Junior Varsity League Rules

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  1. Each division will have a “home and home” game schedule for each team:
    • American Division - 10 games
    • National Division - 10 games
  2. The home team for each game is responsible for all expenses and will keep all gate receipts.
  3. The home team will be responsible for scheduling the scorekeeper and announcer.
  4. A two-man system will be used for on-ice officials, and the officials will be assigned by a state-certified assignor.
  5. All games will be played at Tam O’Shanter, BGSU, HRC in Findlay and Ice House in Toledo.
  6. Each division will have a division champion determined by total points within division games.
  7. Each division champion will receive a division championship trophy and each member of the team will receive a plaque.
  8. It will be the responsibility of the Home team to fax the game statistics to The Blade immediately following each game using the league Game Report Form.
  9. At the end of season, there will be a playoff to determine the league champion.
  10. Any player who appears in more then 6 varsity games (game as defined by OHSAA regulations) is ineligible for the post-season Junior Varsity playoffs”. (excluding Goaltenders). (adopted 10/04/05 at annual meeting)
  11. All Junior Varsity games play 14 minute stop time periods. (adopted 4/04/06 at spring meeting)
  12. There is no overtime. A tie game results in one point for each team.
  13. If during the third period, the score has a 6 goal differential, then the clock shall become running time. If during the running time the goal differential drops below the 6 goals, the clock returns to stop time. (adopted 4/4/06 meeting)
  14. There will be a five-minute warm-up before the start of the game.
  15. Ice will be resurface between the second and third periods.