Rules

PEAKS ADULT HOCKEY LEAGUEPOLICIES AND PROCEDURES

A. LEAGUE MISSION = Recent changes

Provo City Parks & Recreation and the Peaks Ice Arena provide their patrons with the opportunity to play ice hockey in a competitive, but recreationally organized league environment. The program is designed to promote the ideals of sportsmanship and physical fitness regardless of sex, race, creed or color.

B. SPORTSMANSHIP AND CODE OF CONDUCT

All players are expected to conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner. This includes, but is not limited to, respect for the officials, the scorekeepers, your teammates, your opponents, the patrons, and the facility.

Provo City Parks and Recreation and the Peaks Ice Arena reserve the right and the authority to disqualify, suspend, or remove any team manager, coach, player, spectator, or team which behaves in an unsportsmanlike manner before, during, or after a game.

C. LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION

The League Coordinator is Zach Lemon: zlemon@provo.org and the Peaks Ice Arena Manager is Alan Canfield: acanfield@provo.org

Game Location: Games will be played at Peaks Ice Arena, 100 N. Seven Peaks Blvd, Provo, UT 84606.

Schedule: The Peaks Ice Arena League Coordinator will establish the season schedule. For all seasons, 10 regular season games and a single elimination post-season will be provided. Team must play at the time, place and date specified.

The PAHL Administration reserves the right to adjust the PAHL Policies and Procedures at any time. It also reserves the right to judge in instances of discipline and other matters.

D. PAYMENT AND LEAGUE FEES

Team fees are determined by Provo City Admissions and are subject to change on a season-to-season basis.

The Team Manager is responsible for making team payment(s) to Peaks Ice Arena. Individual team members do not pay individually. Players are to pay their Team Manager.
Payment must be made in full for the season at the time of registration.
Payment(s) not received by the outlined schedule will disqualify the team and its players from participation.

Refund Policy: As per Provo City Policy and Procedures, the Parks and Recreation Division will offer a full refund upon cancellation before the season begins. All refunds must be requested by the team manager. No refunds will be given after the first day of the season.

E. UNIFORMS

It is mandatory for all players to have matching jerseys. Team jerseys may not have duplicate numbers. Every player must have an individual number.

If both teams happen to have the same color jerseys, one team will need to change or reverse their jerseys.

F. DIVISION OF TEAMS

The PAHL Administration reserves the right to split divisions as needed. Not all divisions will be offered each season.

It is the responsibility of the team manager to ask any potential prospects about their previous skill level and hockey experience before adding them to their team's roster.
The PAHL Administration reserves the right to review and move players and/or teams between divisions based upon the player's/team’s skills and abilities.
1. If the Team Manager is unwilling to remove the player from their team, the team will forfeit their eligibility to play.

Divisions:

A Division - Designed for the top level of play offered at Peaks Ice Arena.
- Includes players who have played high levels of hockey such as Professional, College, Junior, Midget(18U), and others deemed equivalent.
- Teams in this division are allotted only 5 elite level players per roster. Elite level players consist of players who are or have played at levels such as Professional, College, Junior, Midget(18U), or others deemed equivalent. Any players over 45 years of age that has played these levels will not be counted as elite level players. Goalies will not be considered as elite players.
B Division - Designed for players who may have played at a higher level.
- Includes players who may have played at higher levels such as High School, Youth League, or Travel League in recent years.
C Division - Designed for the advanced intermediate level player.
- Includes players who may have played at intermediate levels such as High School, Youth League, or Travel League and have not played competitive hockey for some time.
Upper D Division - Designed for the intermediate level player.
- Includes players who have not played organized hockey and players who may have played at intermediate levels such as High School, Youth League, or Travel League and have not played competitive hockey for some time.
Lower D Division - Designed for advanced beginner level of play.
- Includes players who have not played organized hockey and players who may have. Players who have played travel hockey, college, junior or professional hockey are not eligible to play in this division.
Rookie Division - Designed for beginner level of play.
- Includes players who have not played organized hockey. Players who have played travel hockey, college, junior or professional hockey are not eligible to play in this division.

G. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

Waiver:

All players must sign the Peaks Ice Arena Waiver before they can be on the ice. These waivers will be available online. It is the responsibility of the Team Manager to ensure that all their players have completed the form before they get on the ice.

Rosters:

Each team is required to have a minimum of 11 players and a maximum of 20 players (Example: 10 skaters and a goalie or 19 skaters and a goalie).
Players may only be rostered on one team in the PAHL. The only exception to this rule is for goaltenders.
Rosters are open for adding/removing players throughout the regular season until the roster deadline, set each season.
1. When adding or removing players from a roster, it is the responsibility of the Team Manager to contact the League Coordinator the Friday (week before) prior to the game for their player(s) to be eligible to play in the next game.
2. There are no additional substitute players above a roster of 20 players. All substitutions must be taken from this roster of 20.
Prior to the start of each game, the Team Manager or designee will provide the Scorekeeper a list of the eligible players in attendance for the game.
If a player is found to be ineligible, the game will be declared a forfeit.
If an un-rostered player plays under the name of a rostered player, the manager and illegal player both become ineligible to play for the remainder of the season.

Ejected Players:

If a player is ejected from the game for any reason, he/she must go to their locker room and leave the facility after changing.
1. Penalty: If the player is found in the facility after ejection, the player's team will receive a forfeit. The game will end.

Suspended Players:

If a player is serving a suspension, they may attend a game, but cannot be in either team's bench, in either team's penalty box, or in the scorebox.
If a player is rostered on two teams (a goalie on one and player on another), that player will need to serve out the entire suspension for that team he/she received game misconduct/misconducts on, before they would be allowed to play for another team they may be rostered on.

Number of Players Required for Games:

If a team cannot provide six players on the ice prior to the official start of the game, a forfeit loss will be awarded to that team. If a game is declared forfeiture, both teams may use the allotted time for the game to conduct a practice/scrimmage. The Officials and Scorekeepers will leave the ice upon a forfeiture and will not officiate or keep score for any practice/scrimmage.

Goaltenders:

Goaltenders may be freely substituted from team to team only in the event the team's regular goalie cannot play in a game.
Goaltenders can only be declared on one roster in each division.
A list of substitution goaltenders will be posted on the website.

It is the responsibility of the Team Manager to keep his team's roster current. Any changes must be completed only between the Team Manager and the League Coordinator.

All players must be 18 years of older to be rostered and participate in the Peaks Adult Hockey League. No exceptions will be made.

H. RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Peaks Adult Hockey League Policies and Procedures Manual in conjunction with the USA Hockey 2025-2029 Official Rules of Ice Hockey will govern the players, participants, coaches, spectators, scorekeepers, referees, and all others involved in the PAHL.

The USA Hockey Official Rules of Ice Hockey are used and followed with the accompanying modification:

