pond-style HOCKEY

BRIHA OFFICIAL RULES

BRITISH REGIONAL INLINE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL POND-STYLE HOCKEY RULE BOOK

✅ 3 on 3
✅ No Lines, No goalies
✅ Pond Nets Used
✅ No slap shots
✅ No checking
  • Games will be composed of one 15 minute period running-time and substitutions can be made during play (“on-the-fly”) or while a puck is being retrieved. There is stoppage of play after a goal is scored. 
  •  Teams are limited to 6 players (min 3 and max 6)
  •  All players must wear helmets, gloves and hockey skates. Protective equipment is optional but highly recommended. All teams must have light and dark jerseys or uniforms. All players must visibly display their credentials during the game. Players without credentials are not allowed to play.
  • No goalie equipment or goalie sticks permitted.
  • There is one off-pond official to monitor the play (scoring, time, puck reset, and arbiter of infractions).
  • Referee will have the discretion to also award a 1 minute penalty” to the opposing team when a minor penalty is flagrant and 5 minute penalty for the major. 
  • Any major penalty, which includes any action that could possibly injure another player, will result in that player being ejected from the tournament.  A Referee will determine major penalties in consultation with Off-pond official.
  • Abuse of officials will be considered a major penalty. This includes yelling, swearing, or arguing about calls.
  • No checking is allowed. Such action will result in a minor penalty unless deemed serious enough to be a major.
  • No slapshots allowed. Such action will result in a minor penalty.
  • Players cannot fall or lay on the floor in an effort to protect the goal area. Such action will result in a minor penalty.
  • Goaltending is not allowed. A player may not patrol, “camp out” or remain stationary in the crease area and act as a goaltender. A defender may deflect the puck in the crease area, but the defender must do so while continuing to move through the crease area. The crease area is defined as an imaginary box extending out four feet from the outside corners of the goal. 

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