Important information for Minor Officials –

Dieter Kirner – President UMLA – 905-409-4533 - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kevin Casquenette, Referee-in-Chief (RIC) UMLA & KLMLA - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Minor Officials are Timekeepers & Shot Clock Operators (the Timekeeper does the Score Clock & the Game Sheet) Your jobs are very, very important – there will be NO fooling around accepted – do your job & only your job or you will NOT be paid – nobody else is allowed in the Timer’s Box with you, period! - nobody & we mean NOBODY, is allowed on the floor at any time other than insured players with proper equipment & coaching staff – SORRY but rules have changed & insurance dictates everything we do!

  • Minor Officials – Please work closely with the Referees to do your job – the Referees are ALWAYS in charge – communicate with them! – you have serious responsibilities! – tell the Referee when you are having problems getting things done – the Referee will usually stop the clock & work with you to help you do your job – AND, if you have ANY problems with ANY Referee please let us know!!!!
  • When a goal is scored the first thing a Timekeeper should do is get the goal on the score clock - this can be done in the short time that it takes the Referee to report the goal – this requires the Timekeeper to PAY ATTENTION at all times!
  • It is the responsibility of the Shot Clock Operator to keep track of the time that things occur & relay it to the Timekeeper.
  • When a penalty occurs the Timekeeper can likewise view the Referee’s signal, know that it is usually 2 minutes & get it up on the board before the Referee even gets there – naturally, Checking from Behind (CFB) is a minimum 4 minutes - Timekeepers! – penalties MUST be put on the clock, unless of course, the clock has no provision for recording penalties – this is important to everybody participating or watching the game! – if you cannot do this then learn how! – also, learn how to HOLD penalties – a penalty in running time starts with the Ref’s whistle to resume play.
  • CFB (Checking from Behind) is written on the game sheet as 2 – 2 minute penalties & put up on the clock as 4 minutes – if a goal is scored during the first 2 minutes, that goal erases the first 2 minute penalty only & the penalty time goes down to 2 minutes on the clock – if a goal is then scored during the 2nd 2 minute penalty the player comes back on the floor.
  • Write neatly & as legibly as possible at all times! – illegible scoresheets may result in your dismissal! – Timekeepers should always use a blank piece of paper to record things on & then transpose to the game sheet when correct.
  • A penalty starts ONLY at the whistle to start play – the main time clock is NEVER stopped unless the Referee orders it – a Minor Official has no authority to stop the clock on their own – keeping “on time” is the most important issue!! - this is the responsibility of the Convenor & Referee – usually a Referee will only stop the clock at a serious injury when the injured player has been on the floor for some time (usually for 30 seconds to 1 minute minimum) – the Referee will likely only stop the clock for occasions other than injuries in order to manage multiple penalties properly – this will be addressed in more detail later – ignore the crowd & the coaches – listen only to the Refs!
  • If a penalty expires during a stoppage in play the player returns to the floor only at the whistle to resume play at the face-off.
  • If a player is excused from the game through a game expulsion (usually 6 minutes of penalty time in H/L or 5 individual penalties in rep or Zone play), or a Game Misconduct, or if a Bench Minor Penalty occurs (usually too many men on the floor for the defensive team – too many men for the offensive team is a loss of possession only), then no other player has to serve that penalty (this applies only to H/L – in Rep play another player has to serve that penalty) – the penalty is recorded on the game sheet & on the score board, the team plays short & then substitutes from the players’ bench when the penalty is over.
  • In the case of a 4 minute CFB penalty assessed as a Delayed Penalty when a goal is scored during the delay, the goal cancels the first 2 minutes of the CFB penalty & the player goes to the penalty box to serve the second 2 minutes – 2 – 2 minute penalties are still recorded on the game sheet against that player – if a 4 minute CFB penalty is assessed & a Penalty Shot is awarded, then the offending player serves 2 minutes & a penalty shot is still awarded – 4 minutes are still assessed on the game sheet.
  • Due to the difficulty of managing penalties during running time in multiple penalty situations, especially when delayed penalties occur (i.e. 3 or more players for the same team in the penalty box), the Referee should stop the clock whenever necessary for as short a period of time as possible, to “manage” the penalty times – for example, if 3 players from the same team are in the box & a goal is scored, the Referee should stop the clock & take the time to determine who leaves the box, etc. – the Referee can manage this best by advising the Timekeeper to stop the clock after every goal while the Referee comes to the timekeeper’s box to advise.
  • 30 Second Shot Clock Operators are encouraged to go slow on the resets & think them through carefully – waiting 2 to 3 seconds on each change remains fair & consistent for both teams & allows the Operator to be sure of the reset during play – a possession change reset only occurs when the opposing team actually gains possession of the ball (not just touches the ball) - a Shot Clock Operator should NEVER reset the clock during shots on goal unless the Referee signals a reset – the Operator’s responsibility for resetting is only during possession changes other than shots on goal – a reset always occurs if a Referee signals it, even if it seems clear that the Referee is wrong! – all participants are encouraged to remember that the 30 second signal is a signal ONLY to the Referee & to nobody else – ONLY the Referees’ whistle signifies a stoppage in play & players should be strongly encouraged to ignore all signals except for the Referees’ whistle!