Calgary Superleagues Ball Hockey

Head Contact

Hockey Canada has implemented new rules on player safety.  This includes the new head contact rule.  A brief overview is that any accidental contact to the head will result in a minor penalty and any deliberate contact to the head will result in a 4 minute penalty.

New Faceoff Procedures

A new rule was put into place for 2012.  It reads as follows:

On all Face-Offs the ball must hit the floor before the players can make a play on the ball.  Once the ball has hit the floor the player must first play the ball with his stick without contacting his opponent.  Failure to execute a Face-off in this manner will result in encroachment being called against the oofending player and the Face-off will be repeated.

Superleagues follows the Official Rulebook set forth by the Canadian Ball Hockey Association (CBHA).  For new players and parents, we have provided a brief summary of our rules below: 

Game Play:

• 5 vs. 5 plus goalies (same as Ice Hockey)
• Two 25 minute periods (run time)
• 1 Team Timeout per game
• Average team size is 15 players plus 1 goalie

Rules:

• Our leagues are all NON-CONTACT
• Standard Ice Hockey rules apply, with a few additional ball hockey modifications
• Automatic Icings are in effect
• Offsides are in effect, and include Floating Blue Line rule (see Rules & Regulations Forums for full description)
• Contacting the ball above the shoulders is a penalty, not just a stoppage in play

Penalties:

• Standard Ice Hockey penalties apply, with a few additional ball hockey modifications
• 3 minute Minor Penalties
• Automatic Double-Minor penalties assessed for stick infractions (high stick, slashing, spearing, cross-checking, but-ending)
• Automatic player game ejection for 3 penalties in a game

For more details on rules and regulations, please visit our Rules & Regulations Forums