and his team has a League game scheduled for the following Monday, the relevant game sheets must be submitted to the League Office on Monday for the player to be eligible to play Monday evening.) Suspensions may be reported for the purposes of this rule to the League Office by phone call, voicemail or email, provided such notice is received during normal business hours.

14.14 Serving Suspensions at the End of the Season

(a) Except as provided below, if a player or a Team Official receives a suspension that is not served fully by completion of League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament), that suspension will "carry over" for the next Season with the player or the Team Official to the Team with which the player or Team Official registers for the following Season. The player or the Team Official is eligible to participate in tryouts, but once the player or Team Official signs a Registration Certificate, the suspension is revived following tryouts and the player or Team Official is not eligible to participate in any Hockey Canada on-ice event until the suspension has been served.

(b) If at the time of completion of League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament) the number of games remaining to be served by the player or Team Official is three or fewer, then the player or Team Official may serve such suspended games as follows:

(i) to the extent provided in paragraph (d) below and provided that the requirements of that paragraph are satisfied, the player may serve the suspension as an affiliated player with the player's Higher Affiliate Team during the Higher Affiliate Team's playoff games; or

(ii) the player or Team Official may serve the suspension in a sanctioned post-season tournament

(c) If at the time of completion of League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament) the number of games remaining to be served by the player or Team Official is four or more, then although the player or Team Official serves the suspension in a sanctioned post-season tournament, the number of games remaining to be served by the player or Team Official as of the completion of League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament), will continue to "carry over" to the next Season as if the suspension had not been served in any sanctioned post-season tournament.

(d) In order for a player to serve a suspension following completion of League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament) as an affiliated player with the player's Higher Affiliate Team during its playoff games, the player must have, prior to the incurrence of the suspension, participated as a Legitimate Player with the Higher Affiliate Team. The playoff games of the Higher Affiliate Team in which the player is listed on the gamesheet of the Higher Affiliate Team as a suspended player will only reduce the number of "carry over" suspension games for the player to the extent of the number of playoff games of the Higher Affiliate Team in which the player subsequently participates as a Legitimate Player (i.e. a player with a two-game suspension at the end of League play and playoffs may by serving the suspension with the player's Higher Affiliate Team eliminate the carry over aspect of the suspension provided that the player sits two games and then plays in two playoff games with the Higher Affiliate team. If the player sits two games but only plays in one playoff game, the carry over aspect of the suspension would only be reduced by one game). The player must attend the games of the Higher Affiliate Team in which the player is listed on the gamesheet as a suspended player and the player must sign the gamesheet to evidence the player's attendance. Finally, before the player is eligible to participate in any playoff game for the Higher Affiliate Team, the Club must apply in writing to the League Office for confirmation of the player's eligibility and provide the League Office with copies of all relevant gamesheets to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this paragraph (d). The League Office will review the material and confirm eligibility within two business days of receipt of all written material.

(e) Prior to completion of League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament), a player may not utilize the provisions of paragraph (d) above to serve a suspension with a Higher Affiliate Team.

(f) A player who is receives a suspension while playing as an affiliated player after the completion of his registered Team's League play and playoffs (including the Clancy tournament), will be permitted to serve all or part of the suspension with the affiliate Team as if he were a member of the affiliate Team. Any unserved portion of the suspension will "carry over" to the next Season as per Rule 14.14(a).

(g) Carry over suspensions may be served at the beginning of a Season in sanctioned pre-season tournaments.

14.15 Providing False Information. Any Team Official or player who allows false information to appear on a player’s or Team Official’s Registration Certificate or who knowingly make a false representation to the League shall be suspended for a period to be determined by the President, the Board or a Special Committee. Where the false information is provided by or allowed to appear on a Registration Certificate by a parent or legal guardian required to sign the Registration Certificate, any suspension shall apply to the player.