PORT CREDIT HOCKEY ASSOCIATION PAPERWEIGHT DIVISION

Another exciting year, full of hockey adventure has arrived here at the Port Credit Hockey Association. Our in-house program has now expanded to 12 Paperweight teams with the majority of games played on Saturday mornings at 7:00 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m., 10:25 a.m. and 11:15a.m. .  There are also games scheduled for Sunday afternoons in the first month. 

Practice times are scheduled for every Sunday.  Each team will have 50 minutes of half ice practice time, at 7:00am, 7:50am, 3:30 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 5:10 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.  All Practices are on a rotating basis!  

The Paperweight Division of the Port Credit Hockey Association has an excellent reputation for being a good learning experience for young hockey players, and it is our objective that all children learn as much as possible and that they enjoy playing the game.

To ensure that the players learn during a game, please enjoy the game from the EAST side of the rink.  (No standing behind team benches.)

Paperweight Rules

1. Each game consists of three 15 minute periods with a three minute buzzer system in effect.

2. The offside rule is in effect with the red line (skill level) only. Offsides will be called on the white line as of  Jan 1^st,  2010. Offsides will not be called on the blue liners. There are no icing calls.

3. All players receive equal playing time.

4. Penalties will only be called on a flagrant foul. It is expected of the individual coaches to control and teach the players of the flagrant fouls, i.e. slashing, crosschecking, high sticking, etc. The penalty will be the remainder of the shift, but in the discretion of the referee the penalty could also be prolonged into the next timed shift.

5. Any player injured during play must leave the ice surface to seek medical attention. The player may only return on a whistle as long as his shift has not expired. 

6. The goaltender can only be pulled for an extra attacker only on the final shift of the game, in which any player on the roster can join the play from either the same skill level or the skill level below. If the blue line is on the last shift of the game the goaltender cannot be pulled.

7. When a player is absent, you can only double shift players evenly from the skill level below.

8. All players must wear full equipment, helmet, mask and hockey collars, etc.must be csa and bnq approved.

9. Due to the schedule allotted, we must be off the ice by 12:05 p.m. Therefore the referee, at his discretion, will stop play due to an injury to a player, for a maximum of 5 minutes for any one game.The buzzer will sound at the end of each 3 minute shift. It is imperative that coaches have their team organized to get on and off the ice to maximize the playing time.

10. Final standings play-off  format: 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th, 9^th and 11^th  into Pool A , 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th and 12^th in Pool B