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Rule References

Abuse of Officials and Other Misconduct Section 6 Rule 601
Adjustment to Clothing and Equipment Section 3 Rule 309
Appointment of Officials Section 5 Rule 501
Attempt to Injure Section 6 Rule 602
Boarding Section 6 Rule 603
Body Checking (Body Contact Categories) Section 6 Rule 604
Broken Stick Section 6 Rule 605
Butt-Ending Section 6 Rule 606
Calling of Penalties Section 4 Rule 409
Captain of Team Section 2 Rule 202
Charging Section 6 Rule 607
Checking from Behind Section 6 Rule 608
Clipping Section 6 Rule 639
Composition of Teams Section 2 Rule 201
Cross-Checking Section 6 Rule 609
Dangerous Equipment Section 3 Rule 305
Delayed Penalties Section 4 Rule 408
Deliberate Injury of Opponents Section 6 Rule 602
Delaying the Game Section 6 Rule 610
Dimensions of Rink Section 1 Rule 102
Division of Ice Surface Section 1 Rule 103
Elbowing Section 6 Rule 611
Electronic Devices Section 3 Rule 308
Equipment Measurement Section 3 Rule 307
Face-Off Locations Section 6 Rule 612
Face-Off Procedures Section 6 Rule 613
Face-Off Spots and Face-Off Circles Section 1 Rule 104
Falling on Puck Section 6 Rule 614
Fighting Section 6 Rule 615
Fouled from Behind Section 6 Rule 616
Game Timekeeper Section 5 Rule 506
Goal Judge Section 5 Rule 504
Goalkeeper’s Equipment Section 3 Rule 303
Goalkeeper Penalties Section 4 Rule 407
Goalkeeper Substitutions Section 2 Rule 205
Goals Section 1 Rule 105
Goals and Assists Section 6 Rule 617
Handling Puck with Hands Section 6 Rule 618
Head-Butting Section 6 Rule 619
Head Contact Section 6 Rule 620
High Sticks Section 6 Rule 621
Holding an Opponent Section 6 Rule 622
Hooking Section 6 Rule 623
Icing the Puck Section 6 Rule 624
Injured Players Section 2 Rule 206
Interference Section 6 Rule 625
Interference by Spectators Section 6 Rule 626
Kicking Opponent or Puck Section 6 Rule 627
Kneeing Section 6 Rule 628
Leaving the Players’ Bench or Penalty Bench Section 6 Rule 629
Leg Checking Section 6 Rule 639
Linesman Section 5 Rule 503
Major Penalties Section 4 Rule 403
Match Penalties Section 4 Rule 405
Minor Penalties Section 4 Rule 402
Misconduct Penalties Section 4 Rule 404
Official Scorer Section 5 Rule 505
Off-Sides Section 6 Rule 630
Penalties Section 4 Rule 401
Penalty Bench Section 1 Rule 107
Penalty Shot Section 4 Rule 406
Penalty Timekeeper Section 5 Rule 507
Players’ Bench Section 1 Rule 106
Players in Uniform Section 2 Rule 203
Playing Lineup Section 2 Rule 204
Progressive Suspensions Section 4 Rule 411
Proper Authorities Section 5 Rule 508
Protective Equipment Section 3 Rule 304
Puck Section 3 Rule 306
Puck Out of Bounds or Unplayable Section 6 Rule 631
Puck in Motion or Out of Sight Section 6 Rule 632
Referee Section 5 Rule 502
Refusing to Start Play Section 6 Rule 633
Rink Section 1 Rule 101
Roughing Section 6 Rule 640
Signal and Timing Devices Section 1 Rule 108
Skates Section 3 Rule 302
Slashing Section 6 Rule 634
Spearing Section 6 Rule 635
Start of Game Section 6 Rule 636
Sticks Section 3 Rule 301
Substitution of Player Section 2 Rule 204
Supplementary Discipline Section 4 Rule 410
Throwing Stick/Object Section 6 Rule 637
Tied Games Section 6 Rule 638
Time of Match Section 6 Rule 636
Time-Outs Section 6 Rule 636
Tripping Section 6 Rule 639
Unnecessary Roughness Section 6 Rule 640