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1. Northeastern
University
Intramural
Sports
Online Managers Meeting
for Intramural Ice Hockey

2. The Five
Most
Important
IM Policies
 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you
have enough rostered players present prior to
the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the
officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern
University issued Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the
IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published,
regular season games will not be rescheduled
at a team’s request.

3. Roles
and
Duties of
Intramural
Team
Managers
 Be responsible for your actions and the
actions of all your teammates.
 Understand all the relevant intramural
policies and rules as found in the
Intramural Manager’s Handbook.
 Communicate all necessary policies and
rules to your teammates.
 Inform any ejected players that they
need to leave the facility and how they
can apply for reinstatement.

4. Player Eligibility
 All registered students are eligible to play
 Undergraduate, graduate, part-time and law
students are all eligible.
 Unless otherwise noted, alumni and faculty/staff
cannot participate in intramural sports.
 Players may only play on one team per
league per sport per season:
 One open and one co-rec team per season.
 There may be multiple seasons in each semester.
 Club Sport Rules:
 Only three club sport players may be on a single
team roster for the related sport.
All registrations and roster
management is done through
the IMLeagues platform.
 Ex-Varsity Athletes:
 Are required to sit out a year (of any related sport) and each team can
only have one such student on their roster

5. Roster
Additions
 All roster additions must be done online via the
IMLeagues platform.
 May be completed at any time – including up
until the start of a game!
 Managers can drop players by emailing
nuintramurals@gmail.com
 Please note that you may not drop a player
who has already played a game for your
team.
 Players must complete a short online quiz prior
to being eligible to play.
 All rosters are found online on IMLeagues.

6. The
Captain’s
Rule
 Only the captain may clarify calls with the
officials.
 If players or other team members have
questions, issues or concerns they need to
direct them through the Captain to the
officials.
 Each Captain may respectfully question rule
interpretations, but not judgment calls.
 Judgement calls are at the sole discretion of
the presiding match officials.
 Players who are not the Captain, and who
argue with the officials, will receive an
unsportsmanlike penalty.

7. The Intramural Manager’s
Handbook
 Can be found online on the Campus
Recreation website and on IMLeagues.
 Managers must know all relevant policies and
communicate them to their team.
 Especially important are the policies regarding
sportsmanship expectations and ejections.
 Note that 3 unsportsmanlike penalties will end
a contest in forfeit.
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 Fighting/taunting or specific violations of the code of conduct will
also result in a forfeit.

8. Team
Name
Policy
 It is the responsibility of the team manager to
submit an appropriate team name at the time of
registration.
 A student panel will review questionably
inappropriate team names, where majority will
rule regarding if the team name will be removed.
 The team name will be changed until the captain
resubmits a new team name that is deemed
appropriate.
 The full team name policy can be found on page
# 3 of the Intramural Manager’s Handbook.

9. Jewelry Policy
 Jewelry is not allowed to be worn by any intramural sports participants during a contest.
 This includes watches, wristbands, rings, hair ties, piercings, and all necklaces.
 Taping of earrings and other jewelry is NOT PERMITTED.
 If a player is found to be wearing jewelry during a game, they will be given an
unsportsmanlike penalty as it is a safety risk.
 There are two exceptions to this rule: spiritual/religious objects and medical items.
 Exceptions for spiritual and religious items must be approved by the Center for Spirituality,
Dialogue, and Service and by the Office of Intramural Sports at least 5 days prior to the
scheduled contest.

10. The
Regular
Season
 The number of regular season games will
vary by sport due to facility availability and
the number of registered teams.
 For most sports, team managers will be able
to select their schedule preferences for the
season. Whenever possible the IM office will
try - but cannot guarantee - to accommodate
these preferences.
 Team managers should email the Intramural
Sports office with all other scheduling
requests prior to the close of registration.
 After the schedule is published regular
season games will not be rescheduled by
team request.

11. Defaulting an IM Game
 After the schedule is published regular season games
will not be rescheduled by team request.
 However, teams that know that they cannot attend a
scheduled contest can submit a Default online.
 Defaults count as a loss but there is no penalty to the
team’s forfeit bond.
 Defaults must be submitted the day prior to a
scheduled contest. This allows us time to contact the
opposing team.
 The link to the online Default Form will be in your
registration email.
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12. Playoffs
 At the conclusion of each intramural sports
season a single elimination playoff
tournament will be held.
 The number of teams taken into the playoffs
will be determined by facility availability and
the number of registered teams in each
league.
 Playoff Tie-Breaker Procedures:
If two teams are tied in the standings the
following will be used to determine who will
advance:
 Sportsmanship
 Forfeited games
 Defaulted games
 Head-to-head record
 Point differential
 If there is still a tie, which ever team
registered first will advance.

13. Forfeits
 All teams in league play and some special
events must pay a $20 forfeit bond via the
provided link at the conclusion of
registration.
 Teams will lose $10 for every forfeit.
 A team that forfeits will be removed from
the league and loss their entire bond.
 Unused bonds will be refunded 2-3 weeks
after the conclusion of the season.
 Game time is forfeit time.
 It is recommended that teams show up 15
minutes before game time to avoid a forfeit.

