Zero Tolerance Policy
To all players in the Over-30 League:
This is a reminder that the league has a “Zero Tolerance Policy” in effect. When you participate in the league you acknowledge that it’s your responsibility to be respectful of all players, referees, scorekeepers, administrative support individuals and the facilities.
You are responsible for your actions, stick, and emotions at all times. The following are (some) examples of actions that will not be tolerated and will lead to disciplinary action up to and including suspension along with possible expulsion from the league:
- Verbal abuse of referees, players, scorekeepers and league administrators
- Any physical contact with a referee, timer or administrator inside or outside the facility
- Throwing or slamming of sticks
- Defacing or damaging the facilities
- Any intent to injure occurrences
All incidents are reviewed by the League Director with input from the Board of Directors and all decisions are final. There is no appeals process.
Sincerely,
Over-30 Board of Directors
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AARP Award
When your turn 50 you get to look forward to two things.., a colonoscopy and your AARP membership card in the mail.
Now the Over-30 League is giving our senior players something else to look forward to each week with the new Over-50 players (only) weekly award.., with the new “Almost Approaching Retirement Player” of the week.
This small recognition is a two-fold award. One part is the recognition that you’re still competing at a recognizable level of play.., and the second part is you’re probably scared of retirement and social security income.., so we are awarding a $5 Scratch Ticket to the Over-50 weekly player with the hopes of adding to his retirement income. This could be your Over-30 League pension if you’re lucky enough like recently eligible defenseman Matty Iannello.
This single vote caster shall remain totally anonymous so as to not be bribed, threatened, coerced, or intimidated into voting for a particular player.., as we don’t want any collusion or potential meddling by the Russians.
Most of all.., these young “Whippersnappers” can’t win the award.., even if you 49-years and 364-days old.., you’re too young and you can’t win. You have to be 50!
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Over-30 League Announcements |
League Game Officials Changes |
Attention all players
Effective immediately going forward, Assistant League director Mike Naczas, has voluntarily retired from active player status and transitioned over to full-time referee status. Replacing Naz as a player in the league will be Jon Picard, former league referee.
The league commends Naz for his decision and actions which will benefit league operations on so many fronts.
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Over-30 Rules clarification |
Attention all players
Clarification of the Lob Rule
Effective immediately going forward, clarification of the Over-30 league "Lob Rule" is as follows and the referees and timer have been made aware of this clarification.
The determination of a lob will be at the "discretion of the referee." The referee will base thier decision on the "intent" of the player making the lob and how they lifted the ball into the air. If the ball is shot "significantly" above the heads of players on the rink and "crosses two lines," the whistle will be blown resulting in a stoppage of play with a warning given to the offending team on the first offense. If said team commits a second lob offense in the same game, a delay of game penalty will be called.
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The Over-30 league has now set up an official league e-mail address and going forward you will be receiving league correspondence from this new e-mail address. Any e-mails sent to the current misterman05@hotmail address will still be received. Please note that the primary form of communication by the Over-30 league will be via e-mail (sorry Ray Nickerson). The new email address will be:
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Attention all players
Effective immediately going forward, there is a new Over-30 league shirt policy in effect. Players will not be allowed to cut the team shirts once they are handed out. Especially to the sleeves and removing the stripes. There is the expectation in the Over-30 league that you "respect" the shirts that are handed out to start each year.
As some of you know this year, the league changed shirt suppliers after dealing with the same shirt supplier for many years (who subsequently went out of business). The shirts did not fulfill the expectations as in previous years. Consequently, the league is currently diligently working on resolving this issue for next year and having a new shirt supplier in place over the next couple of months. A similar style and fabric material that you wore last year is the focus of the league. In addition, we will be exploring a 3/4 length sleeve option going forward.
The player everyone can thank for this new rule being implemented is Sergio Costa. We don't know if this is a Portuguese fashion statement; we do know that we expect all the Over-30 players to wear a team hockey shirt, not a cut-off gym sweatshirt. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you exhibit A below, and the Serg look.
PS, Sergio is not alone here in choosing the wrong shirt fashion statement; there are other players just as guilty. The league will not call them out but you will all notice who they are.
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The morale of this story? Don't be a Serg and comply with the shirt policy! |
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Over-30 Rules clarifications |
For those of you who will need some reading material over the summer, please see the following rule clarifications that will be enforced during the season:
- Delay of Game penalty (aka the Mike Surette rule) -
A Delay of Game penalty shall be called on any player who (on his own) shoots the ball FROM ANYWHERE IN THEIR OWN DEFENSIVE ZONE INTO THE PERIMETER NETTING ONLY IN THEIR DEFENSIVE ZONE surrounding the rink, causing a stoppage in play. No warning shall be given to the offending player and that player shall be given a 1-minute minor penalty for Delay of Game. If said player shoots the ball anywhere into the perimeter netting in the offensive zone, no penalty shall result; only a stoppage in play and resulting faceoff.
