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After a multi-year hiatus from the IHONC web site, the discussion boards are back. 

We're starting fresh.  The discussion boards have a new look and feel and have multiple forums/categories in which to make your postings.  There are a few starter topics in each category.  Feel free to add your comments to those topics or start new topic threads.  While you are not required to register with the new discussion board to get a userid and password, we certainly do encourage you to do so.  Please be courteous with your postings.  This means including a name, nickname, initials or some other moniker with your posts; keeping the language clean; and sticking to the topic at hand.  Spam and abuse will not be tolerated and will be removed without warning.

If you have a question about the forum you can either send an email to the webmaster or post a message to the IHONC Forum category.

Randy Zaritsky, the supervisor of officials for CT, has issued a letter regarding new USA Hockey seminar registration procedures for all officials and a reminder to new and prospective Level 4 officials that two national championship tournaments will be hosted in CT this year.  Please click Read More below for details.

IHONC is now accepting applications for officials for the 2010-2011 season.  The minimum age for new officials is 15 years old.  The minimum age requirement does not apply to current IHONC officials who wish to renew their registration.  The registration forms are in the Downloads section of the web site.

Known events for the 2010/2011 season have been added to the IHONC Events page.

As part of rebuilding the web site, the presentation material from previous training sessions is now available on the training page.  As you prepare for a new season, now is a good time to review some of that material.

The Springfield Republican has a nice article on the rise of Springfield area official Jim Briggs to the AHL and his thoughts on the NHL.

Congratulations to IHONC official Derek Wahl for working the gold medal game between Russia and Canada in the 2009 World University Games in Harbin, China.  Derek is keeping a journal of his experience at the Games on the ihonc.org web site.

The CT Clippers will play Atlantic Hockey League games.  Those games are designated in the Arbiter as such.  All Atlantic League Hockey games for the Clippers are assigned by IHONC, however, the Atlantic Hockey League will pay the officials.

In order to provide clarification to situations that may develop where the on-ice officials determines the need to reduce the 3rd period time, the following directives are taken directly from CHC Rules and Policies, Article VI, Section A.

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The specification of a neckguard as a required piece of protective equipment for all CHC players can be found on the CHC web site in document #11259 entitled CHC Rules and Polices.  The text pertaining to neckguards is in Article V Section B.