OFFICIATING&

GAMEOPERATIONSMANUAL

2018-2019Season

WELCOMETOTHEWESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUE.

THEINFORMATIONINTHISMANUALCONTAINSTHENECESSARYINFORMATIONFORLEAGUESPOLICIES,PROCEDURES,GAMENIGHTOPERATIONS,OFFICIATINGDIRECTIVES,ANDPOINTSOFEMPHASISOFTHE2016-17SEASON.

GAMEASSIGNMENTS:

• ALLGAMEASSIGNMENTSWILLCOMEDIRECTLYFROMROGERKLEINORBRADENGRINSTEAD,YOUMUST

UPDATEYOURAVAILABILITY!!!

• CHANGESINASSIGNMENTSMUSTBEMADETHROUGHROGERKLEINORBRADENGRINSTEAD,EMAIL

ANDTEXTSDONOTCONFIRMYOUAREREMOVEDFROMYOURASSIGNMENT.YOUMUSTTALKTOROGERKLEIN,ARTHURKITANOORBRADENGRINSTEAD.

• ASSIGNMENTSWILLBEMADEASFARINADVANCETOACCOMMODATEALLPARTIESINVOLVED.

• ASSIGNMENTSARESENTVIAEMAILRESPOND!EITHERACCEPTORDECLINE

PRE-GAMEWARM-UPS:

• THEWHOLECREWISREQUIREDTOOBSERVETHEWARM-UPONTHEICEINOFFICIATINGGEAR,ANDSHALLBEONTHEICEBEFORETHEPLAYERS.

• THEREFEREESHALLINCLUDEANYPRE-GAME/WARM-UPVIOLATIONSINHISGAMEREPORT.

• DONOTWEARWINDSHIRTSDURINGWARM-UPS.

• PROFESSIONALISMONTHEICE.

• DONOTLEANAGAINSTTHEBOARD(FLATBACK)

•HANDSSHOULDNOTBEINYOURPOCKET

THEWSHLREQUIRESACOACHONTHEBENCHFORWARM-UPS,ANYVIOLATIONOFTHISRULEMUSTBEPUTINYOUR

GAMEREPORTS.WEDONOTASSESSAPENALTYFORTHIS,THISISDEALTWITHBYOURGAMEDAYOPERATIONS

DIRECTOR!

THEWESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUEWILLUTILIZETHEUSAHOCKEY2017-21JUNIORHOCKEYRULEBOOKAND2017-2021RULESUPDATESWITHTHEFOLLOWINGEXCEPTIONS:

RULECHANGESFOR2018-19

ERRORONICING–CENTERICEDROP

COINCIDENTALPENALTIES–5ON5

DOUBLEMINOR–ONLYHIGHSTICKANDROUGHING

21PLAYERSCANDRESSAND3CANBEGOALIES

FIGHTING

THETRASHTALKINGANDGATHERINGSATSTOPPAGESWILLNOTBEPERMITTED.WSHLHASADOPTEDTHEFOLLOWINGPROCEDURE.THEBESTWAYTODESCRIBETHISISWHENTHEREFEREEORLINESMANBLOWSHISWHISTLE

THEPLAYERSHAVEFOUROPTIONS.

• STARTAFIGHT

• LINEUPFORAFACE-OFF.

• GOTOTHEBENCHFORACHANGE.

• ORRECEIVEATEN-MINUTEMISCONDUCTFORZEROTOLERANCE.

OURGOALISTOGETTHEGAMESOVERQUICKLY.MILLINGAROUNDANDGETTINGTOUGHONLYDELAYSTHEGAME

ANDWASTESTIME.

