2003-2004 CAHA Rule Changes

Youth Council - Rule Change Proposals

It was determined that input on rule change recommendations were to be submitted to the Youth Council by March 1. The YC would discuss the suggestions received and present their recommendations to the board for approval. This did happen and the following occurred:

Tryouts

  1. Tier I Tryout dates for 04-05 season be permitted to take place as soon as the second week in May
  2. Tier II tryouts be permitted as early as the 3rd Sat in may
  3. A/B tryouts be permitted to begin after the memorial Day weekend.

YC vote yes 4-1 CAHA voted in agreement 12 for -1 against Recommendation Approved

Tryouts allowed anytime after May 1

YC vote No 3-2 CAHA voted in agreement 13 for -0 against Recommendation Denied

No player signatures required on score sheets - coach only.

YC vote - No 3-2 CAHA vote against YC vote 7 for, 6 against Recommendation Approved

Mandatory playoff criteria published by Sept 1 of each season (i.e. # of teams /Div., method of qualification, etc.)

YC vote No 4-1 CAHA vote in agreement 13 for -0 against Recommendation Denied

Requires every Tier player and parents to sign a certification that they will attend playoffs or receive certain sanctions to be determined by the YC and CAHA. The sanction should follow the players as well as the association.

YC voted No 3-2 CAHA voted in agreement 13 for , 0 against Recommendation Denied

Penalty Notification - At the same time, copies of this documentation must be submitted to the appropriate CAHA Tier commissioner for Tier teams or the CAHA YC chair or designee for A and B.

  1. Player suspension moved from 8.16
  2. Stop Patches - All players must have a STOP patch on their jersey
  3. 8.7 Moved from 8.10. Change last sentence to read, "Any violation of said rules, regulations, policies and guidelines subjects the coaches to

YC vote Yes 4-0 CAHA agreed 11 for , 2 abstain Recommendation Approved

8.8 New section defining penalties from Canadian tournaments/games

  1. A game misconduct during a game in Canada, no matter when it occurs in a game, means the player sits the next game in Canada, if that's where the next game is, or home if that's the next game.
  2. Five (5) penalties for players and fifteen (15) team penalties means the player or coach sits the next game in Canada, or at home, wherever the next game is.
  3. In cases of match penalties, the player or coach sit from that game for 30 days or until a formal hearing is held, either at the tournament, or at home. If the tournament committee on-site reviews the penalty at that tournament, not later when the team returns home, and changes it, it must be written on the score sheet and a copy provided to the CAHA Youth and Disputes Committees within 48 hours of returning home.
  4. If the Canadian rule is tougher in Canada, the team must abide by those rules.
  5. Coaches have the responsibility to see that the penalties are served wherever the team is playing.

Ed's language voted on by CAHA For 13, opposed 0 Recommendation Approved

ALL teams are required to obtain an approved Travel permit from CAHA Director of Member Services. ALL teams are required to submit a trip report and copies of all score sheets to the appropriate commissioner. Refer to section 3.0. For teams not [anticipating in a sanctioned league, the permit shall be submitted to the CAHA Independent Team Commissioner.

YC vote for 5-0 CAHA agreed 12 -0-1 Recommendation Approved

Remove old 8.6 "Score sheet Signature Requirement" [ see C above]

YC yes 3-1 CAHA agreed 12-0-1 Recommendation Approved

8.13E.3) Skaters on an A team may be counted as satisfying PDR if said player participated in the home rinks in-house league as evidenced by registration documents from previous season...

YC agreed yes 3-1 CAHA agreed 12-0-1 Recommendation Approved

Rule 10.7 at end of paragraph, All Tier I teams shall submit record of performance and all score sheets and certified rosters by February 1st.

YC agrees 5-0 CAHA agrees 13-0 Recommendation Approved

Rule 10.8 Prior to submitting your record of performance, each Tier I team must play 100 % of the teams (registered as of January 1st in the State of California.

YC agrees 5-0 CAHA agrees 13-0 Recommendation Approved

Delete Rule 10.13 Score sheets for Tier - moved to 10.7 in M above.

Rule 11.4 Prior to submitting your record of performance, each Tier II team must play 100% of the teams registered as of January 1st in the State of California.

