CHSAA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORT FORM
April 16, 2015
ICE HOCKEY
Chad Broer, Athletic Director, Chatfield Senior High School
Chair
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Report No.
I. MAJOR CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR’S REPORT:
A. The CHSAA will recognize sub-varsity programs which will enable schools to have the
opportunity to offer one varsity team and one sub-varsity team for each sanctioned
institution. (Effective 2015-2016)
B. A maximum of 20 players, including goalkeepers, may dress for and play in a varsity
game. Rosters are also limited to 20 players, including goalkeepers for sub-varsity
games. A list of names and numbers of all eligible players and goalkeepers must be
handed to the referee or official scorer before the game. (Effective 2015-2016)
C. Sub-varsity teams may schedule a maximum of 15 games, players are allowed to
compete in 72 total periods (combined varsity/sub-varsity) for the regular season. All
varsity players that are on teams that qualify for the playoff bracket must be dressed
on the bench to meet the 15 game mandatory requirement.
D. Castle View High School will begin competing at the varsity level and is positioned in
the Peak Conference.
E. Overtime Procedures for Playoff Games – With the scored tied at the conclusion of
regulation time: There will be a one minute intermission followed by an (8) eight minute
sudden victory (first goal scored) period. If the score remains tied following the first (8)
eight minute overtime period a one minute intermission will follow. Teams will change
ends, followed by an (8) eight minute sudden victory (first goal scored) period. If the tie
is not broken, the teams will have a full intermission and ice resurface. When the teams
return to the ice, the period(s) will remain sudden victory (8) minute periods playing 4on-4 for all remaining overtime period(s). Ice resurfacing will take place following two
(8) eight minute overtime periods. (Effective 2015-2016)
F. Tournament dates: The Regular Season will end on Saturday February 20, 2016. 1st
and 2nd round playoff games are scheduled to be played February 26-27, 2016. State
Semifinal/Championship games Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ The
Budweiser Events Center. These are tentative dates and could change depending on
Ice Rink availability.
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II.
RATIONALE:
A. CHSAA Ice Hockey numbers continue to grow across the state and schools will have
the opportunity to recognize players for two programs. (One varsity and one sub-varsity
program)
B. Refer to the NFHS Ice Hockey Rules Book page 14, Rule 2.3.1. Maximum players in
uniforms.
C. Limited sub-varsity teams to (15) fifteen scheduled games per season with a total of (72)
seventy-two periods played for each individual. (Varsity/sub-varsity combined)
D. Sanctioning Castle View High School for the 2015-2016 season.
E. Defined Overtime Procedures for all Playoff Games. The overtime period for regular
season play will remain as written.
F. Ice Rink availability
III.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
A. Ice rink rental and officials
B. None
C. None
D. Operating costs for new program
E. None
F. Contracted rental costs for the semifinal and State Championship games.
IV.
DATES:
Rules of Thumb for Setting Dates – 1st and 2nd round games will be tentatively scheduled
on the weekend following state wrestling. Semifinals and finals weekend after 1st and 2nd
rounds. The availability of the hosting venue for the State Semifinal and Final games may
dictate the Rules of Thumb for Setting Dates.
State Semifinal/Final Games: Tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 4, 2016 and
Saturday, March 5, 2016.
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V.
QUALIFYING FORMAT AND ASSIGNMENT:
PEAK CONFERENCE (15)
Air Academy(1402)
**Castle View (1850)
Cheyenne Mtn. (1309)
Coronado (1498)
Doherty (2064)
Heritage (1668)
Mountain Vista (2100)
**New 2015-2016
*Co-op
*Lewis-Palmer (2038)
Denver East
Liberty (1576)
Palmer (1986)
Pine Creek (1467)
Pueblo Cnty. (833)
Rampart (1524)
Valor Christian (847)
FOOTHILLS CONFERENCE (15)
Aspen (555)
Battle Mountain (794)
Chatfield (1805)
Cherry Creek (3512)
Mullen (723)
Columbine (1660)
Dakota Ridge (1545)
Kent Denver (465)
Monarch (1624)
Ralston Valley (1748)
Resurrection Ch. (221)
Regis Jesuit (1800)
Standley Lake (1344)
Steamboat Spgs.(645)
Summit (770)
Each Conference will be responsible for their regular season schedules. Teams are required
to play each school in their conference once and those games will count toward the final
regular season standings. The second game played against a conference opponent (if
applicable) will be considered the conference game unless otherwise noted before October
12, 2016. Games must be scheduled with teams in the opposite conference to fill the (19)
nineteen games allowed. Games will be scheduled on a two-year cycle with reverse home
and away contests. The Committee unanimously approved the following: During the
mandatory head coach/officials meeting that is written in the NFHS Ice Hockey Rules Book:
(NFHS) To take place 30 minutes prior to the beginning of each contest is preferred, the
committee has allowed the meeting to take place 15 minutes prior to the teams taking the
ice. The committee also approved that one ice-make (between the 1st and 2nd periods) can
be eliminated if both coaches mutually agree it is in the best interest of the contest. This
should help in some rinks to keep games starting on the scheduled time.
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A designated conference liaison will forward the final conference regular season finish
of the top 8 teams to CHSAA on Sunday, prior to 1st and 2nd rounds for placement on
the pre-determined bracket.
Teams are placed on the bracket based on final Sport Ngin conference standings.