FIGHTINGMANUALFORPENALTYCALLS

(a)Amajorpenaltyshallbeassessedtoanyplayerwhoengagesinfighting.(b)Anadditionalminorpenaltyplusgameejectionpenaltyshallbeassessedtoanyplayerwhostartsorinstigatesfighting.(c)Aplayerwhoreceivesasecondmajorpenaltyforfightinginthesamegameshallbeassessedagamemisconductpenaltyunderthissection.(d)Agamemisconductpenaltyshallbeimposedonanyplayerwhoisassessedamajorpenaltyforfightingaftertheoriginalfightduringthesamestoppage.(e)Agameejectionpenaltyshallbeassessedtoanyplayerorgoalkeeperwhoisthefirsttointerveneinafighttheninprogressregardlessofthetimeoftheinfraction.(f)Aminorpenaltyforunsportsmanlikeconductshallbeassessedaplayerwhoengagesinafightwhilewearinggreaterfacialprotection.Thisminorpenaltyshallbewaivediftheopponentisdeemedtheinstigatororthehelmetwasremovedpriortothefight,inwhichcasetheappropriatehelmetremovalpenaltyshallbeassessed.(g)AGrossMisconductPenaltyshallbeassessedforContinuingaltercationafterthelinesmenenter!InstigationPenalty:IfyoucallanInstigatorPenaltyyoumustalsocallaGameEjectionPenaltyExample:5:00Fighting2:00InstigationGameEjectionInstigationRule:Rule614Fighting:(d)(ModifiedforWSHL)Anadditionalminorpenaltyplusgameejectionpenaltyshallbeassessedtoanyplayerwhostartsorinstigatesfighting.Anyplayerdeemedaninstigatorwillbeassessedanautomaticgameejectionpenalty.(Note)Under5min:Period3:However,ifaninstigatorpenaltyisassessedtotheopposingplayer,thegamemisconductpenaltyshallbewaivedandamisconductpenaltyassessedtothenon-offendingplayer.

Guyslet’sgetthisright,wehavehad32instigationpenaltiescalledinthepastseasonwithouttheadditionalpenaltiesthatautomaticallygowithit.Tocallaninstigatorpenaltyitmustmeetrequirements!:EngagingwithanopponentthatisnotawillingcombatantThechangefortheFightingRules2017-18seasonis:Stillappliesfor2018-19seasonInstigator=automaticgameejection/leaguereview3rdmanin=automaticgameejection/leaguereview

PUCKOUTOFPLAY:

PUCKSHOTOFFTHEPOSTANDGOESDIRECTLYOUTOFPLAY=STAYSINTHEZONE

RUNNINGTIME:

NEVER

TIMEOUTS:

• 1-60SECONDTIMEOUTPERGAME

TIESPROCEDURES:

• 1-5MINUTESUDDENDEATHPERIOD3ON3,IFSTILLTIED

• 5MANSHOOTOUTIFSTILLTIED

• SUDDENDEATHSHOOTOUTCONTINUESUNTILTHEREISAWINNER.ASHOOTERMAYSHOOTAGAINWHEN

THETEAMWITHLESSPLAYERSSTARTSOVER.

FACEOFF:

THEREFEREEWILLDROPOPENINGFACE-OFFINTHE1STPERIODONLY!

SHOWTHEPUCK

REMOVINGPLAYERSFROMTHEFACE-OFF:1STLINESMEN,2NDOFFENSEATSAMESTOPPAGE-REFEREE

DEFENDINGTEAMISFIRSTTOPLACESTICKDOWNINALLLOCATIONSEXCEPTCENTERICEWHERETHEVISITINGTEAM

PLACESHISSTICKFIRST.

POINTSOFEMPHASIS

CHECKINGISANIMPORTANTPARTOFTHEGAME;ITSPURPOSEISTOSEPARATEAPLAYERFROMTHEPUCK.ITISNOTTHEINTENTOFTHEWSHLTOELIMINATEGOODCLEANCHECKING!HOWEVER,WEWANTOFFICIALSTOPENALIZETHE

“CHEAPSHOT”,AGGRESSIVEINJURYPOTENTIALCHECKS.

CONTACTTOTHEHEAD

THISISANIMPORTANTSAFETYISSUEANDTHECOMMITTEEISCONCERNEDABOUTSOMEVIOLENTCONTACTTHATHAS

OCCURREDINTHEGAMEANDCAUSEDINJURY.TOMAKETHISRULECLEAR,ANYTIMEAPLAYERTARGETSTHEHEADOR

NECKAREAOFANOPPONENT;APENALTYMUSTBEASSESSED,AMAJORPENALTYANDAGAMEMISCONDUCTPENALTY

ATAMINIMUM.

