The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) is committed to ensuring the safety of participants at all ages and skill levels. With the increasing availability of video provided by rink-based programs and partners, and parent or club affiliated resources, we are enacting a unified review policy - specifically as a means of determining whether an on-ice or off-ice action is deserving of a formal review process for potential supplemental discipline. This is in accordance with USA Hockey Rule 410, listed in the USA Hockey Rule Book.

Supplemental discipline requests, for potential review by the MAHA, will only be accepted / considered if presented by a member Association or Club. No individual or parent submissions will be accepted. The following process shall be followed:

• Upon review by the Association, Club leadership or Adult League Commissioner, and determination that a request for further action is requested, the Association’s President, Club’s Manager or Adult League Commissioner must complete the Request for Supplemental Discipline form on the MAHA website.
• The form must be submitted within 7 days of the incident. A $150 non-refundable filing fee will be collected at the time of submission.
• On-ice incidents require a copy of the game score sheet to be submitted through the MAHA website. The score sheet must be official, signed and legible.
• Video footage of the incident in question may be submitted through the MAHA website. Failure to provide video footage of the incident in question may result in a decision not being accepted for review. The MAHA reserves the right to pursue and review video footage of any incident in question, regardless of whether or not it was included in the original submission, for purposes of making an informed decision on potential supplemental discipline.
• Upon receipt, a review process will be undertaken by the Supplemental Discipline Review Committee (the SDR Committee). The Supplemental Discipline Review Committee consists of the Supplemental Discipline Coordinator, the Michigan Referee-in-Chief and/or the District Referee-in-Chief of the MAHA District where the respondent is registered with USA Hockey and a District Director of the MAHA District where the respondent is registered with USA Hockey.
• The Supplemental Discipline Review Committee will make the final determination on conducting a supplemental discipline hearing and assign it to the MAHA Discipline Committee or the affected District who will conduct the hearing.
• Supplemental discipline will generally not be imposed unless and until a hearing has been conducted with the player, coach, or parent that is the subject of the request.
• No hearing decision may be reached unless three (3) reasonably disinterested and impartial members participate. In the event that the listed members are not available, the Chair or his/her designate may appoint one or more members of the MAHA Congress to serve on any hearing panel or appeal. All disciplinary actions will follow USA Hockey Bylaw 10.
• Any discipline administered by the MAHA will be imposed immediately upon receipt of the decision and the subject of supplemental discipline will retain all appeal rights as provided for in the MAHA Guidebook and USA Hockey Bylaw 10. Any discipline assessed will not be delayed while an appeal is in process.