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Effective date: 2004/2005 season
Policy Statement: All registered players within the ODMHA
boundaries must wear a mouth guard during all sanctioned activities
including the following:
- Conditioning camps
- Selection/Evaluations
- Pre season, league, play off and tournament games
- Practices
Player Definition: Will include all of the following
- IP to Juvenile players
- All goal tenders
- All genders
Exceptions: Any players (i.e. mouth breathers, braces etc)
who cannot conform to this policy must provide a letter from their
dentist or doctor specifying the rational for not abiding by this
policy. Both the player and his/her legal guardian(s) will be required
to sign a release/waiver acknowledging that they understand the
risk of not complying with this mouth guard policy. These two (2)
documents must be completed before a player engages in any on ice
activities.
Team officials will be required to manage this documentation and
to have both available for review as required by on ice officials.
Exceptions to this policy must be highlighted on the game sheet.
Recommendation: Any player IP to Atom may use either a custom
fitted intra oral mouth guard or a boil and bite model. All players
Peewee to juvenile should wear a custom fitted intra oral mouth
guard. It is recommended that it not be red, translucent or clear
in color. Mouth guards should provide not less than two (2) millimeters
of shock absorbent thickness between the rear teeth of the upper
and lower jaw of a player. Mouth guards do not need to be tethered
to the facemask.
Maintenance: Because a player’s mouth will grow over
the course of a season, it is imperative that mouth guards be checked
to ensure the fit correctly. Mouth guards that can no longer protect
the player should be replaced. A mouth guard may need to be replaced
every three months.
Enforcement: Any infractions will be dealt with as illegal
equipment by on ice officials.
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