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Revised as of 10/31/02 (Revisions in italics)

1. The league is open to any player who is at least 22 years old as of December 31, 2002, and is not a "D" player, as determined in the sole discretion of the hockey committee.
2. The league will have six teams, each with up to 13 skaters and one or two goalies. The objective is to maximize competition, and the Hockey Committee may transfer players between teams to equalize the talent.
3. Except as provided below, USA Hockey non-checking rules apply.
4. Any player who receives a fourth penalty (major or minor, exclusive of bench or equipment penalties) in a game will receive at that time a 10-minute misconduct penalty. If that player receives a fifth penalty in the game, he will receive a game misconduct. Any team that receives its tenth penalty (major or minor, excluding bench or equipment penalties) in a game will forfeit that game (exception -- if the tenth or later penalty is a coincidental minor, it is not counted). The scorer will inform the referee and both captains when any player receives his third, fourth and fifth penalties, and when a team receives its eighth, ninth and tenth penalties.
5. Any player receiving a game misconduct will be ineligible for his team's next game as well. The third game misconduct of a season will result in disqualification for the next six games. The fourth misconduct of a season will result in disqualification for the balance of the season. A fighting penalty is an automatic game misconduct.
6. To start a game, a team must have five skaters and a goalie or an additional skater on the ice. The scheduled start time for all games is the scheduled ice time. However, the teams will be allowed a 10-minute warmup from the time the ice becomes available, which is normally from five to ten minutes before the scheduled ice time. A team has a 15 minute grace period (subject to a 2-minute delay of game penalty) from the scheduled start time to get the required players on the ice; if they do not meet the requirement, they forfeit the game. If a team’s goalie arrives after the scheduled start time, he may have a two-minute warm-up but his team then forfeits their time out for that game.
7. The center red line will be ignored for all purposes. Two-line passes are allowed. However, a pass from behind the defensive blue line which crosses the opponent's goal line is subject to being called icing.
8. The tag-up offside rule is in effect. If all offensive players clear the offensive zone at the same time, they can go back into the offensive zone even if the puck has not been cleared out.
9. All players in a given position (e.g., defense, forwards) should play the same number of shifts in a game, to the extent possible. No player should double shift if another player has been sitting more than one shift. Note-- during stop time play (during the last five minutes of certain games) the team captain has total discretion as to who plays and for how long. Violations of this policy should be taken up with your team captain, and if he cannot resolve the problem the hockey committee should be notified.
10. If a player does not show up (regardless of the reason) for more than five games prior to December 31, 2002, he may be dropped from the roster upon request of the team captain and at the discretion of the hockey committee. The refund of fees to the City is a matter between the player and the City; the refund of league fees is at the total discretion of the Hockey Committee. A player dropped from the roster is treated as a new player for the next season and must go back into the draft rather than rejoining his old team. No player may be dropped after December 31, 2002.
11. If a team drops a player (see rule 10), that team may request a substitute player (of similar ability). The Hockey Committee has total discretion of whether to place a substitute player on a team, and will take into account the desire to balance the relative abilities of the teams. No substitute player may be added to a team after December 31, 2002.
12. The league will purchase uniform mesh jerseys to be worn by each team. No player (including goalies) will be permitted to play with a jersey that is not the same color as the official jersey. Each player must wear an approved hockey helmet (with some type of chin strap) and at least a half shield face mask attached to the helmet at all times.
13. All three periods of the game will be 15 minutes stop time, except that if one team attains a lead of 10 goals at any time, the remainder of the game will be running time; see also rule 17. During the regular season, if the score is tied at the end of regulation time, the game will go in the books as a tie. See rule 22, below, for the overtime rule during playoff games.
14. Minor penalties assessed during stop time play are two (2) minutes in length. Minor penalties assessed during running time are three (3) minutes in length.
15. The league will supply two referees and a scorekeeper for each game; the home team is responsible for paying the referees $30 each and the scorekeeper $15 prior to the start of the game.
16. If a captain wishes to question a referee's decision on the application of a rule, the captain may call his team's time out prior to the next face-off after the questionable decision. At this point the referee will look up the rule and, if necessary, correct the decision. The referee's decision is final and not subject to any appeal. A judgment call may not be questioned. Once the referee has signed the scoresheet after a game, that game is final, and no protest of any kind is allowed.
17. If a team has a 10-goal lead at any time after the end of the second period, the game ends at that point. The teams can use the ice for practice for the remainder of the time available.
18. Any goalie on the roster of any team in the league can be a substitute goalie for a team whose goalie is unable to play for legitimate reasons. In addition, the Hockey Committee will register two or more official substitute goalies, who may substitute on any team. NO OTHER GOALIE CAN BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE.
19. The three teams with the best records during the regular season qualify for the playoffs. In addition, one of the remaining teams will qualify as the wild-card playoff team – see paragraph 20 below. The determination of best record is based on total points (win=2, tie=1, loss=0). In case two teams are tied in total points, the tiebreakers are, in order Head-to-head won-loss record, Head-to-head total goals, Total goals scored against all teams for the year, Total goals scored minus total goals allowed against all teams for the year, Total games won against all teams for the year, and Coin toss
20. The wild-card playoff team will be determined through a one-game playoff between the fifth- and sixth-place teams, followed by a one-game playoff between the winner of this game and the fourth-place team. The team winning this second playoff game shall thereafter be treated as the fourth place team. The team with the better regular season record is home team in the two games mentioned above.
21. In the first round of the playoffs, the first and fourth place teams play a best of three series, and the second and third place teams play a best of three series. In these series, the team with the better regular season record is home team in game one and three.
22. The winners of the first round playoff series play a best of five championship series. In this series, the team with the better regular season record is home team in game one, three and five.
23. During the playoffs, if a game is tied at the end of three periods, the teams will play sudden-death overtime periods of 15 minutes each, with the first team to score winning the game.
24. The rink officials will make two locker rooms available each game; the home team will use the higher-numbered room and the visiting team the lower-numbered room.