Sherwood Park Ball Hockey follows the official rulebook set forth by Canada Ball Hockey Association (CBHA)
 

• Youth teams are co-ed (male & female) and all players must be included in pre and post-game team activities in the dressing rooms. There are additional dressing rooms for referees which can be used by male/female players, or players can go into the bathroom stall to change. Players should not be changing in the main dressing rooms on co-ed teams.

• Coaches and volunteers - follow the "rule of two" and avoid situations where they are alone with a child. Leave the dressing room door open for transparency as much as possible. Coaches and players are responsible for their conduct in the dressing rooms and facilities, and may be sanctioned by Sherwood Park Ball Hockey for any harassment of players, officials, other volunteers or members of the public.
• We follow Hockey Alberta Dressing Room Standards and Conduct

SUSPENSION GUIDELINES - click here


RULES & REGULATIONS

• All divisions are NON-CONTACT
• Standard ice hockey rules apply with a few additional ball hockey modifications
• Automatic icing (Hybrid icing for U15 and up)
• Offsides
• Floating blue

FLOATING BLUE LINE

• Players must gain the attacking zone (blue line) in the same manner as they would in ice hockey
• The ball must precede all attacking players to set the zone
• Once that zone has been set the attacking zone reverts to the red center line
• Players are free to participate in the play, make passes and control the ball anywhere within the red line

 

• Pre-game warm up - 2 minutes (games to start on time)
• Youth games - 3 x 12 minute periods - stop time
• Women's games - 2 x 18 minute periods - stop time
• No time outs (except in playoffs - 30 secs)
• No overtime (except in playoffs)
• Note: The clock will be adjusted in the last 5 mins to 2 mins to ensure games are completed on time

PENALTIES

• Standard ice hockey penalties apply with a few modifications for ball hockey
• Stick infractions - minimum penalty of 4 minutes
  • Cross-checking, high sticking, slashing, spearing, butt-ending
    • Note: ​player must serve all 4 minutes of the penalty
• Any 3 penalties in a game will earn an automatic game ejection

 

• If player's stick makes contact with the ball above their shoulders and then played by themselves or their teammate then the whistle is blown.
• The face off goes to offending team's zone and that team cannot change.P

• Players are responsible for their stick. Wild swings that make contact with another player will be called as slashing
• Player serves minimum 4 minutes.
• If the team is scored on while short-handed, they return to even strength but the penalized player continues to serve the full 4 minute penalty. Player stays in the box until the first whistle after their 4 minute penalty expires. 
• If no goal scored, then player joins the play from the penalty box to return to even strength, after serving 4 minute penalty.