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The Neville Island Hockey league is held at The RMU Island Sports Center, utilizing the Clearview, Olympic and Stadium Rinks. The regular season includes 10 games, followed by playoffs involving all teams. Playoff rounds consist of best-of-three finals, best-of-three semi-finals, and single elimination quarter-finals. Participants must be 18 or older, and each team consists of 5 players plus goalies, with rosters capped at 25 skaters spanning levels B to D. Games are structured into three 20-minute periods with a stopped clock during the final two minutes if the game is within two goals. Teams are required to wear matching jerseys with permanent numbers, and league fees cover referees and scorekeeping.

For more info email or call Joe Cummings at

cummings@rmu.edu

412-397-4448

PRIORITY REGISTRATION SYSTEM

Priority 1 - Teams that've played the previous 3 seasons (1 calendar year)
Priority 2 - Teams that have played in a previous ISC Ice Hockey Team Entry league in the 2021-22 or 2022-23 season.
Priority 3 - All new teams

  Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3
Summer
 

April 1-14, 2025

 

April 15-20, 2025

April 20,-Full,

 Fall 

Aug 3-17, 2025  

 Aug. 18-21, 2025

Aug. 22 -Full,

Winter

Nov 16- 30, 2025

Dec 1-7  2024

 Dec 8 -Full,

** Dates subject to change

 

LEAGUE DETAILS

Price: $1,775 per team, with a $200 deposit required upon registration. 

USA Hockey: ALL players who participate in the Adult Ice leagues at RMU ISC must have a valid USA Hockey number for the 23-24 year. 

Location: Olympic, Colonials, and Stadium Rinks.

Number of Games: 11 games are guaranteed and 17 are possible. Regular season is 10 games and all teams make the playoffs.

Playoffs: Finals-Best of 3; Semi Finals-Best of 3; Quarter finals-Single Elimination.

Overtime: Regular season games which end in a tie feature a five minute sudden death overtime. Just like the NHL teams which lose in overtime still earn one point, while the winners earn two.

Levels: B, C and D 

Number of Teams: Maximum 16 Teams

Clock: Three 20 minute running time periods with stop clock during the last two minutes of the third period when game is within 2 goals.

Referees: Included in league fees.

Jersey Requirement: All players are required to have matching colored jerseys with permanent numbers.

Ice Slots: All slots are scheduled in the evenings Sunday through Saturday and can begin as early as 9 PM and as late as 11:20 PM.

Team Awards: The winning team from each division receives an award. 

Rosters: Limited to 25 players. Players must play in 3 games to play in the playoffs. Rosters are frozen after the 3rd game.
 
League Rules:

  • All rules are in addition to USA Hockey rules.
  • All games are "NO CHECK".
  • The USA Hockey Zero Tolerance Policy is in effect for players, coaches, fans and officials in all Island Sports Center Leagues.
  • Physical abuse of the officials will result in permanent expulsion from league play at Island Sports Center.
  • Fighting results in an automatic 3- game suspension. A second fight is an automatic expulsion from the league.
  • Any player receiving five (5) penalties in one game shall be given a game misconduct, which carries a one additional game suspension.
  • ALL major penalties carry an automatic game misconduct penalty. Any player who receives a game misconduct penalty receives an automatic one game suspension.
  • Any time a team receives 15 penalties in a game, the game is immediately stopped with the current score being recorded if the offending team is losing, or as a 6-1 loss if the offending team is winning or tied.
  • All penalties, minors, majors, misconducts and game misconducts count towards this 15 penalty count.
  • Minor penalties are 2 minutes, major penalties are 5 minutes and misconducts are 10 minutes.
  • Icing is from the center ice red line.
  • Any team that drops out of the league after the schedule is made will forfeit their deposit, and league fees. 

Referees and Scorekeepers wanted!!