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OHF Updates Head Checking Penalties
The Ontario Hockey Federation's (OHF) Minor Council met on Saturday June 25th, 2011 to discuss theth – June 29th.
a) In Minor and Female, a Minor Penalty shall be assessed to any player who accidentally contacts an opponent in the head, face or neck with his stick or any part of the player’s body or equipment. b) In Minor and Female, a Double Minor Penalty or a Major and a Game Misconduct Penalty, at the discretion of the Referee and based on the degree of violence of impact shall be assessed to any player who intentionally contacts an opponent in the head, face or neck with her stick or any part of the player’s body or equipment. c) In Junior and Senior, a Minor and a Misconduct penalty, or a Major and a Game Misconduct penalty, at the discretion of the Referee based on the degree of violence of impact, shall be assessed to any player who checks an opponent to the head in any manner. d) A Major and a Game Misconduct penalty, or a Match penalty shall be assessed any player who injures an opponent under this Rule. e) A Match penalty shall be assessed any player who deliberately attempts to injure or deliberately injures an opponent under this Rule. Note: All contact above the shoulders (neck, face and head) is to be called Head Contact under one of the above. THIS RULE CHANGE WILL COME INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY The OHF Minor Council unanimously endorsed enhancing the minimum suspensions for head contact penalties for each of the penalties assessed in the newly approved Head Contact rule. additional game). games for first offence; plus four (4) additional games for second offence; and an indefinite suspension for the third offence in the same season). (4) additional games for the first offence; and an indefinite suspension for the second offence in the same season). The OHF Minor Council has made a strong stance that Head Contact is to be removed from the game and that the players are responsible for any contact to the head of an opponent be it intentional or accidental. The OHF is one of three Hockey Canada Branches operating in the Province of Ontario and is the largest of all thirteen across Canada. The OHF is comprised of seven Member Partners and has a membership base that represents over forty percent of Hockey Canada.
OHF Removes Body Checking from Recreational Hockey - *Revised* May 26/11
The Ontario Hockey Federation`s [OHF] Minor Council met on Friday April 29th to discuss the minor programs and among the topics was body checking in recreational hockey.
The OHF Minor Council unanimously endorsed the following motion:
Effective the 2011 - 2012 season body checking will be removed from all age divisions of House League and House League Select hockey.
The OMHA wishes to clarify that this OHF ruling will not affect Local League hockey within the OMHA. The ruling applies to House League and Rostered Select only and will not change the current regulations for Local League.
House League and House League Select make up the majority of the OHF playing membership. The majority of House League hockey was already non body checking, which made it practical to standardize the rule across the entire membership. The extension of this decision to House League Select was similarly practical since Select teams are formed out of House League registered hockey players.
The OHF continues to review the delivery of all levels of hockey in order to create a safe and fun environment for all of its participants. Removing body checking at House League and House League Select is a positive decision for player recruitment and safety.
The removal creates a safer environment for new players that join the game at any age to develop the fundamental skills of skating and puck handling without the concern of being intentionally hit by another player.
At the end of the day hockey is a sport intended to give health benefits and life lessons to participants, and the OHF wants to highlight these core attributes of the game. With this new rule change, more players and parents will feel safer in these leagues and bring the focus back to the basics of the "good old hockey game".
The OHF is one of three Hockey Canada Branches operating in the Province of Ontario and is the largest of all thirteen across Canada. The OHF is comprised of seven Member Partners and has a membership base that represents over forty percent of Hockey Canada.
Fitzsimmons Minor Midget Josh Miller has been Invited to atttend the Under Armour OHL-Hockey Canada Development Combine April 1/2011
Josh Miller has grown up around the OHL and has always dreamed of one day playing in it.
The Peterborough Fitzsimmons Towing and Repair minor midget Petes' defenceman is in his OHL draft year, but he never really knew if he would be considered for the draft.
He got a better indication on Thursday. Miller, 15, was one of 60 skaters, along with 24 goalies, invited to the second annual Under Armour OHL-Hockey Canada Development Combine Saturday and Sunday at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.
Petes Wayne Clark Named to Ontario U17 staff Mar. 28/2011
Peterborough Petes' assistant coach Wayne Clark has been named to the Ontario Under-17 hockey team's coaching staff, The Examiner has learned.
The team will participate in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in
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Head Contact – Rule F. 6.5