BY-LAW 2 – LEAGUE BONDS, FEES AND FINES

1. League Member Performance Bond
2. Annual Team Registration Fees
3. League Fines

BY-LAW 3 – PROTESTS AND APPEALS

1. Protests Procedures
2. Appeals Procedures
3. Appeals Committee

BY-LAW 5 – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – POWERS & DUTIES

1. Composition
2. President
3. Vice-President
4. Secretary-Treasurer

BY-LAW 6 – MEETINGS

1. Notice & Order of Business
2. Annual General Meeting
3. Divisional Scheduling Meeting
4. Special Meetings

BY-LAW 7 – COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONNEL

1. League Statistician
2. Game Sheets
3. Statistics – U9-U18

RULE 5 – COMPETITION

1. General
2. Regular Season Games
3. Playoff Games/Schedule

RULE 8 – LEAGUE AWARDS

1. Divisional Pennants

A. League Member Performance Bond

1. All Member Associations shall be required to submit a performance bond in the amount of $500.00, which the League will retain in trust for the purposes of offsetting any fees or fines or non-performance.
2. In the event that a members bond is utilized to cover fees/fines or non-performance of the obligations to the league, this adjustment will be made at the Annual General Meeting. The offending Member shall lose their voting privileges, and be suspended until the bond is replenished.
3. The bond amount shall be replenished in a timely manner following any fees/fines and must be replenished prior to the AGM in order to regain consideration as a “Member In Good Standing”. A two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the eligible voters shall be required to enable the Member to be reinstated.
4. Any Member withdrawing from the League after October 15th shall forfeit their bond.

B. Annual Team Registration Fees

1. Member Associations must pay an annual $170.00 fee for each team from their association that participates in the RMFHL.
2. Team fees should be paid at the AGM in order to be considered “In Good Standing” and participate in the league. At the very latest, all team fees required must be submitted to the league Secretary-Treasurer by October 30th of each season.

C. League Fines

1. The League Governing Body shall review and determine all applicable regulations and outstanding fines at the Annual General Meeting.
2. All outstanding fees/fines must be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer before teams from a Member Association can begin a season of league play.

A. Protests Procedures

1. Protests must be submitted, in writing, by the President of the Member Association within 48-hours of the issue in question. The protest fee of $25.00 must accompany the protest via eTransfer to the League Secretary-Treasurer. The fee may be returned if the League President rules in their favour.
2. Submission of the protest must be made to the League President who shall rule on all protests within 48-hours of receipt of written notification.
3. The decision on the protest shall be provided to the parties or the respective teams involved in the dispute by telephone and followed by written confirmation.
4. All decisions shall be final, with the right of appeal by the parties or the respective teams involved, as permitted by the Appeals Procedures.

B. Appeals Procedures

1. Any appeal of decisions shall be submitted to the Vice-President, in writing, no later than 24-hours from written notification of a ruling on any protest, suspension, or other league related issue, which requires a decision from the President.
2. The appeal fee of $25.00 must accompany the protest via eTransfer to the League Secretary-Treasurer. The fee shall be refunded to the Member Association or individual in the event that the ruling is in their favour.
3. The appeals committee will request verbal and/or written submissions from interested parties. A written ruling shall be provided no later than 72-hours from the receipt of written notification of appeal.
4. Any decision by the Appeals Committee is binding upon all parties and without right of further appeal unless Hockey Manitoba or Hockey Canada provisions apply, in which case the appellant would be referred to that body.

C. Appeals Committee

1. Appeals to the league from either a Member Association or player shall be reviewed and heard by a committee made-up of the Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer and the League Statistician. If any of Committee Members is considered to be in conflict of interest, then the President may appoint a neutral 3rd party to serve in their place.
2. The Member Association or players involved in the appeal procedure shall be permitted to submit information to be considered by the Appeals Committee.
3. A majority vote among the (3) Member Committee shall determine the matter.

A. Composition

1. The Executive Committee will be comprised of the League President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer.
2. The Executive Committee is tasked with the duties as depicted below:
3. The Executive Committee may make changes to the League Regulations (PART III) during the season if they deem the changes are in the best interest of the league for that season. However, these changes must be ratified at the following AGM in order to be carried forward beyond the current season.
4. The Executive Committee will receive applications and may award a $500.00 scholarship to an eligible candidate, as per the RMFHL Scholarship Application. (see Appendix B – RMFHL Scholarship)

B. President

1. The League President shall have the authority to deal with, and fine or suspend, where deemed necessary, any team player, coach, manager or official of a team for any alleged infraction of the rules and regulations set forth in the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations of the RMFHL.
2. The President shall call and preside as chair at all meetings (AGM, Special and Executive meetings).
3. The President shall not have a vote at the AGM, except to break a tie vote.
4. The President shall be the spokesperson of the League.
5. The President shall report on the operations of the League at the AGM.
6. The President shall deal with all protests and ensure they are dealt with in a timely and equitable manner.
7. The President shall ensure that Championship Banners are ordered and received before January 1st (based on divisional playoff structures) and presented whenever feasible at Championship games.
8. The President shall ensure the League Awards and Scholarship are carried out in a timely manner.

