1. Winning team receives 2 points for a win

2. Both teams receive 1 point for a tie.

3. Each team starts with 1 (one) Fair Play point per game according to the Minnesota Hockey Handbook.

4. 1.5 minute penalties are calculated as 2 min penalties for Fair Play points. Example: 12U is allowed a max of 10 minutes or five 2-minute penalties to earn their fair play point. They can accrue 5 penalties at 1.5 minutes for a total of 7.5 minutes.

5.  Fair Play points can be lost if any of the following occurs:

           a. The game is stopped by the referees to have a spectator removed from the arena for violating the spectator conduct rule.

           b. Coach is assessed a Game Misconduct or Match Penalty.

            c.  An off-ice official from one of the teams is removed from their position by the referees for their conduct.

            d. Total Team Penalty Minutes Exceed the following:

                         i. Girls 12U- 10 minute (Game Sheets calculates 7.5 minutes)

                                          ii. PeeWee- 12 minutes (Game Sheets calculates 9 minutes)

                                           iii. Girls 15U- 12 minutes

                                           iv. Bantams- 14 minutes

                                            v. Jr. Gold- 16 minutes

                                                            1. Fair Play penalty minutes equivalencies:

                                                                         a. Bench Minor- 2 minutes

                                                                          b. Major Penalty- 5 minutes

                                                                         c. Misconduct Penalty- 10 minutes

                                                              i. Examples:

                                                             ii. Abusing official

                                                            iii. Profanity

                                                            iv. Team gets more than minutes in penalties

                                                            v. Refusing to start play (A team is assessed a penalty, official asked to get someone in the box and coaches refuses. This will result in a game delay and then a game misconduct.)

d. Game Misconduct- 10 minutes

e. Match Penalty- 10 minutes

                i. Examples:

                   ii. Coach threatening official verbal or physical

                   iii. Coach refusing to leave the bench when ejected by an official

                   iv. Coach refusing to leave the arena when ejected by an official.

f. Check Behind- 12 minutes