Pre-game warm-ups are 3 minutes with the warm-up beginning at the scheduled game start time. Not when the players get on the ice.
The game format will be 1-hour in length. This format consists of three, 16-minute run time periods.
Win/Loss Point System:
1. A regulation or overtime win will be counted as 2 points.
2. A tie or overtime loss will be counted as 1 point.
3. A regulation loss will be counted as 0 points.
The Peaks Adult Hockey League is a non-check league.
Penalties: Minor penalty is 2 minutes. Major penalty is 5 minutes. Misconduct is 10 minutes.
There will be a 1-minute break between periods with an ice-make after each game.
No player shall enter onto the ice surface until the Zamboni doors have shut.
5-Second Rule: After every whistle, the referee conducting the faceoffs will allow both teams five (5) seconds to make a line change simultaneously (there will be no designation of home team during the regular season). The referee will then blow the whistle and, at the end of five seconds, the centers for each team must be in position with their stick down and their body set, ready to take the faceoff. Failure to do so will result in the puck being dropped without the center being there or the center's expulsion from the faceoff.
One (1) timeout is allowed per game per team.
The clock will be set to stop-time whenever a 2-goal differential exists during the last two (2) minutes of the game.
If a regular season game is tied at the end of regulation time, there will be a 5-minute, run-time 3 v 3 Sudden Death Overtime. If the game remains tied, the game will end in a tie.
Teams can only have one coach, a non-player (person not in uniform and/or on the team's roster) on their team's bench. The Team Coach must be 18 or older and is not insured by the Provo City Corporation in the event of incident or injury. A coach assumes all inherent risks, liability, loss, cost or expense that may incur while participating as a coach on the team's bench and takes full responsibility for their actions and conditions.
Fighting: Provo City Parks & Recreation and Peaks Ice Arena have a progressive policy towards fighting. In accordance with USA Hockey Rules of Ice Hockey, the following suspensions will be incurred:
1. The PAHL League Coordinator will review all fighting penalties. Additional suspension time or removal from the PAHL may be given depending on severity. Factors such as punches thrown, gloves on vs gloves off, squaring up, etc. will have consideration.
2. First Fight: Review by the PAHL committee to determine the length of the suspension. Placed on 3-year probation (listed on "Pending Suspension & Fighting Tracker").
3. Second Fight (within 3-year probation): Automatic Season Suspension.
4. Third Fight (within 3-year probation): Indefinite Removal from Peaks Adult Hockey League.
Any player that receives 4 total penalties in one (1) game of League play will be ejected and receive a 1-game suspension. This includes a 10-minute misconduct. (Example: if a player receives a 2-minute minor penalty along with a 10-minute misconduct, the player would be marked as having 2 penalties).
Any player who received a Major Penalty will automatically receive a game misconduct.
Any team during the preseason or regular season (excludes playoffs) receives 13 penalties in a game, the game will be stopped and declared a forfeit. The non-offending team will be declared the winner, and the score will be marked as 1-0. If both teams reach the 13-penalty mark at the same time the game will be stopped and the game will be declared a tie 1-1.
1. If a game is forfeited due to the 13-penalty rule both teams must leave the ice and are not allowed to stay on the ice and scrimmage without officials, even if there is a fair amount of ice time left.
Any player that accumulates 24-minutes in penalties in the regular season will incur a 2-game suspension.
Any player that accumulates 34-minutes in penalties in the regular season will be suspended for the remainder of the season and the entire next season they are rostered.
During post-season play, any suspension will carry over to the next season they are rostered. The suspension will carry over (regardless of the number of seasons missed) until served.
Game Misconducts: All game misconducts will incur a 1-game suspension and review by the PAHL League Coordinator for additional discipline.
1. If a player receives a Second Game Misconduct in a season, they will automatically receive a 2-game suspension and a review by the League Coordinator for additional discipline.
2. If a player receives a Third Game Misconduct in a season, they will be removed from the PAHL for the remainder of the season and require a hearing with the League Coordinator prior to returning to the League.
Match Penalties: Any player/coach who is assessed a match penalty will be immediately removed from the game they are playing in and suspended from any other PAHL games and pending a hearing within 30 days. All Match Penalties will receive a hearing, except for the two situations below. The player/coach will be notified of the hearing panel’s decision and the appeal process.
1. Any player/coach who is assessed a match penalty under the USA Hockey Rule 601 (E 3) “Uses language that is hateful or discriminatory in nature anywhere in the rink before, during or after a game” will be suspended for a minimum of two games.
2. Any player/coach who is assessed a match penalty for removal of their own helmet or an opponent’s helmet during an altercation will be suspended for a minimum of two games.

I. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY

(Adopted by Provo City Parks & Recreation and Peaks Adult Hockey League)

"In an effort to make ice hockey a more desirable and rewarding experience for all participants, the Officiating Program will adhere to certain points of emphasis relating to sportsmanship. This campaign is designed to require all players, coaches, officials, team administrators, and parents/spectators to maintain a sportsmanlike and educational atmosphere before, during, and after all PAHL sanctioned games. Thus, the following points of emphasis must be implemented by all On-Ice Referees and Linesmen:"