C. Vice-President

1. If the President position is unfilled, the Vice-President assumes responsibility for these duties.
2. The Vice-President shall preside over appeal processes and ensure all appeal processes are dealt with in a timely and equitable manner.

D. Secretary-Treasurer

1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for recording the minutes of the AGM, and for the distribution of the minutes to all members within 14-days of the proceeding AGM.
2. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for receiving all monies of the organization and depositing in a Financial Institution selected by the League Governing Body.Continued – By-Law 5 D. Secretary-Treasurer
3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall pay all accounts of the organization, and to keep a record of these transactions.
4. The Secretary-Treasurer will prepare, and have ready for presentation to the League Governing Body, a Financial Statement for the Annual General Meeting and at the request of the League Governing Body on any other occasion.

A. Notice & Order of Business

1. All meetings of the organization shall be called by the League President.
2. Notice of all Annual General Meetings of the organization shall be sent by the League President to each Member Association no later than 30-days prior to the holding of such meeting.
3. An Agenda, previous AGM meeting minutes, and notice of proposed amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations shall be sent to the members no later than 10-days prior to the AGM.
4. AGM minutes shall be prepared by the Secretary-Treasurer and distributed, by email, to Member Associations within 14-days of the AGM.

B. Annual General Meeting

1. The Annual General Meeting should be held at a central location, to be determined by the Executive Committee.
2. The League Governing Body will establish a rotating schedule/matrix among the Member Associations to determine who will serve in the Executive positions year to year. Member Associations shall provide a representative to fill the position as per the matrix. (see Appendix C – RMFHL Executive Committee Rotating Schedule/Matrix). Those Member Associations that fail to provide a representative to fill the said Executive position according to the rotation/matrix shall forfeit their League Bond. The League Bond must be replenished before teams from the Member Association can participate in the League.
3. The following shall be the order of business:
   • Call to Order
   • Confirmation of Members and eligible voters
     • Review of Members List
     • Review of Outstanding Fees, Fines, Bonds, Suspensions, etc.
   • Acceptance of Minutes of Previous Annual General Meeting
   • Business Arising from Minutes
   • President’s Annual Report
   • Annual Financial Report
   • Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations
   • Appointment of Executive Committee
     • President
     • Vice-President
     • Secretary-Treasurer
   • Confirmation of Teams and Dues
   • Website and Website Coordinator
   • Appointment of Committees
   • New Business
   • Adjournment of AGM

C. Divisional Scheduling Meeting

1. The Divisional Scheduling Meeting shall take place at the adjournment of the AGM.
2. The following shall be the order of business:
   • Call to Order
   • Team Contact Information Sheet
   • Development of Regular Season Schedule
   • Development of Playoff Format and Dates
   • Adjournment
3. Each Team Manager is responsible for submitting their complete Regular Season Schedule including venues, Coaching Staff, Team Roster and current Team Logo (as required) to the League Statistician no later than October 25th.
   • Coaching Staff must include full contact information (Phone & Email) for both the Team Manager and Head Coach.
   • Rosters must clearly indicate Goaltenders, Affiliated Players (AP) and include jersey numbers.
4. Each divisional age group must submit agreed upon Playoff Format and Start/End Dates to the League Statistician no later than October 25th for review and approval by the Executive Committee.

D. Special Meetings

1. Special Meetings may be requested by the President, as deemed necessary.
2. The President will determine the time and location of the meeting.

A. League Statistician

1. The League Statistician is responsible for maintaining the operation of GameSheet software in accordance with all league rules and regulations.
2. The League Statistician is responsible for entry and maintenance of divisions, teams, permanent rosters and schedules into GameSheet at the beginning of each season.
3. The League Statistician shall be responsible for maintenance and updating of all statistics/team information in GameSheet and posted on the RMFHL website during the regular season and playoffs.
4. The League Statistician shall be responsible for retaining copies of game reports filed within GameSheet, and providing game reports if requested by the League President.

B. Game Sheets

1. All rules involving the use of paper game sheet copies have been superseded (Superseded A). GameSheet is the official software to be used by all league members when providing league results and information. All member associations are required to have a compatible device available to teams for this specific purpose.
2. The HOME team manager is responsible for upload of the completed GameSheet within 2-hours following end of game.
3. Goaltenders must be clearly indicated within GameSheet.
4. All players must be assigned a unique jersey number, and all stats for both teams should be reviewed and verified for correctness prior to submittal.
5. If a player was required to wear an alternate jersey number for a game, that differs from their assigned roster number, it can be entered into GameSheet on a per game basis. Game stats will still be credited to the correct player. If the number change is to become permanent, the information will need to be provided to the League Statistician to update the permanent roster.
6. Affiliated Players are to be clearly indicated on the GameSheet submitted. If AP’s will compete often, player information should be submitted to the League Statistician for permanent roster update.
7. In game goaltending changes should be indicated on all submitted GameSheets.
8. All game sheets must be signed by both teams, and the referees.

