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RAHL1 Competition – 2025/26 Season Competition Rules
RUŽINOVSKÁ AMATÉRSKA HOKEJOVÁ LIGA
RAHL1 Competition – 2025/26 Season Competition Rules
Contents
Contents
Organizer
The RAHL1 competition is organized by the Ružinovská amatérska hokejová liga (hereinafter “RAHL”), which is run by the RAHL Executive Committee, made up of 4 members:
Branislav Medzihorský – Chairman of the Executive Committee
Andrej Vymyslický – Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee
Matúš Kocún – member of the Executive Committee
Miroslav Pištek – member of the Executive Committee
Governing Body of the Competition
The governing body of the competition is the League Board, which consists of 3 members appointed by the RAHL Executive Committee.
Members of the League Board
Branislav Medzihorský – Competition Director Andrej Vymyslický – member of the League Board Matúš Kocún – member of the League Board
Referee Committee
The Referee Committee is responsible for assigning referees to RAHL1 games and for evaluating their performances. Its job is to make sure the playing rules are followed during RAHL1 games. The Chairman of the Referee Committee is Miroslav Pištek.
Disciplinary Committee
The Disciplinary Committee handles disciplinary proceedings that may be brought against a team, player, official, referee, organizer or other persons directly involved in the organization of RAHL games. The Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee is Matúš Kocún.
RAHL1 Committee
The Committee has 10 members. Each team appoints its representative (the team manager) to the Committee. The Competition Committee is the rule-making body of the Ružinovská amatérska hokejová liga. Within its remit, it votes on the competition rules between seasons. In exceptional cases, at the initiative of the Executive Committee, it may also vote through a necessary minor rule change during the competition. The Competition Committee is made up of 10 members, and each RAHL1 team has one vote on it. Changing a rule or incorporating a new proposal into the rules requires 7 of 10 votes. The Competition Committee meets on agreed dates to discuss RAHL1 business. A meeting of the RAHL1 Committee may be called by any member of the Competition Committee, who must invite all Committee members as well as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the RAHL Executive Committee.
Number of Participants
The number of participants for the 2025/26 season is set at 10 teams.
Teams Entered for the 2024/25 Season
Black Jokers
Wild Thing Karaoke
Uličníci
Wild Hogs
AHS
HK Petržalka
Neanderthals
Mad Vipers
White Sharks
AHC Pezinok Ducks
Competition Draw
The competition draw is entirely in the hands of the governing body of the competition.
Schedule
The schedule of individual games will be published on the official competition website, szalh.sk.
The postseason dates will be published immediately after the end of the regular season.
If game dates change, the new dates must be published on the official RAHL1 website szalh.sk, in the RAHL1 section, no later than 3 days before the official date of the game. The governing body of the competition reserves the right, in exceptional cases (preliminary rounds, make-up games), to shorten this notice period by 1 day.
Key Dates
31 August 2025 – Roster submission deadline (player checks will take place by 5 September 2025)
6 September 2025 – Start of the 2025/26 RAHL1 season
13 December 2025 – Last round of 2025
19 December 2025 – ALL STAR Draft
14 December 2025 – 9 January 2026 – Transfer window
10 January 2026 – ALL STAR GAME
17 January 2026 – First round of the new year 2026
31 January 2026 – Winter Classic (weather permitting)
7 February 2026 – End of the regular season
14 February 2026 – Start of the playoffs
28 March 2026 – Possible end of the season
Website and Results Service
The official website of the RAHL1 competition is szalh.sk, where all the necessary information about RAHL1 is published, such as the game schedule, results and statistics, news, interviews, player suspensions and all the necessary documents, including the Disciplinary Code, the Competition Rules and the Playing Rules.
Competition Format
Regular-Season Group
Each team plays a total of 18 games in the regular-season group, in a round-robin format with two games against every opponent.
Playoff Preliminary Round
There will NO LONGER be a playoff preliminary round after the end of the regular season!
Playoffs – Postseason
A total of 8 teams, the best at the end of the regular season, advance to the postseason. For the teams in 9th and 10th place, the season ends after the regular season.
