South Calgary Recreational Hockey League
Minimum Suspension Guidelines
Cumulative Penalty Minutes Per Season (Fall: September - December, Winter: January - April, Spring & Summer: May - August)
**Fines N/A**
1. 30 minutes: 3 Game Suspension
2. 40 minutes: 4 Game Suspension
3. 50 minutes: 5 Game Suspension
4. 60 minutes: Season suspension
**5. 20 minutes: Removal from Spare List for Current Season (Spare Players Only)
Abuse of Officials
1. Verbal abuse of officials: Game misconduct plus 2 additional games
2. Threaten or attempt to strike: Game misconduct plus 10 additional games
3. Intentionally touches, holds or pushes: Game misconduct plus 15 additional games
4. Intentionally strike or body check: Permanent league suspension
Fighting
1. Any player who engages in their first fight in a calendar year: Game misconduct plus 5 games
2. Any player who engages in their second fight in a calendar year: One year suspension
3. Instigator or aggressor of a flight: 1 additional game
4. Third man in a fight: Game misconduct plus 2 additional games
5. Leaving the players/penalty bench during a fight: Game misconduct plus 2 additional games (in addition to any other suspensions further infractions)
6. Leaving the player bench to start a fight: Game misconduct plus 5 additional games (in addition to any other suspensions further infractions)
Game Ejection
When a player is assessed 3 infractions in the same game
1. Remainder of current game (no additional suspension)
Game Misconduct
When a major penalty and a game misconduct is assessed for any infraction other than those mentioned above
1. First offence in a calendar year: Game misconduct plus 2 additional games
2. Second offence in a calendar year: Game misconduct plus 5 additional games
3. Third offence in a calendar year: Game misconduct plus one year suspension
Gross Misconduct
Any infraction which results in a gross misconduct being assessed
1. First offence in a calendar year: Game misconduct plus 3 additional games
2. Second offence in a calendar year: Game misconduct plus 5 additional games
Player Misrepresentation
Any discovery of player misrepresentation which results in an player participating without prior notification to SCRHL Administration will result in a Season Suspension to Permanent League Suspension depending upon circumstances