Adult Hockey League

• Games are played on Wednesday nights at the Delpark Homes Centre.
• The season begins on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
• Game start times are between 6:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
• 16 games are guaranteed
• Team fee is $4,556.16, H.S.T. included.
  • A $1,000 deposit is due once the team registration is approved.
  • The remaining balance for the team fee is due before week eight of the season.

Submit a team registration form

• Games are on Sunday nights at the Delpark Homes Centre starting September 17, 2023.
• Games will not be scheduled on:
  • October 8, 2023
  • December 24, 2023
  • December 31, 2023
  • February 11, 2024
  • March 31, 2024
• Game start times are between 4:15 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• 25 games are guaranteed
• Offering B, C, D and 35 plus divisions
• Rosters are limited to 16 players, including goalie
• Team fee is $6,300 plus H.S.T.
  • A $1,000 deposit is due once the team registration is approved.

  • The remaining balance for the team fee is due before week ten of the season.

Submit a team registration form

• First offence: a written warning to the team representative
• Second offence: two-game suspension for a team representative
• Third offence: indefinite suspension of the team

Individual discipline

• First offence: the player will be removed from the game immediately
• Second offence: three-game suspension to the player
• Third offence: player suspended for the rest of the season

• Teams are reviewed after weeks five and ten
• Divisions may be adjusted if necessary to ensure parity within each division

• Teams must leave their dressing room within 30 minutes after their game
• Dressing room keys are available at arena reception

• Players must be 18 years of age or older
• Teams must have a minimum of six players (five skaters and one goalie or six skaters) to play a game

• We will assist you in trying to get a replacement but cannot guarantee a replacement.
• If a goaltender is not on the ice and ready to play by the start of the second period, the team will forfeit the game. The game may continue as an exhibition, but referees are not obligated to remain on the ice. Any player conduct during the exhibition game deemed inappropriate by league staff may result in player suspension.
• A replacement goaltender for a playoff game must have played at least two regular-season games in the same division or be approved by us before the game.

Players may not enter the ice until the flood has finished and the doors are completely closed.

• The winning team will be awarded a 1-0 win
• Any team forfeiting a playoff game will lose four points in the playoff round-robin standings, and the winning team will be awarded a 1-0 win

• 15 minutes will be put on the clock and will begin once the ice resurfacer gate has closed
• The buzzer will sound at 12:30 to end the warm-up
• The clock will continue to run until the first stoppage of play in the first period
• If a team fails to have enough players on the ice by the 10-minute mark, a minor penalty will be issued for delay of game

• All players must sign the roster sheet and indicate their jersey number before the start of each game
• Players not listed or who have not signed the game sheet will not receive credit for playing in the game

• In the event both teams are wearing similar colour jerseys, the team with the fewest number of skaters will wear pinnies supplied by us
• All player jerseys must have a number on the back of their jersey

• Any player playing in a game must sign the roster sheet and be on the ice ready to play by the start of the second period

• All players and spectators must treat the game officials, opposing players and staff with respect
• During the game, the referees' decisions are final
• Behaviour that will not be tolerated includes, but is not limited to: verbal abuse, profane language threats, physical contact, acts of aggression, unsportsmanlike conduct
• Violations of the Code of Conduct may result in suspension from the league for the current season and future seasons for individual players and teams. Interpretation of all violations is at the sole discretion of the City of Oshawa

• Whether in or out of the crease, contact with an opposing goaltender will be penalized strictly. This includes slashing at a puck that the goaltender has covered, regardless of whether the whistle has blown
• If a puck hits a goaltender in the mask, the play will be stopped and the ensuing faceoff will take place at the nearest faceoff dot from where the puck was shot
• If the puck deflects off the goaltender's mask and goes in the net, the goal will be awarded
• If a player is standing in the goal crease without making contact with the goaltender for an extended period, at the referees' discretion, the play will be stopped, and the ensuing faceoff will take place in the neutral zone

• Head to Head
• Winning percentage versus teams in the same division
• Most wins in regulation versus teams in the same division
• Fewest penalty minutes
• Fewest goals against