Structure of Postseason Games
The quarterfinals are played over two games (which may end in a tie), and at least one win and one tie are needed to advance to the semifinals. In the event of two ties, or one win and one loss across the two games, a 5-minute overtime (sudden death) follows immediately after the end of the second game. The 5-minute overtime is played 3-on-3. If overtime does not settle it either, a shootout decides which team advances.
The quarterfinal matchups are fixed:
Quarterfinal 1 (QF1): 1st place vs. 8th place
Quarterfinal 2 (QF2): 2nd place vs. 7th place
Quarterfinal 3 (QF3): 3rd place vs. 6th place
Quarterfinal 4 (QF4): 4th place vs. 5th place
The semifinals are played as a best-of-three series (first to two wins). If a semifinal game is tied at the end of regulation, a 5-minute overtime (sudden death) follows. The 5-minute overtime is played 3-on-3. If overtime does not settle it either, a shootout decides the winner.
The semifinal matchups of the successful quarterfinalists will be as follows:
Semifinal 1 (SF1): 1 (highest seed after the regular season) vs. 4 (lowest seed after the regular season)
Semifinal 2 (SF2): 2 (second-highest seed) vs. 3 (third-highest seed after the regular season)
The successful semifinalists advance to the final. Third place overall goes to whichever of the losing semifinalists had the better team statistics at the end of the regular season. The final is played as a best-of-three series (first to two wins). If a game in the final is tied at the end of regulation, a 5-minute overtime (sudden death) follows. The 5-minute overtime is played 3-on-3. If overtime does not settle it either, a shootout decides the winner.
The semifinal bracket will be as follows:
Final (FIN): winner of SF1 vs. winner of SF2
Shootout
If a game that may not end in a tie (preliminary-round, semifinal and final games, or the second quarterfinal game) is tied at the end of regulation, a 5-minute 3-on-3 overtime follows. If overtime does not produce a winner either, a shootout follows once overtime has ended. A draw between the captains, in the presence of the referee, determines which team shoots first. Each team has 5 attempts, with the teams alternating one attempt at a time. If it is still undecided after 5 rounds of attempts, the order of the teams is reversed (the order AB, AB, AB, AB, AB changes to BA, BA, BA until a winner is decided). In the first 5 rounds, each attempt must be taken by a different player. If it is still undecided after 5 rounds, the order of the teams is reversed and any player on the team may take an attempt, even several times in a row. The shootout continues this way until a winner is decided.
Team Entry Fee
The entry fee for the 2025/2026 season, with a 10-team format and a guarantee of at least 18 games for each team, is €4,300. This amount may also be paid to RAHL management in 3 installments.
- 1st installment: 1000 EUR by 1 July 2025
- 2nd installment: 2000 EUR by 20 September 2025
- 3rd installment: 1300 EUR by 10 January 2025
Playing Rules
The RAHL1 competition is played under the current rules of ice hockey that govern all competitions organized by the SZĽH (Slovenský zväz ľadového hokeja, the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation). In addition, however, the RAHL1 rules include rule 169 – NON-CONTACT HOCKEY!
Game pucks are always provided by league management; the team listed as the home team collects the pucks after warm-up.
The rules stipulate the following:
The icing rule follows IIHF rules as hybrid icing. All decisions during the game, and regarding events before or after it, are up to the game’s referees, who record the penalties and circumstances on the game sheet. If a game is running behind schedule, the referees may, after informing the team captains, adjust the interpretation of the icing rule to keep play flowing. If the delay was caused by one of the teams, the referees will apply an adjustment that, given how the game is unfolding, does not disadvantage the team that did not cause the delay.
Playing Time
The game starts 3 minutes after the beginning of the ice rental. Playing time is 2×20 minutes of stop time. Each team starts in the half of the rink where its opponent’s bench is. The teams change ends at halftime so that each team has its bench on its own side. Should the break between halves and the rented ice time not be enough to complete the game, the following rules will be applied more strictly:
Bench penalty for delay of game
When play is stopped, the referee whistles the players to the faceoff and drops the puck within five seconds.
If a team does not show up for the game on time (no later than 10 minutes after the beginning of the ice rental), it forfeits the game 5:0.
