Expectations of Players

First and foremost, all players are expected to have and wear complete gear and have their Rink Rats jersey with them for each game. If there is a delay with the jersey order and we do not have the colored jerseys for the first few games, "home" players will need to wear a dark jersey and "away" players will need to wear a light jersey.

With this being a purely unofficial league everybody needs to know up front that they are are assuming all personal risks and cannot hold me, the Society as a whole, the facility we rent from, or any other players involved responsible for any injury or damage to personal property sustained during play. More of this in the Release of Liability section.

All players must follow the posted rules/code of conduct of the facility that we rent to play in. I've put a lot of time and effort into this to the benefit of a lot of people, and it's not worth not following the rules and losing the ability to move forward with future seasons.

If there are no volunteer officials present, penalties, off-sides, icing, etc. are all going to be somewhat self-governed and based on the honesty system.

Everyone needs to acknowledge that we are all out to have a good time and aside from routine chirping, we all need to be respectful of each other. This especially extends to volunteer officials. If you disagree with a call, you can disagree, but arguing with the official may get you ejected from the game.

No fighting. We're an amateur hockey league and most people are here to learn and develop. If you get frustrated about something, skate it off. 

Finally, there are going to be a lot of newbies here. Elite, A, and B level players, you know who you are. I have no problem with you signing up, but please keep in mind that this league is primarily for newer/lower level players and as an upper level player you will be asked to play down and take on more of a supportive/coaching role. If you don't believe you can do this, please consider not participating as I would prefer not to have to ask you to leave.

Again, If you are a high level player expecting this to be a large group of skilled players, this may not be the place for you. If you still choose to play and it becomes problematic, you may be asked to stop attending and will be issued a refund of your fee minus $63 for the jersey and then divided and equal to the portion of remaining games.