IIHF OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

1 IIHFOFFICIALRULEBOOK2014 2018No part of this publication may be reproduced in the English language or translated and reproduced in any other language or transmitted in any form or by any means electronically or mechanically including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior permission in writing from the international Ice hockey 2015, 2nd Edition international Ice hockey FederationIIHFOFFICIALRULEBOOK 2014 2018 RULE BOOK11 RULE 1 THE international ICE hockey federation ( iihf ) AS GOVERNING BODY12 SECTION 1 COMPETITION STANDARDS13 RULE 2 GENDER PARTICIPATION13 RULE 3 PLAYER ELIGIBILITY / AGE 13 RULE 4 ON-ICE OFFICIALS13 RULE 5 PROPER AUTHORITIES AND DISCIPLINE14 RULE 6 DOPING14 RULE 7 TERMINOLOGY14 SECTION 2 THE RINK17 RULE 8 ICE SURFACE / FIT TO PLAY17 RULE 9 PLAYERS BENCHES17 RULE 10 PENALTY BOXES18 RULE 11 OBJECTS ON ICE18 RULE 12 STANDARD DIMENSIONS OF RINK18 RULE 13 RINK BOARDS20 RULE 14 PROTECTIVE GLASS20 RULE 15 PROTECTIVE NETTING21 RULE 16 DOORS21 RULE 17 ICE SURFACE MARKINGS / ZONES21 RULE 18 ICE SURFACE MARKINGS / FACEOFF CIRCLES AND SPOTS22 RULE 19 ICE SURFACE MARKINGS / CREASES23 RULE 20 GOAL NET25 SECTION

2 3 TEAMS AND PLAYERS26 RULE 21 TEAM COMPOSITION26 RULE 22 FORFEIT GAMES26 RULE 23 INELIGIBLE PLAYER IN A GAME26 RULE 24 PLAYERS DRESSED27 RULE 25 TEAM PERSONNEL27 RULE 26 TEAM officials AND TECHNOLOGY28 RULE 27 PLAYERS ON ICE DURING GAME ACTION28 RULE 28 CAPTAIN AND ALTERNATE CAPTAINS28 SECTION 4 SKATERS EQUIPMENT30 RULE 29 DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT30 RULE 30 ELBOW PADS30 RULE 31 FACIAL PROTECTION & MOUTH GUARD30 RULE 32 FLUORESCENT MATERIAL31 RULE 33 GLOVES31 RULE 34 HELMET31 RULE 35 NECK AND THROAT PROTECTOR / SKATER32 RULE 36 SHIN PADS32 RULE 37 SKATES / SKATER32 RULE 38 STICK / SKATER32 RULE 39 TAPE33 RULE 40 UNIFORMS / SKATER33 RULE 41 MEASUREMENT OF A PLAYER S EQUIPMENT34 RULE 42 MEASUREMENT OF A SKATER S STICK / PENALTY-SHOT SHOOTOUT35 SECTION 5 PLAYING rules / GENERAL 37 RULE 43 HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED37 RULE 44 LENGTH OF PLAY37 RULE 45 SCORECLOCK37 RULE 46 WHISTLE38 RULE 47 PUCK38 RULE 48 WARMUP38 RULE 49 PUCK IN PLAY38 RULE 50 CHANGE OF ENDS39 RULE 51 STARTING GAME ACTION39 RULE 52 DETERMINING FACEOFF LOCATION / GENERAL39 RULE 53 DETERMINING FACEOFF LOCATION / PENALTIES ASSESSED40 RULE 54 DETERMINING FACEOFF LOCATION / INJURY40 RULE 55 DETERMINING FACEOFF LOCATION / DEFENDING ZONE41 RULE 56 DETERMINING FACEOFF LOCATION / CENTRE-ICE SPOT41 RULE 57 DETERMINING FACEOFF LOCATION /

