Hong Kong Amateur Hockey League
2007-2008 Regulations

Administrative Officer / Score Keeper
There is an Administrative Officer to work for HKAHC. He will handle the administration work, which includes collecting money, collecting members’ registration forms, and etc. Score keepers control the clock and the score board while also recording all information given to them by the referee.

Team Manager / Team Coach / Team Captain
Team Managers should handle contacting players within the team. He/she should help out the team to get substitutions before the game is to start if needed. Team Coaches may sit on the players’ bench with other players during the game. He/she may educate and instruct players how to play a game.
During the game, only a Captain or an Alternate Captain is allowed to speak with the referee when invited. They are the only people who are allowed to call the time out.

Full Time Roster Player (FR):
This player will declare himself/herself to be on a single team with full commitment to that team and also having paid for the yearly league fees in full to the league. The stats of the full time roster player will be considered for awards. If a player who is a full time roster player is loaned to another team, they will have an "L" beside their name and this stat will not be counted towards any awards.

Part Time Roster Player (PR):
This player will declare himself/herself to be on a single team with part time payment or by payment on demand for each game played. The stats of the part time roster player will be considered for awards. If a player who is a part time roster player is loaned to another team, they will have an "L" beside their name and this stat will not be counted towards any awards.

Loaner Player (LP):
An LP player is a full time or part time player who belongs on a team that can be loaned to another team adhering to the HKAHL Regulations & Rules.

League Fee

Premiere & Regular Division

• Full Time Skater $3500 , (Including $200 Sportsmanship Rebate)
• Part Time Skater: $ 200 per game
• 2nd or more games on the same night: $90 (Full Time/Part Time)

• Full Time Goalie $ 1750 , (Including $100 Sportsmanship Rebate)
• Part Time Goalie: $ 100 per game
• 2nd game on the same night: FREE (Full Time/Part Time)

For example, Full Time Player, Mr. X, played another game after his own game. He needs to pay only $ 90. On the other hand, a Part Time Player, Mr. Y, played 2 games, he needs to pay only $ 200+ $ 90 = $ 290.

Sportsmanship Rebate
Within the 15 regular season games, skaters who collect no more than 24 penalty minutes and without any match penalty or game misconduct penalties will receive $200 dollars rebate. Goalies will receive $100 dollars rebate.

Game Format

• 3 minutes Warm up
• One 30-second time out per Team
• 45 seconds Intermission
• 3 periods of 13 minutes each (running clock)
• All games are played in running clock format. However, if the goal differential is 2 or fewer at the last 2 minutes of the 3rd period, game will be played in stop clock mode.
• (Season Games) There will be no Over-Time non Shoot Out.
• (Playoff Games) 3 on 3 Shoot Out if game is tied after the 3rd period. 1 on 1 sudden death format if 3 on 3 shoot out

Team Ranking and Game Points
Game Wins: 2 points, Tie: 1 point; Lost: 0 point
Sorting Order: Game Wins / Goal Differential / Goal For / Penalty Min (Fewer) / Head to head

Minimum Skater per Game
The minimum number of skaters per game is 10. Teams with 10 or fewer skaters will forfeit their game and given a loss on their record.

Premiere Division - Borrowing Skater(s) and Star points system
Each Premiere Team may have many players with “6” or “7” points. We have no restriction on the team when they borrow players with these rankings.
However, each team will have only 32 star pts for the players who rank “8” and “A” each game, and these star points cannot transfer to other team and they cannot be accumulate to the next game. These star pts are used to exchange Star Player(s) to play for a team.

• One “A” = Two “8” points skaters = 16 points

If a team is missing an “A” player in a game, the team captain may:

• Get a substitute to replace whoever is going to absent with the same ranking or lower.
• Borrow two “8” points skaters
• Borrow any players to fill the team up to max 18 skaters. Recommend 13 or 15 skaters.

Notes, Captains must inform the league by filling in the “Substitute Player Request form” before the start of the game.
However, if a player with star points suspended, his team will suffer by missing this player and his or her star points will be suspended at the same time.

For example, Team XYZ, players X [8] got a game suspended. Team XYZ, may be missing players X and they can only borrow player WITHOUT point subs players X during the period of his suspension.

Teams may borrow goalies with a lower ranking (in goalie standing) or any RD goalie. If this is not possible then teams borrowing goalies with higher ranking will be approved.

Notes, Captains must inform the league by filling the “Substitute Player Request form” before the start of the game.

Regular Division - Borrowing Skater(s) and Star points system
Each Regular Team may have many players with “0” points. We have no restriction on the team when they borrow a player with “0” ranking.
However, each team will have only 22 star pts for the players who rank “5” and “6” each game, and these star points cannot transfer to other team and they cannot be accumulate to the next game. These star pts are used to exchange Star Player(s) to play for a team.

• One “7” = One “5” points skater + One “6” points skater = 11points

If a team is missing one “5” points skater and one “6” points skater,

• This team may get 2 substitution skaters to replace whoever is going to absent with the same ranking or lower.

• Borrow One “7” points.

• Borrow players with “0” ranking to fill the team up to max 18 skaters. Recommend 13 or 15 skaters.

Notes, Captains must inform the league by filling the “Substitute Player Request form” before the start of the game.

However, if a player with star points who got suspended, his team will suffer to miss this player and these star points will be suspended at the same time.

For example, Team XYZ, players X [6] got a game suspended. Team XYZ, may be missing players X and they can only borrow player WITHOUT point subs players X during the period of his suspension.

Teams may borrow goalies with a lower ranking (in goalie standing). If this is not possible then teams borrowing goalies with higher ranking will be approved.

Notes, Captains must inform the league by filling the “Substitute Player Request form” before the start of the game.

Suspension
Suspension may carry on to the next season if there were not enough games for a penalized player to serve. Players who are suspended must serve that suspension without refund of payment if they are a full time roster player.  If the suspended player is a part-time roster player, then that player must pay for the games that he is suspended for. 

For example, if a player is suspended for three games for the disregard of safety to others and he is a part time roster player, he would have to pay for three games BEFORE these games start and not play those three games. (He may pay these 3 games all at once, but this payment must be made otherwise suspension will not start to count)

Any suspended games a player serves and pays for, count towards games played for the playoffs.  For example, if a part time roster player is suspended for 3 games and pays for them, those three games will count towards his eligibility for playing in the playoffs.

Player Trading and enroll to the roster
Players are allowed to trade between teams. However, the trade must be confirmed by the players who are involved, the captains on both teams, and the league committee. Player Trading must be done before the deadline: Feb 10th, 2008

Eligible for Playoffs
For AHL 2007-2008, there will be 15 season games for both divisions. All skaters (Full Time or Part Time) have to attend at least 8 games in order to become eligible to play in the playoffs. This rule does not apply to Goalies.
Each player may register for only one team in each division.

Eligible for Awards
All players have to attend at least 8 games in order to become eligible to be a candidate for any individual awards.