Coaches of all sports, especially contact sports, are strongly advised to verbally inform all candidates for your team of the risks involved in playing athletics. Coaches are legally responsible to provide instruction on the proper techniques in hockey. Coaches should inform all candidates the option of purchasing additional accident insurance for their particular sport either for school time only or on a 24-hour basis.

1. Opening day of practice is Monday, November 9, 2015.

    

2. All coaches are encouraged to join the St. Paul Coaches Association and the Minnesota State Hockey Coaches Association.

    

3. Practice Regulations:
   1. Junior varsity squads may practice with the varsity squads.
   2. The Athletic Council will notify the arenas of the practice schedule.
   3. If you schedule outside opponents for practice games, the schools will pay for the officials.

    

4. The rules of the National Federation will be followed. Any recommendations in these rules pertaining directly to high school will be followed.

    

5. Misconduct - M.S.H.S.L. This rule applies to all athletes regardless of the team level.

    

6. Safety equipment:
   1. All members of the team, including the goalie, shall wear helmets when they are playing. Chin straps shall be fastened at all times and in contact with the chin.
   2. The goalie's helmet must include protection for the entire crown, front, temple and back of head. All purchases of helmets for all players must be of the plastic cover-all type approved by the State High School League.
   3. All players shall wear face masks.
   4. All boys participating in hockey are required to wear a mouth protector in all practice and games. Dental guards must be attached to face mask and be made of non-transparent materials.
   5. It is recommended that the upper corner of the stick blade be covered with a stick pad. Tips of the stick blade must be rounded.

    

7. Hard shell elbow pads shall be worn inside the jersey.

    

8. The team named second in the schedule is the home team and will wear light uniforms.

    

9. Game arrangements:
   1. The coach will provide the public address announcer, scorer and the press with his starting line-up and a list of his players and their numbers.
   2. The home team will have their choice of goal.
   3. All periods will be seventeen (17) minutes stop-time with two (2) and four (4) minute penalties. If one team has a lead of six (6) or more goals in the third period, running time will apply. Misconduct penalties will follow the rule book on procedure.
   4. In case of a tie at the end of regulation play, one eight (8) minute sudden-death overtime period will be played.
   5. The HOME coach is responsible for calling in the score. HOME coach should contact Laura Ranum by phone (767-3490) or e-mail (laura.ranum@SPPS.org) with results of varsity games for website posting.

    

10. Tickets purchased at the gate for any Como Park, Highland Park or Johnson home game will be $3.00 for students and $5.00 for adults.

     

11. Site supervisor responsibilities:
    1. Have officials and trainer complete the Independent Contractor vouchers and return to the district Athletic Office.
    2. In charge of game pucks and practice pucks.
    3. Liaison between arena security and schools in reporting incidents of misconduct or fan misbehavior.
    4. Assist the ticket office in identifying conference passes.
    5. Complete game reports for ticket sales and submit to Athletic Secretary.

     

12. Arrangements for entertainment:
    1. All groups must be under the supervision of an adult advisor.
    2. Ice entertainment is possible only for the home team. If the home team does not have entertainment, there will be none.
    3. Bands may appear at all games if they play from the stands. At Aldrich Arena, bands are to be seated in the blue sections at the west end. Any appearance must be under the direction of the band director and all members must be in uniform. Not more than eight baton twirlers or flag twirlers will be admitted with the band. Twirlers must be on skates if they are to go on the ice.
    4. When notifying your performers of reporting time, remember to allow for flexibility of the schedule.
    5. Large groups will enter the ice rinks through the team gates.
    6. Skating units will be admitted by uniform.

     

13. Cheerleaders:
    1. All cheerleaders going on the ice must be on skates.
    2. Cheerleaders are not to stand behind or adjacent to the player boxes.
    3. Standing against the sideboards to watch the game will not be allowed.
    4. Between cheers, cheerleaders must be seated in the front row seats.

Coaches of all sports, especially contact sports, are strongly advised to verbally inform all players of the risks involved in playing athletics. Coaches are legally responsible to provide instruction on the proper techniques of hockey. Coaches should inform players the option of purchasing additional accident insurance for their particular sport either for school time only or on a 24-hour basis.

1. The junior varsity may be composed of students in grades nine, ten, eleven and twelve.

    

2. All coaches are encouraged to join the St. Paul Coaches Association and the Minnesota State Hockey Coaches Association.

    

3. Any member of the junior varsity squad may be moved to the varsity for any game during the season as long as the participation rule of the State High School League is not violated.

    

4. Player participation limitation:
   1. No student may participate in more periods per season than a number equal to four times the number of "A" games scheduled. Participation in any period counts as one period in administering these rules.
   2. No student shall participate in more than four periods on any given day.
   3. Not more than three periods may be consecutive even though they are parts of two games.

    

5. A member of the junior varsity team shall not become a member of, or participate with, a team outside school supervision.

    

6. The team listed second in the schedule is the home team. The home team will wear white.

    

7. When St. Paul is the home team, officials will be assigned through the Athletic Council Secretary. The coach will have the two officials and the trainer complete the Independent Contractor vouchers and return to the district Athletic Office immediately following the game.

    

8. Time regulations:
   1. All periods will be 15-minute each stop-time.
   2. Rest periods will not exceed 7-minutes.
   3. A major penalty will be 4 minutes and a minor penalty 2 minutes.
   4. Ice will be resurfaced after each period.

    

9. Misconduct - M.S.H.S.L.

    

10. Safety equipment requirements are the same as for the senior varsity.