2011 RULE CHANGES
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2011 RULE CHANGES
2011 RULE CHANGES
AND CASEBOOK SITUATIONS
RULE 402 MINOR PENALTIES
(Note) (Except for Adults) Affiliates or governing bodies are
authorized to reduce the length of minor penalties to no less
than one and one-half minutes for games under their
jurisdiction where the period length is reduced to 15
minutes or less.
Rule 403D MAJOR PENALTIES
(For all Youth, High School and Girls’ Age Classifications)When a player is assessed a major plus misconduct or gamemisconduct penalty, unless immediate substitution ispermitted under the coincidental major penalty Rule 403(c),the penalized team shall immediately place a substitute player
on the penalty bench and such player may not be changed
RULE 403D CON’T
(For Adult Classifications) When a player is assessed a majorplus misconduct or game misconduct penalty, unlessimmediate substitution is permitted under the coincidentalmajor penalty Rule 403(c), the penalized team shall place asubstitute player on the penalty bench before the penaltyexpires. No other replacement for the penalized player shallbe permitted to enter the game except from the penaltybench upon expiration of the penalty. For violation of thisrule a bench minor penalty for illegal substitution shall beimposed.
RULE 604A BODY CHECKING
Body checking is prohibited in the 12 & under youth age
classification and below, all Girls’/Women’s age
classifications and in non-check Adult classifications.
A local governing body may prohibit body checking in any
classification
RULE 604C BODY CHECKING
(Note) Non-check hockey does not mean “no contact.”
There will be legal body contact (see Glossary) within the
rules in non-checking classifications. Legal body contact
shall not be penalized under this rule. However, deliberate
physical contact with an opponent, with no effort to legally
play the puck, shall be penalized.
RULE 604C CASEBOOK
What is the USA Hockey interpretation of body contact versus
body checking? Is a penalty required every time body contact
is made?No. Rule Reference 604(c Note) and Glossary.No check does not mean no contact and the non-check
gamecan be very physical. The Glossary defines both Body
Contactand Body Checking, as well as several other educationalmaterials (including videos
BODY CHECKING GLOSSARY
Legitimate body checking must be done for the purpose of
separating the opponent from the puck, only with the trunk of the
body (hips and shoulders) and must be above the opponent’s knees and at or below the shoulders.
BODY CONTACT GLOSSARY
Contact that occurs between opponents during the normal
process of playing the puck, provided there has been no overt hip,
shoulder or arm contact to physically force the opponent off of
the puck.
RULE 615C FIGHTING
A game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player
whose helmet/facemask comes off their head during an
altercation.A match penalty shall be assessed to any
player whodeliberately removes his (or opponent’s)
helmet/facemaskprior to or during an altercation.
RULE 615C CASEBOOK
Opposing players are involved in an altercation and theirhelmet(s) come off during the altercation. It cannot bedetermined how the player’s helmets came off. Does thisconstitute a rule violation?Yes. Rule Reference 615(c).All players are responsible for properly wearing their
helmetand facemask at all times. If a players participates in analtercation without their helmet properly worn then theyshould be assessed a game misconduct penalty along with
anyother penalties they may have incurred as a result of thealtercation
Two players are involved in an altercation and during thealtercation one player reaches over and deliberately removesthe helmet/facemask of the opponent. What penalty isassessed?A match penalty. Rule Reference 615(c).A match penalty must be assessed to any player whodeliberately removes his, or opponent’s, helmet prior to orduring an altercation.The Linesmen should be prepared to step in and separate theplayers as soon as any helmet/facemask has been removed inorder to protect the players from serious injury.
RULE 615 C CASEBOOK
What constitutes an altercation?Any physical interaction between two or more opposingplayers where at least one penalty assessed. Rule Reference615(c, d & e) and Glossary.The Referee has wide latitude in determining penalties to beassessed during an altercation. If the Referee has deemed
thephysical interaction has escalated to the point where
penaltiesare assessed, those rules that pertain to behavior during analtercation must kick in and those penalties assessedappropriately
RULE 615F FIGHTING
Any player who receives a second major penalty for fighting
with the same team during the same season shall receive a
three game suspension. For a third fighting major with the
same team in the same season, the player shall be suspended
until a hearing is conducted by the Proper Authorities under
Rule 410 Supplementary Discipline.
RULE 620A HEAD CONTACT
A minor or major penalty shall be assessed to any player who
contacts an opponent in the head, face or neck, including
with the stick or any part of the player’s body or equipment
RULE 620A CASEBOOK
How much force must be behind a check or other contact toassess a penalty for Head Contact?The only thing that matters is whether there was contactmade to the head, face or neck of the opponent with any partof the body or equipment. Rule Reference 620(a).Injury can result with even minimal force when contact ismade to the head area. Therefore, USA Hockey is taking afirm stance on any contact to the head area that occurs whiledelivering a check or making physical contact with anopponent.