Players: A minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct shall be assessed whenever a player:
1. Openly disputes or argues any decision by an official.
2. Use obscene or vulgar language or gestures at any time, including swearing, even if not directed at a particular person.
3. Visually demonstrates any sign of dissatisfaction with an official's decision.
4. A Game Misconduct shall result if the player continues such action(s).
Coaches/Managers: A minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct shall be assessed whenever a coach/manager:
1. Openly disputes or argues any decision by an official.
2. Use obscene or vulgar language or gestures at any time, including swearing, even if not directed at a particular person.
3. Visually demonstrates any sign of dissatisfaction with an official's decision.
4. A Game Misconduct shall result if the player continues such action(s).
Parents/Spectators: On-Ice Officials will stop the game when a spectator is displaying inappropriate and/or disruptive behavior and/or interfere with other spectators or the game. The On-Ice Officials will identify violators to the coaches for the purpose of removing the spectator from the viewing area. A bench minor may be assessed to any team with an unruly fan. Once removed, play will resume. Lost time will not be replaced, and violators may be subject to further disciplinary action by the local governing body. This inappropriate and disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to:
1. Use of obscene or vulgar language in a boisterous manner to anyone at any time.
2. Taunting of players, coaches, officials, or other spectators by means of baiting, ridiculing, threat of physical violence or any physical violence.
3. Throwing of any object in the spectator's viewing area, player's bench, penalty box, or on the ice surface, directed in any manner as to create a safety hazard.
4. Spectators assume all risks of injury during game play.

Abuse of Officials Penalty will not be tolerated in the PAHL.

J. PLAYOFFS AND STANDINGS

Eligibility: For a player to be eligible to compete in the playoffs, that player must have played in three (3) regular season games.

Injuries and extenuating circumstances can be taken into consideration by the League Coordinator provided the Team Manager gives proper communication when the injury/circumstance occurs.
1. Teams that wait until the night before playoffs to contend with an injury/extenuating circumstance will not have their exception granted.
All teams are eligible for the single-elimination playoffs. Teams will be seeded in the playoffs by the place they finish during the regular season. If a tiebreaker is needed to seed teams, the format for determining team seeds will go in this order:
1. Most wins
2. Head-to-Head Matchup
3. Superior Goal Differential
4. Team with fewest penalty minutes
5. Team with least forfeits
6. Coin Toss by the League Coordinator

If a game is tied at the end of regulation play during a playoff game, there will be a 5-minute (runtime), 3 v 3 Sudden Death Overtime. If the game remains tied, a 3-Man Shootout will follow. If a winner still has not been decided, a Sudden Death Shootout will take place until a winner is decided.

In the event of a championship game, the 5-minute (runtime), 5 v 5 Sudden Death Overtime will occur three (3) times. Then if the game remains tied, the 3-Man Shootout will follow along with the Sudden Death Shootout.

K. LOCKER ROOMS

Locker room vandalism or destruction will not be tolerated. This also includes the locker room restrooms and shower stalls. Should vandalism or destruction of the locker room occur, the team and its players will be subject to either fines or suspensions from the League without the possibility of refund. The League Coordinator and the Rink Manager will determine the punishment.

Teams are issued a locker room prior to their games. It is the team's responsibility to lock their locker room during their ice time. If the locker room is not locked during the team's ice time, and vandalism, theft, or destruction of property occurs during that time by other individuals, the team is responsible for all damage of that locker room or missing items.

If the room is considered unsanitary after use, a $50 cleaning fee will be assessed to that team, and that team may not be assigned a locker room for the remainder of the season and asked to change before arriving to play their game.

THE POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, OR ILLEGAL DRUGS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AT ALL PROVO CITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING PEAKS ICE ARENA.

L. OFFICIALS

Officials will make calls in accordance with the events on the ice and off the ice during game play. The officials will maintain control of the game and discipline players and fans accordingly.

Officials are required to conduct themselves in a businesslike, sportsmanlike, impartial and constructive manner always. The actions of an official must be above reproach. Action such as "baiting" or inciting players or coaches is strictly prohibited. On-Ice Officials are ambassadors of the game and must always conduct themselves with this responsibility.

PARTICIPATION IN THE PEAKS ADULT HOCKEY LEAGUE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE READ THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SET FORTH BY THE LEAGUE, PROVO CITY PARKS & RECREATION, AND PEAKS ICE ARENA. IT ALSO INDICATES THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THEM IN FULL COMPLIANCE.