Under 18
Maltreatment-Discrimination/Racism
To ensure a great year ahead, I am requesting that all participants (families, staff and players) at the U18 level please read the following.
Hockey is not exempt from racism and I want to make my stance known at the beginning of the year because I have seen it glazed over in the past. I will back any decision made against one of our players/participants 100% and will ensure that I back any one of our BMHA players/participants from racism, 110%.
Any potential instance of racism or discrimination is not at the discretion of the player, coach, guardian and in some cases, the referee. Please refer to Note 1. Whether it was witnessed or not, all reports of racism/discrimination must be written down on the game sheet. If the referee is not able to make a decision, it will go to Hockey Sask for investigation.
Any player assessed a Gross Misconduct for discrimination will be given an indefinite suspension with a minimum of 5 games as per Hockey Sask/Hockey Canada.
As the U18 Director, I will not tolerate any racism or discrimination within or against our teams and players.
Rule 11.4 Discrimination
Any player or team official who engages in taunts, insults, or intimidation based on discriminatory
grounds will be assessed a Gross Misconduct penalty. Discriminatory grounds include the following,
without limitation:
- Race, national or ethnic origin, skin colour, or language spoken;
- Religion, faith or beliefs;
- Age;
- Sex, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression;
- Marital or familial status;
- Genetic characteristics;
- Disability.
The Referee will report the individual(s) by completing a Game Incident Report including full details
and submitting the Report to the appropriate Member or League delegate.
Note 1: If an incident occurs that was not witnessed by the Officials and is reported to the Referee,
the Referee will report the individual(s) to an appropriate member of each team’s bench staff
and will complete a Game Incident Report including full details and will submit the Report to the
appropriate Member or League delegate.
Note 2: If any behaviour described in Rule 11.1 (Unsportsmanlike Behaviour), 11.2 (Abusive Behaviour), 11.3 (Spitting) includes behaviour described in Rule
11.4, the player, goaltender or team official must be penalized under Rule 11.4, in addition to any
other penalties that individual might receive.
