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Summerside and Area Minor Hockey Association Hockey Website Software By GOALLINEcaHOMELOGINDec 10 2009HomeSAMHA TournamentsSELECT A TEAM Girls Girls Midget AA Girls Midget A Girls Bantam AA Girls Bantam A Girls PeeWee AA Girls PeeWee A Girls Atom AA Girls Atom A Boys Midget AAA Midget AA Midget A Team 1 Midget A Team 2 Midget A Team 3 Bantam AAA Bantam AA Bantam A Team 1 Bantam A Team 2 Bantam A Team 3 PeeWee AAA PeeWee AA PeeWee A Team 1 PeeWee A Team 2 Atom AAA Atom AA Atom A Team 1 Atom A Team 2 Atom A Team 3 Atom A Team 4 Atom A Team 5 Novice AA Novice A Team 1 Novice A Team 2 Novice A Team 3 Novice A Team 4 Novice A Team 5 Skills First A Skills First B Referee LoginNews ArchiveContactsEventsCoaching StaffEmail SignupPhoto GalleryMaster ScheduleClinics Links Tryouts Bulletin Board Accolades Sponsors Newsletters Guestbook Website FAQ Hockey FAQs Tournaments Resources Referees Training LoginRefereesWelcome to SAMHAs referees webpageThe basic role of the official can be broken down into two simple words safe and fair By viewing and officiating the game with these two words in mind an official should be able to call a game that is acceptable to all of the participants There is no good excuse for an official not to penalize any infraction that threatens the safety of another participant and Hockey Canada calls upon all officials to strictly enforce these types of infractions The word fair does allow some flexibility in determining which infractions will and will not be penalized Any infraction that takes away a good scoring chance should be penalized However some infractions although obvious infractions by the wording in the rule book can be overlooked if no advantage is gained Remember that it is the spirit or intent of the rule that determines an infraction not the literal wording This will be interpreted differently in each game depending on the official the level of play and the style of play As officials develop their officiating skills their feel for the game and judgement will help them determine the officiating style needed in each game Infractions after the whistle should also be penalized accordingly with emphasis placed on penalizing the instigator of such activity Hockey SignalsBoarding Checking (shoving) an opponent so the he is thrown violently into the boards Referee smacks right fist into upheld left palmCrossChecking A check (shove) delivered with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice Referee pushes parallel fists away from his chestMisconduct Penalty to any player except the goaltender that results in removal from the game for a 10minute period Referee places his hands on his hips Tripping Using a stick knee foot arm hand or elbow to cause an opponent to trip or fall...