If a semifinal or final game is tied at the end of regulation, overtime follows and lasts 5 minutes. It is sudden death, meaning the game ends as soon as either team scores. If the game is still tied after the 5-minute overtime, a shootout follows to decide the winner.
Disciplinary Code
RAHL1 is governed by the current Disciplinary Code (which also contains the schedule of penalties and fines), approved by the Executive Committee of the Ružinovská amatérska hokejová liga. When a disciplinary penalty has been incurred, the Disciplinary Committee informs the team manager of the penalty imposed on the player.
A decision of the Disciplinary Committee may be appealed, always by the first Monday after the game was played and once all the conditions have been met.
Any fines must be paid to RAHL management by the penalized persons or teams by the next game day.
Types of Disciplinary Penalties and Suspensions
Misconduct Penalties
First 10-Minute Misconduct
First 10-minute misconduct of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct:
option with a fine: €20
option without a fine: suspension for the next 3 games
Second 10-Minute Misconduct
Second 10-minute misconduct of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct:
option with a fine: €20 + suspension for the next 1 game
option without a fine: suspension for the next 5 games
Third 10-Minute Misconduct
Third 10-minute misconduct of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct:
suspension until the end of the current RAHL1 season, including the playoffs
First 2+10-Minute Misconduct
First 2+10-minute misconduct of the season for a foul:
option with a fine: €20 + suspension for the next game
option without a fine: suspension for the next 3 games
Second 2+10-Minute Misconduct
Second 2+10-minute misconduct of the season for a foul:
option with a fine: €50 + suspension for the next 3 games
option without a fine: suspension for the next 5 games
Third 2+10-Minute Misconduct
Third 2+10-minute misconduct of the season for a foul:
suspension until the end of the current RAHL1 season, including the playoffs
Major Penalties
First 5-Minute Major Penalty of the Season
option with a fine: €50 + suspension for the next 3 games
option without a fine: suspension for the next 5 games
Second 5-Minute Major Penalty of the Season
Suspension until the end of the current RAHL1 season, including the playoffs
Bench Penalties
First bench penalty for abusive shouting at RAHL staff (referee, timekeepers’ box, camera operators and others)
Fine of €20
Second bench penalty for abusive shouting at RAHL staff (referee, timekeepers’ box, camera operators and others)
Fine of €40
Further bench penalties for abusive shouting at RAHL staff (referee, timekeepers’ box, camera operators and others)
The fines increase by €20 each time, with no upper limit on the amount of the fine
Suspension until the end of the current season (including the playoffs) is imposed on a player who:
In any way deliberately touches with his hands or stick, grabs, pushes or attacks with his hands, stick or body, trips, slashes or strikes a referee, or spits on a referee or a game official
Grossly ridicules, disrupts or damages the course of the game
On or off the ice, anywhere in the arena before, during or after
the game, makes obscene gestures toward the referees or other persons.
Spits on any person on the ice or anywhere in the arena; the referee assesses the player a penalty in accordance with SZĽH rules and records an exact description of the offense on the game sheet, which is then reviewed by the RAHL Disciplinary Committee, which sets the disciplinary penalty for the player and the team guilty of such conduct.
If a 2+10-minute misconduct was assessed together with a 5-minute major penalty, the disciplinary sanctions set for the 5-minute major penalty apply.
If a match penalty is assessed, the disciplinary sanction is the same as for a 5-minute major penalty. Once the conditions have been met, the Disciplinary Committee may review the length of the suspension of a player who received a major penalty in a game.
Effect of a Disciplinary Penalty
Starting with the 2025/26 season, all disciplinary penalties apply across all RAHL1 competitions. If a player on an RAHL1 team receives a disciplinary penalty for a certain number of games, that player is also barred from playing in the RAHL2 and RAHL3 competitions until he has served his suspension with the team with which he received the disciplinary penalty.
Instead of setting a number of games for which a player/official is suspended, the Disciplinary Committee also has the right to set an exact period of time during which the player/official is barred from playing or from carrying out his duties with the team. The same system applies if a player receives a disciplinary penalty in the RAHL2 or RAHL3 competition.
