December 25, 2024 14:31 AM
Bob Boucher
ECHO has made some Rule Changes for the Adult Divisions for 2025.
Stop time in the last minute of the first period.
Rosters will be Required to be handed in to ECHO before the start of the second game.
When the Club Division is separated into 2 Tiers: Tier 1(Upper) and Tier 2(lower), the Club Tier 2 Teams cannot have any players from any division above them, including Tier 1.
Players must play in atleast 2 Round Robin Games in order to play in the playoffs. The only exception is the injury rule. The only time a player can play in one RR game is if the injury brings the number of players to less than 6 skaters. The injured player cannot come back and play in playoffs, unless he/she has played in 2 RR games. If that is the case, then the replacement player cannot play in the playoffs.
Club Tier 1 can have only 1 player from a roster above them when the Club Division is separated in Tiers from the Start during tournaments before Finals, April 5-6.
Bronze teams can have up to 2 players that are on a roster above them. If a team has 1-2 players that get invited to play on a roster above them, that counts as their 1-2 players. Senior A/B is an open division. There is a list of Legitimate Gold players that cannot play in Bronze. Captains can ask ECHO Administrators if they are unsure who is a Legitimate Gold player or a player playing in Gold.
Please note these changes. They will go into effect starting January 1, 2025.
These Rule Changes will be used in ECHO Hockey's Main Market(Fl, NC, TN, GA, etc-Southeast). In other markets, some of the rule changes will be modified.
At Adult Finals, Club Teams(Tier 1 or 2) will not be able to have any players from a roster above them(Bronze). Bronze teams can have 1 player from a roster above them(except legitimate Gold Players)
