Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE 2008 SEASON
1. Full ice hockey equipment is required to play in the Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League.
2. Each team will consist of nine (9) skaters and two (2) goalies.
3. Games will be 48 minutes in length.
● The first twelve (12) minutes will consist of a 3 on 3 skill development game.
● Game types will vary weekly and will carry on until a winner is decided.
● The remaining thirty six (36) minutes will consist of a 3 on 3 game.
4. Each game shall be officiated by one (1) referee.
5. All scorekeeping conducted during 3 on 3 games will be done so by Play Like A Pro Summer Hockey
League team coaches.
6. All 3 on 3 game shifts are one (1) minute in length measured by sound of horn to indicate shift
changes. The players coming onto the ice surface must skate to the designated area (marked
on the ice) and wait for the on-ice official to place the puck and signal the start of the shift.
7. If a goal is scored, the on-ice official will place a different puck in the designated starting area as soon
as one (1) player from each team is in the vicinity of said area.
8. Warnings will be issued to teams and/or players who, at the sound of the horn, do not immediately exit
the ice surface to keep the game moving.
Teams who continually play dead pucks at the end of a shift (after the horn has sounded) will be
issued a penalty.
9. No stoppages of play will be issued for the following violations:
● Offside
● Icing
10. Goaltenders are not allowed to freeze the puck.
Accordingly, all players must give the goaltender sufficient space to play the puck. If the
on-ice official assesses that the goaltender is not given adequate special allowance to
safely move the puck, the play is whistled dead and a different puck shall be placed in
a designated neutral area whereupon play shall resume.
11. If a penalty occurs, the on-ice official will signify a penalty by blowing a whistle and awarding a
penalty shot to the player who the infraction occurred against.
The set up for all penalty shot shall be as follows:
Withstanding the player taking the shot, the remaining players on the ice
surface shall place themselves behind the shooter. These players can follow
up the shooter, but must remain behind the shooter at all times. Any and all
rebound opportunities that may result from the penalty shot sequence are
considered playable.
NOTE: All called infractions result in a penalty shot awarded to the opposing team.
If a bench penalty is called by the on-ice official, any player on the ice for the opposing team will be
permitted to take the penalty shot.
12. Checking is NOT permitted in the Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League at any level.
13. The Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League has a zero tolerance for unsportsmanlike
conduct or any attempt to injure. The Play Like A Pro Director reserves the right to remove any
player from the league without refund for any such actions. All such incidents will be reviewed
by the Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League Director.
14. If any on-ice injury should occur, the game is immediately stopped and shall resume only when the
on-ice safety of all participants has been deemed justifiable to do so.
15. Team Points are awarded as such:
Two (2) point for win
One (1) point for tie
16. If the puck is hit with a high stick or a hand pass should occur, the play shall be whistled dead and
the referee shall introduce a new puck into a designated neutral area, where play will commence.
17. Timeouts are not allotted nor permitted in the Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League.
18. Each team may remove (pull) its goaltender for one (1) shift only during the last three (3) minutes
of 3-ON-3 play in regulation time. The extra attacker must be added at the start of the chosen
shift and the goaltender must remain off the ice for the duration of the entire one (1) minute shift.
19. Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League reserves the right to balance or realign all team
rosters throughout the duration of the Play Like A Pro 3 on 3 Summer Hockey League season.
