POINTE CLAIRE TROPHY COMPETITION
Rules for Men's League Competition
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1 All matches will
be scheduled for Monday and Tuesday nights.
2 Skips choose rink members
by draw and determine their playing positions, which may be altered at the start
of each match. When the Skip is present he must act as Skip and may Skip from
any position.
A. On a three
man rink, the first two curlers will throw three stones each.
3 Substitutes:
A. No more than
2 substitutes allowed per rink.
4 A 4 man rink may
be composed of 2 regulars and 2 substitutes.
5 A 3 man rink may
be composed of 2 regulars and 1 substitute.
A. Substitutes
must be male curling members.
B. Substitutes
must play lead stones.
C. No player may
play twice in the same night.
D. No member may
sub for more than half the games on any one rink.
E. Only one
Pointe Claire Skip is allowed to substitute on other Pointe Claire Rinks and
he must throw lead stones.
F. If one man
should become injures or ill during a match, or be called away because of
unforeseen circumstances, the game will continue with 3 men and said player,
may re‑enter the game at any time. If the team was already playing with 3 men
a substitute may be used. If no substitute is available, the game may be
completed at a later date with the score at the last completed end to prevail.
6 All regular matches will
be eight ends. Winners record 2 points on the score sheet, loser records 0. For
tie games each rink records 1 point.
7 Matches must start
promptly at assigned times or as soon thereafter as the ice is ready. The
following penalties must be adhered to by all rinks:
A. If a rink shows up
with 2 regular members and takes a curler from another rink, that rink will
still take a forfeit for not fielding a rink.
B. If one rink is late
it must forfeit 1 point and 1 end for every 15 minutes it is late. If one rink
is more than 45 minutes (3 ends lost) it must forfeit the match. Winner of
forfeit records 2 points and loser records 0 points.
C. If both rinks are
late, 1 end will be dropped for each 15 minutes late. If both rinks cannot
field a rink after 45 minutes, both rinks forfeit and each must record the
match as a loss.
8 Replacements may be made
by Skips for any members permanently lost to their Rinks.
9 No matches may be
postponed except for those due to bad weather or lack of curling ice.
A. Any team that
cancels a game takes the loss.
B. Any game that
cannot be played on the scheduled date must be played prior to that date.
10 With 9 or less
rinks the bottom Skip must be dropped and the top third will Skip the next year.
A. With 10 or
more rinks, the bottom 2 Skips must be dropped and the top 2 Thirds will Skip
the next year.
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