2018 Fond du Lac U8 Jamboree Rules

  1. Games will be played 4 X 4
  2. All games will be played with black pucks
  3. Blue and White level will play 3 games. Red level will play a bracket with a 3 game guarantee.
  4. Red and White level games must have goalies in full pads. No goalies will be allowed for the blue level games.
  5. Blue Level Games will be played Cross Ice; while Red and White level games will be played half ice.
  6. Blue level game will use “W” nets; Red and While level games will use USA Hockey U8 Cross Ice nets (not full size nets). Full size nets will not be used under any circumstance.
  7. Games will be 3 periods, with each period being 12 minutes in length.
  8. There will be a 2-minute warmup prior to the game.
  9. Rink B: The time in between periods will be 1 minute
  10. Rink A: There will be 1 minute between the first and second period, and 3 minutes between the second and third periods to support chuck-a-duck
  11. Horn will sound every 90 seconds for shift change.
  12. Red level games will have a referee on the ice.
  13. Referee will be solely responsible for keeping the score. After the game the referee will record the score. Recorded scores are final and not open for challenge.
  14. Score will be kept for Red level games only.
  15. One coach from each team should be on the ice to keep play moving and help enforce the rules.
  16. Exception: Red level does not need a coach on the ice.
  17. When entering the ice on a shift change, the players must skate around their net before playing the puck; even if that means skating past the puck.
  18. If a player is double shifting, they must also go around their net before playing the puck.
  19. RED Level will utilize the 2 puck method to keep the distance as equal as possible.
  20. When the goalie freeze the puck, the attacking team must retreat to center ice and wait until the defending team starting moving the puck up ice before attacking again.
  21. The puck can be advanced as soon as the goalie uncovers it. The players are not required to take a frozen puck around their net.
  22. After scoring a goal, the scoring team must touch, or go around, their net before playing the puck.
  23. After getting scored on, the team must remove the puck from their net and go behind their net with the puck, prior to advancing forward.
  24. Faceoff’s will only take place at the start of each period.

Coaches, we ask for your assistance in ensuring your team is following all rules. It’s critical to fair play.

Fond du Lac Blue Line Association strictly enforces a zero-tolerance policy for players, coaches, and spectators. Violation of the policy may result in, but is not limited to, removal from the property.