Suspension Rules

1- MANITOBA U18 AAA HOCKEY LEAGUE

By-Law 10.01 – Player Suspensions

A) Any player suspended in league play must serve the full suspension during league play in addition to any suspension in accordance with the Hockey Canada rules.

B) Any affiliate player who plays with a league team and is suspended in league play must serve the full suspension with the league team he is affiliated with, in addition to any suspension he must sit out with the team he is registered with in accordance with the Hockey Manitoba rules.

C) Suspension Guidelines: The league management committee shall be empowered to assess additional penalties depending on the circumstances, especially for players with repeated major infractions.

By-Law 10.02 – Major Penalties
Should a player incur a major penalty and game misconduct for any offence, at any time in the game, the player will be suspended for one game. Should this occur in the last 10 minutes or overtime, then the player would incur a second game suspension (same as the hit from behind rule).

By-Law 10.03 – Suspension due to Match.
A team shall lose one spot on its 20-man roster for each player who is sitting out a suspension due to a match penalty. The spot will be reinstated upon the completion of the suspension or a loss of that specific spot for three games, whichever comes first. Note: this means that if a player has been suspended for five (5) games, the team can only dress 19 players until the team has played three (3) games since the date of the infraction.

By-Law 10.04 – Penalty Minutes and Misconducts:
(a) Accumulated PIMS: Any player who accumulates in excess of 100 minutes in penalties shall incur an automatic suspension using the following formula:

In excess of 100 minutes (101 minutes) = 1 game suspension
Each additional 25 minutes over 100 minutes (126, 151, etc) = 1 game suspension.

By-Law 10.05 – Misconducts and Game Misconducts:

A) Players incurring multiple misconducts (including misconducts, game misconducts, match penalties, and gross misconducts) shall be suspended as follows:

On 4th Misc. a player shall receive a one (1) game suspension;
On 5th Misc. a player shall receive a one (1) game suspension;
On 6th Misc. a player shall receive a two (2) game suspension;
On 7th Misc. a player shall be suspended indefinitely until his case is revised, but will be suspended for no less than three (3) games.

By-Law 10.06 – Fighting Suspensions:

1 game for first offence;
2 games for second offence;
3 games for third offence;
Players receiving a fourth fighting penalty will be suspended indefinitely

Multiple Fights in Same Stoppage of Play: See By-Law 10.06 B
Automatic one game suspension for all involved (this is in addition to any other suspensions the player may incur due to the accumulation of penalty minutes, time of the incident, etc.)

By-Law 10.08 – Use of ineligible player or team official: Any team using an ineligible player or official shall forfeit all games in which such ineligible person was used and the coach(es) responsible for the offence shall be automatically suspended. There will also be a minimum $200.00 fine. Ineligible players include: suspended players, players over maximum penalty minutes or misconduct totals, players over the maximum affiliate player games, players not rostered properly plus any other reason a player is deemed ineligible.

By-Law 10.07 – Double Header Games
In double header games, (which are defined as consecutive games played by the same teams on the same weekend with the same home team), players suspended may not be replaced by affiliate players.

2- HOCKEY MANITOBA REGULATIONS

Checking from Behind (Rule 7.5): 5. A minor penalty for hitting from behind before the last 10 minutes of a game results in a two minute penalty and game misconduct. The player is eligible to play in his team’s next game. A major penalty for hitting from behind automatically results in a five-minute penalty and a game misconduct plus a one game suspension. A minor penalty for hitting from behind in the last 10 minutes of a hockey game results in a two-minute penalty and game misconduct, therefore, the penalized player must sit out his/her teams next regular season game.

