ARTICLES • BY-LAWS • REGULATIONS • HISTORY As adopted at Ottawa, December 4, 1914 and amended to June 2013. Effective 2013 - 2014 Season HOCKEY CANADA ARTICLES BY-LAWS REGULATIONS HISTORY As amended to June 2013 This edition is prepared for easy and convenient reference only. Should errors occur, the contents of this book will be interpreted by the President according to the official minutes of meetings of this Association. The Handbook is published every two (2) years and any changes to the constitution that are approved during even numbered seasons will be incorporated in the copy posted on the web site. The Playing Rules of this Association are published in a separate booklet and may be obtained from the Executive Director of any Hockey Canada Branch, from any office of Hockey Canada or from Hockey Canada’s web site. HockeyCanada.ca HOCKEY CANADA MISSION STATEMENT Lead, Develop and Promote Positive Hockey Experiences Jim Hornell 200, Terrace Hill Street Brantford, ON N3R 1G9 Chair of the Board Hockey Canada 2013-15 HockeyCanada.ca CHAir’s MessAGE FOR 2013-14 Rules and regulations in sports go hand in hand. They are necessary and so are good people helping officiate, coach and administer hockey at all levels across the nation. Thank you for doing your part to respect the rules of our game and all those who have build our organization over the past 100 years. By doing so you promote a culture of fun, safety and development for all. Let your legacy be about respect for the rules and those who play, coach, officiate and cheer. Honor one another and you honor “your game”. Best wishes for a great season! Jim Hornell Chair of the Board Hockey Canada HockeyCanada.ca TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS BY-LAW EIGHT .................................41 Life Honorees - Hockey Partners ......41 ARTICLES ..........................................14 BY-LAW NINE ...................................42 ARTICLE ONE ................................14 Financial .........................................42 Name of the Association .................14 Growth Fund ...................................42 ARTICLE TWO ...................................14 Broadcasting and television fees .....43 Status of the Association.................14 Delegate’s expenses .......................44 ARTICLE THREE ...............................14 BY-LAW TEN .....................................45 Objects ...........................................14 General procedures, appeals, further ARTICLE FOUR .................................15 powers of Board of Directors ...........45 Membership ....................................15 BY-LAW ELEVEN .............................48 Member Branches ...........................16 Amendments ..................................48 ARTICLE FIVE ...................................18 BY-LAW TWELVE .............................50 Amendments to the Articles ............18 General procedures of the National ARTICLE SIX ......................................18 Appeals Committee.........................50 Amendments to By-Laws and BY-LAW THIRTEEN .........................54 Regulations .....................................18 Conflict of interest guidelines ..........54 BY-LAWS ...........................................19 REGULATIONS ..................................55 BY-LAW ONE .....................................19 Important dates to remember .........55 Membership ....................................19 A. DEFINITIONS .............................56 BY-LAW TWO ....................................21 B. COMPETITION ............................59 Suspension and expulsion Teams playing in other jurisdictions .60 of Branches ....................................21 General procedures for Suspension of members .................21 Inter-Branch play.............................61 BY-LAW THREE ................................22 Penalties for Inter-Branch play .........61 Dues ...............................................22 Variations for Minor hockey .............63 BY-LAW FOUR ..................................23 Variations for Junior hockey .............63 The Officers, their authority Branch Executive Director’s and responsibilities .........................23 responsibilities ................................63 BY-LAW FIVE ....................................26 Play-off receipts ..............................65 Standing Committees ......................26 Expenses of teams participating Governance Committee Group.........31 in play-offs ......................................65 Risk, Conduct and Safety Referees fees and expenses ............66 Committee Group ............................33 C. PROTESTS OF GAMES .............67 Management Committee Group .......34 D. GENERAL TOUR High Performance INFORMATION ...........................68 Committee Group ............................35 