Providing False Information About a Player’s Hockey Background
If it is proven that a player provided false information about his hockey background, the player will be fined 500 EUR.
In addition to the fine, the player will be subject to further disciplinary proceedings, and the Disciplinary Committee will decide on any further penalty.
Conditions for Appealing a Disciplinary Penalty
An appeal may be filed by 23:59 on the first Monday after the game was played, by sending an email describing the situation and stating exactly what the team (manager) is requesting. (An increase or a reduction of the penalty.)
Pay a 20-euro review fee to the RAHL management account. The Disciplinary Committee will then set a date for the disciplinary hearing.
If the penalized player has not paid the fine in the prescribed manner (bank transfer, or cash handed to a member of RAHL management against a receipt) by 2 days before the game day of the next round of the competition, he will automatically be given the alternative penalty of a suspension without a fine.
Points System
Points earned in all games count toward the overall standings. The winning team gets 2 points, each team gets one point for a tie, and the losing team gets 0 points. If teams are level on points, the following criteria apply:
Higher number of points earned
Overall goal difference (difference between goals scored and goals allowed)
More goals scored
More wins
Points earned in head-to-head games
Overall goal difference in head-to-head games
Draw of lots
Referees
RAHL games are officiated by 2 referees appointed by the RAHL Referee Committee. Both act as referees, each covering one side of the rink. These two referees run the game directly and make sure the RAHL playing rules are followed. In exceptional cases, a game may be officiated by a single referee.
Every game in the RAHL competitions must start with at least one referee. A referee in the RAHL competitions may also be an amateur referee who does not hold an SZĽH referee license.
Every referee is properly outfitted in full referee equipment and a proper referee uniform.
A referee may also be a player who is on the roster of a team in the very competition whose game he is officiating. However, this referee must be properly appointed by the RAHL Referee Committee.
All referees officiate RAHL games with full objectivity and without bias toward either team. If bias is proven, the referee will be dealt with internally by the Referee Committee, which will determine his penalty.
Player and Team Equipment
Teams are required to take the ice in jerseys of a single color. Full matching uniforms are not mandatory, but they are requested for easier orientation and identification on the ice.
The uniforms of the two teams must be clearly distinguishable by color. Before each round, RAHL1 management will determine the jersey color combination for both teams.
Players are allowed to play only in full hockey equipment, with the exception of shoulder pads and inline pants, and that only at their own risk. The helmet must be worn fastened in accordance with SZĽH rules. A violation of these requirements is treated as illegal equipment and the player is assessed a 2-minute penalty.
Team Manager
The team manager is fully responsible for compliance with all the organizational rules of the competition.
The team manager communicates with the competition organizer (comments, questions, requests, etc.) only through official communication channels (email, phone call, text message, in-person meeting). Communication through social media such as Facebook is not considered an official communication channel.
The team manager is responsible for the discipline of his players and team staff during RAHL games.
The manager is responsible for sending one player from his team to the postgame interview no later than 2 minutes after the referee’s final whistle.
The team manager is responsible for keeping the locker room in order and for the locker room keys issued at the game venue.
The team manager is responsible for the team’s paperwork and for putting together the team’s season roster, which he sends to competition management by the deadline. He is also responsible for making sure that all players on his roster comply with the player eligibility rule for the competition in question.
The team manager is responsible for duly sending the team’s game roster to competition management so that the game sheets can be prepared. No later than the evening before the game. Changes to the roster are possible right up to the start of the game. Repeated violations of this rule may result in a fine for the team.
The team manager is responsible for settling all financial obligations to RAHL management arising from the season (entry fee, fines and other charges).
Player Eligibility and Player Registration
The maximum roster size is 35 skaters and 6 goaltenders who meet the eligibility rules for the RAHL1 competition.
A player (this does not apply to goaltenders) who was added to the roster at the start of the season must appear in at least 3 competitive games in the regular season to be eligible for the postseason (playoffs).
A player (this does not apply to goaltenders) who was added to the roster during the winter transfer window must appear in at least 2 competitive games in the regular season to be eligible for the postseason (playoffs).