3- HOCKEY CANADA – Minimum Suspensions

SECTION 1 – MALTREATMENT

SECTION 1 – MALTREATMENT
Rule #	Type	Penalty	Suspension	Last 10 Minutes
11.1(e)	Game Misconduct	Unsportsmanlike Conduct	1 game	2 games
11.2(e)	Game Misconduct	Abusive Behavior	2 games	3 games
11.2(f)	Gross Misconduct	Abusive Behavior	3 games	4 games
11.3(c)	Match	Spitting	5 games	n/a
11.4	Gross Misconduct	Discrimination	Indefinite Suspension (Minimum 5 Games)	n/a
11.5(c)	Match	Physical Harassment of Officials	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
11.5(e)	Game Misconduct	Physical Harassment of Officials	1 game	2 games

Progressive Suspensions – Player or Team Official
Rule #	Penalty	Suspension	Last 10 Minutes
11.1(e)	Receives 2 Game Misconducts under Rule 11.1 in a season	2 games	3 games
11.1(e)	Receives 3 or more Game Misconducts under Rule 11.1 in a season	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
11.2(e)	Receives 2 Game Misconducts under Rule 11.2 in a season	4 games	5 games
11.2(e)	Receives 3 or more Game Misconducts under Rule 11.2 in a season	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
11.2(f)	Receives 2 Gross Misconducts under Rule 11.2 in a season	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
11.4	Receives 2 or more Gross Misconducts under Rule 11.4 in a season	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
11.5(e)	Receives 2 or more Game Misconducts under Rule 11.5(e) in a season	Indefinite Suspension	n/a

SECTION 2 – MAJOR PENALTIES

SECTION 2 – MAJOR PENALTIES
Rule #	Type	Penalty	Suspension	Last 10 Minutes
7.1(b)	Major	Attempt to injure or Deliberate Injury Note: May include but not limited to head-butting, hair pulling, grabbing face mask and kicking.	1 game	2 games
7.2(b)	Major	Boarding	1 game	2 games
7.3(b)	Major	Body Checking	1 game	2 games
7.4(b)	Major	Charging	1 game	2 games
7.5(b)	Major	Checking from Behind	1 game	2 games
7.6(b)	Major	Head Contact	1 game	2 games
7.8(b)	Major	Kneeing	1 game	2 games
7.9(b)	Major	Roughing	1 game	2 games
8.3(b)	Major	Interference	1 game	2 games
8.4(b)	Major	Interference from the Bench	1 game	2 games
8.5(b)	Major	Interference with the Goaltender	1 game	2 games
8.7(b)	Major	Clipping	1 game	2 games
9.2(b)	Major	Cross-Checking	1 game	2 games
9.3(b)	Major	Slashing	1 game	2 games
10.5(b)	Major	Throwing or Shooting Stick or Object	1 game	2 games
10.8(b)	Major	Refusing to Start Play	See other (Section 5)	n/a
Progressive Suspensions – Player
Any player receiving 2 Majors in same season for any of the above infractions	2 games	3 games
Any player receiving 3 Majors in same season for any of the above infractions	4 games	5 games
Any player receiving 4 Majors in same season for any of the above infractions	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
Progressive Suspensions – Coach
Any team receiving a combination equaling 3 penalties in the same game from a Major penalty, Match penalty or fighting infraction.	1 game	n/a
For a 2nd violation of a team receiving a combination equaling 3 penalties in the same game from a Major penalty, Match penalty or fighting infraction.	3 games	n/a
For a 3rd violation of a team receiving a combination equaling 3 penalties in the same game from a Major penalty, Match penalty or fighting infraction.	Indefinite Suspension	n/a

SECTION 3 – MATCH PENALTIES


Rule #	Type	Penalty	Suspension	Last 10 Minutes
7.1(c)	Match	Attempt to Injure or Deliberate Injury Note: May include but not limited to head-butting, hair pulling, grabbing face mask and kicking.	3 games	n/a
7.2(c)	Match	Boarding	3 games	n/a
7.3(c)	Match	Body Checking	3 games	n/a
7.4(c)	Match	Charging	3 games	n/a
7.5(c)	Match	Checking from Behind	3 games	n/a
7.6(c)	Match	Head Contact	3 games	n/a
7.8(c)	Match	Kneeing	3 games	n/a
7.9(c)	Match	Roughing	3 games	n/a

