This is a section of the rulebook about the usage of high level players in the NIHL.
This is to stop teams using pro level players to destroy other teams.
There is no restriction on who can play in goal for a team, and ALL REGISTERED goaltenders will be taught important skills at the Mewma School of Goaltending.
In this rulebook 'pro' refers to a player who has been deemed either as a high level player OR the league is classing them as such if they meet the following criteria (meeting any doesn't AUTOMATICALLY class you as a pro)
-Played in BMHL
-Played in RPHA
-Played in RAAAHL when bananacb owned it.
Restrictions:
In 1v1 + gks, the skating player can NOT be a pro.
When a team has 2 skaters, ONE can be a pro.
When a team has 3 skaters, ONE can be a pro.
When a team has 4 skaters, TWO can be pros.
When a team has 5 skaters, TWO can be pros.
If a goaltender is pulled in favour of the extra skater, this skater CAN be a pro. i.e:
Team A have 2 skaters, 1 goalie.
Team A may ice 1 pro skater, and 1 pro goalie
Team B have 3 skaters, and a pulled goalie.
Team B may ice 2 pro skaters, even though they are icing 3 skaters.
In regular season OT, teams drop 1 player, this player counts as a pro on the ice i.e:
Teams finish the 3rd 5v5 + gks, they play OT 4v4 + gks, but they can ONLY ice ONE pro skater.
In playoff OT, a team can ice one more pro skater each OT period after the 1st i.e
Teams finish 3rd 5v5, they can ice 2 pro skaters in 1OT, 3 in 2OT, 4 in 3OT, 5 in 4OT, 5 in 5OT however.
In the shootout, pro players can only shoot in EVEN numbered rounds, (Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), however, they can use pro players to shoot in rounds 10+.
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