C. Statistics – U9-U18

1. U9 Division – no publicly displayed rosters or statistics shall be maintained.
2. The following team statistics will be maintained for U11-U18:
   • Games Played
   • Wins
   • Losses
   • Ties
   • Points
   • Goals For
   • Goals Against
   • Goals For/Against Differential
3. The following player statistics will be maintained for U11-U18:
   • Games Played
   • Goals
   • Assists
   • Points
   • Penalty Minutes
4. The following goaltender statistics will be maintained for U11-U18:
   • Games Played
   • Wins
   • Losses
   • Ties
   • Goals Against
   • Time On Ice
   • Goals Against Average
   • Shutouts

A. General

1. All games shall consist of:
   • U11-U15: (2) 15-Minute & (1) 20-Minute Stop Time Periods
   • U18: (3) 20-Minute Stop Time Periods
2. No overtime shall be played during Regular Season games.
3. Scoring shall be:
   • Win = (2) Points
   • Tie = (1) Point
4. League games will be played by the rules depicted in the Official Hockey Canada Rulebook.
5. U15 & U18 divisions shall use no change icing – The offensive team will choose which OZ dot the faceoff shall occur.
6. The HOME team shall be responsible for scheduling referees. Games must have a minimum of (2) qualified referees.
7. The HOME team shall wear LIGHT color jerseys. If there is a conflict in jersey colours, the HOME team will change jerseys.
8. Games shall not be scheduled to start before 6:00pm on weekdays, and not before 9:00am on weekends. Games shall not start later than 7:00pm for all divisions. Start times may deviate if both teams mutually consent.
9. If a game is cancelled due to weather conditions, notice must be given to the opposing team 5-hours prior to the scheduled start time. The game must be rescheduled prior to Jan. 31st. If the teams are not able to find a mutually agreeable time to reschedule, the President will set the date, time and location of the game, with all costs to be shared equally between the two teams. Failure to comply will result in a forfeit of the game by the offending team.
10. The League Statistician must be copied on all communication (re: cancelled or rescheduled games.)

B. Regular Season Games

1. All Regular Season games must be played before January 31st. Rescheduled games completed no later than February 15th.
2. Regular scheduled games can only be rescheduled by mutual consent of the teams involved. No Regular Season scheduled game shall be deemed to be postponed, changed or rescheduled unless a new date is agreed to by both parties and confirmed via text or email with the League Statistician from both parties. If the teams are not able to find a mutually agreeable time to reschedule, the President will set the date, time and location of the game, with all costs to be shared equally between the two teams. Failure to comply will result in a forfeit of the game by the offending team.
3. Team cannot cancel regularly scheduled games with the intention of not playing said game. Failure to honour the team commitment to play the full number of agreed upon league games will result in the Association bond being forfeited and the team will be suspended indefinitely. Reinstatement of the offending team will require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the League Governing Body at the Annual General Meeting, with no reimbursement of the bond being considered.

C. Playoff Games/Schedule

1. Playoff structure will be determined at the Divisional Scheduling Meeting. Playoff structure must comply with Hockey Manitoba requirements. U9 division shall schedule a year-end tournament – no playoffs.
2. Dates and times of all playoff games in a series must be planned at the outset of a series. If a team then cancels (excluding cancellations due to weather conditions) they will forfeit that game and their respective Member Association Bond. The Bond will be forwarded to the opposing team as compensation. Failure to cooperate in the best interest of the League could result in further fines for both teams at the discretion of the President as appropriate under the circumstances.
3. Overtime will be played during the playoffs to determine a winner. Overtime will consist of:
   • (1) 10-Minute 4-on-4 Sudden Death Period
   • If still undecided, and if time permits:
     • Ice to be Resurfaced
     • A 20-Minute 4-on-4 Sudden Death Period will be played.
   • If time does not permit:
     • Best of (3) Shootout will occur following any subsequent period of overtime.
   • If still undecided following Best of (3) Shootout:
     • A Sudden Death Shootout will occur until the game is decided.
     • No players may shoot a 2nd time in the Sudden Death Shootout until all players (excluding goalies) have taken a turn.

The HOME team will elect to shoot first or second in a shootout scenario.

*Coin Toss is performed by the following:

• A League representative will flip the League Coin.
• All other teams each flip their own coins of choice.
• Upon flip, team coins must always match the League Coin or you are eliminated.
• Where necessary, teams are ranked in order of reverse elimination.

A. Divisional Pennants

1. Each Division will have Championship Pennants to award at the end of the playoff.
2. Categories are to be decided at the Divisional Scheduling Meeting.
3. Divisional Champions shall have their team picture posted on the RMFHL website.

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By-Law 7. – Committees And Other Personnel

1. The League President will designate and appoint a committee as required on matters that do not require the total involvement of the organization.
2. Any decisions made by the respective committees which may affect the operations of the League must be presented to the League Governing Body at the next AGM for a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote.