MAHA INFORMATION
LEAGUE DIFFERENCES
Rostering: Team rostering and the timeline for player movements, additions, and deletions are the same. Each league will follow their league’s rules and regulations.
Suspensions: The DVHL, NJYHL, and MAWHA all have specific suspensions for fighting and game misconducts.
MID-ATLANTIC HOCKEY ALLIANCE (MAHA GAME), ALL FIGHTING AND GAME MISCONDUCTS WILL FOLLOW THE CURRENT USA HOCKEY RULES. FIGHTING SPECIFICALLY WILL BE A ONE-GAME SUSPENSION
Game slots and times: The exact time slot allotment described by USA Hockey. U10 (3) 15-minute periods; rink allotted time 1.25 hours; 12U (3) 15-minute periods; rink allotted time 1.5 hours, 14U (3) 16-minute periods; rink allotted time 90 Minutes, 16U/18U (3) 17-minute periods; rink allotted time 1.5 Hours.
Game Running Clock: Each league has rules and regulations for running clocks. NJYHL has (8 goals up to and including the 2nd period and 3rd period, 10 goals end the game), the DVHL only has a running clock of 16U and 18U only (6 goal running clock if the difference goes back to 4 goals stop clock again. No mercy rule.)
MAHA Ruling for Running Clock. 8 goals deferential up to and including 2nd period. If a 10-goal difference is achieved, the game will end (must complete 2 periods); if two periods are not completed – the running clock will remain with any deferential until the end of the second period, then the game will be completed.
Overtime: The NJYHL, DVHL, and MAWHA each have league overtime rules.
THE MID-ATLANTIC HOCKEY ALLIANCE WILL HANDLE ALL OVERTIME FOR ALL LEVELS EXCEPT 10U IF; AFTER 3 PERIODS OF PLAY ARE PERIODS THERE SHALL BE OVERTIME. THE OVERTIME WILL BE PLAYED 3-V-3 FOR 5 MINUTES SUDDEN WIN.
Reporting and suspensions: Currently, each league has its commissioner(s), and each will continue to have its commissioner(s). All game misconducts, suspensions, player movements, player additions, player deletions, coach additions, coach movements, and coach deletions will still be reported by their (own) league commissioner(s). Each league commissioner will update a shared suspension sheet for suspensions earned and (suspensions) served. Each league will be responsible for updating their clubs weekly on suspensions. There will be a master suspension sheet that will go out to all club presidents to disburse to their teams.
Suspension Serving Matrix Helper
| Type of Game Alliance | Fighting Penalty |
| Next game Alliance | Sits (satisfies both MAHA and USA Hockey) |
| Next game is a Non-Alliance game | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey and MAHA) |
| Next game is A Home League game or any other type of game (Tournament/Non-League) | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey and MAHA) |
| Game Misconduct’s | |
| Next game is a Non-Alliance or any other game (League, Tournament, Non-League) | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey and MAHA) |
| Next game is an Alliance game | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey and MAHA) |
| Type of Game DVHL | Fighting Penalty |
| Next game is DVHL (league) | Sits (satisfies 1st game of DVHL and USA Hockey) |
| Next game is an Alliance game or any other type of game (Tournament/Non-League) | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey only) |
| Player must sit the next DVHL game(s) as outlined in DVHL playing rules | |
| Game Misconduct’s | |
| Next game is a Non-DVHL or any other game (League, Tournament, Non-League) | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey Only) |
| Next game is a DVHL game | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey and DVHL) |
| Type of Game NJYHL | Fighting Penalty |
| Next game is NJYHL (league) | Sits (satisfies 1st game of NJYHL and USA Hockey) |
| Next game is an Alliance game or any other type of game (Tournament/Non-League) | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey only) |
| Player must sit the next NJYHL game(s) as outlined in NJYHL playing rules | |
| Game Misconduct’s | |
| Next game is a Non-NJYHL or any other game (League, Tournament, Non-League) | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey Only) |
| Next game is a NJYHL game | Sits (satisfies USA Hockey and NJYHL |
| League games no not cross with High School Hockey the only exception is MATCH penalties | |