The Disciplinary Senate is divided into two boards:

  1. Department of Player Safety (DOPS)

  2. Justice Commission (Off-Ice)

  3. Composition and appointment of the ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate

    1. The ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate decides on incidents happening in ICE Hockey League | Alps Hockey League.

    2. The Disciplinary Senate consists of ICE Hockey League Justice Commission (Off-Ice) and the Department of Player Safety as described in §2(4). The members of the Justice Commission are announced by the ICE Hockey League Presidency according to the statutes. The chair of the board is perceived by the respective Director of Hockey Operations. He also will be sent as a member to the international Player Safety Committee.

  4. Responsibilities of the ICE Hockey League -Disciplinary Senate

    1. In all cases where ICE Hockey League’s | Alps Hockey League’s Fundamental Rules and it’s integrating agreements (see Fundamental Rules Part I §2), the ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate is responsible to set penalties against offenders by way of a ruling. The ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate is divided into two levels. The ICE Hockey League Justice Commission (Off-Ice) is responsible for league disputes, for game authentication, support of the league Presidency in common law questions, the written finalization (official copy) of senates‘ decisions and to declare verdicts against team officials. The Department of Player Safety (DOPS) is made up by the ICE Hockey League Director of Hockey Operations and international committee members of the Player Safety Committee (PSC).

    2. The payment of the fines for penalties handed and the respective arrival of the money will be announced to the ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate following the end of the payment period.

  5. Decisions by the ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate

    1. The ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate will generally determine penalties by a ruling based on the available documentation. If considered necessary, it is at the discretion of the ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate, to conduct an oral hearing and gathering of evidence.

    2. Especially TV footage and video footage, the referee’s view or alternatively the view of an ICE Hockey League supervisor and game delegate (if present) is generally considered evidence. Whether this evidence is considered conclusive for the relevant cause will be decided by the ICE Hockey League Disciplinary Senate at its own obligatory discretion.