ST ALBERT MINOR BALL HOCKEY - ST ALBERT MINOR BALL HOCKEY

WANT TO BECOME A CERTIFIED OFFICIAL?

2022 Season Shifts available for Certified Officials - email for more info

The SAMBH Supervisors, Scorekeepers and Officials all work together at every game to offer an
exciting, fast, fair play, non-contact ball hockey game to the registrants.
   
BASIC RULES
SAMBH follows the rules and regulations of the Canadian Ball Hockey Association.  Any rules not covered here are included in the CBHA Rulebook. Some differences between ball hockey and ice hockey:
NON-CONTACT
SAMBH is a no hitting league. Body checking is not part of the game although some light contact can occur when gaining the ball. Non-contact promotes player safety, skill development and makes the game more fun to play and watch.
FLOATING BLUE LINE
Expansion of the offensive zone occurs once the attacking team has crossed the blue line with the ball.  The attacking team will then have half of the entire playing surface to control the ball giving the team addiitonal space for offensive play, ( from behind the opponent's goal to the center red line).  For the defending team to clear the zone, they must propel the ball oustide the center red line. This action resets the blue line and the attacking team must regain it again.
ICING
Non-touch icing is used for all games
STICK INFRACTIONS
Any contact whether deliberate or accidental with the ball above the normal height of the shoulders will result in a penalty. High sticking the ball is not just a stoppage in play it is a 2 minute penalty.
4 MINUTE MINOR PENALTIES
High Sticking, slashing, cross checking, minor spearing, minor butt ending, head contact
Only one goal can be scored on the powerplay, however the offending player must serve the entire length of the penalty even if a substitute has replaced him after a goal.  In this case he must wait for a whistle.
AGE GROUPS
Pre-Novice 4-5                                                                                                
Novice 6-7-8                                                                                                         
Atom 9-10
Minor 11-12
Intermediate 13-14-15
SEASON
Late April - May - June
Saturdays 9am - 6pm
Sundays 9am - 6pm           
Weekends - Saturdays and/or Sundays
No games on May long weekend
Arenas - click
Equipment - click
Rules - click
Conduct Policy- click
volunteer parents coach the teams - click
game format - click

Come join the fun officiating SAMBH ball hockey - an exciting, fast, fair play, non-contact sport.