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VI. Officials |
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a. On-Ice officials |
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i. Must be properly registered with USA Hockey/Affiliate prior to December 1 |
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ii. Improperly registered officials may not work GLHL games |
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b. Referees |
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i. Referees shall be (qualified) Level 4 officials |
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ii. Level 3 officials may be used if necessary |
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iii. Referee-in-Chief shall assign referees for all GLHL affiliated games |
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iv. Referee’s name must be printed on score sheets and must verify game rosters |
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c. Linesmen |
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i. Referees shall be (qualified) Level 3 or 4 officials |
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ii. Level 2 officials may be used if necessary |
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iii. Home team shall be responsible for assigning linesman |
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iv. Travel/lodging expenses may be required if local linesmen are not available |
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d. Game Fees (1 Referee & 2 Linesmen) |
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i. Referee $100.00/game |
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ii. Linesmen $50.00/game |
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iii. Travel $7.00/hour round trip |
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1. Maximum is 4 hours round trip |
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iv. Referees shall be paid in the referees room only |
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1. Not in the lobby or elsewhere in the rink |
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v. Lodging TBD(ric) and home team to coordinate, based on scheduling |
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vi. Fees in place thru 2007 with opener at 2007 meeting |
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vii. Unpaid game fees, due to defunct teams or bad checks, shall be paid by the GLHL, with the offending team subject to fines/penalties by the Commissioner |
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e. Minor (off-ice) officials |
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i. The home team shall provide the following ADULT off-ice officials |
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1. Official Scorekeeper |
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2. Timekeeper |
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3. Penalty Box Operators (2) |
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4. Announcer if available |
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5. Goal judges shall NOT be used |
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ii. Off-ice officials shall be under the general supervision of the Referee |
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iii. Off-ice officials shall act as neutral/unbiased representatives, subject to removal by Referee if unable to do so |
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iv. There is to be no alcoholic beverages in the minor officials area |
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f. No-Shows |
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i. All game officials are expected to fulfill GLHL scheduling commitments |
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ii. Referee shall be subject to a fine equal to the game fee, or shall work a free game for the offended home team in the event of a “no-show” |
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1. That referee shall be suspended from further GLHL games until this is resolved |
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iii. Linesmen and office officials shall be handled accordingly by the home team in the event of a “no-show” |
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1. Teams shall be subject to fines/penalties by the Commissioner if this is a habitual scheduling problem |
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2. These officials may be assigned by the Referee-in-Chief and/or Commissioner, with the home team responsible for any related expenses |
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g. Ranking/Evaluation |
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i. Referee-in-Chief and Commissioner will track official’s performance during the season |
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1. Teams should submit any concerns/compliments about officials as deemed appropriate |
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ii. Evaluations with team input, shall determine future assignments and Tournament Selections |
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iii. Officials shall be on the ice for warm-ups, and shall conduct a captains meeting at the end of warm-ups |
