Timm Crum asked: Can someone please advise/inform me of the rules governing Division III Hockey Clubs that use illegal players in a game situation? Our team recently played another School Club Team in which alumni were playing on the opposing team. Our Club and school feels this is a very serious infraction and would like to report this scenario to the governing bodies. What is the chain of command in which one reports these infractions? Thank you. It all depends (of course!). If it was a Division III game under the NCAA rules, then Rule 2-3 applies. In particular: a. At the beginning of each game, the coach of each team shall list the players and goalkeepers who shall be eligible to play in the game. ..... b. A list of names and numbers of all eligible players and goalkeepers shall be submitted to the referee or official scorer immediately after the pregame warm-up. ..... c. No changes or additions may be made to the submitted player eligibility-availability list. Any violation, either deliberate or unintentional, will result in a bench minor penalty being assessed against the offending team. If, after the completion of the game, it is determined by the proper administrative authorities that the violation was deliberate, the game shall be forfeited. The game sheets, after being signed by the officials at the end of the game, will have been given (one each) to the two coaches and one sent to the local NCAA conference. So if this was an official game, then you could contact your local conference. If this was a fun scrimmage, then you have little recourse unless you feel strongly enough to want to push it as an NCAA administrative violation (assuming the other team is an NCAA Division III team). For details on that you should check with your college compliance officer. Graeme