USA Hockey Playing Rules Questions With Complete Solutions

Under 601 what constitutes a minor penalty for Abuse of Officials correct answer: 1. Disputes the rulings of any official. 2. Taunts or incites an opponent. 3. Creates a disturbance during the game. 4. Shoots the puck after the whistle, if in the opinion of the Official such shot was avoidable. Under 601 what constitutes a bench minor penalty? correct answer: A bench minor penalty shall be assessed to any team whose players or team officials commit the following actions while on the player's bench: 1.Using obscene, profane or abusive language to any person. 2.Using the name of any official in a loud or abusive manner. 3.Throwing any object onto the playing area during the progress of the game or during a stoppage of play. 4.Banging the boards with a stick or other object at anytime. 5.Using threatening or abusive language or gestures directed at an opponent. 6.Interfering in any non-physical manner with any game official, including off-ice officials, in the performance of their duties. Under 601, what constitutes a misconduct penalty for abuse of officials? correct answer: 1.Persists in any conduct where they were previously assessed a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. 2.Using obscene, profane or abusive language to any person anywhere in the rink before, during or after the game. 3.Intentionally knocking or shooting the puck out of the reach of an official who is retrieving it during a stoppage of play. 4.Not proceeding directly and immediately to the penalty bench or to the dressing room, after being penalized and ordered to do so by the officials (equipment shall be delivered to him by a teammate, if necessary). 5.Entering or remaining in the Referee's Crease, unless invited to do so. 6.Interfering in any non-physical manner with any Game Official including the Referee, Linesman, Timekeepers or Goal Judges in the performance of their duties. What constitutes a misconduct or game misconduct, at the discretion of the Referee and based on severity under Abuse of Officials (601A)? correct answer: 1.Touches or holds any official with his hand or stick. 2.Attempts to continue an altercation after been ordered to stop, or resists the linesman in stopping the altercation. 3.Intentionally bangs the boards or protective glass or goal frame with his stick or any other object at anytime. If done in protest of an officials' decision, an additional minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct shall also be assessed. A game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player or team official under Abuse of Officials for: correct answer: 1.Persists in any course of conduct for which he has previously been assessed a misconduct penalty (player) or bench minor penalty assessed to the team (Team Official). 2.Uses obscene gesture or a racial/ethnic slur anywhere in the rink before, during or after the game. 3.Interferes in any physical manner with any game official, including off-ice officials, in performing their duties. 4.A player who receives their second misconduct penalty during the same game shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty in lieu of the second misconduct penalty. What constitutes a match penalty under abuse of officials? correct answer: 1.Deliberately inflicting physical harm, or attempting to do so, to any game official, including off-ice officials. (Note) Any match penalty assessed under this rule must be reported via written game report by the officials to the USA Hockey District Referee-in-Chief within 48 hours. 2.Deliberately injuring, or attempting to do so, any opposing player or team official. 3.Behaving in any manner that is critically detrimental to the conducting of the game, including spitting at an opponent, spectator, game or team official, or verbally threatening a Game Official, opposing Team Official or opposing player with physical harm. A player sitting on the players' bench uses profanity toward