USA Hockey Rules Latest
Update 2021-2025
1. If the Officials shall have erred in calling an "icing the puck" infraction
(regardless of whether either team is shorthanded) a face-off shall occur at...?
the end zone face-off spot nearest to the location of the puck when
play was stopped.
2. In Junior A Tier 1&2 hockey, what are the penalty options for fighting?
major plus a misconduct. any player who receives their second major
penalty for fighting in the same game
shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty in lieu of the misconduct
penalty.
3. In Junior A Tier 3 hockey, what are the penalty options for
fighting? major penalty plus a game ejection
4. In Junior hockey, are hand passes in the D zone allowed? yes
5. In junior hockey, how many time outs does a team get? One 60 second
time out per team, any time of the game.
6. In junior hockey, The puck/play is deep in the white team's end zone. A white
team player shoots a hard shot down the ice. The
back linesman signals a potential icing situation. The front linesman
pursues the puck as it crosses the blue team's
, blue line towards the goal line. The puck crosses the goal line and deflects
off the end wall and angles towards
7. the crease. The blue team's goalkeeper, at that end, has dropped to their
knees to protect the post that the puck
8. is heading towards. The nearest players (defending or attacking) are just
crossing the blue line when the blue
9. team's goalkeeper freezes the puck in their crease because the puck has
traveled into their crease and they see
10. an attacking player converging on them. Is this icing under the hybrid icing
rule? This situation could be viewed as an exception to the hybrid icing
rule. In this situation, when the blue team's
goalkeeper decides to play the puck all of the conditions for hybrid icing
to be called have not been met therefore
there is no icing and a face-off should take place at the appropriate end
zone face-off spot nearest the blue team's
goalkeeper. Rule Reference Junior Rulebook 624(b).
11. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for boarding? minor,
major, major plus a game, or match.
12. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for butt ending? minor
plus a misconduct, major plus a game, or match. Minor should only be used
when a player "attempts" to butt end.
13. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for charging? minor,
major, major plus a game, or match.
14. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for checking from
behind? minor, minor plus a misconduct, major plus a game, or match.
, 15. In junior hockey, what are the penalty options for head contact? minor,
major, major plus a game, or match.
16. In junior hockey, what are the penalty options for spearing? minor plus
a misconduct, major plus a game, or match.
17. In junior hockey, what is the height that a player can have his stick at for
tipping a shot for a legal goal? What is the determining factor? Crossbar.
Determining factor is where the puck made contact with the stick.
18. In the process of conducting an end zone face-off, who has the responsibility
to watch players positioned behind the Linesman conducting the face-
off? The back Linesman is responsible for watching for encroachment of
the players behind. Rule References 613(b) and 503(c).
19. Is a goalkeeper allowed to body check an opponent? No. Rule Reference
640(f). Just as a goalkeeper is not considered "fair" game, a goalkeeper is not
allowed to step up and deliver a check to an unsuspecting player. There are
times when it is acceptable for a goalkeeper to engage in "competitive
contact" with an opponent in an effort to gain possession of the puck, but a
goalkeeper delivering a body check to an opponent with no effort to gain
possession of the puck is unacceptable. A minor, major plus game misconduct
or match penalty for Roughing must be assessed.
20. Is a high stick above the shoulders of the player or crossbar? Shoulders
21. May a goalkeeper be designated as a Captain or Alternate Captain? Yes.
However, the goalkeeper cannot exercise the privileges of the Captain during
Update 2021-2025
1. If the Officials shall have erred in calling an "icing the puck" infraction
(regardless of whether either team is shorthanded) a face-off shall occur at...?
the end zone face-off spot nearest to the location of the puck when
play was stopped.
2. In Junior A Tier 1&2 hockey, what are the penalty options for fighting?
major plus a misconduct. any player who receives their second major
penalty for fighting in the same game
shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty in lieu of the misconduct
penalty.
3. In Junior A Tier 3 hockey, what are the penalty options for
fighting? major penalty plus a game ejection
4. In Junior hockey, are hand passes in the D zone allowed? yes
5. In junior hockey, how many time outs does a team get? One 60 second
time out per team, any time of the game.
6. In junior hockey, The puck/play is deep in the white team's end zone. A white
team player shoots a hard shot down the ice. The
back linesman signals a potential icing situation. The front linesman
pursues the puck as it crosses the blue team's
, blue line towards the goal line. The puck crosses the goal line and deflects
off the end wall and angles towards
7. the crease. The blue team's goalkeeper, at that end, has dropped to their
knees to protect the post that the puck
8. is heading towards. The nearest players (defending or attacking) are just
crossing the blue line when the blue
9. team's goalkeeper freezes the puck in their crease because the puck has
traveled into their crease and they see
10. an attacking player converging on them. Is this icing under the hybrid icing
rule? This situation could be viewed as an exception to the hybrid icing
rule. In this situation, when the blue team's
goalkeeper decides to play the puck all of the conditions for hybrid icing
to be called have not been met therefore
there is no icing and a face-off should take place at the appropriate end
zone face-off spot nearest the blue team's
goalkeeper. Rule Reference Junior Rulebook 624(b).
11. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for boarding? minor,
major, major plus a game, or match.
12. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for butt ending? minor
plus a misconduct, major plus a game, or match. Minor should only be used
when a player "attempts" to butt end.
13. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for charging? minor,
major, major plus a game, or match.
14. In Junior hockey, what are the penalty options for checking from
behind? minor, minor plus a misconduct, major plus a game, or match.
, 15. In junior hockey, what are the penalty options for head contact? minor,
major, major plus a game, or match.
16. In junior hockey, what are the penalty options for spearing? minor plus
a misconduct, major plus a game, or match.
17. In junior hockey, what is the height that a player can have his stick at for
tipping a shot for a legal goal? What is the determining factor? Crossbar.
Determining factor is where the puck made contact with the stick.
18. In the process of conducting an end zone face-off, who has the responsibility
to watch players positioned behind the Linesman conducting the face-
off? The back Linesman is responsible for watching for encroachment of
the players behind. Rule References 613(b) and 503(c).
19. Is a goalkeeper allowed to body check an opponent? No. Rule Reference
640(f). Just as a goalkeeper is not considered "fair" game, a goalkeeper is not
allowed to step up and deliver a check to an unsuspecting player. There are
times when it is acceptable for a goalkeeper to engage in "competitive
contact" with an opponent in an effort to gain possession of the puck, but a
goalkeeper delivering a body check to an opponent with no effort to gain
possession of the puck is unacceptable. A minor, major plus game misconduct
or match penalty for Roughing must be assessed.
20. Is a high stick above the shoulders of the player or crossbar? Shoulders
21. May a goalkeeper be designated as a Captain or Alternate Captain? Yes.
However, the goalkeeper cannot exercise the privileges of the Captain during
