Ice Hockey Referee Rulebook FAQs

Rules Session

A Coach indicates that he does not want to indicate a Captain or Alternate Captains. What, if anything, should the Referee do? Q1 Q1 - - Q Q

Nothing. The team simply loses the Captain or Alternate Captain privileges such as the opportunity to request an equipment measurement or a rule interpretation. Rule 2.4 (a) Situation 7

What is the question to the following answer? A player that incurs three or more stick infraction penalties during the same game. Rule 4.2 (e) Q2 Q2 - - A A

Game Ejection penalty shall be assessed when? What are the stick infraction penalties? Cross-checking, Slashing, Spearing, High sticking , Butt-ending

Deliberate attempt to injure, the penalty is always a Q3 Q3 - - Q Q

Match Penalty Rule 6.1(a)

What is the question to the following answer? Home base Half piston At the net Cone. Q4 Q4 - - A A

Four positions of end zone positioning (Piston System)

Team A is serving a Minor penalty. Referee signals a delayed Minor penalty to Team A . Team B scores a goal prior to the stoppage of play. Which penalty is washed out on the scoring of the goal? Q5 Q5 - - Q Q

The Minor Penalty being served. Rule 4.13(b)

What is the Rule? What page in Rule Book? Rule 3.6 (f) Q6 Q6 - - A A

When a player fails to wear or properly wear a throat protector at any time on the ice during the game, his team shall receive a warning. Any player on that team who commits a subsequent infraction will receive a Misconduct penalty. Referees are encouraged to deliver this warning directly to the coach. Wearing of Neck Guard Hockey Canada Page 39

What penalty shall be called A player impedes or seeks to impede the progress of an opponent with his stick? What two discretional penalties may be assessed? Q7 Q7 - - Q Q

Minor penalty or Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty Rule 8.4a

A stoppage of play occurred in the end zone. Players of both teams are assessed penalties. Where is the resulting face-off? Q8 Q8 - - Q Q

The end zone face-off spot closest to where the stoppage of play occurred Rule 10.2(f)

What penalty would you call for the following answer? Minor Penalty or Double Minor Penalty or Major Penalty and Game Misconduct or Match Penalty Q9 Q9 - - A A

Head Contact Rule 6.5

There is zero tolerance for any player or team official who; verbal taunts insults or intimidation based on discriminatory grounds (race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, language). What penalty shall be assessed? Q10 Q10 - - Q Q

Gross Misconduct penalty Rule 9.2 (f)

What is the Rule? Rule 4.9 Situation 2 Q11 Q11 - - A A

Penalty Shot Where a penalty shot has been awarded during a gam, this shall be recorded on the Official Game Report, along with the time it was awarded, the player designated to take the shot and whether or not the goal was scored on the play. In order to assess a Penalty Shot as a result of a foul against the puck carrier, the following conditions must be met: 1. The attacking player must have control of the puck. 2. The determing factor is the position of the puck whenthe infraction is committed. The puck must be in neutral or attacking zone when the infraction is committed. 3. The attacking player must hane no defending player to pass other than the goaltender. 4. The attacking player must be fould from behind 5. The attacking player must have been denied a reasonable scoring opportunity.

A player cross-checks another player above the normal height of the shoulders, with no injury on the play. The Referee shall assess a: Q12 Q12 - - Q Q

Major Penalty and Game Misconduct For Head Contact Rule 8.2(b)

The referee instructed the Coach that he needs to take a minor penalty or exchange the goaltender or place a sixth skater on the ice. What has occurred? Q13 Q13 - - Q Q

At a stoppage of play, the Referee observes the goaltender at the bench. He notifies the team that they must replace the goaltender with their substitute goaltender. Rule 3.1 (c) Sit. 4

Attacking player is standing in the goal crease. The puck is shot, hits the player in the crease and the puck drops down in the crease. The attacking player gets out of the crease and then shoots the puck into the goal. The goal is allowed? Q14 Q14 - - Q Q

Yes Rule 10.4 (f)

Aplayer has left the penalty box through her own error before her penalty has expired. Goal is scored by her team after the expiration of that player s penalty. What happens? Q15 Q15 - - Q Q

Goal is disallowed, Minor Penalty assessed to player. Rule 9.5 (g) Sit. 14

A major penalty is served before the minor penalty when? Q16 Q16 - - Q Q

Assessed to the same player at the same stoppage of play. Rule 4.1 (e)

The position of the player skates is the determining factor for what call when the puck has completely crossed the blue line? Q17 Q17 - - Q Q

Off-Side Rule 10.8 (c)

What is the Rule? Rule 10.3 (c) Q18 Q18 - - A A

A defending player (not the goaltender) deliberately covers the puck in her own crease. The Referee shall: Award a Penalty Shot

What is the Rule? What page in Rule Book? Rule 10.8 (a) Note 1 Sit. 13 Q19 Q19 - - A A

A defending player shoots the puck out over his defending blue line. It then deflects off a teammate back into his defending zone while an attacking player is still in that zone. Delayed Off-Side

What penalty is assessed a player who uses an obscene gesture towards another player? Q20 Q20 - - Q Q

Misconduct penalty Rule 9.2(b) 1 pg.110

Who is responsible for placing the correct number of players on the ice? Q21 Q21 - - Q Q

Situation Face-off in the attacking zone Defending team only places four players on the ice. The linesman drops the puck. Defending team wins the face-off and throws the puck up ice Defending team then throws a player over the boards to receive the pass, goes in and scores a goal. Is this a goal?

Yes- as it is the referee and linesmans responsibility that the correct number of players are on the ice to start play. Rule: 2.5 (d)

A player has his stick above the normal height of his shoulders. The puck hits the butt-end of the stick which is below the shoulders and goes into the net. Is this a legal goal? Q22 Q22 - - Q Q

GOAL! Rule: 8.3 (d) SIT 5 pg. 105

A player loses his helmet and due to an apparent injury, is unable to properly replace the helmet or go to the players bench. Q23 Q23 - - Q Q

Ruling: Stop play immediately, regardless of which team is in possession of the puck. No penalty would be assessed to the player under this rule. This situation supersedes Rule 2.6 (g) Injured Players Rule 3.6 (c) Situation 4 Pg.41

Team A#10 is serving a minor penalty. Team A, # 8, is to be assessed a delayed penalty for slashing. Before play is stopped, Team B is awarded a Penalty shot, due to an additional foul by Team A. Team B scores on the Penalty Shot. What is the ruling? Q24 Q24 - - Q Q

Penalty A#10 remains in effect Penalty A#8 is assessed the delayed penalty Rule 4.9 Situation 13 pg.64