NUMBER OF GAMES A PLAYER MAY PLAY IN HIGHER DIVISIONS OR CATEGORIES
35. a) A player of a team of a lower Division or category of the same club, or of an affiliated team, or a specially affiliated player, may play for a team or teams of higher Divisions and categories at any time, but if he plays more than five (5) league and/or play-off games after January 10 with a team or teams in any higher Divisions or categories, he shall not be allowed to
compete any further in the Division or category for which he is registered in the same season. Should a player play more than five (5) games with a team or teams in still higher Divisions and categories, than he shall accordingly disqualify himself from playing any further in lower Divisions and categories. 

Tournament and exhibition games do not count towards the 5 game limit..

In the case of Associations using the Club Affiliation System, where players may affiliate to more than one team, the 5 game rule applies to the total number of games affiliated to all teams.

For goaltender exceptions see B.41, E.36 (b).

Appearance of a registered player's name on the official game report of a game shall be considered participation in the game except in the case of an alternate goalkeeper, in which case actual participation only shall be considered as taking part in the game, and such participation shall be specially noted on the official game report.
Supplement to Hockey Canada Policy B 42- 44. As a general rule no replacement can be made for any ill or injured players by a player of the same Division and Category. The only exception to this rule is the emergency replacement of a goaltender from the same division and category, when no affiliated goalie is available. The replacement must come from within the same district. Written permission must be obtained from the District Chairman (or designate) and with a doctor’s note restricting the team’s regular goalie from playing for a specified period.

Denis Dumais

President

OEMHL AA/A League