8.3(c)	Match	Interference	3 games	n/a
8.4(c)	Match	Interference from the Bench	3 games	n/a
8.5(c)	Match	Interference with the Goaltender	3 games	n/a
8.7(c)	Match	Clipping	3 games	n/a
8.8(c)	Match	Slew Footing	3 games	n/a
9.1(c)	Match	Butt-Ending	3 games	n/a
9.2(c)	Match	Cross Checking	3 games	n/a
9.3(c)	Match	Slashing	3 games	n/a
9.4(c)	Match	Spearing	3 games	n/a
10.5(c)	Match	Throwing or Shooting Stick or Object	3 games	n/a

Progressive Suspensions – Player
Any player receiving 2 Match penalties in same season for any of the above infractions	5 games	n/a
Any player receiving 3 Match penalties in same season for any of the above infractions	Indefinite Suspension	n/a

SECTION 4 – FIGHTING PENALTIES


Rule #	Type	Penalty	Suspension	Last 10 Minutes
7.10(b)	Major	Fighting – First Offence	1 game	2 games
Fighting – Second Offence	2 games	3 games
Fighting – Third Offence	4 games	5 games
Fighting – Fourth Offence	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
7.10(b)	Pre/Post Game Altercations
Major + GM	Any player involved where Majors and Game Misconducts are assessed.	2 games	3 games
Major + GM	Coach of team whose players are so penalized.	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
7.10(c)	Match	Fighting – wearing rings or tape to inflict punishment.	3 games	n/a
7.10(e)	Game Misc.	Player who joins in a fight or acts as a peacemaker.	2 games	3 games
7.10(e)	Game Misc.	Player who takes part in another or secondary fight during the same stoppage of play.	2 games	3 games
7.10(f)	Gross Misc.	Fighting or joining a fight with or as a team official	3 games	4 games
7.11(a)	Instigator or Aggressor of a Fight
Minor	First Offense	1 game	n/a
Minor	Second Offense	3 games	n/a
Minor	Third Offense	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
Rule 7.11(a) Note: If a player is assessed both penalties in the same altercation, they would be suspended for both offences.
10.4(e)	Game Misc.	Player identified as first to leave the players’ or penalty bench during a fight or for the purpose of fighting.	3 games	4 games
10.4(e)	Game Misc.	Coach of a team whose player is identified as first to leave the players’ or penalty bench during a fight or for the purpose of fighting.	3 games	4 games
10.4(e)	Game Misc.	Coach whose player is not identified as the first to leave the players’ or penalty bench during an on-ice altercation.	1 game	2 games

SECTION 5 – OTHER


Rule #	Type	Penalty	Suspension	Last 10 Minutes
4.8(c)	Game Misc.	Any player or team official who is assessed a Game Misconduct penalty in the last 10 minutes of regular playing time, at any time in overtime, or after the conclusion of the game will automatically be suspended for a minimum of the next regular league/play-off game or seven days. Note: The 1 game suspension under Rule 4.8(c) is in addition to any suspensions applied under the minimum guidelines.	1 game	n/a
4.9(b)	Gross Misc.	Any player or team official who is assessed a Gross Misconduct penalty in the last 10 minutes of regular playing time, at any time in overtime, or after the conclusion of the game will automatically be suspended for a minimum of the next regular league/play-off game or seven days. Note: The 1 game suspension under Rule 4.9(b) is in addition to any suspensions applied under the minimum guidelines.	1 game	n/a
4.9	Gross Misc.	Any gross misconduct assessed to a player or team official not otherwise covered within these guidelines	3 games	4 games
10.4(f)	Gross Misc.	Any player or team official who, having been removed from the game due to a Game Ejection, Game Misconduct, Gross Misconduct, or Match penalty, returns to the ice surface or becomes involved with or disrupts the game in any way.	Indefinite Suspension	n/a
10.8	n/a	Refusing to Start Play	Indefinite Suspension	n/a