Monday, March 11, 2019

2019 Haverhill Cup Rules and Regulations

Now that the roster has been confirmed, with people assuring me that their word is their bond,  its time to get down to business.

Date: April 20th, 2019

Location: Everett street/ Rowe street Lawrence Ma

Rules And Regulations:

-Games will be 14 minutes long consisting of two 7 minutes halves with a 1 minute intermission.
-Games ending in a tie will go to a shootout in which every player must participate in (goalies optional) if it goes past 3 rounds. Keeping the order in which players took their turn.
-All penalties, tripping, hooking, a one handed nick-type slash that catches you square on the big toe, arguing, complaining, high-sticking (no contact required for the call to be made. Keep the sticks down) will result in a penalty shot. 2 penalties in one game will result in loss of player for rest of game. A penalty that draws blood(skinned knees don't count) results in 2 penalties and ejection from game.
- Seems to be some confusion on this next rule. Only a player drafted as a goalie can put on Goalie pads unless there’s an injury.  A teams goalie can play out or run around playing out with goalie pads on and using a player stick if he so desires.
- A goalie can not cover the ball behind the net while out of his crease. If he does he will receive a warning first and then be penalized. It’s a good strategy in Montreal, but it’s not fun in the HC.
- After scoring a goal a team must clear to center ice for a 5 count or till an opposing player crosses half ice.
- If a ball gets stuck in the fence, it’s first person there. If the ball goes out of play off one team, it’s the other teams ball. Shots off the goal post and out of play, the shooting team retains possesion.

****NEW RULES****


- The "Griff" Rule

It seems to be a common theme these past few years; trying to ruin the HC in some form or fashion. To try and dissuade what happened in last years HC, there will be a heavy penalty to pay for throwing regular season games. A team that doesn't try or "throws" the game (a tried and true method of the Alliance for decades) and loses all 3 regular season games in regulation will still make the playoffs, but will start each game in the first round facing a penalty shot. (still deciding on whether or not to add a goal differential total or not. Maybe a combined -4?) This way a series isn't possibly over in 1 game while the other series goes a possible 3.

- The team that finishes first in the regular season gets to choose who they want as their opponent in the first round.

- Ward isn't allowed to ref (if we could somehow get Rules McGee to ref that'd be great)

- For the good of the roster, rollerblades are not allowed. This rule was not a unanimous decision. 

The start time is 1 o’clock.

1:00 1st team vs 2nd team
1:20 3rd team vs 4th team
1:40 2nd team vs 3rd team
2:00 1st team vs 4th team
2:20 4th team vs 2nd team
2:40 1st team vs 3rd team

Playoffs

3:00 Not 1st place vs Not 1st place choice
3:20 1st vs 1st Place Choice
3:40 Not 1st place vs Not 1st place choice
4:00 1st vs 1st Place Choice
4:20* Not 1st place vs Not 1st place choice
4:40* 1st vs 1st Place Choice

(* if necessary)

Finals

5:00 - 3 seven minute periods



Draft Party Date: April 6th

Location: 183 Pelham Road Salem NH 03079

Time: 4:00PM

Captains: Demaio, Iggy, Frendon, Reggie.

Draft Style: TBD by captains.

30 comments:

Brett said...

Random live draft has been chosen by the captains.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Can we have the draft candidates list posted here too? Thanks.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

I’ll have the stats posted for Sunday’s game probably on Wednesday afternoon (going to hit the slopes tomorrow so won’t happen til later this week).

But I will place the post below this one so I don’t bump it down and bury the lead...

Nick said...

Im not sure i can play if we call that big toe penalty. Its not a penalty

Tequila Mockingbird said...

I think we should make it an automatic ejection....Nick your HC predraft ranking just slipped.

Nick said...

I am not talking about tournaments. I am talking about street hockey in a parking lot with no referees and cement and no pads except gloves. I used to hang around with guys from my city who played teams from other cities and there were no rules. The games got nasty. If the other team knew they were tougher than you, they would start elbowing you in the face and swinging their sticks at your knees and punching you and cross checking you. If you fought them, there was no one there to break it up when you started getting your head kicked in. And believe me, their friends were ready to jump in and literally help their buddy kick your teeth in. I am not exaggerating. I remember one game where I got hit from behind so hard between the shoulders, from a kid who later ended up in jail for rape, kidnapping and attempted murder, that my body flew ten feet in the air and I literally did a summersault without even trying or using my arms . I landed on the cement and the future rapist just laughed at me . Later in the game, another future jailbird tried to take out my knees with his stick. He swung it like a baseball bat at my knees. I jumped and he hit my foot instead. ( He went to jail because he later tried to hit someone with his car that ticked him off.) A lot of other things happened in that game I wont get into. That was the last one I ever played.I didn't want to get permanently injured, But that was what those games were like. I can't wait to hear all the comments from this post. Let's go guys. Start laughing and making jokes. This is all true. How many of you have played with people who didn't care if you left with any teeth or not. These guys didn't like to lose and they did whatever it took to win. Believe me, I kept my mouth shut and just played.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Wow, and here I didn’t think that reincarnation existed...but....Dale? Is that you??

