SEASON REQUIREMENTS

OSHL Teams: 

  • Each association must provide the name and email address for their team/association to the League Registrar before the season begins.
  • The Team Registrar must submit All USA Hockey registration numbers  to the League Registrar before players and coaches start practice. This is a USA Hockey rule, no liability nor medical insurance will be available to your team until the numbers are claimed through your association’s USA Hockey portal. 
  • Each Team Registrar is responsible to maintain the Registration Book for their team.
  • All OSHL teams must be rostered as Travel High School Division II Varsity and JV.
  • Athens, Miami, Dayton, and Newark Team Registrars need to send a link to their teams' roster(s) to the League Registrar as soon as it available, but no later than October 15 of current year.
  • CIHC must submit their link by November 15 of current year.
  • All rosters will be electronic and accessible by a link. When rosters are approved the League Registrar will send your team registrar your roster link. The same link will be good for the entire season and rosters are real time. Please be sure to check your roster via the link periodically to ensure that nothing has changed that shouldn’t have. Mid-Am and USA Hockey have the ability to redline players and coaches, so if any certifications expire or are not renewed in a timely fashion throughout the season, it is possible for Mid-Am or USA Hockey to remove that individual from the roster without warning. If an individual is redlined, he/she will be prohibited from participation until the situation is resolved and the redline is removed.
  • Please forward all current season USA Hockey numbers in an excel spreadsheet to the League Registrar ASAP. The spreadsheet format should be: ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1.) First column - Current season VALID USAH number.

2.) Second column - The letter P if they are a player, a HC if they are a HEAD coach, an AC if they are an ASSISTANT coach, M if they are a manager, or V if they are a volunteer.

3) Third column – Participant’s last name.

4) Fourth column – Participant’s first name. Please note that anyone that will be on the ice with the team MUST be registered as a coach. USAH numbers with XX preceding the first three letters of the participant’s last name are volunteer registrations and do NOT permit on ice participation. There League Registrar will need a number for EVERYONE who is on the ice or has access to the players. SafeSport, background screens, and concussion certifications are required for all staff members that have access to or interaction with the players. These are also requirements for being listed on the official team roster. All of your board members should complete these three items, as well. 

  • Any changes to the official roster must be submitted to the League Registrar no later than December 15th. I will then get them submitted to Mid-Am prior to December 31 for final approval.

Certified Team Rosters:

  • ALL PLAYERS WITH A 2005 OR OLDER BIRTH YEAR FOR THE 2022- 2023 SEASON  MUST COMPLETE THE USA HOCKEY SAFESPORT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PRIOR TO BEING PLACED ON A ROSTER. NO EXCEPTIONS!
  • Each team is required to have a Certified Team Roster approved by Mid-Am.
  • Each team may roster up to 30 players on the official roster. 
  • All coaches who will be on the bench for games must be listed on the official roster. USA Hockey permits only 4 coaches on the bench during games, but there is no limit to the number that may be included on the roster. 
  • All changes to a team’s roster must be submitted to the League Registrar no later than December 15 of the current year. NO EXCEPTIONS.  Athens, Miami, CIHC, Dayton, and Newark should notify the League Registrar of any changes by this date, and subsequently supply the approved/certified supplemental roster no later than December 31st of current year (Must be submitted to Mid-Am by December 31 of current year.)
  • The USA Hockey Certified Team Roster cannot be changed after December 31 of current year.

Registration Book:

Each Team Registrar/Manager is responsible to maintain a Registration Book for their team/association. Books are required for participation in USA Hockey Nationals. 

Team books must include the following:

Team Information (in order of presentation)

  • Certified Team Roster approved by the USA Hockey District Registrar
  • Game Verification Sheet (The League/Association Registrar will provide this   form to a team who wins the Buckeye Cup tournament.
  • Sanctioned Game Scoresheets, arranged in chronological order.

These will be used to verify team and player eligibility for Buckeye Cup and Nationals.

Coach & Manager Information

  • OSHL Code of Conduct (to be removed prior to attending the National tournament) 

Player Information

  • Non-US Citizen Transfer form (where/if applicable) – transfers must be completed before a player may be rostered.
  • Signed OSHL Code of Conduct form (this will be removed prior to attending the National tournament)

Coach Requirements:

To participate on-ice and be listed on the official roster, ALL coaches must complete and submit the following:

  Prior to the first practice & inclusion on the roster –

  • USA Hockey confirmation number**
  • Approved Mid-Am Background Screen** (midamhockeyscreen.com) - 2 seasons
  • Current SafeSport Certification** (usahockey.com)- 1 seasons
  • Online Age Specific Module (usahockey.com) (DUE BEFORE BEING ROSTERED)
  • Current State Concussion Certificate** (nfhs.com) - 3 years
  • Lindsay’s Law Compliance – 1 year
  • OSHL Code of Conduct form**

To remain on the roster, ice, & bench after December 31st – 

  • Current Coaching Education Program (CEP) certification* (due by December 31st of current year)

*OSHL requires all coaches to be actively working to obtain a Level 3 certification. 

**Managers must complete Items 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7 before being included on their team’s  official roster. 

Each association is independently responsible for ensuring all of their participants are in compliance with State of Ohio concussion certification and Lindsay’s Law requirements.

Player Requirements:

  • OSHL Code of Conduct form
  • Approved international transfer (where/if applicable)

Manager Requirements: 

  • All teams must have a manager registered with USA Hockey and listed on the roster
  • Current Mid-Am background screen
  • Current SafeSport certification
  • Current State required concussion certification
  • OSHL Code of Conduct form

Team Books Should Include:

  1. Team Information (in order of presentation)
  • Certified Team Roster- approved by USA Hockey District registrar (This is your official roster)
  • Game Verification Sheet- This will be provided by your League Registrar if you win the state tournament
  • Sanctioned game scoresheets, arranges in chronological order. These will be used to verify team and player eligibility. ( this is only needed if you win State)
  1. Coaches & Manager Information
  • Signed OSHL Code of Conduct - this will be removed for Nationals if you win state
  1. Player Information
  • NON- US citizen transfer form (where/if applicable)
  • Signed OSHL Code of Conduct - this will be removed for Nationals if you win state

Things to remember: 

  • You may have 30 players on your roster but you may only have 18 skaters and 2 goalies on your bench for any games.
  • You may only have 4 coaches or staff on your bench for a game. You can roster as many as you’d like.​
  • If you are playing a NON USA Hockey team (OHSAA teams or out of state Federation teams) you will need an insurance waiver from USA Hockey or it will not be considered a sanctioned event by USA Hockey, which will mean there is no liability or medical insurance coverage for the game. To obtain this waiver, please secure a copy of the non-USAH team’s certificate of insurance (likely for the school) so that it may be forwarded to Mid-Am with the proper forms. Please let us know ASAP when you have one of these scheduled, so we may ensure the proper procedures are followed and forms are filed.