Rule 5.6 – Official Scorer

1. Prior to the start of the game, the Official Scorer will obtain from the Manager or Coach of each team their complete line-ups, verified and signed by the team official in charge. The Captain and Alternate Captains of each team will be duly noted on the Official Game Report.

   The Official Scorer will request that all affiliated players dressed for the game are designated on the Official Game Report by the use of the symbols “AP” after their name (in a similar manner to that used to designate the Captain and Alternate Captains). They will be players not signed to a regular card of the club with which they are playing.

2. The Official Scorer will submit the complete line-up of the competing teams to the Referee, in their dressing room prior to the start of the game and will draw attention to any case which they feel does not comply to the rules.

3. The Official Scorer will enter on the Official Game Report a correct record of the goals scored, by whom they were scored and to whom assists, if any, are to be credited.
   

   They will also keep a correct record of all penalties assessed, stating the names and numbers of the penalized players, the duration of the penalty, the infraction, and the time when the penalties were assessed.

4. Where a public address system is in use, the Official Scorer will announce, or have announced, immediately following the scoring of each goal, the name of the player who scored the goal and the name of each player who received an assist.

5. The Official Scorer will advise the Referee when the same player has received their second Misconduct penalty (Rule 4.7 – Misconduct Penalties), third stick infraction penalty or third Head Contact penalty during the same game (Rule 4.8 – Game Ejection & Game Misconduct Penalties).

6. At the completion of each game, the Official Scorer will sign the Official Game Report, and then have the Referee sign it. They will then forward the Game Report to the Secretary of the Member or League involved.