
Rules and Regulations
Men's Division
Game Format
- 3 Ten Minute stop time periods.
- Floating blue line offside.
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2 points for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for a loss.
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No overtime/shootout in the regular season.
Timeouts
- Regular season: 1 per game.
- Playoffs: 2 per game, 1 per period.
Jerseys - All players must be wearing their team jersey during games. Those who do not bring their jersey will be given a two minute minor penalty to start the game.
Tie Break Rules (In this order)
- Season Standings
- Wins
- Head To Head
- Goal Differential
Disciplinary
- Swearing - Two minute minor + a $10 fine which must be paid before the next game.
- A fighting will result in a one game suspension.
- All decisions will be made by the referees.
Code of Conduct
- Respect the rules of the game and opponents.
- Players should be wearing their team jerseys as well as bottoms which cover until below the knees.
- Smoking/vaping in the vicinity will not be tolerated.
There will be NO NEGOTIATIONS for the rules above.
Semifinals/Finals format
- Best of 2 game series. No overtime or shootout to decide each game.
- If the series is tied after two games, there will be a sudden-death 10 minute 5v5 Game 3 right after Game 2 to decide the winner.
Trade/Waiver Requests
- All trade or replacement requests must be sent to the DIBHA organizers from the team GMs by 11:59 PM ET on Saturday of that week.
- No player transactions are permitted after the respective trade deadline.