Prior to participating in any Connecticut Ice Hockey, LLC DBA Old Gray Pucks Hockey (“OGP”) activities/events you must read the following. By participating in OGP activities/events, you acknowledge and agree to the following rules and codes of conduct. Your assent to same shall be evidenced by your agreement to OGP’s Liability Waiver and Terms of Participation.
GENERAL
OGP is open to men and women 55 years of age and older. OGP accepts all skill levels as long as you can safely participate and do not pose a risk to yourself or other participants.
All participants must agree and assent to OGP’s Liability Waiver and Terms of Participation (which can be found on OGP’s website) before participating in OGP. There are currently no referees for OGP events/activities but we do hold ourselves to a high standard of sportsmanship to support a fun and safe environment for everyone. There is no checking allowed and there is a zero-tolerance policy for aggressive play.
OGP accepts all skill levels, however you should be somewhat proficient in skating. Furthermore, if OGP does not feel that you can safely participate and pose a risk to yourself or other participants, OGP reserves the right to deny you participation.
OGP events/activities are private events/activities. OGP does not accept walk-ins and reserves the right to refuse to admit prospective participants.
SAFETY
You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to play safely, follow the rules of the game, wear the correct protective gear, and take all necessary precautions to minimize the risk of injury to yourself and others. OGP is a no contact organization, meaning no shoving, tackling, fighting, or anything that poses a threat to you or other participants will be allowed. Participants who do not abide by these safety rules and codes of conduct will not be allowed to participate and any participation privileges will be revoked. OGP reserves the right to ask you to leave any event/activity and will not provide a refund for any such removal, as well as remove you from OGP’s email list at any time and deny future participation. Again, OGP has a zero tolerance policy for aggressive play of any kind.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
Participants must meet the minimum age requirement of 55 years, or older. While there is no age limit, participants must be physically able to participate in activities without posing a threat to themselves. A good sense of coordination, strength, and endurance is required to participate in OGP events/activities.
UNIFORM POLICY
OGP requires matching jerseys to divide up teams. Jerseys and socks are included in the price of OGP membership. OGP will supply a jersey to you, as a loan, if yours has not been received prior to your first OGP event/activity. All loaned jerseys must be returned at the completion of said event/activity, or you will be responsible of the cost to replace the loaned jersey. Failure to do so or any loss or theft of OGP’s jersey will result in a $125.00 fee.
REGISTRATION
Registration is held online at www.oldgraypucks.com , and registration is available each Friday the week prior to the following weeks event/activity. OGP will continue to accept new participants each week until (teams are full for that day's event/activities. Registration is on a rolling basis.
EQUIPMENT
OGP hockey will not provide equipment such as: stick, helmet, skates, mouthguard, pads, etc. The only equipment that OGP provides is team jerseys and socks.
Proper equipment is necessary for participation. Failure to not have even one item of proper equipment will result in you not being able to participate in an OGP event activity. You will not receive a refund if your failure to participate is due to improper equipment.
COST OF MEMBERSHIP
The cost of membership in OGP is $150.00. At this time, this is a one time cost paid at the time of registration. Should circumstances change, this fee may be payable at different intervals. Said change will be provided to participants in writing. This amount is non-refundable if you are asked to leave by the organizers of OGP or cannot participate due to a failure to abide by these Rules. Additionally, each “skate” shall cost $15.00 per skate payable upon each skate reservation. Larger events will be billed at the time of event with the price to be determined at time of event registration. These additional amounts are non-refundable if you are asked to leave by the organizers of OGP or cannot participate due to a failure to abide by these Rules.
SCHEDULE
The schedule for upcoming events/activities will be posted on the OGP website as well as a members only weekly email which will include links to register for those upcoming events/activities.
LOCATION
Northfield Ice Pavilion, 24 Fire Lite Place Northford, CT
(Times may vary slightly from time to time)
Please follow any and all rules and codes of conduct mentioned above, and we look forward to seeing you out on the ice.
Mike OGP “Poppie” Finoia
(203) 697-0805
(203) 410-4902
mike@oldgraypucks.com
www.oldgraypucks.com