NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules

1 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 i NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 Copyright 2009 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE . NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 ii NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE . All NHL logos and marks and team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises NHL 2009.

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3 Name Jersey No. Name 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 36 38 40 43 45 Fraser, Kerry Leggo, Mike McCauley, Wes Rooney, Chris Marouelli, Dan McCreary, Bill Jackson, Dave O Rourke, Dan Devorski, Paul Sutherland, Kelly O Halloran, Dan LaRue, Dennis Auger, Stephane Kimmerly, Greg Dwyer, Gord Peel, Tim Van Massenhoven, Don Watson, Brad Joannette, Marc Martell, Rob Furlatt, Eric Lee, Chris Walsh, Ian Hasenfratz, Mike Kowal, Tom Pollock, Kevin Meier, Brad Morton, Dean St-Laurent, Francois Kozari, Steve Pochmara, Brian St. Pierre, Justin 47 50 54 55 56 57 59 61 65 66 67 68 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 84 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 Schachte, Dan Cherrey, Scott Devorski, Greg Heyer, Shane Wheler, Mark Sharrers, Jay Barton, Steve Seitz, Lyle Racicot, Pierre Gibbs, Darren Champoux, Pierre Driscoll, Scott Nansen, Derek Kovachik, Brad Rody, Vaughan Cameron, Lonnie Amell, Derek Cormier, Michel Nowak, Tim Mach, Brian Pare, Mark Nelson, Thor Galloway, Ryan Sericolo, Anthony Lazarowich, Brad Cvik, Mike Miller, Steve McElman, Andy Henderson, Don Shewchyk, Mark Murphy, Brian Murray, Jonny Brisebois, David Morin, Jean Minor LEAGUE Team Members Minor LEAGUE Team Members 37 41 44 46 48 49 Rehman, Kyle Ciamaga, Chris Banfield, David Charron.

4 Frances L Ecuyer, Frederick Hebert, Ghislain 94 Pancich, Bryan NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 iv OFFICAL DIMENSIONS OF RINK SURFACE DETAIL OF GOAL CREASE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 v FACE-OFF CONFIGURATION APPROVED GOAL FRAME NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 vi Table of Contents .. vii Section 1 Playing Area .. 1 Section 2 Teams .. 6 Section 3 Equipment .. 11 Section 4 Types of Penalties .. 25 Section 5 Officials .. 48 Section 6 Physical Fouls .. 66 Section 7 Restraining Fouls .. 79 Section 8 Stick Fouls .. 84 Section 9 Other Fouls .. 87 Section 10 Game Flow .. 107 Reference Tables .. 132 Index .. 160 2008-2009 NHL Schedule .. 209 TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 vii Section 1 Playing Area Rule 1 Rink.

5 1 Rule 2 Goal Posts and Nets .. 3 Rule 3 Benches .. 4 Rule 4 Signal and Timing Devices .. 5 Section 2 Teams Rule 5 Team .. 6 Rule 6 Captain and Alternate Captains .. 7 Rule 7 Starting Line-up .. 8 Rule 8 Injured Players .. 9 Section 3 Equipment Rule 9 Uniforms .. 11 Rule 10 Sticks .. 14 Rule 11 Goalkeeper s Equipment .. 19 Rule 12 Illegal Equipment .. 23 Rule 13 Puck .. 23 Rule 14 Adjustment to Clothing or Equipment .. 24 Section 4 Types of Penalties Rule 15 Calling of Penalties .. 25 Rule 16 Minor Penalties .. 26 Rule 17 Bench Minor Penalties .. 27 Rule 18 Double-minor 27 Rule 19 Coincidental Penalties .. 28 Rule 20 Major Penalties .. 30 Rule 21 Match Penalties.

