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High School C & B Leagues Rules
High School rules DO NOT apply.
B Team - Youth Bantam rules apply (Checking, Automatic off-sides, NO icing at all times)
C Team - Youth Peewee rules apply (NO Checking, Automatic off-sides, NO icing at all times)
MIHOA Try Reffing For Free Seminar
May 17, 2025 at Kirkwood Ice Arena

Schedule:
  • 1:30-2:00pm - Check In
  • 2:00 - 3:30pm - Classroom 
  • 3:45 - 4:15pm - On Ice
  • 4:15 - 5:15pm - On Ice Scrimmage

What to Bring:
  • Skates-Helmet-Tracksuit-Whistle (your own officiating equipment if you have it)
  • We will provide sweaters from our Equipment Loan Program

Questions, contact:
Registration link - REF FOR FREE REGISTRATION
Missouri Hockey Youth Division Period and Penalty Times
Please review Youth Division Period Lengths and Penalty Minutes times and keep this link for future reference
https://www.mohockeyyd.org/coaching-resources/period-lengths-penalty-minutes/19494
Missouri Hockey Match Penalty Game Misconduct Reporting Requirements
Click here to down load the requirement's
New Bantam Division
Missouri Hockey has added a Bantam C division which will be NO CHECK
All Bantam B divisions checking will be allowed
2024 - 2025 MIHOA Game Supervisor and Mentor Program
MIHOA is introducing an updated and improved Mentor and Game Supervision program for the 2024-2025 season.  For program information and how to sign up, download the MIHOA Officials Mentor and Supervisors Guidelines document by CLICKING HERE.

Questions, please contact the MIHOA Education group at [email protected] 
Request a Mentor for a Game
If you wish to have a mentor at your game, CLICK HERE
Neck Laceration Protection Guidelines

USA Hockey requires the use of neck laceration protection for players in all age classifications, other than adults, in games and practices, as well as for on-ice officials under the age of 18, effective August 1, 2024. For clarity, the requirement includes players in the youth, girls and junior age classifications.

The following guidelines should be used for only the 2024-25 hockey season starting on 8/1/24 to determine if a neck laceration protector is acceptable to wear in a USA Hockey sanctioned game.

All neck laceration protectors must be commercially manufactured for the purpose of neck protection of skaters during a game. They must be worn in the manner for which they were designed and cannot be altered in any way.
Further:
  • The common foam neck-loop, turtleneck shirt or dickey-collar neck protector are acceptable.
  • Hanging goalkeeper throat protectors do not serve as a substitute for a neck laceration protector.
  • If a player (including goalkeeper) loses their neck laceration protector during play it is treated the same as a mouthpiece. Play shall be allowed to continue until the next stoppage. At which point the player must replace the equipment or be substituted for by a teammate.
  • If a player enters the game (during a stoppage) while missing a neck laceration protector they will be ordered back to their team bench and substituted for. Furthermore, the team will be issued an equipment violation warning, and any further equipment violation by a player on that team will result in a misconduct penalty.
  • A head sweatband or common turtleneck shirt will not satisfy this rule. Game officials are instructed to use good judgement while determining if the equipment is legal, and to always err on the side of protecting the player.

Message from USA Hockey

TO: All Officiating Program Administrators and District Staffs
Over the past few weeks a handful of questions have come up about specific situations involving the neck laceration protectors and how they should be applied to certain officiating situations.  It is important that we provide consistent, accurate and correct answers. Therefore the questions and answers below will OFFICIALLY ANSWER those questions/situations that have been presented to date.
QUESTION: Can you please clarify what is to be the proper procedure if an official under the age of 18 shows up to referee a game and does not have a Neck Laceration protector.
ANSWER: The neck laceration protector is now a required piece of equipment for officials under the age of 18 and not having one to wear to officiate a game should be handled the same as if that official did not have a helmet. The official should either borrow one, purchase a new one or get a replacement official but they cannot work the game without one.
QUESTION: Can the official still officiate the game? Is the game canceled? If the game continues and a coach protests the official not being properly protected, what is the proper response?
ANSWER: What happens to the game depends on what officiating system was being used. If it was a one referee/2 linesperson then it goes to a 2-official system. If it was a four official system then it reverts to a 1 referee/2 linesperson system. If it was a 2-official system then a replacement official must be secured.

The following guidelines should be used for the 2024-25 hockey season starting on 8/1/24 to determine if a neck laceration protector is acceptable to wear in a USA Hockey sanctioned game.
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All neck laceration protectors must be commercially manufactured for the purpose of neck protection of skaters during a game. They must be worn in the manner for which they were designed and cannot be altered in any way.
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Further:

  • The common foam neck-loop, turtleneck shirt or dickey-collar neck protector are acceptable.
  • Hanging goalkeeper throat protectors do not serve as a substitute for a neck laceration protector.
  • If a player (including goalkeeper) loses their neck laceration protector during play it is treated the same as a mouthpiece. Play shall be allowed to continue until the next stoppage. At which point the player must replace the equipment or be substituted for by a teammate.
  • If a player enters the game (during a stoppage) while missing a neck laceration protector they will be ordered back to their team bench and substituted for. Furthermore, the team will be issued an equipment violation warning, and any further equipment violation by a player on that team will result in a misconduct penalty.
  • A head sweatband or common turtleneck shirt will not satisfy this rule. Game officials are instructed to use good judgement while determining if the equipment is legal, and to always err on the side of protecting the player.
Bantam and PeeWee Time Periods
  • Bantam game periods are 15-15-15.  Hurry up rules apply.  
  • PeeWee game periods are 12-12-13.  Hurry up rules apply.

Hurry Up Rules:
Bantam Game Times (Mo Hockey Youth Div) - Slots are supposed to be 75-90 min.
Determine at start of the game what the slot is and use standard curfew proceedure (5:00/2:00) Playing 3 x 15min periods
Peewee & Bantam Hurry Up Proceedure for MO Hockey YD Exhibition, Declaration and League Games
Teams do not get to huddle after the first period; we have an immediate face off to start the second period after the conclusion of the first period. Teams also do not get to huddle prior to the start of the first period also
After warm ups the starting five players must immediately take their place for start of the game.
This would not apply for tournaments such as big bear and ultimate. This only applies to Mo hockey exhibition games, declaration and league games. Refs and coaches need to discuss this with the before the game or during warmups to ensure they are all on same page.
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