THISRULEISNOTINTENDEDTOCOVERINCIDENTALCONTACTORCONTACTWITHTHEHEADTHATOCCURSTHAT

SHOULDBEAMINORPENALTY(E.G.,UNINTENTIONALHIGHSTICK,BODYCHECKWHERETHECONTACTISINITIATEDAT

THESHOULDERORTORSO,BUTTHEFOLLOWTHROUGHMAKESSOMECONTACTWITHTHEHEAD).CLEARDIRECTIONISBEINGPROVIDEDHERETOASSISTOFFICIALS,COACHESANDPLAYERSWITHTHISRULE.

THERESHALLBEHEIGHTENEDAWARENESSTODIRECTCONTACTTOHEAD,BUTITSHOULDBENOTEDTHATMANY

CONTACTTOTHEHEADFOULSINPREVIOUSSEASONSTHATWEREMINORPENALTIESSHOULDREMAINMINOR

PENALTIES(FOREXAMPLE,ANINCIDENTALHIGHSTICKINGFOULWOULDREMAINAMINORFORHIGHSTICKINGUNLESS

INJURYOCCURS).

UNNECESSARYROUGHNESS

DRIVINGOPPONENTSINTOTHEBOARDSOROPENICEWELLAFTERTHEPUCKHASBEENRELEASED.

CHECKINGFROMBEHIND

THEREISNEVERANEXCUSEFORAPLAYERTORUNANOTHERPLAYERFROMBEHIND.OFFICIALSAREINSTRUCTEDTO

CALLEVERYINFRACTIONTHATOCCURS.THEONUSOFACHECKBEINGDELIVEREDISSTILLWITHTHEPLAYER

DELIVERINGTHECHECK.

THEPENALTYOPTIONSFORCHECKINGFROMBEHINDAREASFOLLOWS:

2MINMINORPENALTYINOPENICE.

2MINMINORPENALTY+10MINMISCONDUCT

4MINMINORPENALTY+GAMEEJECTION

5MINMAJORPENALTY+GAMEMISCONDUCT

IFAPLAYERISINUREDASRESULTOFTHECHECK:5MINUTEMAJOR+GAMEMISCONDUCTORMATCHPENALTY

MUSTBECALLED.

ALLOFFICIALS

RULESANDREGULATIONS:-

ITISEVERYOFFICIAL'SDUTYANDRESPONSIBILITYTOUNDERSTANDANDKNOWTHERULES.LACKOFRULEKNOWLEDGE

ISUNACCEPTABLEANDDEALTWITHGAMELOSSFORTHEWHOLECREW!OFFICIALSWHOLACKRULEKNOWLEDGEOR

WHODONOTAPPLYRULESCORRECTLYWILLBEPENALIZEDTOINCLUDEFINESANDLOSSOFGAMEASSIGNMENTS.

REMEMBER:YOUAREA“TEAM”IFSOMETHINGUNUSUALHAPPENSINAGAMECOMMUNICATEWITHYOUR

PARTNERS.EVERYONELOOKSBADWHENTHECORRECTRULEINTERPRETATIONISNOTMADE.

MEDIA:

SILENCECAN'TBEMISQUOTED.NOOFFICIALSHALLBEPERMITTEDTOTALKTOTHEPRESSABOUTTHEGAME,TEAMS,TOWNS,FRANCHISES,LEAGUEOROTHEROFFICIALS,WITHOUTTHEPERMISSIONOFTHECOMMISSIONERORRIC.BEPOLITEANDCOURTEOUSTOREPORTERS,BUTNEVERGIVEYOUROPINIONOFANY"PLAYS"ORSITUATIONS.COACHESANDPLAYERSCAN'TMAKECOMMENTSABOUTUS,THEREFORENEITHERCANWE.THISALSOINCLUDESSOCIALMEDIA!!!

YOUAREWORKINGGAMESFORTHEWSHL,THEREFORANYPOSTSONSOCIALMEDIAMUSTBETASTEFUL.YOUARELOOKEDUPONASANAMBASSADOROFHOCKEY.ANYPOSTDEEMEDDISTASTEFULORRECKLESSCOULDCOSTYOU

FUTUREGAMEASSIGNMENTS.THEWSHLINNOFORMORFASHIONALLOWSYOUTOPOSTSPECIFICSABOUTGAMES,COACHES,PLAYERS,VENUESOROTHEROFFICIALS.