Incoming and outgoing international BY-LAW SIX .......................................37 tours, as defined in Regulation A .....68 Meetings of this Association and Incoming international tours ............69 its councils and committees ............37 Outgoing international tours ............70 BY-LAW SEVEN ................................39 Voting .............................................39 2 HockeyCanada.ca TABLE OF CONTENTS E. TEAMS, CLUBS AND O. DISCIPLINE OF CLUBS, AFFILIATIONS ........................71 TEAMS, PLAYERS AND Affiliation ........................................72 OFFICIALS ................................146 Team to team affiliation...................72 HOCKEY CANADA AWARDS .147 Specially affiliated players ...............73 HOCKEY CANADA VOLUNTEER Club system affiliation (Junior/ OF THE YEAR AWARD ............147 Minor Male/Female) .......................74 Recipients of the Volunteer General affiliation procedures .........75 of the Year Award ..........................147 Number of games a player may play GORDON JUCKES AWARD ...........148 in higher divisions or categories ......76 Recipients of the F. PLAYERS .....................................77 Gordon Juckes Award ....................148 Residential qualifications ................77 HOCKEY CANADA ORDER Qualifications ..................................78 OF MERIT .........................................149 Hockey Canada Sports Schools .......79 Recipients of the Hockey Canada Registration ....................................79 Order of Merit ...............................150 Registration procedures ..................83 FEMALE HOCKEY Senior Male and Junior Male BREAKTHROUGH AWARD.... 153 cutdown dates ................................84 Recipients of the Female Hockey Filing of active lists of players ..........85 Breakthrough Award ......................153 Variations for the Canadian HAL LEWIS AWARD .......................154 Development Model ........................86 Recipients of the Hal Lewis Award .154 G. PLAYERS OF DISBANDED LIZ MacKINNON AWARD ..............154 TEAMS .........................................88 Recipients of the H. RELEASE FROM Liz MacKinnon Award ....................154 MEMBERSHIP (PLAYERS) ......88 OFFICIATING AWARD ...................155 J. TAMPERING ...............................90 Recipients of the K. TRANSFERS ...............................91 Officiating Award ...........................155 Inter-Branch transfers .....................93 HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION .156 International transfer procedures.....94 Places of Annual USA Hockey transfers ......................94 General Meeting ...........................157 Transfer fees ...................................94 Branch Membership in Imports ...........................................95 Hockey Canada .............................158 Professional players ........................97 PAST OFFICERS .............................159 APPENDIX K1 - IIHF TRANSFER TROPHIES OF THE REGULATIONS ..................................98 ASSOCIATION .................................170 APPENDIX K2 - USA HOCKEY/ HOCKEY CANADA MINIMUM HOCKEY CANADA/CHL TRANSFER SUSPENSION CHART ....................178 & RELEASE AGREEMENT ............118 L. TROPHIES ..............................143 Trophy Policy .................................143 M. HOCKEY TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS .........................144 HockeyCanada.ca 3 HOCKEY CANADA OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION 2013 - 2014 Chairman of the Board Jim Hornell 200 Terrace Hill Street Brantford, ON N3R 1G9 Executive Vice-Chair Past Chair Joe Drago Mike Bruni 1283 Montrose Avenue 716 Elbow Drive SW Sudbury, ON P3A 3B9 Calgary, AB T2S 2J1 Vice Chair-at-Large Vice Chair-at-Large Michael Brind’Amour Terry Ledingham 19 rue Mailhot Box 507 St-Charles-Borromée, QC J6E 7Y8 5135-54 Street Bon Accord, AB T0A 0K0 Vice Chair-at-Large Karen Phibbs Vice Chair-at-Large 760 Clearview Cres. Ed Pupich London, ON N6H 4P7 P.O. Box 114 4 Dwyer Avenue Vice Chair-at-Large Schumacher, ON P0N 1C0 Barry Reynard 8420 - 18th Street President Dawson Creek, BC Bob Nicholson V0G 0E2 151 Canada Olympic Road SW, Suite 201 Calgary, AB T3B 6B7 4 HockeyCanada.ca LIFE MEMBERS Frank McKinnon #13, 677 St. Anne’s Road Winnipeg, MB R2N 4C4 Gordon Renwick 1425 Bishop Street N Cambridge, ON N1R 6J9 Clair Sudsbury 148 Brennan Avenue Summerside, PE C1N 2K7 DECEASED LIFE MEMBERS C.C. Robinson Jack Devine Wm. Northey The Hon. Justice J.J. Kryczka Capt. Jas T. Sutherland Gordon Juckes W.A. Fry Lionel Fleury Dr. W.G. Hardy Art Potter Cecil Duncan Fred Page A.W. Pickard The Hon. Hanson T. Dowell Q.C. W.A. Hewitt Robert Lebel J.A. Dunn Roland Mercier Earl Dawson Frank Libera Frank Sargent Don Johnson HockeyCanada.ca 5 BRANCH PRESIDENTS