Players in the RAHL1 competition are divided into three categories:
PRO
SEMI-PRO
50+
45+
AMATEUR
Each of these categories is specifically defined, and the PRO and SEMI-PRO categories are also limited in number. Each team may have a maximum of 5 players from these two categories, in one of the following combinations:
5 PRO players + 0 SEMI-PRO players
4 PRO players + 1 SEMI-PRO
3 PRO players + 2 SEMI-PRO
2 PRO players + 3 SEMI-PRO players
1 PRO player + 4 SEMI-PRO players
0 PRO players + 5 SEMI-PRO players
A maximum of 3 players from the PRO and SEMI-PRO categories may play in a game, in one of the following combinations:
2 PRO players + 1 SEMI-PRO player
1 PRO player + 2 SEMI-PRO players
0 PRO players + 3 SEMI-PRO players
Each team may have an unlimited number of players from the AMATEUR category, but of course the total number of skaters on the roster may not exceed 30.
Rules for the PRO Category
This category includes every player who has a hockey history at the MEN’S level and was last active in the 2015/16 season or later.
This category includes every player who has a hockey history at the JUNIOR level and was last active in the 2018/19 season or later.
At the same time, however, after ending his active career the player must meet the following criteria:
If the player is 18 to 29 years old (born in 1996), he must have a STOP (layoff) of at least 3 seasons since the last season in which he played in a competitive game, meaning he could last have been active in the 2021/22 season.
If the player is 30 to 39 years old (born in 1986), he must have a STOP of at least 1 season since the last season in which he played in a competitive game, meaning he could last have been active in the 2023/24 season.
If the player is 40 to 49 years old (born in 1976), he does not need a STOP since his last season and may join the RAHL1 competition immediately after ending his career, meaning he could last have been active in the 2024/25 season.
The rules for pro players also apply to players who played in the EUHL (only if they also played in a senior or junior competition), with an exception for one player per team, whose layoff after finishing in the EUHL may be changed from three seasons to one season.
Rules for the SEMI-PRO Category
This category includes every player who has a hockey history at the MEN’S level and was last active in the 2014/15 season or earlier.
This category includes every player who has a hockey history at the JUNIOR level and was last active in the 2017/18 season or earlier.
This category includes every player who has a hockey history at the U18 (DORAST) level and was last active in the 2018/19 season or later (no age restriction applies to a U18 player, i.e., he could have ended his career in the 2023/24 season and will be treated as SEMI-PRO in the RAHL1 competition in the 2025/26 season)
Rules for the AMATEUR Category (45+ and 50+ players)
This category includes every player who has never played pro hockey, i.e., has no hockey background.
This category includes every player who has a hockey history, but no higher than the YOUTH (ŽIACI) level.
This category includes every player who played at the U18 (DORAST) level up to the 2017/18 season or earlier.
This category includes every player who is 50 or older (inclusive), i.e., born in 1975 or later, and this player may still be an active player or one with a hockey background. However, each team may have a maximum of two such players on its roster, and both of them may play in the same game (50+ player). If one or two such players play in a game, the team may not use a player from the 45+ category in that game!
This category includes every player who is 45 or older (inclusive), i.e., born in 1980 or later, and this player may still be an active player or one with a hockey background. However, each team may have a maximum of one such player (45+ player), and either this player or two 50+ players may play in a game.
A team may therefore use either one 45+ player or two 50+ players in a game; combining these two types of players is not possible.
Rules for the GOALTENDER Category
A goaltender must be inactive in pro competitions in the 2025/26 season.
A goaltender may not be active in the EUHL in the 2025/26 season either.
A goaltender must observe a 3-season STOP after ending his career at the MEN’S level, which
means the goaltender could last have been active in the 2021/22 season.
A goaltender must observe a 2-season STOP after ending his career at the JUNIOR level and in the EUHL, which means the goaltender could last have been active in the 2022/23 season.
A goaltender must observe a 1-season STOP after ending his career at the U18 (DORAST) level, which
means the goaltender could last have been active in the 2023/24 season.