For the first round of the playoffs the top eight teams from each conference will be
placed on a playoff bracket by cross conference pre-determined seeds. 1’s play 8’s; 2’s
play 7’s; 3’s play 6’s; 4’s play 5’s.
First and second seeded teams from the regular season conference final standings in
the Peak and Foothills Conferences are guaranteed a host site. All conference teams
must secure ice in the event that they are eligible to serve as the playoff host.
Teams will not be re-seeded after the placement on the playoff bracket.
Higher seeded teams following the 2nd round will be designated home team for semifinals and final games.
If the State Championship teams appear on the bracket and have the identical ranking
in the bracket seeding, a coin toss will take place before the Championship game to
determine the home team.
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
(Site locations on the bracket are tentative and will be based on seeding)
1st Round
February 26, 2016
2nd Round
February 27, 2016
State Semifinals
“Frozen Four”
March 4, 2016
State Finals
March 5, 2016
#1 Foothills
#8 Peak
#4 Peak
#1 Foothills
(Host Site)
#5 Foothills
Budweiser Events
Center
#2 Peak
#7 Foothills
#3 Foothills
#2 Peak
(Host Site)
#6 Peak
#2 Foothills
#7 Peak
#3 Peak
Budweiser Events
Center
#2 Foothills
(Host Site)
#6 Foothills
#4 Foothills
#5 Peak
#1 Peak
Budweiser Events
Center
#1 Peak
(Host Site)
#8 Foothills
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Top 2 Seeds in each conference will HOST 1st Round and Quarter Finals.
Top seeded team in each bracket will be the “Home” team.
The higher seeded team following the first round will be designated the home team.
Following the Semifinal round, if both seeds are the same, a coin toss will take place prior to
the championship game to determine the home team.
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VI.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
A. All team members including back-up goalies must be designated on Sport Ngin to meet
game minimum.
B. All teams that qualify for the playoff bracket must submit an Ice Hockey Roster Form
and Ice Hockey Waiver Form (if applicable) on the Thursday prior to the first round of
the beginning of the playoffs. Waivers will only be accepted based on the following
criteria: injury, eligibility, illness, educational discipline, or death in family. Proper
documentation is also required to be submitted with each waiver. One representative
from each conference will serve as a liaison to review all playoff waivers. The committee
will meet at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday prior to the first round of the beginning of the
playoffs. Waivers will not be accepted once the committee has assembled for their
meeting at 8:00 a.m. on the Thursday prior to the first round of the playoffs.
C. A student who transfers schools over the summer without a bona fide family move will
have restricted eligibility for the first 50% of the regular season and may have varsity
eligibility during the second 50% of the regular season under the conditions of 1800.2
and 1800.3. The transfer student then must appear on the Sport Ngin roster in 8 of
remaining 10 games that he/she is eligible to participate. An Ice Hockey Waiver Form
must be submitted for the student/athlete that transfers schools over the summer
without a bona fide family move documenting the transfer. The student/athlete must
also be present for practice sessions and games during the 50% restricted eligibility
period.
D. A one-page checklist for Sport Ngin scorers will be printed in the Ice Hockey Bulletin
and training for Sport Ngin official game scorers can be completed on-line.
E. CHOA report: 85 officials registered with CHOA this year. Bob Keltie listed the pros
and cons of each of the officiating systems that are approved by NFHS and would
recommend the 1-Referee/2-Assistant Referees system for regular season play. The
use of the 2-Referees/2-Linesmen system and this playoff season was approved and
implemented during the bracket playoff games in 2015. If the home team chooses,
the 2-Referee/2Linesmen system can be utilized during Regular Season games.
For all Playoff Games, the 2-Referee/2Linesmen system will be utilized at all sites.
Referees will hold a mandatory meeting with the head coaches preferably 30 minutes
prior to the start of each scheduled game (The meeting may take place at 15 minutes
prior to the beginning of the game if it is mutually agreed upon). The meeting will take
place outside the official’s dressing room. The CHOA President also discussed the
finalizing of the games on Sport Ngin and the fall coaching clinic.
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The CHOA will recommend the following State Adopted Rules:
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Game misconducts result in a game suspension
15 or more penalties result in a game suspension for the coach
5 Penalties on a Player – Any player who incurs five penalties shall be assessed a
Game Misconduct penalty and WILL serve an additional one-game suspension.
Post-Game 10-minute Misconduct penalties are served at the beginning of the
next game
Mercy Rule - 6 Goal differential results in a running clock
There shall be three periods, each consisting of 17 minutes of actual play, with
recommended intermissions of 10-12 minutes each between periods.
Playoff Overtime Procedure: Following the (2) two eight minute sudden victory
(first goal scored) periods, full intermission and the teams will return to the ice
and play 4-on-4.
Shooting the puck toward the sideboards and glass in the neutral ice area during
pre-game warm-up is prohibited.
A 4-person officiating system can be utilized during regular season play – home
team choice
Playoffs – A 4-person officiating system will be utilized beginning in the first round
of the playoffs until the conclusion of the State Championship game.
VII. COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Chad Broer, Chair, Chatfield Senior High School; Matt Heckel, Dakota Ridge HS; Larry Bull,
CCSD; Chris Noll, Doherty; Diane Shuck, Air Academy HS; Jim Porter, Palmer Ridge HS; Ken
Martel, Pine Creek;