ARRIVALATARENA:

ALLOFFICIALSARETOARRIVEATTHERINKONEHOURANDTHIRTYMIN.(1.5)BEFOREGAMETIME.IFYOUARERUNNINGLATEYOUMUSTNOTIFYYOURSUPERVISOROFOFFICIALSATLEAST(2)HOURBEFOREGAMETIME.

OFFICIALSATTIRE:

ASUITORJACKETANDDRESSSHIRTWITHTIEISMANDATORYFORALLICEOFFICIALS

NOTOBACCO/ALCOHOLCONSUMPTIONINTHEBUILDING

NOEARRINGS/NOSERINGS,ETC.

POST-GAMEREQUIREMENTS:

• REFEREE’SAREREQUIREDTOCOMPLETEAGAMEREPORTFORMIMMEDIATELYFOLLOWINGTHEGAME

BEFORELEAVINGTHEARENATHISMUSTBECOMPLETEDONTTS.FORANYMATCHPENALTY/GROSSMISCONDUCTOR

MAJORISSUESTHATOCCURREDYOUNEEDTOCALLROGERKLEIN918-808-8356ORARTHURKITANO714-679-1855ATTHECONCLUSIONOFTHEGAME,ANDSUBMITYOURVERBALREPORT.

• WHENLEAVINGTHEARENA,LEAVEASATEAMANDCONDUCTYOURSELFINTHESAMEPROFESSIONAL

MANNERASWHENYOUARRIVED.AVOIDCONFRONTATIONWHENEVERPOSSIBLE.

• DONOTSPEAKTOANYPRESSORREPORTERS.SILENCECANNEVERBEMISINTERPRETED.

GAMEREPORTS:-

AGAMEREPORTISREQUIREDVIAGAMENOTES&TIMETOSCOREWEBSITE.ITISTHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHESENIORREFEREETOFILLOUTTHEREPORTSREGARDLESSOFANYOFTHEITEMSLISTEDBELOW.

POST-GAMEREPORTSAREONEOFYOURMOSTIMPORTANTDUTIES.THEYPROVIDECOMMUNICATIONTOTHREE

DIFFERENTPEOPLEANDFINESANDSUSPENSIONSAREENFORCEDFROMYOURWRITTENREPORT.PLEASEFILLOUTALLINFORMATIONCLEARLYANDCORRECTLY.ALSOMAKEYOURSELFAVAILABLETHATEVENING.(LEAVEAPHONENUMBER

WHEREYOUCANBECONTACTED.)

THESENIORREFEREESHALLCALLSUPERVISOROFOFFICIALSINYOURAREAFOLLOWINGTHEGAMEINVOLVING:

MAJORPENALTIES/GAMEEJECTIONS/GAMEMISCONDUCTS

EXTRAORDINARYINCIDENTS

OFFICIALSSHOULDNOTRESPONDTOQUESTIONSREGARDINGTOLENGTHOFSUSPENSIONS.DIRECTALLQUESTIONSTO

DIRECTOROFHOCKEYOPERATIONS.

DRESSINGROOM:

THISISYOURROOM.NOTEAMPERSONNELISALLOWEDINTHEROOMWITHOUTYOURPERMISSION.IFTHEREISAPROBLEMINTHEGAMEANDTHEYNEEDTOTALKTOYOULENDTHEMANEAR.IFTHEYGETUNRULYASKTHEMTO

LEAVEANDREPORTTHEINCIDENTTOSUPERVISOROFOFFICIALSVIAPHONEANDDIRECTOROFHOCKEYOPERATIONS

VIAEMAIL.NEVERTALKTOANOWNERORCOACHALONE!

UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESAREYOUTOREVIEWVIDEOWITHTHECOACHESBEFORE,DURINGORAFTERTHEGAME.REFERTHEREQUESTTOTHELEAGUEOFFICEFORREVIEW.

