schl annual guide 2021 - cdn1.sportngin.com

ANNUALGUIDE

20

21-

20

22

SEA

SO

N

OUR MISSION1

SCHL SELECTS3

OUR PROGRAMS2

LEAGUE CALENDAR4DIVISION BREAKDOWN5ROSTER RULES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEARN GROW PLAY

10

OUR BOARD

South Coast Hockey League will be run entirelyby its member associations. Between us, we havehundreds of years in service to youth hockeyprograms.

We have worked through many seasons togetherand have developed a sense of camaraderie andcooperation that allows us to anticipate eachother’s needs and understand each other’schallenges.

Our collective desire is to rebuild the legacy oftown hockey and make it the obvious choice forplayers who want to improve their game whilehaving fun and representing the towns theycome from.

OUR MISSION

The South Coast Hockey League (SCHL) aims topromote and develop town hockey withinSouthern New England and provide a safe andenjoyable atmosphere where players, coaches,and spectators are given the opportunity to learn,grow, and play the game of hockey.

LEARN GROW PLAY 1

U8 U10 U12 U14 U1830 25 24 18 18

7|14|9 8|10|7 9|8|7 6|7|5 9|9

OUR PROGRAMS

OUR TEAMS

PLAYERS

2,200

TEAMS

130

DIVISIONS

14

PROGRAMS

13

Proudly managed by its member programs, the SCHL's goal isto offer teams a league that promotes sportsmanship andcelebrates the love of the game while hosting fair, excitingcompetition at all levels.

Comprised of teams in every age group across threestates, the SCHL has a deep pool of teams in eachdivision which allows for more parity and bettercompetition.

LEARN GROW PLAY

Data as of September 1, 2021U14 & U18 First Season only

AGE# of Teams

A|B|C

2

SCHLSELECTS

A SELECT TEAM COMPRISED OF SCHL PLAYERS

SCHL Selects is a tournament teammade up of the top talent in the SCHL.

With a team at each birth year, SCHLSelects provides the best players in theleague with an opportunity to play ahigher level of hockey at an affordableprice, while continuing to play for theirSCHL team.

Each SCHL Selects team will play a 12game supplemental schedule, inaddition to each players SCHL schedule.Players must continue to play on theirSCHL team in order to be eligible forSCHL Selects.

Age Groups: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012Teams: 1 team per birth yearEligibility: any player currently rostered on anSCHL teamGame Count: up to 12 supplemental games inaddition to their SCHL scheduleTryouts: hosted by SCHL in October (dateTBD). Teams will be picked by a group ofindependent evaluators who are formercollege/pro players

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACTYOUR PROGRAM FOR ADDITIONAL

INFOMRATION

LEARN GROW PLAY 3

Schedule Release: Parity (U8A, U10, U12)1

Schedule Release: Regular Season (U8B, U8C, U14, U18)2

SEPTEMBER

Rosters Due (U8, U10, U12, U14, U18)9

Start of Regular Season (U8B, U8C, U14, U18)10

Parity Season (U8A, U10, U12)11-12

Schedule Release: Regular Season (U8A, U10, U12)14

Start of Regular Season (U8A, U10, U12)18

End of Regular Season (U18)7

Playoffs: Semifinals + Finals (U18)13-14

NOVEMBER

End of Regular Season (U14)14

Playoffs: Semifinals + Finals (U14)20-21

Schedule Release (U14 - 2nd Season)22

Thanksgiving Blackout Period (No Games)25-29Start of Regular Season: (U14 - 2nd Season)30

Rosters Due: (U14 - 2nd Season)7

Holiday Blackout Period (No Games)23- Jan 3

DECEMBER

Rosters Lock (including Supplemental)31

LEAGUE CALENDAR

LEARN GROW PLAY

End of Season (U8, U10, U12, U14)20

Playoffs: Quarterfinals (U8A, U10, U12, U14)26-27

FEBRUARY

Playoffs: Semifinals + Finals (U8A, U10, U12, U14)5-6

Jamboree (U8B, U8C)5-6

MARCH

4

Format: Travel PartnersRegular season: September 10 - February 20Jamboree: March 5-6Game Count: 18 GamesPeriod Length: 2 run-time 20 minute periods

U8 B - HALF ICE

Parity season: September 11-12Regular season: September 18 - February 20Playoffs: February 26 - March 6Game Count: 4 parity - 28 regular seasonPeriod Length: 3 stop-time 12 minute periods

U8 A - FULL ICE

Format: Travel PartnersRegular season: September 10 - February 20Jamboree: March 5-6Game Count: 18 GamesPeriod Length: 2 run-time 20 minute periods