6 31 Rule 22 Misconduct Penalties .. 32 Rule 23 Game Misconduct Penalties .. 33 Rule 24 (Not in use) .. 35 Rule 25 Penalty Shot .. 35 Rule 26 Awarded Goals .. 39 Rule 27 Delayed Penalties .. 39 Rule 28 Goalkeeper s Penalties .. 40 Rule 29 Supplementary Discipline .. 42 Rule 30 Signals .. 42 Section 5 Officials Rule 31 Appointment of Officials .. 48 Rule 32 Referees .. 48 Rule 33 Linesmen .. 50 Rule 34 Official Scorer .. 52 Rule 35 Game Timekeeper .. 54 Rule 36 Penalty Timekeeper .. 55 TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 viii Section 5 Officials (continued) Rule 37 Goal Judge.

7 57 Rule 38 Real Time Scorers .. 58 Rule 39 Video Goal Judge .. 58 Rule 40 Abuse of Officials .. 61 Rule 41 Physical Abuse of Officials .. 63 Section 6 Physical Fouls Rule 42 Boarding .. 66 Rule 43 Charging .. 67 Rule 44 - Checking from Behind .. 67 Rule 45 Clipping .. 68 Rule 46 Elbowing .. 69 Rule 47 Fighting .. 69 Rule 48 - Head-butting .. 75 Rule 49 Kicking .. 75 Rule 50 76 Rule 51 Roughing .. 76 Rule 52 - Slew-footing .. 77 Rule 53 - Throwing Equipment .. 77 Section 7 Restraining Fouls Rule 54 Holding .. 79 Rule 55 79 Rule 56 Interference .. 80 Rule 57 Tripping .. 82 Section 8 Stick Fouls Rule 58 Butt-ending .. 84 Rule 59 Cross-checking .. 84 Rule 60 High-sticking.

8 84 Rule 55 (79) 85 Rule 61 Slashing .. 85 Rule 62 Spearing .. 86 Section 9 Other Fouls Rule 63 Delaying the Game .. 87 Rule 64 Diving / Embellishment .. 90 Rule 65 Equipment .. 91 Rule 66 - Forfeit of Game .. 91 Rule 67 Handling Puck .. 91 Rule 68 Illegal Substitution .. 93 Rule 69 Interference on the Goalkeeper .. 94 Rule 70 Leaving the Bench .. 96 Rule 71 Premature Substitution .. 100 TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 ix Section 9 Other Fouls (continued) Rule 72 Refusing to Play the Puck.

9 101 Rule 73 Refusing to Start Play .. 102 Rule 74 Too Many Men on the Ice .. 103 Rule 75 - Unsportsmanlike Conduct .. 104 Section 10 Game Flow Rule 76 Face-offs .. 107 Rule 77 Game and Intermission Timing .. 112 Rule 78 Goals .. 112 Rule 79 Hand Pass .. 115 Rule 80 High-sticking the Puck .. 116 Rule 81 117 Rule 82 Line Changes .. 119 Rule 83 Off-side .. 121 Rule 84 Overtime .. 124 Rule 85 Puck Out of Bounds .. 127 Rule 86 Start of Game and Periods .. 129 Rule 87 Time-outs .. 130 Reference Tables Table 1 Summary of Penalties to Coaches and Non-playing Club Personnel .. 132 Table 2 Summary of Minor Penalties .. 132 Table 3 Summary of Bench Minor Penalties .. 133 Table 4 Summary of Double-minor Penalties.

10 134 Table 5 Summary of Major Penalties .. 134 Table 6 Summary of Major Penalties That Result in an Automatic Game Misconduct .. 134 Table 7 Summary of Major Penalties That Result in an Automatic Game Misconduct When There is Injury to the Face or 135 Table 8 Summary of Match Penalties .. 135 Table 9 Summary of Misconduct Penalties .. 136 Table 10 Summary of Game Misconduct Fouls Included in the General Category .. 137 TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2009-2010 x Reference Tables (continued) Table 11 Summary of Game Misconduct Fouls Included in the Stick-Related Category.