Established 1972 Serving Alaska Hockey for 41 Years 2013-2014 Affi liate Handbook 25th Addition Alaska State Hockey Association P.O. Box 1464 Palmer, AK 99645-1464 www.alaskastatehockey.com Sanctioned Af liate of Directory of Information!............................................................9! ASHA Officers and Board Members!...............................................9! ASHA Seated Board Members!......................................................10! ASHA Discipline Committee!.........................................................14! USA Hockey Elected and Appointed Representatives!...............15! Pacific District!.............................................................................15! Alaska!........................................................................................17! Alaska Officiating Program Personnel!........................................17! Alaska Officiating Program Local Representatives!....................18! Referee Schedulers!.......................................................................19! Associations!...................................................................................20! Alaska Ice Rinks.............................................................................! 25! ASHA Calendar!..............................................................................27! 2013 ASHA State Tournament First Place Teams!.......................33! Rules and Guidelines!...............................................................34! 1. Local Association Membership!...............................................34! 1.1 Application!...........................................................................34! 1.2 Teams without Local Association!........................................34! 1.3 Directors and Officers Insurance!.........................................34! 1.4 Local Association Member Suspension and Expulsion!.......35! 1.5 USA Hockey Suspension!.....................................................35! 1.6 Playing Season!...................................................................35! 1.7 Competition within ASHA!....................................................35! 1.7.1 Open Competition!........................................................35! 1.7.2 Intra-State Competition!................................................35! 1.8 Handbook Changes!............................................................35! 2. Participant Registration and Eligibility!..................................36! 2.1 USA Hockey Registration!....................................................36! 2.2 Individual Membership Registration!....................................36! 2.3 Age Classifications!..............................................................36! 2.4 National Tournament Bound Players!...................................36! 2.5 Player Release Form Policy!................................................36! 2.5.1 Local Association Responsibility!..................................37! 2.5.2 Amount Dispute!...........................................................37! 2.5.3 If Participant has Registered with Another Local Association!...........................................................................37! 3. Teams!.........................................................................................38! 3.1 Team Duration!.....................................................................38! 3.2 Team Registration!...............................................................38! 3.2.1 Alaska Competition League (National Bound)!.............38! 3.2.2 Alaska Competition League (Non-National Bound)!.....38! 3.2.3 House Recreation Teams!............................................38! 3.3 Team Manager!....................................................................39! 3.4 Credentials Book!.................................................................39! 3.5 Official Roster Changes!......................................................40! 3.5.1 Alaska Competition League (National Bound)!.............40! 3.5.2 Alaska Competition League (Non-National Bound)!......40! 3.5.3 House/Rec League!.......................................................41! 3.6 On/Off Ice Activities!.............................................................41! 3.7 Travel!..................................................................................41! 3.7.1 International Travel !....................................................41! 3.7.2 Summer travel to Canada!...........................................41! 4. Coach and Assistant Coaches!...............................................41! 4.1 Coaching Registration !.........................................................42! 4.2 ASHA Compliance Policy!....................................................42! 4.2.1 Screening and Abuse Policy!........................................42! 4.2.2 SafeSport Policy!...........................................................44! 4.2.3 Parent/Guardian and Spectator Code of Conduct!.......45! 4.3 USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (CEP) Requirements !...........................................................................45! 4.3.1 Age-Specific Training Model!........................................46! 4.3.2 Level 3 Recertification!.................................................46! 4.3.3 Grandfather Clause!......................................................46! 4.3.4 Evidence of Level !.......................................................48! 4.3.5 Temporary Coaching Card !..........................................48! 4.3.6 Association Responsibility regarding Certification!.......48! 4.3.7 Penalty and Enforcement regarding CEP!.....................48! 4.3.8 Coaching Education Program Disciplinary Policy!........49! 4.4 Certification and Score Sheet Accuracy!..............................49! 4.5 Helmet Rule!........................................................................49! 4.6 Coaching Compliance!..........................................................50! 4.7 Match Penalties during Travel!.............................................50! 4.8 On and Off Ice Behavior!......................................................50! 4.8.1 Disciplinary Action!........................................................51! 4.9 Penal Code for Coach, Manager or Volunteer Game Misconduct Penalties!.................................................................51! 4.10 Student Coaches!...............................................................52! 5. Games!........................................................................................53! 5.1 Definition!.............................................................................53! 5.2 Teams in Good Standing!.....................................................53! 5.3 Girls Teams!.........................................................................53! 5.4 Minimum Game Length!.......................................................54! 5.5 U8 Cross Ice / Half Ice!........................................................55! 5.5.1 Waiver or Exception!.....................................................55! 5.6 Affect of Forfeiture!...............................................................55! 5.7 Games in a Calendar Day!...................................................56! "2 5.8 Persons on the Bench!.........................................................56! 5.8.1 Team Officials!..............................................................56! 5.8.2 Injured Players!.............................................................56! 5.8.3 Ineligible Player!...........................................................57! 5.9 On-Ice Official(s) Sanctioning!.............................................57! 5.9.1 Game Officials Responsibilities!...................................57! 6. Discipline!...................................................................................58! 6.1 Penalty Enforcement!...........................................................58! 6.1.1 Game Misconduct Penalties!........................................58! 6.1.2 Match Penalties!...........................................................58! 6.2 Discipline Committee!..........................................................59! 6.2.1 Members and Committee Decisions!............................60! 6.2.2 Meeting and Hearings!..................................................60! 6.2.3 30-Day Time Frame for Hearing!..................................61! 6.2.4 Committee Actions !......................................................61! 6.2.5 Appeal Procedures!......................................................62! 7. Tournaments - Invitational!.......................................................62! 7.1 Tournament Sanctioning!.....................................................62! 7.1.1 Foreign Teams!.............................................................63! 7.2 Paid Gate!............................................................................63! 7.3 Insurance Restrictions!.........................................................63! 8. State Tournaments !...................................................................63! 8.1 Definitions!...........................................................................63! 8.1.1 National Bound Teams !................................................63! 8.1.2 Non National Bound Teams!.........................................64! 8.1.3 Tournament Positions!..................................................64! 8.2 Team Eligibility!....................................................................64! 8.2.1