The 1-, 2- and 3-season STOP rule does not apply to goaltenders who already played in our league
in previous seasons (it applies only to new goaltenders with no history in RAHL).
Each team must have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 goaltenders on its roster. Of these, 2 goaltenders are protected (they cannot be used as emergency goalies) and the rest are unprotected (they can be used as emergency goalies).
An unprotected goaltender is one that any team in the RAHL1 competition may borrow for its game, without the consent of the teams involved. The condition, however, is that an unprotected goaltender may not play against his own team, i.e., the team on whose roster he is officially listed.
RAHL management will, using its expert judgment, designate 2 goaltenders (based on quality) for each team who will be protected, meaning teams will not be able to borrow them for games as emergency goalies.
Emergency goalie (substitute goaltender from outside the roster)
If a team does not have a goaltender of its own, it may call up for the game any unprotected goaltender (except an unprotected goaltender of the opposing team) who is on the official roster of one of the RAHL1 teams and is on the official list of emergency goalies drawn up by RAHL management. This list may be updated during the season, and management is required to report every change to the managers. An unregistered goaltender may not be called up as an emergency goalie.
The number of times an emergency goalie may be used is limited. During the regular season, each team may use this form of replacement goaltender from outside its roster on a maximum of 5 occasions, and it may be the same goaltender each time. In the playoffs, each team may use this form of replacement goaltender on a maximum of one occasion, even if it used all 5 options during the regular season.
If an emergency goalie needs to be used beyond what the rules allow, the team manager is required to contact competition management through official channels (email, text message, phone call), and management will look into the case in detail. The message to management must describe in detail why the team is requesting additional use of an emergency goalie. Competition management will then meet and inform the team manager whether or not the request has been granted.
Women Skaters and Goaltenders
Women of any age may play in the RAHL1 competition without restriction, whether as a skater or a goaltender. They may even be active players in pro competitions in the same season.
RAHL1 and Its Relationship to the RAHL2 and RAHL3 Competitions
All players who meet the player eligibility rules for the RAHL2 competition may play in both RAHL1 and RAHL2 without restriction.
Players who are so much as listed on the roster of an RAHL1 team may not take part in the RAHL3 competition, even if they would meet the player eligibility rules for RAHL3. This condition also applies to goaltenders.
The complete player eligibility conditions for the RAHL2 and RAHL3 competitions are described in the competition rules of those competitions.
A player who was not properly registered on the team roster that the manager sent to management by the deadline may not play in an RAHL game.
If a player’s eligibility is unclear, RAHL management reserves the right to issue the final verdict on the player’s eligibility for the competition.
Every single player is checked against the official SZĽH online registry (hockeyslovakia.sk) and the international portal eliteprospects.com.
If there are suspicions about the hockey background of a player who passed competition management’s check, a team may file a protest, but it must provide evidence of his hockey background as part of the protest. If it is proven that the player has a hockey background, the RAHL Disciplinary Committee will meet and issue a report on the matter.
RAHL Blacklist of Persons
The RAHL1 competition is organized by the Ružinovská amatérska hokejová liga, which is run by the RAHL Executive Committee, made up of 4 members. The Executive Committee has the right to place any person on the “Blacklist” if it finds that the person has been damaging the good name of the competition over a long period, regularly engages in grossly unsportsmanlike, aggressive or vulgar behavior, or otherwise harms the running, activities and work of the competition organizers. The Executive Committee also has the right to place any person on this “Blacklist” if it knows that the person may pose a certain risk of problems for the organization of games, tournaments and other events.
This “Blacklist” was established on 1 January 2023 to protect the good name of the competition, to improve the friendly atmosphere at RAHL events and to spread the spirit of fair play, because the Ružinovská amatérska hokejová liga does not want to be associated with any negative incidents, whether they involve unsportsmanlike, vulgar, aggressive or anti-fair-play behavior. RAHL management wants to guarantee players and teams a sporting and friendly environment so that everyone can enjoy hockey to the fullest, without negative outside influences.
Every team is required to respect this “RAHL Blacklist of Persons” and to follow its rules and regulations.
Team Obligations
Because game start times are strictly enforced, a team is required to arrive at the game venue at least 30 minutes before the official start.
