- The Rule of the Week- Boarding
- Issue of the Week- To Many Men
- Out of the Ordinary- Kicking the Puck
- Ref Focus- The Goal Crease
1. Rule 40 Boarding 40.1 Boarding - A boarding penalty shall be imposed on any player who checks an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently in the boards. The severity of the penalty, based upon the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, shall be at the discretion of the Referee.
- There is an enormous amount of judgment involved in the application of this rule by the Referees. The onus is on the player to ensure his opponent is not in a vulnerable position and if so, he must avoid the contact.
- 40.2 Minor Penalty - The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a minor penalty, based on the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, to a player guilty of boarding an opponent.
- 40.3 Major Penalty - The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a major penalty, based on the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, to a player guilty of boarding an opponent (see Rule 40.5).
- 40.4 Match Penalty - The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a match penalty if, in his judgment, the player attempted to or deliberately injured his opponent by boarding.
- 40.5 Game Misconduct Penalty - When a major penalty is imposed under this rule for a foul resulting in an injury to the opponent, a game misconduct shall also be imposed.
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- Rule 71 Too Many Men on the Rink 71.1 - Players may be changed at any time during the play from the players’ bench provided that the player or players leaving the rink shall be within five feet (5’) of his players’ bench and out of the play before the change is made. Refer also to Rule 68 – Premature Substitution. At the discretion of the Referees, should a substituting player come onto the rink before his teammate is within the five foot (5’) limit of the players’ bench (and therefore clearly causing his team to have too many players on the rink), then a bench minor penalty may be assessed.
- When a player is retiring from the rink and is within the five foot (5’) limit of his players’ bench, and his substitute is on the rink, then the retiring player shall be considered off the rink for the purpose of Rule 67 – Leaving the Bench.
- If in the course of making a substitution, either the player entering the game or the player retiring from the rink plays the puck with his stick, skates, or hands or who interferes with or makes any physical contact with an opposing layer while either the player entering the game or the retiring player is actually on the rink, then the infraction of “too many men on the rink” will be called.
- If in the course of a substitution either the player(s) entering the play or the player(s) retiring is struck by the puck accidentally, the play will not be stopped and no penalty will be called.
- (ii) A kicked puck that deflects off the stick of any player (excluding the goalkeeper’s (stick) shall be ruled a good goal.
- (iii) A goal will be allowed when an attacking player kicks the puck and the puck deflects off his own stick and then into the net.
4. The Goal Crease- Keep in mind ref's, that the crease is not just the red square. The crease extends in a semi-circle with a radius of five feet (5’), around the goal net. So, do not focus on players in the red square only. So be mindful of this when watching the crease with attacking players are in the area.
- SECTION 1.7 Goal Crease - The goal crease shall be laid out as follows: A semi-circle with a radius of five feet (5’), having its center on the goal line at the exact middle of the goal and extending forward in front of the goal, shall be painted in red with a line two-inches (2’’) in width.
