Scoresheet Information and Instructions

This page supplements the official guidance contained on the MSHL page.

Beginning in the FY 2005-06 season the MSHL has begun to record and publish statistics for all games played by MSHL teams. This has lead to many emails to the MSHL statistician on incorrect information being posted in the box scores.

Please print neatly and use a black pen (shows up best on the fax). Please use the game numbers shown on the Master Schedule (Excel spreadsheet) -- it makes game identification easier.

The Home team is responsbile for the recording of all information on the scoresheet. If, as the visiting team, have any questions, take it up with the scorekeeper, not with the league after the sheet has been submitted.

The Scoresheet is the official record of the game and, once submitted, cannot be changed. Some examples that we have seen:

Goal credited to #14, but #14 is not listed on the roster. The goal stands as being credited to #14. Penalty being charged to #2 Smith. The scoresheet shows Smith wearing #21. Smith gets the penalty. Handwriting that would cause a kindergarten teacher to give pause. If we can't decipher your handwriting, then we try to figure it out. If we can't figure it out, we email the manager. Double penalties (2 + 10, double minors, etc.) recorded on one line. Each penalty gets a separate line. Bench minors get recorded to the bench, not the serving player. Put B in the No. column and, in parentheses, put the player serving the bench minor. The same goes for a player who needs a "caddy" to serve the additional minor penalty. Put the player who received the penalty in the No. box, but put the caddy in parentheses. A goalie is changed. The time of the change is not recorded. We guess. An empty net goal is recorded. When was the goalie pulled?

Scorekeepers -- it is a good idea to check with each coach after (during) the game to make sure the goals and assists are recorded correctly. If the ref gives you a number not on the scoresheet, inform him/her that the number is not on the scoresheet, and could he check again. If that proves impossible, ask the coach(es). They know.

Shots on Goal. Here is the NCAA definition of a shot on goal:

A shot on goal is a legal shot attempt by the opposing team, that if not stopped by the goaltender, would result in a goal. Thus, the following are NOT shots on goal:

Dump ins Shots off the post Shots caught by the goaltender that are outside the net and would have missed the goal. Stops by the goaltender that come from kicks, hand passes, and high sticks. Shots that miss the net (I'm not kidding -- there is a team in the EJHL that counts these as shots on goal -- goalies just LOVE to play there). Shots stopped by the goaltender that are put directly on net by a teammate. This does not count deflections off body parts and sticks. Deliberate shots on net from your own team do not count.

Of course, regardless of how the puck goes in the goal, if it is a legal goal, then it must be counted as a shot on goal.

The MSHL scoresheet

The old scoresheet has saves and the new one has shots on goal. We are careful to note this and credit shots on goal as saves + goals allowed on the old sheet. If you are using the new scoresheet, then we credit shots on goal as listed on the scoresheet.

As you can see, there is very little the league can/will correct once the scoresheet is submitted. If we spelled a player's name wrong, we will correct it.

The bottom line is that each coach should look over the scoresheet after the game to make sure it is correct.