CBHC Official Rulebook

California Beach Hockey Club (CBHC) Official Rulebook

Anything not outlined in the USABH rulebook will be decided at the discretion of the California Beach Hockey Club.

Gameplay

3 Periods of 10 minutes with stopping clock
Clock runs at 6-goal lead
Game ends at 8-goal lead
Regular Season: Sudden death overtime will consist of 1 period at 3 minute long, 3v3 overtime with stopping clock
Playoffs: Overtime will consist of sudden death 10 minute periods

CBHC Divisions

Gold Division: Advanced players looking for a higher level competition.
Silver Division: Intermediate to advanced players looking for a higher level of competitive, recreational play.
Bronze/Co-Ed Division: Beginner to intermediate players looking for a recreational level of play.
Tuesday Night Open Division: As this is a draft league, this division is open to all players of all skill levels. Players may sign up as individuals with limited pairing to one player. We will do our best to honor requests but none are guaranteed.

Rules

Rosters must be complete by the second week of the season.
Team fee is due prior to the first game.
All players must register with USABH before stepping on the rink.
If a player participates without registering with USABH, the player will be suspended for 2 games and the team will forfeit the game the player participated in.
Defensive zone hand pass is okay below the red line.
Pass must start and end below the red line.
There is no video review on any play.
Teams MUST wear matching colored shirts. Any player without the exact team color shirt will NOT be allowed to play.
Goalies do not have to wear an official team jersey or color.
Minor penalties are 1:30 minutes.
Major penalties are 3 minutes.
Misconduct penalties are 5 minutes.
If a team is more than 5 minutes late to start a game, they will be assessed a minor penalty to start the game.
If a team is not ready within 10 minutes of the scheduled game time, they will forfeit.
One 30-second timeout per game per team.
The only non-rostered players allowed to participate in CBHC games are goalies.
Non-rostered goalies cannot fill in for more than 3 games for one team or 4 games total.
Fill-in goalies cannot play in playoffs.
The goalie must be of equal or lesser value than the team's rostered goalie on the Salary Cap Value Chart.
The fill-in goalie must register for USABH.
Any player found to be adding additional points to their stat line on the score sheet will be suspended for 2 games automatically.
Players must play 2 games during the regular season to be eligible to play in playoffs.

Major Rules

CBHC has a ZERO tolerance policy for fighting, racism, or homophobia.
Any fight/punch thrown results in the player being ejected from the game and rink. Additional disciplinary action can and will be taken at the discretion of CBHC Leadership.
Any player who makes racist/homophobic comments on the rink will be ejected from the game and the rink. Additional disciplinary action can and will be taken at the discretion of CBHC Leadership.
Multiple game suspensions will be handled on a case by case basis determined by league management.

League Standing

2 points earned for a win, 1 point earned for overtime/shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
When teams are tied in points, a tiebreaker process will determine seeding.

Playoffs

Playoffs schedule will be determined based on the number of teams that register.