A team may not dress more than 18 players
including the goaltender for any game and it must
have a minimum of 5 players to start a game. (1
goalie, and 4 forwards or no goalie and 5
forwards) When play is in progress, no more than
6 players from one team are allowed on the
playing surface. These six players will be known
as the goaltender, center, right wing, left wing,
right defense, and left defense Note: If during
the game, a team has less than four available
players excluding those in the penalty box), the
game shall be forfeited to the opposing team.)
Each team shall appoint a captain and up to three
alternates clearly identified by either the
letter "C" or the letter "A"
on the front of their jerseys (3 inch letters).
Only the captain or one of the alternates who are
on the playing surface at the time of a call may
question the referee. Any captain, alternate
captain, or player who comes off the bench to
protest or question an official's call must be
assessed a misconduct penalty by the referee.
Goaltenders, playing coaches or playing managers
are not allowed to be captains or alternate
captains.
Before the start of a game, a roster must be
submitted to the timekeeper by the team captain,
listing the names and numbers of his players and
goaltenders eligible. No change in the roster is
permitted after the game starts.
Only one goaltender for each team is allowed on
the playing surface at one time. He may be
removed and replaced by a player but this player
would not have goaltender's privileges unless he
dresses and declared himself the goaltender.
No player except the goaltender or his substitute
shall be permitted to wear the equipment.
No change in goaltenders can be made until there
is a stoppage of play except where he is being
substituted by an additional player. When there
is a change in goaltenders, the referee will not
allow a warm-up.
Players may be changed at any time from the
bench, provided the players leaving the playing
surface are at the player's bench and out of play
before the change is made.
Goaltenders may be changed for a player in the
same manner except that the goaltender cannot
return to the playing surface until there is a
stoppage of play.
The referee may stop play at any time whenever,
in his opinion, a player or goaltender may have
been injured and continuance of play could make
the injury more serious. Generally the referee
will allow play to continue and wait until the
team suffering the injury has possession of the
ball before halting play. If the injury was
caused by an opposing player while committing an
infraction, the referee will stop play when the
opposing team has control of the play.
A penalized player who has been injured may be
exempt from going to the penalty box providing a
substitute goes to the box for him. Violation is
a bench minor
penalty.
If a goaltender is injured, no more than 2
minutes is allowed for him to recuperate and
return to the goal. If he is unable to return, he
must be either replaced, within 5 minutes
including equipment change, or the team plays
without a goaltender and the team is allowed 6
players on the playing surface.
