USA Hockey Lvl 3 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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1. True. 601e A misconduct penalty shall be assed to any coach or team oflcial who
persists in any conduct where they were previously assessed a bench
minor penalty.
2. True. 502a A player is body checked and crashes through the ice resurfacing door.
Play should stop immediately.
3. True. 632a Two opposing players skate along the boards in an ettort to move the
puck out of the corner. During their attempts, a third player takes more
than two fast strides and appears to be headed directly toward the
opposing player who is attempting to move the puck. The referee
should stop the play immediately, even if no player has fallen on the
puck and the third player has not yet made any contact.
4. False. 605b During play, a player breaks their stick and while skating to the bench,
a player throws a stick onto the ice surface for the player without a
stick. There is no penalty for this situation.
5. True.404b It is possible for a player to be assessed more than one game
misconduct in a game.
6. True. 612b All face-otts during a hockey game will take place at one of the nine (9)
designated face-ott spots on the ice surface.
7. False. 610e If the defending team deliberately displaces the goal frame during a
breakaway, the oflcial must award a goal to the player in possession
of the puck.
8. False. 304a&c At any time during play the oflcial should stop play when a
goalkeeper loses a glove.
9. True. 618a a player catches the puck with their hand and with a continuous
motion drops the puck to their stick. This is a legal play.
10. False. 503c The linesman is covering the goal line for the referee who is in the
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, USA Hockey Lvl 3 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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neutral zone. If the puck enters the goal and it is not observed by the
referee, the linesman shall
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1. True. 601e A misconduct penalty shall be assed to any coach or team oflcial who
persists in any conduct where they were previously assessed a bench
minor penalty.
2. True. 502a A player is body checked and crashes through the ice resurfacing door.
Play should stop immediately.
3. True. 632a Two opposing players skate along the boards in an ettort to move the
puck out of the corner. During their attempts, a third player takes more
than two fast strides and appears to be headed directly toward the
opposing player who is attempting to move the puck. The referee
should stop the play immediately, even if no player has fallen on the
puck and the third player has not yet made any contact.
4. False. 605b During play, a player breaks their stick and while skating to the bench,
a player throws a stick onto the ice surface for the player without a
stick. There is no penalty for this situation.
5. True.404b It is possible for a player to be assessed more than one game
misconduct in a game.
6. True. 612b All face-otts during a hockey game will take place at one of the nine (9)
designated face-ott spots on the ice surface.
7. False. 610e If the defending team deliberately displaces the goal frame during a
breakaway, the oflcial must award a goal to the player in possession
of the puck.
8. False. 304a&c At any time during play the oflcial should stop play when a
goalkeeper loses a glove.
9. True. 618a a player catches the puck with their hand and with a continuous
motion drops the puck to their stick. This is a legal play.
10. False. 503c The linesman is covering the goal line for the referee who is in the
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neutral zone. If the puck enters the goal and it is not observed by the
referee, the linesman shall
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