Due to the recent ice hockey tragedy suffered by a former Penguin’s player, the North Pittsburgh Wildcats Youth Hockey Association would like to remind all coaches, managers and parents of the following PAHL playing rules that must be enforced:

8. EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS:

1) All PAHL member association team players, at all levels, are required to properly wear protective equipment at all practices, warm-ups, and games as required by USAH rules with the following additions.

i. All players are required to wear an internal mouthpiece.

ii. An unaltered neck guard of a commercial type specifically designed as a slash guard. Socks, rags, handkerchiefs, etc., tied around player’s throat, are not adequate throat protection.

iii. In addition, goalkeepers are required to wear a “gobbler style” throat protector and neck guard.

iv. Only a player who is recuperating from a facial and/or mouth injury, or who has permanent vision impairment, as certified by a doctor’s certificate, may wear special face and/or mouth protection.

Our players are the most important part of our program and our players’ safety is of paramount importance.  Please help keep our players safe by following our league rules with respect to neck guards and mouthpieces.

Thank you for your cooperation,

NPYHA Board of Directors