14. Intramural
Code of
Conduct
All participants in the Intramural Sports
program must adhere to the Intramural Sports
Code of Conduct.
Including the following policies:
 3 unsportsmanlike penalties on one team in
a game will result in the termination of the
game as a forfeit against that team.
 Ejected players must leave the facility within
five minutes or their team will forfeit the
match.
 Players who have been ejected must meet
with an administrator of the intramural sports
program before they may participate in
further intramural competitions.

15. Review:
The Five
Most
Important
IM Policies
 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you
have enough rostered players present prior to
the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the
officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern
University issued Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the
IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published regular
season games will not be rescheduled at a
team’s request.

16. Intramural
Ice Hockey
- Sport Specific Rules &
Information

17. Location –
Matthews
Arena

18. General
Rules
 All games will be played in Matthews Arena
 Must have 5 properly dressed players at game time
 Teams without a goalie will play with an extra skater
 There are no “playing posts” games
 Goalies may play for multiple teams
 Games will consist of 3 periods, each 12 minutes long
 There will be 1 minute between periods
 Mercy Rule:
 a team leading by 10 goals in the 3rd period will
automatically win

19. General
Rules –
Required
Equipment
All players must provide all of their own
equipment for Intramural Ice Hockey.
Please note that participants also are
responsible for storing their own
equipment.

20. General
Rules –
Player
Required
Equipment
 Players are required to wear:
 Shoulder pads
 Hockey skates
 Shin pads
 Hockey pants
 Athletic supporter with cup
 Elbow pads
 Regular hockey gloves
 Helmets
 Helmets must be approved by HECC,
AHAUS, CAHA, AHA, or GHA.
 Helmets must have a full face shield
 Wire masks can be worn as long as they
have not been cut.

21. General
Rules –
Required
Player
Equipment

22. General
Rules –
Required
Goalie
Equipment
 Goalies must have all legal equipment
conforming to USA Ice Hockey
standards, including:
 Goalie pads
 Chest protector
 Glove
 Blocker
 helmets with neck protection
 No roller hockey pads will be
allowed.

23. General
Rules –
Required
Goalie
Equipment

24. General
Rules –
Icing and
Offsides
 Icing:
 Icing will not be called
 Offsides:
 Tag-up offsides will be played
 There is no intentional offsides

25. General
Rules- Non-
Checking
League and
Penalties
 Players receiving any combination of 3 penalties
(except high sticking) will be ejected from the game and
the facility.
 Major penalties, misconduct penalties and game
misconduct penalties will all result in the player’s
ejection.
 Penalties from the bench will be assessed to the
team’s captain.
 This is a NON – CHECKING league. This infraction will
be penalized as a:
 Minor penalty
 Major penalty
 Major penalty with ejection:
 a team member remaining in the game will
serve the appropriate penalty

26. General
Rules –
Penalties
 All USA Hockey penalties will be called
 Spearing, butt-ending, or any other attempt
to harm/injure will result in an immediate
ejection
 Fighting will result in the immediate
termination of the game, regardless of the
score.
 All players involved in the fight will also be
ejected.
2 players penalized at the same time, but on
different teams will result in a 4-on-4 situation
or a 3-on-3 situation, NOT a 5-on-5 situation.

27. General
Rules –
Slashing
and
Hooking
 Slashing
 Players must attempt to play the
puck with their stick
 Any player using their stick to slash
an opponent’s body or stick will be
assessed a slashing penalty.
 Hooking
Players may not hook or attempt to
hook an opposing player with their
stick.

28. General
Rules –
Roughing
and
Checking
 Intramural Ice Hockey is strictly a NON
– CONTACT sport:
 Players cannot intentionally make
contact with opposing players
 Intentionally contacting an opposing
player will result in a minor, major or
game misconduct penalty.
The severity of the penalty will be at the
judgment of the official

29. General
Rules -
Holding,
Tripping &
Interference
 Players may not impede an opponent
from progressing in play.
 Players using their hands or sticks to
hold a player will be assessed a penalty
 Interference will be called when a
player obstructs an opponent’s
movement that does not have possession
or control of the puck.
 Players using their body or stick to trip
an opponent will be assessed a tripping
penalty.

30. General
Rules -
Player
Behavior
and Bench
Decorum
 Only captains may confer with the official at
any point during competition, however, neither
they, nor any other player is permitted to
question a judgment call.
 Any players taunting or arguing from the
bench area will also be subject to penalization.
 Any player leaving the bench to protest or
otherwise dissent against an official's decision
shall be immediately ejected from the
competition and the facility.

31. Rule
Modifications
for 3v3 Ice
Hockey
 Teams must have 3 fully dressed players to start and finish a game.
 Games will be played ½ ice.
 Goals will be scored by hitting any part of the front of the posts or
crossbar. All goals are worth one point.
 After a score, the scoring team must give up their opponents ½ ice.
 Violations - Teams committing violations must give their opponents ½
ice.
Violations are as followed:
1. Setting picks in offensive zone is not allowed. Deference will be
given to a defender in front of their own
net where their progress is impeded by the pick or interference of an
offensive player.
2. The carrying of the stick above the shoulders constitutes high-
sticking.
3. The use of a “slap shot” is illegal.
4. A player may not fall or lay on the ice in an effort to protect the
goal. Goaltending, patrolling, and camping out, or remaining
stationary in the crease area are all prohibited
5. NOTE: For 3v3 Ice Hockey, icing is NOT a violation.

32. Now Take the Quiz!
Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports
program – have a great season!