EHF Rules

In an effort to help keep players, coaches and parents better informed of the rules of the EHF we have decided to post a general summary of league rules. If you are unsure about a league rule please contact your orgainzations director. All coaches should confer with your director before playing any non league games or having a new player play or practice with your team.

NCAA Rules- The EHF follows the NCAA rules except that there is no checking at the Mite or Squirt levels. This season there were several changes made to the NCAA rule book. Below are a few of the changes that you will notice:

- Face off location: After a stoppage of play on a penalty, the faceoff will be held in the defensive zone of the offending team.

- Net dislodged by defensive team: When the net is dislodged by a defending player and a penalty is not called on that player for dislodging the net, the defensive team is not allowed to substitute players.

- Fighting: A punch thrown may be considered fighting.

- Icing: The offending team is not allowed to substitute players.

- Offsides: A puck shot on goal in a tag up situation does not need to result in a whistle. If the puck goes in the net during a tag up situation the goal will not count.

- The EHF will not settle ties via the shootout.

EHF Rules

Alternate Player - Alternate Players are ineligible to participate in the Playoffs without prior approval, and if they play more than 15 games they automatically become a Full time Player of that team and lose their status on other teams.


Goal Differential Rule/Running Time - When a goal differential reaches 10 at any point in a game the clock shall run until the differential reaches 9 or lower. Games shall be recorded at a maximum 10 goal differential. Statistics shall not be recorded beyond the recorded differential of 10 or greater. EHF games are allotted 75 minutes, if a game is going to run over the allotted length running time maybe used at the discretion of the rink staff.

Call Up Players- Players may be called upon from other teams in younger age divisions and AA teams. Any player called upon for more than 15 games automatically becomes a fulltime member of that team and will not be eligible for the playoffs.

Number of Coaches - There is a limit of three coaches allowed on the bench during games. If a fourth coach is on or near the bench area the referees will access a bench minor penalty on the offending team

Players Eligible for Playoffs. Only players who are registered with the League Office on Registration Certificates and are Authentic Players will be recognized in the playoffs. Any Teams having player(s) who are not registered with the League Office or who are not Authentic Players are ineligible for playoff or play down competition. Players must have played at least 70% of the regular season games to be eligible unless documented injury or sickness precluded said player for participating.

Exhibition Games. Any Team wishing to play any exhibition game must first notify the it’s organizations director, advising the place, date, time and opponent for the game. This must be done within at least 5 days prior to the game. Submission of the game sheet to the league office within 7 days after the game is required. No EHF team may play an exhibition games against any New England registered team whose organization was not in existence as of January 1st 2005 without prior approval from their Director and the League Commissioner.

Responsibility of Team Officials to Enforce Suspensions. It is the responsibility of Team Officials to ensure that any suspended player or Team Official fully serves his or her suspension. All suspensions shall be posted weekly for internal distribution only.

Suspension to Player. Any player who participates in a game while the player is suspended or ineligible shall be assessed an additional one game suspension for each game in which the player participates while suspended or ineligible.
Failure to Report. Any Team Official who is found by the Commissioner or a Special Committee to have knowingly permitted his Team to play against ineligible players and to have not reported such ineligibility to the League Office shall be suspended for a period determined by the Commissioner or a Special Committee. Such report shall be made to the League Office by the close of business on the second business day following the day of such game.

Tryout Period.
(a) Tryouts for players not registered with any EHF Club for the preceding year will commence on February 1st of each year. For the period of December 15th thru February 1st teams are allowed to invite non-EHF players to participate in regularly scheduled team practices. Tryouts for players registered with a Club for the preceding year shall commence on the Monday following the leagues last playoff game. The League shall advertise the tryout period and/or approve all advertising material for each club.
(b) The penalty for conducting tryouts and practices or any on-ice sessions outside the allocated time period and/or making prohibited advertising is as follows:
(i) the Head Coach or the assistant responsible for such activities shall be suspended until November 1 in the upcoming Season; and
(ii) the Club shall be fined $1,000.


Tampering.
(a) Tampering is defined as any attempt or act, directly or indirectly, by any Team Official(s) to recruit a player away from the Team with which the player is currently registered.
(b) Any Player who participates in a training camp, practice session or any other on-ice event, directly or indirectly associated with any such Team Official(s) or individuals, as noted in Section 7.2(a) shall not be permitted to register with the Team that the Team Official(s) or individual is, or may be, associated with, for the balance of the current season and for the following season. The Player may be subject to further disciplinary action by the Board of Directors. The coach or coaches associated with a violation of 7-2(a) shall be suspended as determined by the commissioner or Board of Directors.
(c) Any Team found to have violated any portion of Section 7.2 shall be assessed a fine of up to $500 and the Team Official(s) involved shall automatically be suspended for a minimum of 15 League games. 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.