RULE 620A CASEBOOK
Opposing players have fallen and in the process of getting up,
one player makes accidental contact with the head area of the
opponent. Must this be penalized as Head Contact?No. Rule Reference 620(a).Unless the Referee has deemed the act to be
intentional orreckless, this would not be penalized provided the
action wasin the normal course of play and there was not
excessive forceused that could cause injury.
RULE 620B HEAD CONTACT
A major plus a game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to
any player who injures an opponent as a result of head
contact or who intentionally or recklessly contacts an
opponent in the head, face of neck.
RULE 620B CASEBOOK
A reckless act is when the actions of the player delivering the
check clearly do not take into consideration the location on
the body of the opponent where the contact is being made and
uses excessive force in delivering the check to the head or
neck area.As with other dangerous actions, a major plus gamemisconduct or match penalty must be assessed if an
injuryresults from Head Contact.
RULE 620B CASEBOOK
What criteria should the Referee use when assessing a major
penalty for head contact?Anytime the Referee deems the contact to the head
area to beintentional or a reckless act, a major or match
penalty must beassessed. Rule Reference 620(b).Intentional would be deemed to be when the player
“targets’the head or neck area of the opponent when
delivering acheck
RULE 620B CASEBOOK
What degree of force is needed for a match penalty to beassessed for Head Contact?Any check using excessive force for the purpose ofintimidating or punishing the opponent that makes directcontact with the head area of the opponent must be
assessedas a match penalty. Rule Reference 620(c).The onus is on the player delivering the check not to makecontact with the head area of the opponent. When done withexcessive force, the player must be held accountable for thisdangerous action.
RULE 622B HOLDING
A major plus a game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to
a player who uses his hand to rub, grab or hold the facemask
of an opponent
RULE 622B CASEBOOK
Opposing players are involved in an altercation and one
players uses his glove to push off on the facemask of the
opponent. Does this action warrant a major and game
misconduct penalty to be assessed for rubbing the facemask?
No. Rule Reference 622(b).
RULE 622B CASEBOOK CON’T
The spirit and intent of this rule is to strictly penalize those
actions that result in a player grabbing or holding thefacemask of an opponent. The rubbing portion of this
rule isdesigned to address a “facewash” situation where
the playeruses the open palm of the glove to disrespect the
opponent.However, the push off action may still be penalized
as HeadContact or Roughing at the discretion of the Referee.
RULE 622B CASEBOOK
What is the difference between normal holding and grabbing
the facemask?Grabbing the facemask results in the player having virtualcontrol of the opponent’s head and neck – creating an
injurypotential situation. Rule Reference 622(b).In this instance, a match penalty must be assessed if theplayer places his fingers inside the facemask and then
twistsor pulls. There is no other justification for this action otherthan to attempt to injure the opponent.
RULE 622C HOLDING
A match penalty for attempt to injure or deliberate injury to
an opponent may also be assessed for grabbing or holding the
facemask
RULE 630D OFFSIDES
(For Adults [male and female], High School and Youth/Girls’
14 & Under Age Classifications and above only) The
Official shall signal a delayed off-side if an attacking player
proceeds the puck into the Attacking Zone and the delayed
off-side will be nullified if:
RULE 630D OFSIDES
(1) The puck were to exit the attacking zone.
(2) All attacking players are simultaneously clear of the
attacking zone by making skate contact with the blue
line, at the same instant.
Rule 630D CON’T
If any of the following conditions are met, play shall be
stopped and a face-off conducted according to sub-section (c)
of this rule(3) An attacking player touches the puck.(4) An attacking player attempts to gain
possession of thepuck or continues to apply pressure to the
defendingpuck carrier.(5) The puck is shot directly on goal.
RULE 630D OFFSIDES CASEBOOK
• SITUATIONS 1 -23 APPLY FOR ALL CLASIFICATIONS
• SITUATIONS 24 -33 APPLY FOR YOUTH AND GIRLS 12& UNDER AGE CALSSIFICATIONS AND BELOW
• SITUATIONS 34 -44 APPLY FOR YOUTH AND GIRLS 14& UNDER AND OLDER
RULE 639 A2 CLIPPING
A minor or major penalty shall be assessed to any player who
commits the following:Deliberately leaves his feet or lowers
his body to makecontact with the opponent at or below
the knees(Clipping), unless done so for the
purpose of blocking a shot.
RULE 639 CASEBOOK
Finally, a player who deliberately ducks or leaves his feet for
the purpose of contacting an opponent at or below the knees
(Clipping) is worthy of a major penalty when the result is the
opponent being placed in a vulnerable position.