Tequila Mockingbird said...

What’s funny is that I play hockey with just shin pads but no gloves. And I can also do a somersault 10 ft in the air without trying or using my arms. Who can’t? So what? Also, a future rapist once laughed at me. But he might have been a future rapper....I’m not sure I remember silly things like that anymore...

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Props to Nick for finding that post....that must have taken all night to dig that up...too bad we can’t get a quote from the future rapist. That would have been icing on the cake. But seriously, as with any other future crimes, future rape is no joke. Especially when it’s like, you know, RAPE rape. I once bought some bad crack from a future RAPE rapist and when I demanded my money back, he just snorted arrogantly at me. Topper.

Brett said...

If wpr were to ever do a ranking of top 10 all time comments. That’s would without a doubt be number 1.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Even if he said it as a joke it would have been number one. The funniest part is how serious he was about it. That puts it beyond number one.
Guys from Harlem have nothing on Dale. He plays street hockey with some bad eggs. Lol. I’ll bet he buys his groceries from future arsonists. Too funny.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Box Score for 03/10/19 has been posted below this thread.

Ignads01 said...

That rapist is the reason we need Pre Crime

Tequila Mockingbird said...

A minority report reference? Was Tom Cruise considered future insane back in that movie? .... I dunno...

If I ever see a future rapist on the street, I think it would be funny to give him a push and watch him somersault 10 ft in the air and then laugh at him. “That’s for Dale, you jerk! I know what you will eventually do next summer!”

Tequila Mockingbird said...

I think the four captains should name their teams in honor of Dale. Here we go, countdown-style....

4) The teeth kickers
3) Ten foot somersault
2) swinging for the fences
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1) The future rapists

Nick said...

just want to point out stats are not accurate. I had two goals

Brett said...

What do you think the margin for error is in the stats from reality? +\- 200points?

Billy Thomas said...

I don't remember 2 goals by Nick

Just the 1 goal where Brett did all the work and set you up for a bunny.

Just sayin'...but my memory isn't great.

Nick said...

I had a slapshot goal from the point in gm 1.

It was about 5 minutes later I was the victim of a two handed slash for no good reason

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Steve stopped your shot initially and it rolled in front of him as I was right in front of the net. I poked that one in five hole on the rebound. Ask him. I’m guessing you didn’t see it from your angle. There’s your discrepancy because your two goals were actually a goal and an assist. Boom. Mystery solved.

Billy Thomas said...

That makes sense on so many levels. Brendon relentlessly hacking at a goalie and I was wondering how Nick got an assist as he never passes.

Nice CSI work there Brendon...

Tequila Mockingbird said...

It’s what I do.


....well.....not really...

Nick said...

Lol That didn’t happen but 👌

Tequila Mockingbird said...

Ok, I’ll play devils advocate...how did it happen? Your shot did not go in cleanly, that much we all know as everyone saw it rolling around under Steve as he was trying to gather the rebound...did the defense put it in? Did you run up there and poke it in yourself but we’re so fast that no one saw it??

When I said “good shot” to you afterwards, I still mean it - it was a good shot on net. However I was not confirming that the shot was true by itself; I assumed you noticed that I helped it in and didn’t feel the need to gloat about the first goal of the game (although maybe I should have, now in hindsight ;)

Does anyone else have a recollection of Nicks shot going in all by itself after Steve stopped it initially? I just want to know if I’m losing my mind or not...maybe I thought I poked it through but Nick ran up switched sticks with me, poked it home, and then switched back before I had even noticed what had happened....all I know for sure is that my stick made contact with the ball right under Steve’s legs pads prior to going in.

If someone else used my stick to do it, then, maybe I’m wrong...but I don’t think so...am I going crazy? Or does anyone else have memory of this trivial play that everyone has likely forgotten about apparently???

Nick said...

"Devils advocate"

You truly are the most exhausting person. You live in a pure fantasy land.

You probably hit it after it was well into the net after everyone else moved on.

I dont remember you saying "good shot" which is odd because i value your commendation so much.

I saw it go in. Steve never stopped it. You didn't get the goal. But in the end you did get the goal, so you win i guess.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

My turn to say sure sarcastically and give you the ok symbol. Whatever you say Nick.

Nick said...

Perfect so you will correct the stats?

Tequila Mockingbird said...

I think it’s only fair that I do what I say, just as you what you say.

How’s that recap coming, Nick?

Tequila Mockingbird said...

I gave Nick his 2 goals, but didn’t feel it was enough recognition so I did it three times for emphasis. He can’t complain about that. All is well now. March Madness should now be everyone’s focus.

Brett said...

Which would give me the assist now. Thank you in advance for correcting that as well, as I’m sure you just switched yourself from the goal to the assist