Rules and Regulations:
1. All players are required to possess RHA Insurance prior to the first game on week 1. This can be accessed via the RHA tab found on the homepage.
2. FMRHL payment policy will be strictly enforced and ALL teams are to be paid in full by their 4th game.
3. All games will be played under FMRHL rules (outlined below).
4. Players can only be rostered on 1 team per division, who may be utilized as substitutes when needed (determined by FMRHL Management).
5. It is the responsibility of each team captain to have rosters confirmed prior to start of game 1. Team rosters must be finalized AND team fees paid in full prior to the start of game 4 in order to continue league participation. If for any reason a team fee is not paid in full by week 4, each week thereafter will be considered a forfeit loss until the remaining balance is rendered. Of note, substitute players will be able to be added beyond week 4 (or when the team fee is paid in full). All substitute players must possess the RHA Insurance to qualify for game play.
6. FMRHL Staff has full authority to suspend a player, coach, or coaching staff member for any VERBAL or PHYSICAL abuse to any staff member, OFFICIAL, player, or team official.
7. First Fighting Penalty – suspension will be determined by league director. Second Fighting Penalty – determined by League Director, which could result in expulsion from the league
8. Coaches/Captains will receive notification following any incident resulting in a suspension. All sales are final; no refunds will be issued in the event a suspension is handed down or for any other reason.
9. Player must wear the same jersey number for the entire season. If your # changes, please notify scorekeeper. If any player is caught swapping numbers to avoid the registration process, the team will forfeit their game and the players involved will be suspended.
10. Any player that is on the team roster prior to Week 1 will be eligible for playoffs. Any substitutes that have been added to the roster afterwards need to attend a minimum of 4 games to be eligible for playoffs (unless otherwise stated by FMRHL). If a rostered Goaltender is unable to play in their team’s playoff game, that team will be eligible to get a new goaltender at the approval of the FMRHL. NO EXCEPTIONS!
11. In the event a team has to forfeit a game, a FMRHL staff member must be notified 48 hours prior to the start of the game, at which time a $40 administration fee will be issued. Should a team forfeit occur without any notice given, a $80 administration fee will be issued to the forfeiting team. The fee is required to be paid in full prior to the next scheduled game, or else another forfeit and subsequent administration fee will ensue. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Game Information:
- A brief warm-up will be provided before each game
- 3 x 15-minute periods of running time will be played.
- If goal difference is 2 goals or less, the last 2 minutes of play are stop time.
- If following regulation, a tie ensues, a 4 minute 3 on 3 sudden death overtime match up will follow. Should a winner still not be decided, we will proceed with a 3 man shoot out until a winner is declared. NO game will end in a tie.
- There will be a 60 second rest between periods.
- Regular season play will award 2 pts for a win and 0 pts for a loss; OT loss awards 1 pt.
- No one is allowed on player benches (except players and coaches) during games and warm-ups, including suspended players.
- All game stats will be updated on our website (fmrhl.com)
