Player Movement
**Player Movement Rules only apply to Tier II travel players**
Youth Teams
16.16 PLAYER MOVEMENT RULE
Player movement between AHAI Tier II Youth Member Organizations is limited by age classification. In addition to the restrictions listed below, players must comply with the Youth Tier II Choice Article in these rules and regulations.
16.16.1 10U - The limit is two (2) players per Tier II Youth Team at the 10U level who played Tier II Youth the previous year for another Member Organization Tier II program.
16.16.2 12U - The limit is three (3) players per Tier II Youth Team at the 12U level who played Tier II Youth the previous year for another Member Organization Tier II program.
16.16.3 14U - The limit is four (4) players per Tier II Youth Team at the 14U level who played Tier II Youth the previous year for another Member Organization Tier II program.
16.16.4 There is no limit on Tier II Youth Player movement at the 16U and 18U playing level.
16.16.5 There are two exceptions to the Player Movement limit:
16.16.5.1 Players who previously played with a Tier II Youth Member Organization, as one of their Two Choices, will not count against the maximum, regardless of their club affiliation the previous Regular Season.
16.16.5.2 Players who played for a Tier II Youth Member Organization that does not field a team at a level will not count against the maximum for the Tier II Youth Affiliate Organization to which the Player moves.
16.17 PENALTIES - Affiliate Organizations violating the Youth Tier II Player Movement Rule will be referred to the AHAI Rules & Ethics Committee along with the coach from the team violating the 2/4/6/8 Youth Tier II Rule. The recommended consequences include disqualification from the state tournament and referral to their Tier II league for further penalties as well as AHAI Rules & Ethics for possible further sanctions.
Girls Only Teams
17.16 GIRLS PLAYER MOVEMENT
Player movement between AHAI Girls Tier II Member Organizations is limited by age classification.
17.16.1 All 10U Tier II Girls’ Teams are limited to a maximum of two (2) NEWLY added players to an organization at the 10U age level, who played for another Girls Tier II Member Organization during the previous fall (regular) season. EXAMPLE: If a Tier II Girls Member Organization has more than one (1) team at an age level, they may not add more than two (2) players at the age level.
17.16.2 All 12U Tier II Girls’ Teams are limited to a maximum of three (3) NEWLY added players to an organization at the 12U age level, who played for another Girls Tier II Member Organization during the previous fall (regular) season. EXAMPLE: If a Girls Tier II Member Organization has more than one (1) team at an age level, they may not add more than three (3) players at the age level.
17.16.3 At the 14U and 16U age levels - any Girls Tier II Member Organization adding players from another Girls Tier II Member Organization from the previous fall (regular) season are limited to a maximum of three (3) NEWLY added players at the respective age level from said Girls Tier II Member Organization. EXAMPLE: If a Girls Tier II Member Organization has more than one (1) team at an age level, they may not add more than three (3) players at the age level.
17.16.4 At the 19U age level – any Girls Tier II Member Organization adding players from another Girls Tier II Member Organization from the previous fall (regular) season are limited to a maximum of three (3) NEWLY added players at the age level from said Girls Tier II Member Organization. EXAMPLE: If a Girls Tier II Member Organization has more than one (1) team at an age level, they may not add more than three (3) players at the age level.
17.16.5 Under NO circumstances or scenarios will the Player Movement Rule be implied to indicate that a Girls Tier II Member Organization may take the maximum allowed from multiple Member Organizations. EXAMPLE: 16u age level – Organization ‘A’ may NOT take three (3) players from Organization ‘B’ and three (3) players from Organization ‘C’. This scenario exceeds the maximum NEWLY added players by three (3).
Exceptions to the Player Movement Rule:
• Players who previously played with a Tier II Girls’ Affiliate Organization, as one of their choices, will not count against the maximum, regardless of their Affiliate Organization during the previous fall (regular) season.
• Players who played for a Girls Tier II Member Organization that does not field a team at a specific age level will not count against the maximum for the Girls Tier II Member Organization to which the Player moves.
Non-Compliance: Any Girls Member Organization’s Team(s) in violation of the Player Movement Section of this Article will be ineligible to participate in that fall (regular) season’s State Tournament. In addition, if the Team(s) is at the National-Bound age level, the Team(s) will be ineligible for participation in Districts or Nationals for the same fall (regular) season. Further violations of the Player Movement Section will then be sent to the AHAI Rules and Ethics Committee for potentially additional disciplinary action.