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PLAYERS
Six (6) players from each team (including a goalie) will be on the floor at any given time.  A team may start a game with a minimum of five (5) players (4 + goalie) on the floor.

GAME

1. Games start ON THE HOUR.
2. Each game will consist of two 20 minute halves.  This is a running clock and will not stop for anything except injuries.
3. Halftime will be 5 minutes long.
4. Overtime periods will only be played during the playoffs and championships only.  Tie games will be given a five (5) minute overtime period in attempt to decide the winner.  Additional overtime periods will be played as needed until one team wins the game.
5. Each team will receive one (1) one-minute time out per game and one (1) in overtime (if necessary).

EQUIPMENT

1. All participants must remove all forms of jewelry.
2. Sticks and pucks will be provided by Intramural Sports.  Players may not bend the blades of IM sticks. Any player bending one of our sticks will be assessed a minor penalty.
3. A goalie mask will be provided for each team by Intramural Sports.  Goalies may wear a mask, hold a stick, and use a baseball glove.  No other goalie equipment is allowed.
4. Participants may wear gloves or soccer shin pads for Intramural Floor Hockey.
5. Any personal equipment is subject to approval by the supervisor on duty who retains the right to prohibit the use of unsafe or illegal equipment.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Each team may substitute at any time desired, but must have no more than six (6) players on the floor at one time.  A substitute may not enter the rink until the player coming off the floor is out of the play. No substitute may be made for a player who is sent to the penalty box.

OR

Substitutions can only be made at a stoppage of play.
**(This rule has not been decided on)

RULES

1. A face-off at center ice with a drop from a referee will start each game.  This will also occur after each score or goal.  All players must begin on their own half.
2. There will be no body checking of any kind.
3. Players may advance the ball by hitting it with their sticks or their feet. However, if the ball is played with the feet, it must be played to oneself and not as a pass or as a shot on goal. Players may knock down airborne balls with their hand as long as it is immediately played by the same individual.
4. There will be absolutely no bending the blades of the hockey sticks.  Breaking this rule will result in 3 minute penalty.
5. Each team must have goalie.  All goalies must wear a helmet with a mask (can and will be provided by Intramural Sports).
6. The goalie and defenders and the only players allowed in the goal crease.
7. Goals may occur from anywhere on the floor but will not count if a goal is scored while a member of that team has any part of his/her body in the goal crease.
8. The goalie may come out of the crease and play the ball, but then she/he is subject to all penalties of regular players. The goalie must also stay in the defensive zone.
9. If the net becomes dislodged, a face-off will occur. If the net is intentionally dislodged, the offending player shall receive a minor penalty.
10. Decisions made by the referees are FINAL.
11. There shall be no pushing, fighting, tripping, hooking, slashing, slap shots, or lifting of the sticks.
12. No sticks can be played higher than thigh level.  Failure to comply by this rule will result in a high sticking penalty.
13. All players, at all times, must play the hockey puck and not the person.
14. Goalies are the only players that are allowed to “freeze” the puck.  Stalling tactics, such as “freezing” the puck or not attempting to advance the puck, will result in a 5 minute penalty due to a delay of game.
15. Intentional penalties will be penalized as a double minor (i.e. intentional pushing, tripping, etc.).
16. Any puck going out-of-bounds will result in a face-off in the corner where the puck went out of play.
17. The goalie is not allowed to throw the puck past the center line in the air.  If a goalie fails to abide by this rule, a face-off will occur in his/her own zone.
18. There shall be no offsides, no icing, and no setting picks on a defender.
19. Lifting the puck into the air is legal as long as the stick stays below thigh level.

PENALTIES
Unsportsmanlike Penalties: Profanity, yelling at opponents, talking back to referees

1^st offense – 3 minute penalty

2^nd offense – Player will sit out for the rest of the game, but the team will be allowed to play with 6 players

No pushing, tripping, hooking, slashing, slap shots, lifting sticks, high sticking, bending of blades, breaking sticks, intentional boarding/pushing, diving (diving is not allowed to block a shot)

1^st offense – 3 minute penalty

2^nd offense – 5 minute penalty

3^rd offense – player will sit for the rest of the game, but his team can only continue play with 5 players

Players must stand by the scorekeeper for the entire length of the penalty.

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2007