Answer: No.  There is no ringette rule anywhere that requires any player on the game sheet to be stroked off (removed). If a player is not eligible to play (not on the game sheet at start of the game or stroked off) and then does arrive part way thru the game - they will NOT be allowed to play.  You are NOT allowed to add players to the game sheet once the game has started.  You are not allowed to "undo" a stroked off player.

If however a player is not stroked off - then the official game record would be that this player did in fact play the game. If the player did in play (according to the official record) - then this player may unintentional break a suspension rule or exceed the number of games a player may spare or some other related rule...so making the game sheet as correct as possible is good.

Bottom line: Refs will ask you if you would like to make the number of players in attendance match what is recorded on the game sheet - but the team is NOT required to remove players.  Please remember it is the teams responsibility to make sure the game sheet is correct, not the refs.

Paul McBride
GAARA RIC