The only exception to this rule for a non-goalie player that WILL NOT result in a Delay of Game penalty is if any player shoots the ball directly into the penalty box area or onto the player bench area, the ball is deflected into the netting, the ball banks up off the surrounding plywood or plexiglass and goes into the perimeter netting, or the ball is shot from a faceoff into the perimeter netting. For these infractions, a face off will take place at the nearest faceoff.
If the player is a goalie who shoots the ball into the PENALY BOX area or onto the player BENCH AREA, in the discretion of the referee, if this is done intentionally, the offending goalie will be issued a warning on their first offense, then assessed a 1-minute minor penalty for Delay of Game for any further subsequent offenses. Any Delay of Game penalty by the goalie must be served by one of the players on the dek at the time of the offense.
- (New rule) - Face offs after penalties -
If a player takes a penalty ANYWHERE on the rink, the resulting faceoff will take place deep in the defensive zone in the faceoff circle closest to their own goalie. Example: if a player takes a penalty in the offensive zone behind the other team's net, the resulting faceoff will take place back in their defensive zone in the faceoff circle closest to their goalie.
- Resulting faceoff locations on stoppages in play -
On any stoppage in play resulting in a faceoff, if the play occurs in the area from the white icing line to the back of the rink, the resulting faceoff will take place in the faceoff circles deep in the zone nearest the goalies. If the play occurs in the area between the center blue line and white icing line, the resulting faceoff will take place at the faceoff dot between said blue and white lines.
- Banging the stick against the boards, plexiglass, plywood, net or throwing the stick (anywhere on the rink) -
Any player who deliberately bangs his stick out of frustration or anger against the boards, plexiglass, plywood, net or throws the stick (anywhere on the rink) will be automatically given a 5 minute misconduct penalty by the referees/game officials. Teams will still play 5-on-5. All players are reminded to control their sticks at all time.
- Questioning calls by non-Captains or Assitant team captains -
Any player who IS NOT a designated team Captain or Assitant captain ARE NOT allowed to question the referees (or have a discussion) on any calls (or non-calls) or penalties (or non-penalties) made or not made. If said players try to engage in a discussion with the referees/game officials, they can be subject to the referee's discretion and be given a 1-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of 5-minute misconduct penalty. Only designated team Captains or Assistant captains can question the referees/game officials calls or non-calls.
The referee's have a mandate to enforce - keep the games moving along. Let's all do our part to make sure the games keep moving along and are not delayed any further.
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Overtime rule change - Regular season
Please note that commencing with the new winter 2019 season, all regular season overtime play will consist of the same 5-minute overtime period played 4-on-4. The new change going into effect will consist of 5 minutes of stop time, replacing the previous durations of 2 1/2 minutes running time and 2 1/2 minute of stop time.
All playoff overtime will continue to be played 4-on-4 with a 10-minutes period consisting of 10 minutes of stop time.
Zero Tolerance Policy
To all players in the Over-30 League:
This is a reminder that the league has a “Zero Tolerance Policy” in effect. When you participate in the league you acknowledge that it’s your responsibility to be respectful of all players, referees, scorekeepers, administrative support individuals and the facilities.
You are responsible for your actions, stick, and emotions at all times. The following are (some) examples of actions that will not be tolerated (along with minimum possible suspensions) and will lead to disciplinary action up to and including suspension along with possible expulsion from the league:
- Verbal abuse of referees, players, scorekeepers and league administrators (misconduct, game misconduct, minimum of 1-2 games suspended)
- Any physical contact with a referee, timer or administrator inside or outside the facility (misconduct, game misconduct, minimum of 2-3 games suspended)
- Throwing or slamming of sticks against the boards or glass, rink floor, net, bench areas (minimum of unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct or game misconduct and possible suspension)
- Defacing or damaging the facilities (minimum of misconduct, game misconduct and suspension)
- Abuse of facilities (minimum of game misconduct, 2-3 games suspended)
- Any intent to injure occurrences (minimum of match penalty, game misconduct and suspension)
- Continuous verbal outbursts whether directed at a refereee, timer, opposing player, team mate or other individual that becomes excessive
All incidents are reviewed by the League Director with input from the Board of Directors and all decisions are final. There is no appeals process.
Sincerely,
Over-30 Board of Directors
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Zero Tolerance Policy
To all players in the Over-30 League:
This is a reminder that the league has a “Zero Tolerance Policy” in effect. When you participate in the league you acknowledge that it’s your responsibility to be respectful of all players, referees, scorekeepers, administrative support individuals and the facilities.
You are responsible for your actions, stick, and emotions at all times. The following are (some) examples of actions that will not be tolerated and will lead to disciplinary action up to and including suspension along with possible expulsion from the league:
- Verbal abuse of referees, players, scorekeepers and league administrators
- Any physical contact with a referee, timer or administrator inside or outside the facility
- Throwing or slamming of sticks
- Defacing or damaging the facilities
- Any intent to injure occurrences
All incidents are reviewed by the League Director with input from the Board of Directors and all decisions are final. There is no appeals process.
Sincerely,
Over-30 Board of Directors
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July 7, 2013
It's official!
The 2013 -14 Old-Time Hockey Over-30 hockey league draft is now complete and has been finalized. As a result, the league shirt order has been submitted and sent to the official league shirt supplier. Players have committed and been drafted onto their respective teams, team captains have been assigned to each team, and the behind the scenes work to update the website will be taking place in August.
The respective league captains for the 2013 – 14 seasons are Dan Broderick, Scott Young, Mattie Iannello, Gary Goodwin and Jim Barber. Team captains will be provided with their related player contact information and each player on that team will be contacted sometime between mid-August to late August with your first game times, registration reminders and related league information.
Once again, the new season will begin on Saturday, September 7.
In other Old-Time Hockey Over-30 league developments:
- I am proud to announce that a new league award has been established by the league Director that will be presented on a weekly basis to one deserving player. The new award will be called the “Lunch Pail Gang” award. Keep checking the league’s website home page for additional details during the month of August.
- The newest player to be nominated for the “Pink Stick Bag Challenge” has accepted the challenge. To find out who this player is and what the end goal he has to achieve to meet this challenge and avoid carrying that pink stick bag, keep watching the league’s website home page during the month of August. For those of you who may have forgotten, Tony Bono avoided having to carry this pink stick bag last season by dramatically scoring his final point with a goal scored with 27 left to play in his last game of the season. Once again, the reigning holder of the pick stick bag, Jim Barber, will be proudly carrying that pink stick bag with him before and after every game this coming season.
- Three website pages that have needed updates which have been long overdue, the All-time Leaders Career Stats, Championships and Award Winners webpages WILL be updated prior to the new season starting.
Over-30 League Director
Bill Abcunas
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October 13, 2011
To All Over-30 Players,
From time to time throughout the course of a season, as the situation warrants action some individual players will receive notification from the League Director when their respective actions and conduct is deemed “detrimental to the game, players, and the Over-30 league.” This past week some of the players of the league have individually received such an email as well as their respective captains. These are personal emails between the players, team captains, league director, and the governing Board of Directors of the Over 30 League.
With this being said, I would like to remind all the players in the Over-30 league of some league policies, standards, and players code of conduct that needs to be observed and followed when participating in the league:
1. We are not professional Street Hockey Players nor do we get paid to play, and we all have to get up and go to work on Monday morning! If a player before, during, or after an Over-30 league game does not control his stick at all times and uses it in a manner that can cause another player or game official injury or jeopardize another player’s safety and well-being, then that player will be disciplined accordingly; said player will also run the risk of a suspension including possible league termination, as long as there is sufficient evidence found to substantiate any further action taken.
2. Conduct detrimental to the game, players, and the league shall result in at least an unsportsmanlike penalty, delay of game penalty and/or a misconduct (possibly a game misconduct) penalty. Some examples of this behavior includes any berating, taunting, and/or confrontational behavior that is directed towards another player, game official or any league personnel, emotional outbursts, excessive arguing of calls made by officials, knocking over the net, throwing one's stick on the rink, or slamming one's stick against the boards or Plexiglas. This applies across the board to all players in the Over-30 league.
These types of infractions, if warranted, can also lead to league suspensions or player termination with the League.
In an effort to continue to make the league safe, fun and competitive, the League Director and Board of Directors will take the necessary actions to ensure that the above standards, policies, and player codes of conduct are met and player safety remains the top priority of the league.
Bill Abcunas
League Director
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October 9, 2011
My sincere appreciation to all those players from the Over-30 league who contributed donations for the Colby Deharo fundraiser in Woburn. On behalf of the Over-30 league, we presented Jeff with a total raised of $1,500. A special thank you goes out to Ray Nickerson and his individual $500 cash donation. The league also presented Jeff with the laminated poster board that was signed by every player in the Over-30 league. In addition, I would like to thank those individual players who took the time to show up in person to attend this benefit. Your support to Jeff and his family was sincerely appreciated and reinforced the ongoing theme of the Over-30 league being an extended family for one another. Congratulations on the individual winners of the raffles and auctions at the benefit. John Colucciello I am sure will enjoy that gift basket of beauty products for men. Naz will be taking his son to that Bruin's home game against Toronto sitting in the lodge seats from his auction win of purchasing Bruins tickets (although I am sure he would consider taking one of the league players for the right price). The League Director no doubt has remembered the saying to "always keep the boss happy" by winning the Day at the Spa treatment he won in a raffle on behalf of his boss. Ed Nigro took home his autographed picture of Patrice Bergeron and that autographed hockey puck which no doubt will go in that trophy case, to be proudly displayed right next to those 10 championship jackets he won in the Over-30 league.
Bill Abcunas
League Director
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