3 AT TACKING ZONE42 RULE 58 PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING FACEOFFS43 RULE 59 FALSE FACEOFFS43 RULE 60 TELEVISION TIMEOUTS44 RULE 61 TEAM TIMEOUT44 RULE 62 OVERTIME PERIOD45 RULE 63 PENALTY-SHOT SHOOTOUT45 SECTION 6 PLAYING rules / STOPPAGES OF PLAY47 RULE 64 INTERFERENCE BY SPECTATORS47 RULE 65 ICING THE PUCK / HYBRID ICING47 RULE 66 ICING THE PUCK / GAME SPECIFICS48 RULE 67 PUCK OUT OF PLAY49 RULE 68 PUCK ON DASHER49 RULE 69 PUCK ON GOAL NET (BASE AND TOP)49 RULE 70 PUCK OFF END NETTING50 RULE 71 PUCK OUT OF SIGHT50 RULE 72 PUCK OFF THE GOAL NET51 RULE 73 PUCK STRIKING AN ON-ICE OFFICIAL51 RULE 74 HAND PASS51 RULE 75 HIGH STICKING THE PUCK / GAME ACTION52 RULE 76 HIGH STICKING THE PUCK INTO THE GOAL NET53 RULE 77 PROTECTIVE GLASS / DAMAGED53 RULE 78 OFFSIDE53 RULE 79 OFFSIDE SITUATIONS54 RULE 80 FACEOFFS AFTER OFFSIDE55 RULE 81 ONSIDE55 RULE 82 DELAYED OFFSIDE56 RULE 83 DELAYED OFFSIDE / HYBRID ICING57 RULE 84 INTENTIONAL OFFSIDE57 RULE 85 INJURED SKATER58 RULE 86 INJURED ON-ICE OFFICIALS58 SECTION 7 PLAYING rules / PLAYER CHANGES59 RULE 87 DEFINING ON / OFF ICE59 RULE 88 PLAYER CHANGE DURING GAME

4 ACTION59 RULE 89 ILLEGAL ACCESS OF OPPONENT S PLAYERS BENCH59 RULE 90 PLAYERS BENCH INSIDE BLUE LINE / OFFSIDE59 RULE 91 PLAYER CHANGE DURING STOPPAGE60 RULE 92 PLAYER CHANGE PROCEDURE60 RULE 93 PLAYER CHANGE ON ICING CALLS61 SECTION 8 PLAYING rules / GOALS62 RULE 94 SCORING A GOAL62 RULE 95 GOAL CREASE AS IT PERTAINS TO SCORING GOALS63 RULE 96 GOALS WITH THE SKATE63 RULE 97 DISALLOWING A GOAL / GAME ACTION64 RULE 98 SCORING A GOAL / GOAL FRAME OFF65 RULE 99 USE OF VIDEO-GOAL JUDGE TO DETERMINE GOALS65 SECTION 9 GAME PENALTIES / DURATION AND SITUATIONS67 RULE 100 WHEN PENALTIES CAN BE CALLED67 RULE 101 IMPLICATIONS OF PENALTIES67 RULE 102 PENALTIES ON SCORECLOCK68 RULE 103 PLAYING SHORT-HANDED69 rules 104 110 DURATION OF PENALTIES69 RULE 104 DURATION OF PENALTIES / MINOR BENCH MINOR69 RULE 105 DURATION OF PENALTIES / MAJOR69 RULE 106 DURATION OF PENALTIES / MINOR AND MAJOR70 RULE 107 DURATION OF PENALTIES / MISCONDUCT70 RULE 108 DURATION OF PENALTIES / MINOR AND MISCONDUCT70 RULE 109 DURATION OF PENALTIES / GAME MISCONDUCT71 RULE 110 DURATION OF PENALTIES / MATCH71 RULE 111 PENALTY SITUATIONS71 RULE 112 COINCIDENT PENALTIES72 RULE 113 DELAYED START TIME OF PENALTIES72 RULE 114 DELAYED PENALTY CALL73 RULE 115 PENALTIES IN OVERTIME74 SECTION 10 DESCRIPTION OF GAME PENALTIES75 RULE 116 ABUSE OF