THEROOMSHOULDNOTBEUSEDASAHANGOUTFORFRIENDSORFAMILY.IFANYONESHOULDDROPBYMAKEIT

BRIEF.THERECOULDBEALOTOFTHINGSGOINGONINTHEGAMEANDYOUMAYNEEDTHETIMETOGOOVERSOME

SITUATIONSDURINGTHERESURFACE.

INJURY/ILLNESS/ABSENCE:

INTHEEVENTYOUAREINJUREDORBECOMEILLANDAREUNABLETOPERFORMYOURDUTIES,CONTACTSUPERVISOROFOFFICIALSIMMEDIATELY.

EVERYEFFORTSHOULDBEMADETOHAVETHREEOFFICIALS(1REFEREES,2LINESMEN)ONTHEICEFORALLLEAGUESGAMES.SHOULDFORANYUNFORESEENREASON,ANYONEOFTHEASSIGNEDOFFICIALSBEPREVENTEDFROM

OFFICIATING,THEFOLLOWINGSHALLTAKEPLACE:

THEGAMEWILLSTARTATTHESCHEDULEDTIME,WITHTHEEXISTINGOFFICIALS.

NOTIFYSUPERVISOROFOFFICIALSWHOMAYDIRECTYOUTO:ATTEMPTTOCONTACTALEAGUEOFFICIALTHATMAY

BEAVAILABLETOWORK.

INSURANCE:

ALLOFFICIALSMUSTBEPROPERLYREGISTEREDWITHAAU/UHU.FAILURETOMEETANYDATELINES/PAYMENTS

WILLRESULTINYOURSUSPENSIONFROMOFFICIATINGINOURLEAGUE.

OFFICIALSUNIFORM:

WARM-UPS-BLACKJACKETWORNBYALLOFFICIALSORGAMESWEATERWORNBYALLOFFICIALS

WSHLCRESTANDNAMEPLATEARETOBEWORNBYALLOFFICIALS.THISISNOTANOPTION!!!

CLEANWHITELACES

BLACKHELMETWITHHALFSHIELD

REFEREEDUTIES

RULEBOOKKNOWLEDGE

PLAYERSANDCOACHESDON'TCAREABOUTTHEVARIOUSLEAGUESTHATYOUWORKORHAVEWORKED.YOUAREEXPECTEDTOKNOWWSHLRULESANDPROCEDURES,NOTAPPLYINGPROPERRULEKNOWLEDGEORKNOWINGRULES

CANCOSTYOUFINESANDFUTUREGAMEASSIGNMENTS.

COMMUNICATINGWITHPLAYERSANDCOACHES:

BEBRIEFANDTOTHEPOINT!

GIVEYOUREXPLANATION,TELLHIMWHATYOUCALLED,IFTHECAPTAINWANTSTOQUESTIONORCOMMENT,THENENDTHECONVERSATION.IFACAPTAINBEGINSTOQUESTIONEVERYCALL,EXPLAINTOHIMTHATHISPRIVILEGESMAY

BEREVOKED.

COACHES-WEWANTTOEXPLAINMULTIPLESITUATIONSORANSWERANYINTELLIGENTQUESTIONS.ATNOTIMEISTHE

COACHTOSTANDONTHEBOARDSORINTHEDOORWAYWITHTHEDOOROPENWHILEYOU’RETALKINGTOHIM.IFHEDOESNOTWANTTOLISTEN,ENDTHECONVERSATION.BECOURTEOUS.IFYOUTALKWITHONEBENCH,BEPREPAREDTOTALKWITHTHEOTHERBENCH.

DON'TOVERDOITTHESEARENOTDEBATES.

ALWAYSHAVEAPARTNERWHENSPEAKINGTOACOACH

ALTERCATIONS:

YOURDUTYISTHENONCOMBATANTS.ORDERALLPLAYERSOFBOTHTEAMSTOTHEIRBENCHES.FOLLOWTHE

PROCEDUREEARLYINTHESEASONANDYOUWON'THAVEANYPROBLEMSLATER.

BLOWTHEWHISTLEANDPOINTTOTHEBENCHES.

GETINPOSITIONTOWATCHTHEBENCHESANDTRYANDKEEPTHEFIGHTINFRONTOFYOU.