YC agreed 3-2 CAHA agreed 8-5 Recommendation Approved

Rule 11.7 Grammatical change -change games to "game"

Recommendation Approved

Rule 11.9 Playoff format - Last sentence, "All Tier II teams shall submit a record of performance and all score sheets AND CERTIFIED ROSTERS by 2/1.

YC agreed 5-0 CAHA agrees 13-0 Recommendation Approved

Rule 11.9a. 5 or more teams in a division 4 team playoff

YC agrees 3-1 CAHA disagrees 6 -7 Recommendation Denied

Rule 11.9 f "Submittal of score sheets" - covered in R above

Rule 11.12

  1. Prior to Dec 31st players may be added to a tier II roster if.
     
    1. The tier I or tier II team disbands
    2. The tier II team on which he is rostered drops in playing level
    3. The player is cut from the tier I or tier II team on which the player has been rostered
    4. The player is a registered USA Hockey player currently playing at the A or B level
     
  2. No lateral movement of the tier II players (including movement between teams within a member association

YC Yes 5-0 CAHA agrees 13-0 Recommendation Approved

Rule 14.2.6 Dropping from Tier to A ..
A player registered and rostered on a tier I or tier II team after 10/31 of the current playing season may drop to A but will not be post-season eligible. Any tier II player who is cut or whose team disbands or drops or the player is cut prior to 1/15 maybe added to an A roster and be post-season eligible.

YC vote yes 4-0 CAHA agrees 11-1-1 Recommendation Approved

Rule 15.2.5 Any player registered and rostered on a tier II team after 10/31 of the current playing season may drop to B but will not be post-season eligible.

YC vote yes 3-1 CAHA agrees 12-0-1 Recommendation Approved

Rule 15.2.6 Any player registered and rostered on a tier I team during the current playing season is ineligible for participation at the B Division level

YC vote yes 3-1 CAHA agrees 12-0-1 Recommendation Approved

New- Any team that drops from Tier II to A or from A to B in a CAHA recognized league, shall be put into the remainder of the respective league's schedule by 10/31.

YC vote yes 4-0 CAHA agrees 10-3 Recommendation Approved

Rule 20.6 CAHA will select and purchase the team trophy and banner for the first place team and team trophy for second place team and individual awards for first , second and third place.

YC vote yes 3-1 CAHA defeated 6 for , 7 opposed Recommendation Denied
(current rule also recognizes individuals at 4th place)

Recommendation for Girl's tier and Women's senior b rules to be aligned with Youth tier Iand II commissioners.

YC voted yes 5-0 CAHA board withheld voting on this issue. TBD

Proposal for Tier II Scheduling

This proposal is designed to create uniformity and consistency within each Tier II division by assuring each team of a set game schedule for the playing season. This schedule would be developed, generated and administered by CAHA. In addition, CAHA would take full responsibility for the tracking of statistics, player/coach's penalties, cumulative team penalties and team standings. This proposal would assure compliance to CAH rules governing the number of times during a season that teams are required to play one another. Participation in this schedule would be mandatory for all CAHA tier II teams.
(Examples of costs for this type of schedule was shown - an example used Pee Wee AA with 14 teams)

YC vote No 2-3 CAHA board defeated this proposal 3-7-3 Denied

Alternate tier scheduling proposal
All teams must play all other teams registered in the division (as of Jan 1 of the playing season at least one time.)

YC Yes 3-2 CAHA no voted -redundant with vote on (P) above. Approved

Alternate Tier scheduling proposal
A schedule will be facilitated that addresses those games that are not already played within the respective leagues (NORCAL and SCAHA ) for ensuring that all AA teams play each other at lest once, and such that NORCAL teams will travel up to two times to the south with a guaranteed three to four games per weekend, and SCAHA teams will travel up to one time to the North to fill out the remaining schedule. The schedule could be facilitated by the SCAHA and NORCAL schedulers, or a CAHA scheduler could arrange. The cost of the ice and locally scheduled officials will be totaled and divided evenly between all participating teams in a division.

YC No 2-3 CAHA also defeated 2-10-1 Recommendation Denied

This concluded the voting by the board on all proposed rule changes that were submitted to the Youth Council by March 1.