RecFest

The following rules are for the benefit of all players. We want to keep things fun and to ensure games are flowing with lots of passing, skating and plenty of great plays.

1. Body Checking: any intentional body contact is not permitted.
2. Game Duration: All games are running time. Game will be 20 minutes with a strict 5 minute warmup
3. Line Changes: done on the fly
4. Icing: not called in the game
5. Tag up Offside: When players are offside, all players of the attacking team must clear the offensivezone (blue line) before re-entering in the offensive zone. If a play is whistled offside, the puck isautomatically awarded to the opposing team. There will NOT be any stoppage or face-off. The offsideteam must retreat to the RED Center Line. Failure to retreat may result in a delay of game penalty.
6. Face-off: only for the initial puck drop or during coincidental penalties
7. Scoring: The Gretzky Rule is NOT in effect. Individual players can score more than three goals(including Penalty Shots) in each game during regular play but passing is always encouraged.
   1. Penalty Shot Substitution: a player who has already scored 3 goals has the option to defer the shotto a teammate in the event of injury. A line change for a substitute shooter is permitted
8. Change of Possessioni)
   1. Out of Play: When the puck goes out of play, the team not responsible for the stoppage in playwill be awarded the puck. A minimum of ten feet of clearance shall be given to resume play.
   2. ii)Goal Scored: When a goal is scored, the scoring team MUST RETREAT to the RED CENTER LINEbefore attacking.
   3. iii)Goalie Freezes Puck: The goalie has 5 seconds to get rid of the puck. A Delay of Game penaltymay be assessed should the goalie take longer than 5 seconds. The attacking team is required toclear the hash marks on the face-off circles until the puck is brought forward to the hash marks bythe defending team.
   4. iv)Any other stoppage of play caused by a team (aforementioned offside, injuries, etc.) will result inpossession of the puck being awarded to the team not responsible for the stoppage of play
9. Timeouts: not permitted in a game
10. Pulled Goalie: Teams may pull their goalie for an extra attacker at any time
11. Shootout: There will be no TIES during games. The teams will engage in an NHL “5 player”Shootout. The first team to reach three goals is the winner.
12. Equal Ice Time: coaches are minded that this is a fun event and MUST make every effort to ensureequal ice time.

1. All minor penalties will result in a penalty shot.
2. All major penalties will result in 2 penalty shots and an ejection from the game. The Penalty ShotProcedure is outlined below:
   1. When a penalty is called, the clock will not stop.
   2. The penalty shot must be taken by the player who was infringed upon. Substitute shooters areallowed in the event of an injury as well as per the rules as noted Section 8. All players on the icemust remain there until the shot is taken. Line changes are not permitted during penalty shots. Aline change is permitted for a substitute shooter. A delay of game penalty, at the referee’sdiscretion, will be called to teams attempting to make line changes prior to the penalty shot.
   3. The player taking the penalty shot will line up at center ice.
   4. All other players from both teams will line up along the far blue line.
   5. Referee will blow the whistle to start play.
   6. All players may begin skating on the whistle; players on the penalized team are allowed to“chase” the player taking the shot and can engage the shooter if able to do so.
   7. Penalties can still be called during penalty shots (such as hooking or tripping of the shooter)
   8. viii)Players are permitted to change once the whistle blows to start the penalty shot.
   9. Should the player miss the penalty shot, play will continue as the puck will be declared live. Anygoal scored immediately after a penalty shot is deemed to be a live play.
   10. If a goal is scored, players must clear the zone as normal.
   11. For major penalty penalties – the first shot only involves the shooter (no players chasing).
3. Any individual receiving 3 minor penalties in one game will receive a game ejection.
4. Coincidental minor penalties will result in no penalty shots for either team – but the timekeeper willmark this penalty down to be counted toward the maximum of 3 minor penalties in a game.Coincidental minor penalties will result in a face-off at center ice.
5. Any major penalty will result in immediate ejection for the offending player as well as suspensionfrom the balance of the Jamboree. Under no circumstances will fighting be permitted.
6. All checking from behind penalties or intentional checking to the head penalties – regardless of being considered a major or minor penalty – will be treated as a Major penalty.
7. If a delayed penalty is called near the end of the game and the clock runs out, and where anadditional goal would change the outcome of the game, the penalty shot will be taken. If a goal on apenalty shot would have no impact on the outcome, the penalty shot will not be taken.