Mouthguards

[ref101]

Is it a rule in High School?

It sure is.

This is player responsibility.... There's more required player equipment than mouthgards. We don't have the time to check every player coming over the boards on each line shift for required equipment. Check the rule book, it's more than mouthgards.

[RLStars]

Is it a rule in High School?

It sure is.

This is player responsibility.... There's more required player equipment than mouthgards. We don't have the time to check every player coming over the boards on each line shift for required equipment. Check the rule book, it's more than mouthgards.

I think its pretty easy to scan for mouth guards at the faceoff. Thats the only time they need to have it in anyway. If it's out during play, the officials can not stop play for a mouth guard.

[ref101]

SECTION 4 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
ART. 1 . . . Each player is personally responsible for wearing protective equipment for all games. Recommended equipment includes: padded hockey pants/hockey pants, shin pads, thigh pads, hip pads, protective cup, elbow pads, shoulder pads, stick and throat/neck protector. Shin, elbow, shoulder, thigh and hip pads must be worn under outer clothing.
a. Equipment shall not be modified from its original manufactured state and shall be worn in the manner the manufacturer intended it to be worn.
PENALTY: First offense, TEAM WARNING; Further offense, MISCONDUCT.

ART. 2 . . . Required equipment for players, other than goalkeepers, shall
include an ice hockey helmet with chin straps which are securely fastened to the head, gloves, skates, full face mask and dental guard.
PENALTY: PLAYERS (excluding goalkeeper) – First offense, MISCONDUCT. Returning to the game without correcting equipment, GAME MISCONDUCT. GOALKEEPER – MINOR.

ART. 3 . . . Required equipment shall be worn by all players and goalkeepers on the ice during warm-ups before the game, between periods and during each period. No team personnel shall be permitted on the ice for warm-up or play who are not wearing the required equipment specified in this section or who are wearing anything which is liable to cause injury to self or other players.
PENALTY: PLAYERS (excluding goalkeeper) – First offense, MISCONDUCT. Returning to the game without correcting equipment, GAME MISCONDUCT. GOALKEEPER – MINOR.

ART. 4 . . . All players, including goalkeepers, shall wear and have properly inserted into their mouth during the course of play a dental guard which should cover all the remaining teeth of one jaw. Dental guards shall not be altered from original manufacturer specifications, except with the prescription of a medical authority. Dental guards must be made of colored, non-clear material. A dental guard is a tooth and mouth protector (intraoral) which shall include an occlusal (protecting and separating the biting surfaces) and a labial (protecting the teeth and supporting structures) portion and covers the posterior teeth with adequate thickness. It is recommended the protector be properly fitted: 1) Constructed from a model made from an impression of the individual's teeth or 2) Constructed and fitted to the individual by impressing the teeth into the tooth and mouth protector itself.
PENALTY: For initial violation, offending player shall be immediately replaced on the ice, and the referee shall warn the offending team that subsequent violations by any player of that team shall result in the player being assessed a misconduct. GOALKEEPER – MINOR.

[Stealth]

Thanks ref101

[ref101]

Here's another interesting point of your mouthguard discussion...

SECTION 6 PARTICIPANTS PROPERLY EQUIPPED
Prior to the start of the game, the head coach of each team is required to verify to the referee that all participants are properly equipped according to the rules. The game may not begin until both teams are in compliance.

Again, player responsibility. When we meet with the coaches prior to the game, I get acknowledgement everytime.

[wbmd]

Here's another interesting point of your mouthguard discussion...

SECTION 6 PARTICIPANTS PROPERLY EQUIPPED
Prior to the start of the game, the head coach of each team is required to verify to the referee that all participants are properly equipped according to the rules. The game may not begin until both teams are in compliance.

Again, player responsibility. When we meet with the coaches prior to the game, I get acknowledgement everytime.

You should really look closer at a good majority of the players. You'll notice them playing with the mouthguard stuffed in the face mask and sometimes even just hanging from the mask.