IFAFIGHTBREAKSOUTINTHECREASEAREA,ORDERTHEGOALTENDERINTOANEUTRALCORNER.

ASSESSTHEPENALTIESANDGETTHEPLAYGOING.

MULTIPLEFIGHT(S)SITUATIONS:

FIRSTTOWORST

TALKTOTHEPLAYERSINVOLVEDINTHESECONDAND/ORTHIRDFIGHTS.

CHECKWITHTHELINESMENFORANYOTHERPENALTIES

DON'TPANIC.BECALM

GETTHEAGGRESSOR/INSTIGATORS.

WATCHTHEBENCH!

BESURETOGETTHEAGGRESSOR/INSTIGATOROUTOFTHEGAME.REMEMBERNOTEVERYFIGHTISGOINGTOHAVE

ANINSTIGATOR.

YOUHAVETHEFINALDECISIONINALLDISPUTES

REPORTALLGAMEEJECTION/MISCONDUCTPENALTIESINDETAILONOFFICIALGAMEREPORTS

REPORTALLPHYSICALCONTACTORABUSESTOTHELEAGUEOFFICEINWRITING

DONOTCOMMENTONLENGTHOFSUSPENSION

VERIFYACCURACYONTTSGAMEREPORT!!!!!

EVALUATIONS&REPORTS:

YOUMUSTENTERGAMENOTESONTTSATTHEENDOFTHEGAME,THISISNOTANOPTION!THISMUSTBE

COMPLETEDBEFORETHEGAMEISCLOSEDOUT.SHOULDTHEGAMEBECLOSEDBEFOREYOUGETTOENTERYOUR

NOTESYOUMUSTCONTACTARTORROGERVIAPHONEASAP.YOUWILLNEEDTOALSOTYPEUPYOURREPORTAND

EMAILITTOBOTHART&ROGERWITHIN2HOURSOFGAMECOMPLETION.

INCLUDETHEFOLLOWING:

ANYANDALLMAJORPENALTIES

ANYOFFICEISSUES

ABUSEOFOFFICIALSCALLS:NEEDTOBEVERYDETAILED

LACKOFSECURITYORMEDICALSTAFF

YOUMUSTCOMPLETEYOUCOACHESEVALUATIONSATTHECOMPLETIONOFEACHGAME.THISNEEDSTOBEADETAILEDREPORTONHOWTHECOACHESREACTEDDURINGTHEGAME.GOODORBAD,JUSTDON’THITTHESUBMIT

BUTTON.

FAILURETOCOMPLETETHEREPORTWITHIN24HOURSOFYOURGAMECOMPLETIONCANRESULTINAFINES!

1STOFFENSE:WARNING

2NDOFFENSE:$10.00FINE

3RDOFFENSE:$20.00FINE

4THOFFENSE:$50.00FINE

5THOFFENSE:SUSPENSION

ALLOFFICIALSWILLBESUBJECTTOBEINGEVALUATEDANDBEINGASSIGNEDASEVALUATORS

LINESMANDUTIES

PRE-GAMEMEETING

COMMUNICATION

WHATDOESTHISGAMEMEANFORBOTHTEAMS?

WHATHAPPENEDLASTTIMETHESETEAMSPLAYED?

WHATPLAYERSTOWATCH?

DISCUSSWHATYOURDUTIESWILLBEWITHTHEREFEREE(EACHREFEREEISDIFFERENT)

SENIORLINESMANDETERMINESWHICHENDHEWANTSTOSTART

WARM-UPS

CHECKTIMINGDEVICESLOCATION/WORKINGORDER

CHECKBOTHGOALNETS

WHEREPLAYERSENTERANDEXIT

FACEPLAYERSATALLTIMESNEVERTURNYOURBACKWHILESTANDINGATREFEREECREASE

KEEPPLAYERSONTHEIRSIDEOFTHEICE

TEAMCLOSESTTOTHECOMMONEXITLEAVESFIRST(BEWAREOFPLAYERSCROSSING)HOLDTEAMIFNECESSARY

CHECKFORHOLESINTHEICE,BOARDS

HOWHIGHISTHEGLASS

CHECKNETSAGAIN

GAMESITUATIONS

FACEOFFSSHOULDBEALASTPRIORITY,DONOTBEINAHURRYTORETRIEVETHEPUCK.

