General Discipline Rules & Regulations
PENALTIES & FIGHTING
1.0) If and when a player accumulates three match penalties in the same game, the player shall be expelled from the remaining duration of the match, regardless of the nature of the penalty. If a player gets two or more penalties on the same play, both or more penalties are counted and stacked. If a player receives a double-minor penalty, it will also be counted as two penalties.
1.1) Penalties are set in a duration of 1 minute (stop-time). The penalized team will suffer a man down for the duration of the powerplay awarded to the opposing team. One or more penalties to the same player within the same whistle, will stack on top of each other resulting in a 2 minute (stop-time) powerplay for the opposing team.
1.2) If a Team does not have enough players on the bench to compensate for the penalty kill, the opposing Team on the powerplay is awarded an additional 1 minute powerplay. There must always be 2 skaters present on the ice at all times to play out the penalty-kill. If the same team receives another penalty without any additional skaters on their bench to fulfil the 3 on 2 penalty kill, the opposing Team (on the powerplay) is awarded an automatic goal. This rule would indemnify the Team on the powerplay at any given time and is on repeat until the full duration of the penalty is terminated. After automatically awarding a Team 3 goals, the opposing Team who does not have enough dressed players to fulfil the penalty box is awarded an automatic match-forfeit of 1-0.
1.3) The referee always has the final call on the match or play penalty, and only the elected team captain or assistant captain is able to address the referee at the imposition of a penalty, and/or other situations if they are not directly involved. Any player caught in default will receive a minor penalty and if he persists, a misconduct penalty may occur, with the possible addition of a game suspension.
1.4) If the official(s) needs a second opinion on a penalty call, match situation and match point, the official(s) may ask (without the permission of the Teams or Players) the scorekeeper for their match his opinion and could make a decision based on the information gathered. All match/game calls remain final, with the exception (if needed for a revision) if the official(s) deems the need for a second opinion by his scorekeeper.
1.5) Any illegal or solicit involvement with a hit from behind will automatically be assessed a game misconduct, with an additional 5 minute penalty awarded to the opposing team. Depending on the severity of the gesture, moreover the player could be suspended at a minimum of 5 games with the additional possibility of a season expulsion.
1.6) Fighting in any nature is strictly forbidden at all causes. This includes, on and off the ice. Any behavior of sort will automatically result in a 3 game suspension and the possibility of a season expulsion. The Montreal Senior Hockey League has the final decision and will not negotiate with any Team(s) and/or Player(s) for any fighting misconducts. If a player is not on the ice during a fight, and decides to jump on the ice to participate in a fight, he will automatically be assessed a 3+1 game fighting suspension, with the possibility of a season expulsion. If a player also jumps on the ice to "break-up" the fight, the same 3+1 game fighting suspension will be applied. The nature of the fight does not interest the league owners, staff, and officials. Any nature of a fight is deemed the same and the MSHL does not owe any further explanation if deemed necessary to the team(s) and/or player(s).
1.7) All suspensions are tracked and saved in our website's database. Any second fighting suspension and/or offence will automatically double in suspension length-duration. If the MSHL deems the gesture of the fight a severe one, the player(s) and/or team(s) could receive an additional season expulsion.
1.8) For any expulsion, there is a 100% no refund granted under any circumstances.
Conclusion And Agreement:
Any decision of the Discipline Committee of the league is final. The Discipline Committee reserves the right to study and recommend any other cases and regulations it deems necessary for the proper functioning of the league. Also, the Discipline Committee can sanction without notice if it judges that the behavior of a player is inadequate. Every player who participates in the MSHL, automatically agrees to these rules and regulations and will abide by them at all cause. Any league camera footage is not obligated to be seen by the players and is property of the Arena that the Montreal Senior Hockey League plays in.
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