• Referees may address player concerns, limited to rule clarification, briefly during stoppages of play
• If players are persistent or abusive, they will be penalized and, if necessary, further disciplinary action may be taken upon review by the league

• Running time will occur in the last five minutes of the third period during the regular season and playoff games if there is a five-goal spread (e.g. 5-0 or 8-3) and will only revert to stop time if the game is brought back to within two goals (e.g. 5-3 or 8-6)
• At the discretion of the referees, the game clock may continue to run during fights or altercations

• If a game is tied at the end of regulation, it will be decided by a three-player shootout
• Players from each team will shoot at the same time
• If still tied after the first three shooters, it will go to a sudden-victory shootout. All players must shoot once before any player can take a second shot
• Any player whose penalty has not expired at the end of regulation time will not be eligible to participate in the shootout
• Playoff games will remain tied and shootouts are not applicable

• A balance of game penalty may be issued to any player who is being unruly and who the referees believe may become involved in a dangerous incident in the game
• Balance of game is a game ejection only, with no penalty minutes or suspension assessed to the offending player. Failure to leave the ice quickly will result in further penalty or suspension
• Any player who is assessed a B.O.G. must remain in the dressing room until the end of the game or leave the arena immediately

• All Stick Infractions
• High-Sticking (If drawing blood will also be issued a B.O.G.)
• Slashing
• Cross-Checking
• Spearing
• Butt-Ending
• Body Checking
• Head Contact

• First fight: three-game suspension
• Second fight: five-game suspension
• Third fight: indefinite suspension

If an instigator or aggressor is identified, those players will receive an additional two-game suspension for each offence

• Any player receiving six minutes in penalties of any type in the same game will receive a Game Ejection
• If a goaltender receives a Game Ejection for penalties, the goaltender will not be ejected from the game, but will be suspended from their next scheduled game
• Goalies will be immediately ejected from the game for a Major Penalty, Gross Misconduct, or Match Penalty. The offending team may continue the game with six skaters or forfeit the game

• First occurrence: minimum two-game suspension
• Second occurrence: minimum four-game suspension
• Third occurrence: indefinite suspension

• A match penalty will result in an indefinite suspension (minimum five games) with review and disciplinary action by the league
• Match penalties include, but are not limited to, verbal or physical threats towards any member of City of Oshawa staff, referees, or another player in the league and any deliberate attempt to injure another player in the league

• 40 minutes = 1 game suspension
• 50 minutes = 3 game suspension
• 60 minutes = remainder of season

All penalty minutes carry over into the playoffs.

• The team representative will be informed via email of any player suspensions
• It is the team representative's responsibility to ensure the player serves the entire suspension.
• Any team representative who permits a suspended player to play will be issued a two-game suspension.
• Any player playing while under suspension will be issued an additional two-game suspension

• All players must have played and signed the Roster Sheet for a minimum of seven regular-season games to be eligible to play in the playoffs. Exceptions may be considered in extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the league.
• Each team will play in a round-robin series
• The round-robin format will be determined annually based on the number of teams in each division
• No overtime or shoot-out in round-robin games
  • Games tied after the third period will remain as a tie.
• One timeout is allowed per team in division championship games
• The first and second place teams at the end of the round-robin will advance to the division championship.
• Tiebreaker format if teams tied after round-robin:
  1. Most wins (in playoff round-robin)
  2. Head to head (only if two teams are tied)
  3. Fewest goals against (in playoff round-robin)
  4. Team plus/minus ratio (goals for minus goals against)
  5. Fewest penalty minutes (in playoff round-robin)

• Three-player shoot-out and most goals win
• Any player whose penalty has not expired at the end of overtime will not be eligible to participate in the shoot-out
• Shooters must be identified to the referees/timekeeper before the start of the shoot-out
• Shooters will go one at a time and all other players must be on the bench during the shoot-out
• If still tied after three shooters, a sudden victory shoot-out will occur
• The original players from the first three-player shoot-out may not shoot again until all players on the team have taken a shot
• The sudden victory shoot-out will continue until there is a winner