REMEMBERPEOPLE,PUCK,POSITION

ANTICIPATEPOTENTIALSITUATIONS

KEEPYOUREYESONAPLAYERORPLAYERSWHOMAYRETALIATEOVERANON-PENALTYCALLWHENWHISTLEIS

BLOWN,REGARDLESSOFANYPENALTYVIOLATIONS.HUSTLETOTHEPLAYERSTHISWILLPREVENTANYALTERCATIONS.

BEWAREOFLINECHANGESESPECIALLYIFTEAMSHAVETOCROSSEACHOTHER.

STARTOFPERIODCHECKFORPENALIZEDPLAYERSONPENALTYBENCH

BROKENSTICKSSHOULDBEPLACEDATTHEPLAYERS’BENCHAFTERASTOPPAGEINPLAYNOTTHEPENALTYBOXMAKE

SURESTICKITGOESTORIGHTBENCH.

BEWAREOFDISLODGEDGOALS

WHENASKEDBYTHEREFEREEGIVEYOURVERSIONONADISPUTEDGOAL(AWAYFROMPLAYERSATREFEREECREASE)OTHERLINESMANSHOULDBEFACINGPLAYERS.ATNOTIMESHOULDALLOFFICIALSBEDISCUSSINGDISPUTE.

DONOTBEAFRAIDTOCALLILLEGALSUBSTITUTIONOFTHEGOALKEEPER

ATTHEENDOFEACHPERIODEACHLINESMANWILLTAKEABENCHTOHOLDSOTHATTHEREARENOPROBLEMS*.

ALTERCATIONS

COMMUNICATIONWITHPARTNERISVERYIMPORTANT

HUSTLEISTHENAMEOFTHEGAME.ANTICIPATEPOTENTIALSITUATIONS.WHENTHEWHISTLEBLOWSHUSTLETOTHE

STOPPAGE,YOURPRESENCESMAYAVERTACONFRONTATION.

USEGOODJUDGMENTWHENENTERINGAFIGHT“NEVERGOINTOANALTERCATIONALONE.

DONOTBARK,SWEARORSOUNDTHREATENINGTOTHEPLAYERS

TALKTOPLAYERSBEFOREENTERINGTHEALTERCATION

TALKTOPLAYERSWHILEBREAKINGUPTHEALTERCATION

DONOTENTERANALTERCATIONANDGRABAPLAYERFROMBEHINDTOBREAKUPTHEPLAYERS.

STAYWITHTHEORIGINALALTERCATIONUNTILYOUHAVEESCORTEDTHEPLAYERTOTHEPENALTYBENCH.

NEVER,LEAVETHEORIGINALALTERCATION.

REMEMBERALLTHELITTLETHINGSDONERIGHTWILLMAKEYOURCREWABETTERCREW

IFANYOFTHEFOLLOWINGHAPPEN,GETINQUICK:

A)OBVIOUSSIZEDIFFERENTIAL

B)SKILLEDPLAYERVS.LESSSKILLEDPLAYER

C)PLAYER(S)HITTHEICE

D)INJURY

E)ALONGTHEBOARDSBEREADYTOSTEPIN

F)LOPSIDEDFIGHT

MULTIPLEFIGHTS

A)STAYWITHTHEORIGINALALTERCATION

B)GETPLAYERSOFFTHEICEWITHTHEDOORCLOSED

C)GOTOMOSTAGGRESSIVEFIGHTORINJURYPOTENTIAL

D)COMMUNICATEWITHEACHOTHER

E)DON'TPANIC,STAYCALM.

F)NEVEROVER-HANDLEAPLAYEROREMBARRASSTHEM.IFAPLAYERRESISTS,ASSESSTHEPROPERPENALTIES.

WESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUEOFFICIALSGAMEFEES

REFEREE TIERSYSTEM

LINESMAN TIERSYSTEM

METHODOFPAYMENT

TIMETOSCORE.COMISYOURGAMERECEIPT.IFYOUDOTHEGAMEANDYOURNAMEISNOTONTHEWEBYOUWILL

NOTBEPAID!

