BCFC rules Sun lose game

The game between the Okanagan Sun and Valley Huskers was held at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna.  The Sun registered and dressed an ineligible player, breaking “BCFC Rule and Regulation 4.2 (b).”
The British Columbia Football Conference (BCFC) has announced a final in Week 1 on July 27, 2013 has been overturned.

The Okanagan Sun player Curtis Kelly, who is from Ontario played for the Hamilton Hurricanes of the Ontario Football Conference in 2012.  He was not granted his requested release, therefore was still the property of the Hurricanes.  Other teams cannot recruit, register or dress players while their rights are held by their current team.

The rule states “Should the player be ruled ineligible due to a major breech of eligibility rules (overage, suspension, unregistered and/or other similar situation) the offending team shall be subject to a fine not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars and forfeit game/s in which the ineligible player is on their roster.”

In this case the BCFC has ruled against the Okanagan Sun who will forfeit their victory to the Huskers.  The records will show the Huskers recording a 1-0 victory over the Sun on July 27, 2013.

BCFC President Gord Johnson stated, “It was a decision not taken lightly by the BCFC. We are working with the CJFL on ways to prevent such situations in the future.”

The Sun overall record will also be changed to reflect the forfeit, dropping them to 2-1.  The Huskers record will also change bumping them to 2-0-1 after Week 3 of the season.

The Okanagan Sun do have the option of appealing the BCFC decision.