5 OFFICIALS75 RULE 117 BENCH-MINOR76 RULE 118 BITING76 RULE 119 BOARDING76 RULE 120 BROKEN STICK / PLAYING WITH REPLACING76 RULE 121 BUTT-ENDING77 RULE 122 CHARGING77 RULE 123 CHECKING FROM BEHIND78 RULE 124 CHECKING TO THE HEAD OR NECK78 RULE 125 CLIPPING79 RULE 126 CLOSING HAND ON PUCK79 RULE 127 CROSS-CHECKING80 RULE 128 DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT80 rules 129 137 DELAY OF GAME81 RULE 129 DELAY OF GAME / ADJUSTMENT OF EQUIPMENT81 RULE 130 DELAY OF GAME / DISPLACED GOAL NET81 RULE 131 DELAY OF GAME / FALLING ON THE PUCK81 RULE 132 DELAY OF GAME / FREEZING THE PUCK UNNECESSARILY82 RULE 133 DELAY OF GAME / GOAL CELEBRATION82 RULE 134 DELAY OF GAME / LATE LINEUP82 RULE 135 DELAY OF GAME / SHOOTING OR THROWING THE PUCK OUT OF PLAY82 RULE 136 DELAY OF GAME / SUBSTITUTION AFTER AN ICING CALL82 RULE 137 DELAY OF GAME / VIOLATION OF FACEOFF PROCEDURES83 RULE 138 DIVING OR EMBELLISHMENT83 RULE 139 ELBOWING83 RULE 140 ENGAGING WITH SPECTATORS83 RULE 141 FIGHTING 84 RULE 142 HEAD-BUTTING85 RULE 143 HIGH-STICKING85 RULE 144 HOLDING85 RULE 145 HOLDING THE STICK86 RULE 146 HOOKING86 RULE 147 ILLEGAL STICK STICK MEASUREMENT86 RULE 148 INCORRECT ACCESS TO OR FROM PENALTY BOX87 RULE 149 INJURED SKATER REFUSING TO LEAVE THE ICE87 RULE 150 INTERFERENCE87 RULE 151 INTERFERENCE ON A GOALTENDER88 RULE 152

6 KICKING89 RULE 153 KNEEING89 RULE 154 LEAVING THE PENALTY BOX PREMATURELY89 RULE 155 PLAYING WITHOUT A HELMET90 RULE 156 PULLING HAIR, HELMET, CAGE90 RULE 157 REFUSING TO START PLAY90 RULE 158 ROUGHING91 RULE 159 SLASHING91 RULE 160 SLEW-FOOTING91 RULE 161 SPEARING92 RULE 162 SPITTING92 RULE 163 TAUNTING92 RULE 164 TEAM OFFICIAL ENTERING THE PLAYING AREA92 RULE 165 THROWING A STICK OR OBJECT 92 RULE 166 TOO MANY MEN93 RULE 167 TRIPPING94 RULE 168 UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT94 RULE 169 ILLEGAL HIT (WOMEN) 96 SECTION 11 PENALTY SHOTS AND AWARDED GOALS97 RULE 170 PENALTY SHOTS AND PENALTY-SHOT SHOOTOUT AS PART OF THE GAME97 RULE 171 AWARDING A PENALTY SHOT / BREAKAWAY97 RULE 172 AWARDING A PENALTY SHOT / INTERFERENCE OR THROWING OBJECTS98 RULE 173 AWARDING A PENALTY SHOT / LAST TWO MINUTES OF REGULATION / OVERTIME98 RULE 174 AWARDING A PENALTY SHOT / PLAYER DISPLACING GOAL NET99 RULE 175 AWARDING A PENALTY SHOT / SKATER FALLING ON PUCK99 RULE 176 PENALTY-SHOT PROCEDURE / OVERVIEW99 RULE 177 PENALTY-SHOT PROCEDURE / TAKING THE SHOT100 RULE 178 PENALTY-SHOT PROCEDURE / SPECIFIC SITUATIONS101 RULE 179 AWARDED GOALS102 RULE 180 AWARDED GOALS / BLOCKING THE

