| JAN/19 |
- Rule 21 (update). No offensive players' skates may occupy the goal crease (i.e. blue paint).
- Rule 24. Pucks hitting the goalie's head or mask shall result in a dead play.
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| NOV/12 |
- Rule 4 (update). Offside players must allow defensive team to have possession of puck before re-entering zone.
- Rule 4A. Penalty calls may be overruled by two opposing captains (while one must be from the originating team).
- Rule 8 (update). GMs may enforce penalties and/or game ejections in the interests of safety and sportsmanship.
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| AUG/11 |
- Rule 22 (update). Sportsmanlike code of conduct required before, during or after any game.
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| JUN/11 |
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| MAR/11 |
- Rule 8 (update). Penalty calls may now be "self-called" based on the honour system.
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| NOV/10 |
- Rule 2a. Full time players may be subject to suspension for late-notice sub out transactions.
- Rule 22. Full time players may lose their renewal privileges if unable to attend the majority of the games in the current series.
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| JAN/10 |
- Crease rule is escalated to disallow any foot-in-crease, resulting in clearing of the offensive zone.
- Goalie selection criteria has been updated to reflect the underdog team having first choice.
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| NOV/09 |
- Scoring mercy clause is now updated to reflect a 5+ goal differential to trigger a goalie swap option for the losing team.
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| OCT/06 |
- GMs and captains are empowered to call penalty shots in their estimation; which supersede a usual penalty-time call (if called by another GM/captain for the same incident).
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| JAN/06 |
- All substitutes will be assigned to teams at the GMs discretion (using the MDHL player rating system for reference purposes).
- Penalties now last THREE minutes each (running time).
- Hooking infractions will be zero-tolerance (resulting in penalty calls)
- Captains, assistants, and GMs will be granted the authority to call penalties.
- Captains, assistants, as well as goalies and GMs will be included in controversial goal decisions.
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