A team is required to take the ice for a game with at least 6 players (6 skaters without a goaltender) or with 5 skaters and one goaltender. This obligation is met if the team is present on the ice in the required numbers at the time the game starts.
If a team does not show up on the ice within 10 minutes of the official start of the game, the game is forfeited 5:0 in favor of the opponent.
Every team is required to send one player to the postgame interview no later than 2 minutes after the referee’s final whistle.
At the game venue, all players and team staff must follow the organizer’s instructions and keep to the schedule it sets for taking the ice, warm-up, the pregame lineup and so on.
Every single team is required to treat opponents and RAHL staff in a friendly manner, with full respect and in the spirit of fair play
Awards
At the end of the regular season, the top 3 teams will be awarded trophies. In addition, the fairest/most sportsmanlike team of the season will be honored on the basis of a vote by the managers.
After the end of the regular season, individual awards will also be presented in the following categories:
Top point scorer of the regular season (by statistics)
Top goal scorer of the regular season (by statistics)
Assist leader of the regular season (by statistics)
Best goaltender of the regular season (by statistics; the goaltender must have played at least
8 games)
Most Valuable Player of the regular season (managers’ vote)
Best forward (managers’ vote)
Best defenseman (managers’ vote)
Best goaltender (managers’ vote)
Best amateur (managers’ vote)
Best manager (managers’ vote)
After the end of the playoffs, the top 3 teams will be awarded trophies and medals. The overall winner will also receive the RAHL1 challenge cup.
After the last game of the final, competition management will also announce the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.
RAHL1 management may additionally announce other individual awards as it sees fit.
Contacts
The point of contact for teams is the League Board, which must be contacted through official channels (phone call, text message or email).
Andrej Vymyslický – 0911 172 481
Branislav Medzihorský – 0903 419 131
Matúš Kocún – 0911 916 731
Email for competition management: rahlhockey@gmail.com
Miscellaneous
RAHL management reserves the right to change the competition rules if necessary. If the competition rules are changed, the organizer is required to notify the teams of the change without delay, within 48 hours.
Where the rules are unclear, RAHL management reserves the right to make the final decision.
If a game is forfeited (during the game or after the fact), the result will be set at 5:0 against the team that broke the rules.
All team members (team staff and players) are responsible for their behavior on social media. In the event of verbal abuse or of bad-mouthing referees, opponents, organizers or the competition itself, players may, for a gross violation or for repeated violations of this rule, be penalized just as they would be on the ice. These offenses are then passed on to the Disciplinary Committee for investigation.
Players and team officials are responsible for their behavior in the arena, in its corridors and in the locker rooms. Inappropriate and unsportsmanlike behavior on the arena premises may result in disciplinary proceedings being opened against them.
Any request to investigate a violation of the RAHL rules and competition rules may be filed by the team concerned no later than 5 days after the disputed situation arose. This does not apply to the disciplinary process, which has its own appeal deadlines.
All participants in the competition, players, officials and other individuals who are in any way involved in the game itself or in organizing the event take part at their own risk.
If a club in the competition runs into problems that threaten its existence, competition management reserves the right to take whatever steps it sees fit to keep the club running at a basic level and so ensure that the club stays in the competition and the league remains intact. This procedure will be applied in extreme cases.
The challenge cup for the overall winner is the property of RAHL and is left with the team for a limited time. The team must return the cup when instructed to do so by RAHL management.
This competition is entirely AMATEUR and every participant is responsible for his own health and his own actions. Neither the RAHL Executive Committee nor the referee bears responsibility for any INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL HITS OR FOULS, and individual incidents could therefore be classified as intentional bodily harm. We hereby call on all RAHL participants to take note of the above information.
The leader of each team has been made familiar with the RAHL rules and, by giving his consent, commits on behalf of the entire team to abide by the rules of fair play. At the same time, every player acknowledges that in the event of bodily harm or other incidents (injuries), every RAHL participant bears his own responsibility in accordance with applicable Slovak law and is aware that he may face a lawsuit in civil or criminal proceedings.
Approved by the RAHL Executive Committee on 1 September 2025
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