IFTHEREISACHANGELETMEKNOWANDIWILLMAKETHEADJUSTMENTONTHEWEB.ITISYOURRESPONSIBILITYTOMAKESURETHEWEBISCORRECT.

LoginandAAUInformationTheWSHLusesthefollowinglinkforschedulinghttp://admin.wshl.timetoscore.comusernameisfirstinitialandlastnameiejmckennapasswordisthesameClickeditprofileandenteralltheinformation.Makesureyouenteryouraddresstheleaguewillbeusingthisaddresstopayyou.YouwillalsoneedtoregisterAAUhereisthatinformation.

HereistheinformationforAAU.Youwillhavetoregisterandforwardyourreceipttomeonceyouareregistered.Ihaveattachedtheformbutyouareabletoregisteronlineclickonthislinkhttps://play.aausports.org/login/tabid/11922/Default.aspx?returnurl=%2fAAUNonAthletes.aspx%3fsCat%3dNYouwillhavetocreateanaccount.OncethatiscompleteYouwillregisterasanonAthleteWhenaskedwhatprogramitisYOUTHWhenaskedwhatsportitisHockeyIfyouhavenotsentyourW-9senditdirectlytothefollowing:TeriTalluto17621IrvineBlvd.Suite201Tustin,California92780http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

GAMEPROTOCOL

GAMETIMESPUBLISHEDONSCHEDULINGWEBSITEARETOBESTARTOFGAME,NOTWARMUPTIME.OFFICIALS

SHALLBEREADYTOGOONTHEICEFORWARM-UPS35MINUTESPRIORTOTHEPUBLISHEDGAMETIME.ANYDELAYORDEVIATIONSHALLBENOTEDINGAMEREPORTTODIRECTOROFHOCKEYOPERATIONS.

TEAMSWILLHAVETHEDRESSINGROOMREADYFOROFFICIALSNOLATERTHAN90MINUTESPRIORTOGAMETIME.THISROOMMUSTHAVERESTROOMANDSHOWERFACILITIESAVAILABLE.HOMETEAMSWILLALSOBEREQUIREDTO

PROVIDETHEFOLLOWINGITEMSFOROFFICIALSATEACHGAME:

3TOWELS

6BOTTLESOFWATER

THISISWHATWEHAVEASKEDTHETEAMSTOSUPPLYTHEOFFICIALS,ATTHISPOINTTHEYARENOTREQUIREDTOHAVETHEITEMSTHERE,WEAREWORKINGCLOSEWITHALLTHETEAMSTOMAKETHISANORMALPRACTICEFORTHEIR

GAMEDAYOPERATIONS!PLEASELETYOURRICKNOWIFIT’SNOTHAPPENING!

WARM-UPSONRESURFACEDICE

15MINUTEWARMUP

HORNSHALLSOUNDWITH1MINUTEREMAININGINWARMUP

IFPLAYERSARESTILLONICE,WHENCLOCKSHOWS0:00,AMINORCANBEASSESSEDTOTHEOFFENDINGTEAM(S)

STARTOFGAMEPROCESS

ANNOUNCEVISITINGTEAMSTARTINGLINEUP

ANNOUNCEHOMETEAMSTARTINGLINEUP

PLAY/SINGNATIONALANTHEM

GAMECOMMENCES

15-18MINUTEINTERMISSIONBETWEENPERIODSUNLESSPRIORARRANGEMENTSHAVEBEENMADE!

OFFICEOFFICIALSARERESPONSIBLEFORNOTIFYINGEACHTEAMAT3MINUTEMARKOFEACHINTERMISSION.

IMPORTANTCONTACTSANDINFORMATION

ARTHURKITANO

WESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUE

DIRECTOROFOFFICIALS/REFEREEINCHIEF

714.679.1855

A_KITANO@WSHL.ORG

ROGERKLEIN

WESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUE

REFEREEINCHIEF

918-808-8356

R_KLEIN@WSHL.ORG

BRADENGRINSTEAD

WESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUE

REFEREEINCHIEF

BRUCEMILLER

WESTERNSTATESHOCKEYLEAGUE

DIRECTOROFGAMEDAYOPERATIONS

585-905-1451

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