7 GOAL NET102 SECTION 12 rules SPECIFIC TO GOALTENDERS103 RULE 181 GOALTENDER WARMUP103 RULE 182 GOALTENDER AS CAPTAIN OR ALTERNATE CAPTAIN103 RULE 183 PROTECTION OF GOALTENDER103 RULE 184 GOALTENDER AND GOAL CREASE104 RULE 185 GOALTENDER AND GOAL CREASE / GOAL ALLOWED104 RULE 186 GOALTENDER AND GOAL CREASE / GOAL DISALLOWED104 RULE 187 GOALTENDER EQUIPMENT / GENERAL 105 RULE 188 BLOCKING GLOVE / GOALTENDER106 RULE 189 CHEST AND ARM PROTECTION / GOALTENDER106 RULE 190 FACEMASK / GOALTENDER106 RULE 191 KNEE PROTECTION / GOALTENDER106 RULE 192 NECK AND THROAT PROTECTOR / GOALTENDER107 RULE 193 PADS / GOALTENDER107 RULE 194 PANTS / GOALTENDER107 RULE 195 SKATES / GOALTENDER107 RULE 196 STICK / GOALTENDER107 RULE 197 SWEATERS / GOALTENDER108 RULE 198 THROAT PROTECTOR / GOALTENDER108 RULE 199 UNIFORMS / GOALTENDER109 RULE 200 GAME ACTION / GOALTENDER109 RULE 201 THROWING THE PUCK FORWARD / GOALTENDER109 RULE 202 GOALTENDER SUBSTITUTIONS109 RULE 203 ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION / GOALTENDER 110 RULE 204 FACEOFFS / GOALTENDER110 RULE 205 ICING AND THE GOALTENDER110 RULE 206 TIMEOUTS AND THE GOALTENDER111 RULE 207 GOALTENDER PENALTIES / OVERVIEW111 RULE 208 GOALTENDER PENALTIES / DESCRIPTION112 RULE 209 BEYOND CENTRE RED LINE / GOALTENDER112 RULE 210 BROKEN STICK / GOALTENDER 112 RULE 211 DANGEROUS

8 EQUIPMENT / GOALTENDER113 rules 212 217 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER 113 RULE 212 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER ADJUSTMENT OF EQUIPMENT113 RULE 213 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER DISPLACED GOAL FRAME113 RULE 214 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER FREEZING THE PUCK ALONG BOARDS114 RULE 215 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER GOING TO PLAYERS BENCH DURING STOPPAGE114 RULE 216 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER REMOVING FACEMASK114 RULE 217 DELAY OF GAME / GOALTENDER SHOOTING OR THROWING THE PUCK OUT OF PLAY114 RULE 218 DROPPING THE PUCK ON GOAL NETTING / GOALTENDER 115 RULE 219 FIGHTING / GOALTENDER115 RULE 220 HOLDING THE PUCK IN GOAL CREASE / GOALTENDER 115 RULE 221 HOLDING THE PUCK OUTSIDE GOAL CREASE / GOALTENDER 116 RULE 222 ILLEGALLY BLOCKING GOAL NET OR PILING SNOW / GOALTENDER116 RULE 223 LEAVING GOAL CREASE DURING PLAYER CONFRONTATION / GOALTENDER 116 RULE 224 TOO MANY MEN GOALTENDER 117 RULE 225 PENALTY SHOTS / FOULS BY A GOALTENDER117 RULE 226 AWARDED GOALS / FOULS BY A GOALTENDER117 SUMMARY OF PENALTIES118 APPENDIX 1 RECORDING STATISTICS122 GOALS AND ASSISTS122 EMPTY-NET GOAL122 EVEN-STRENGTH GOAL122E X TR A-AT TACK ER GOAL122 FACEOFF WIN / LOSS122 GAME-WINNING GOAL122 GOALTENDER LOSS123 GOALTENDER WIN123 GOAL