Polar Ice Details

1. Murphy   Group Insurance – 

$30 due at the time of registration if you have not already paid for this year. 

• Registration will be through Dash/Day Smart platform 

• The yearly membership fee expires at the end of 2024; anyone who has not paid this yet in 2024 must register. Provides supplemental injury insurance, $500 deductible 

• All skaters/goalies must pay the fee once yearly; players only have to pay once regardless of the number of teams an individual plays on. 

2.  Registration & Rostering:  

• All players must register via links on www.pahl.org before the start of their first game played. Any player not registered is ineligible to participate. This link is used for rostering and payments.  

• All players must be registered by May 31st; no players will be added to rosters past the deadline without the league director’s approval.  

• Payment Instructions:  

• Payment via Day Smart Online (players can pay towards the team  fee individually or have one player pay the full price)  

Full team payment must be completed by Jan 19ths If the team fee is not fulfilled by the deadline, all games played after the deadline by the team in question will be forfeited until payment is fulfilled.  

• Team Rosters: No minimum number of players for your roster exists. League Directors will help free agents find teams, but there is no obligation that a captain must take a player if they are at a number they desire. Rosters will be locked by May 31st, and teams may never have more than 20 active players on their roster at any given time.  

• Sub Goalies: Captains are responsible for finding a sub goalie – League Director can help with sufficient notice. The league director must approve sub Goalies for any elimination playoff games. Substitute goalies must be registered at your team’s level or below.  

• Jerseys: If two teams in the same division have the same or similar color jerseys, the home team will choose which jersey they will wear.  

• Determination of Skill Level: Should any captain feel that a player has been incorrectly placed in a league, a formal complaint via email must be submitted to the League Director.  Complaints will be vetted for validity.  

• League Director and Rink Management will determine the placement of all players and have the authority, at any time, to remove a player from a division should they feel the player does not belong.  

3. Extra Rules:  

• 50% game minimum for Playoffs – Every player must have played at least 50% of games to be eligible for playoffs. Should a question arise about a player’s status, the team  Captain should contact the League Director before the start of playoffs. In a situation with an odd number of regular season games, the minimum will round down to the nearest whole number for the game requirement.  

• Active PAHL-registered individuals can substitute when a team cannot field eight skaters. Substitute players must be registered at your team’s level or below. If a team utilizes replacements and totals over eight skaters, the team in violation will forfeit their game. 

• Playoff exceptions: If a player is playoff eligible due to meeting the required games played minimum for two consecutive seasons, the individual will be granted a one-season playoff exception should they not make the 50% rule required for PAHL playoff eligibility. A  player's exception will reset after the use of their exception or should they not qualify for playoffs for two consecutive seasons. Please note this rule only applies to one specific team and does not account for multiple teams you may play with. 

Playoffs will now go as follows:  

4-team division – The top 2 teams will play for the Championship  

5-team & larger divisions top four teams will qualify and play semi-finals and finals.  

4. Ejections:  

• Any player ejected from a game must:  

LEAVE THE ICE IMMEDIATELY AND GO DIRECTLY TO THE LOCKER ROOM 

LEAVE THE RINK  

SUSPENSIONS WILL BE COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL WITH FURTHER DETAILS  

5. Forfeits  

• Should a team require to forfeit due to an inadequate roster, we ask that you notify the league promptly so as not to inconvenience your opponent/allow the opponent to make alternate plans for ice slot use.  

• Forfeits will not be made up, make up games are offered exclusively if the rink cannot fulfill a game slot.  

• Any team that forfeits more than once in a season/does not notify the league of such forfeits may be subject to removal the following season.  

6. End of Season  

• Beer will be rink provided for the last game of the playoffs (adult participation trophies)  • Gift card to a local bar for the championship winners  

• Championship T-shirts for the championship winners (size information will be pulled from  registration)