U8 C - HALF ICE

U8A | B | C

FULL & HALF ICE

DIVISION BREAKDOWN

LEARN GROW PLAY 5


U10 A


U10 B


U10 C U10A | B | C

DIVISION BREAKDOWN

LEARN GROW PLAY 6


U12 A


U12 B


U12 C

U12A | B | C

DIVISION BREAKDOWN

LEARN GROW PLAY 7

Regular season: September 10 - November 14Playoffs: November 21-22Game Count: 14 regular seasonPeriod Length: 3 stop-time 15 minute periods

U14 A - FIRST SEASON


U14 B - FIRST SEASON

Regular season: November 30 - February 20Playoffs: March 5-6Game Count: 14 regular seasonPeriod Length: 3 stop-time 15 minute periods

U14 - SECOND SEASON

U14A | B | C

FIRST & SECONDSEASON

DIVISION BREAKDOWN

LEARN GROW PLAY 8


U14 C - FIRST SEASON

Regular season: September 10 - November 7Playoffs: November 13-14Game Count: 14 regular seasonPeriod Length: 2 stop-time 22.5 minute periods

U18 A

Regular season: September 10 - November 7Playoffs: November 13-14Game Count: 14 regular seasonPeriod Length: 2 stop-time 22.5 minute periods

U18 B

U18A | B

DIVISION BREAKDOWN

LEARN GROW PLAY 9

All rostered players and team officials must be properly registered with USA Hockey.

REGISTRATION & COMPOSITION

ELIGIBILITY & PLAYERS IN UNIFORM

ROSTER RULES

LEARN GROW PLAY

All teams are required submit an approved USA Hockey roster to the League bySeptember, 9 2021.

Rosters will lock on January 1, 2022. Players can no longer be added to the roster orsupplemental roster.

Per USA Hockey, a team must start a game with a minimum of six (6) players. Any timea team has been reduced to less than four (4) players, the game shall be declared aforfeit.

Per USA Hockey, a team may have up to four (4) Team Officials on the players bench.Only players in uniform and properly rostered Team Officials may occupy the playersbench.

Dual Rostering: Players may be listed on only one (1) league roster. Players found to belisted on more than one league roster will be immediately required to be removedfrom all but one league roster.

Prior to the start of a League game, each team’s head coach shall designate on thescoresheet the players and goalkeepers who are eligible to participate in the game,crossing out those who are not participating on all three copies of the scoresheet.

If a player is not crossed out on the scoresheet submitted to League officials, thatplayer is deemed to have played the game.To be eligible for League playoffs, players need to have played a minimum of 75% oftheir team’s regular season games. Goaltenders do not need to participate in aminimum of 75% of regular season games, but they need to be properly listed on thegame sheet as eligible to participate in a minimum of 75% of regular season games.

If a team has a player participate in a game that is not properly rostered on the teamsUSA Hockey roster submitted to the League and is not an eligible call up from a lowerteam, the team may be subject to all the following penalties:

Team will forfeit their remaining games.Team will not be eligible for League playoffs.The head coach will be suspended from participating in League events for acalendar year.The Program will be fined $500.00

Each team must apply preprinted roster labels to the games official scoresheet. Teamsthat do not use preprinted roster labels on official scoresheets will be fined $50 peroccurrence.

10

Only players listed on a team’s official USA Hockey roster submitted to the SCHL areeligible to play for that team. However, in the case a team does not meet theminimum number of players to participate (6 players) they are permitted to pull upplayers from within their organization that are properly rostered on a SCHL team.

CALLING PLAYERS UP

ROSTER RULES

LEARN GROW PLAY

If a team wants to call up a player, the coach or team manager must reach out to theirprogram President. The President will then contact SCHL officials to get approval forthe call up. Once a player is approved, the head coach of the team making the call upmust show the approval from the SCHL to the opposing head coach prior to the game.The player being called up must also be noted on the scoresheet submitted to SCHL.

A player is only eligible to be called up to play for a team they are not rostered on amaximum of three (3) times. Goaltenders are eligible to be call up to play for team theyare not rostered on a maximum of seven (7) times.

Using the chart below, teams are only allowed to pull players from divisions that aredown and/or right of the division they play in.

U12B can pull up from U12C, U10B and U10CU14C can pull up from U12CU10A can pull up from U10B, U10C, U8AU8A can pull up from U8B, U8C

Example:

11

END

schl annual guide 2021 - cdn1.sportngin.com

Documents