| Abuse of Officials and Other Misconduct | | | | 4.) Interferes with any Game Official, |
| (a) Any player who challenges or | | | | (non-physically) in the performance of |
| disputes the ruling of an Official, | | | | their duties. |
| attempts to incite an opponent or create | | | | 5.) Attempts to incite an opponent into |
| a disturbance during the game shall be | | | | incurring a penalty. |
| assessed a minor penalty for | | | | (h) If any Team Official does any of the |
| unsportsmanlike conduct. | | | | following, a game misconduct penalty |
| If the player persists in such conduct a | | | | shall be assessed: |
| misconduct penalty shall be assessed and | | | | 1.) Persists in any course of conduct |
| any further persistence by the same | | | | for which the Team |
| player shall result in the assessment of | | | | Official has previously been assessed a |
| a game misconduct penalty. | | | | bench minor penalty. |
| In the case of a Coach or other Team | | | | 2.) Uses obscene gestures anywhere in |
| Official a bench minor penalty shall be | | | | the rink before, during or after the |
| assessed first and if such conduct | | | | game. |
| continues, a game misconduct penalty | | | | (i) If any Team Official does any of the |
| shall be assessed. | | | | following, a match penalty shall be |
| (b) Any player who shoots the puck/ ball | | | | assessed: |
| after the whistle shall be assessed a | | | | 1.) Deliberately inflicts physical harm |
| minor penalty if, in the opinion of the | | | | to a Game Official or a Team Official in |
| Referee(s), the player had sufficient | | | | any manner or attempts to do so. |
| time after the whistle to refrain from | | | | 2.) Behaves in any manner which is |
| taking the shot. | | | | critically detrimental to the conducting |
| (c) If any player does any of the | | | | of the game including spitting at an |
| following, the team shall be assessed a | | | | opponent, |
| bench minor penalty: | | | | Game Official or Team Official. |
| 1.) After being penalized, does not | | | | Adjustment to Clothing and Equipment |
| proceed directly to the penalty bench or | | | | (a) Play shall not be stopped or delayed |
| dressing room when ordered to do so by | | | | by reason of adjustment of clothing, |
| the Referee. (Equipment shall be | | | | equipment, skates, or sticks. |
| delivered to the penalty bench or | | | | For a violation of this rule a minor |
| dressing room by a teammate). | | | | penalty shall be assessed. |
| 2.) Throws anything onto the playing | | | | (b) The onus of maintaining clothing and |
| surface from the players' bench or | | | | equipment in the proper condition shall |
| penalty bench. | | | | be upon the player. If adjustments are |
| 3.) Interferes with any Game Official, | | | | required, the player shall retire from |
| (non-physically) in the performance of | | | | the playing surface and play shall |
| their duties. | | | | continue uninterruptedly with a |
| (d) If any player does any of the | | | | substitute. |
| following, a misconduct penalty shall be | | | | (c) No delay shall be permitted for the |
| assessed: | | | | repair or adjustment of goalkeeper's |
| 1.) Uses obscene, profane or abusive | | | | equipment. If adjustments are required |
| language to any person before, during or | | | | the goalkeeper shall retire from the |
| after the game. | | | | playing surface and be replaced by the |
| 2.) During a stoppage of play, | | | | substitute or temporary goalkeeper |
| intentionally shoots or throws the puck/ | | | | immediately and no warm-up shall be |
| ball out of the reach of a Referee who | | | | permitted. |
| is retrieving it. | | | | For a violation of this rule by a |
| 3.) Enters and remains in the Referee's | | | | goalkeeper, a minor penalty shall be |
| Crease, when asked to leave, except for | | | | assessed. |
| the purpose of skating to the penalty | | | | Attempt to Injure |
| bench. | | | | (a) A match penalty shall be assessed to |
| 4.) Touches or holds any Game Official | | | | any player who deliberately attempts to |
| with the hand or stick. | | | | injure an opponent, Official, Coach, or |
| 5.) Intentionally bangs the boards, | | | | Trainer in any manner, and the |
| protective glass or goal with a stick at | | | | circumstances shall be reported to the |
| any time. | | | | League Authorities for further action. A |
| (e) If any player does any of the | | | | substitute for the penalized player |
| following, a game misconduct penalty | | | | shall be permitted at the end of the |
| shall be assessed: | | | | fourth minute. |
| 1.) Persists in any course of conduct | | | | Body-Checking and Boarding |
| for which the player has previously been | | | | (a) A minor or major penalty, at the |
| assessed a misconduct penalty. | | | | discretion of the Referee, shall be |
| 2.) Uses obscene gestures anywhere in | | | | assessed to any player who intentionally |
| the rink before, during or after the | | | | body-checks an opponent, with or without |
| game. | | | | the puck/ ball. |
| 3.) Makes any racial remark or ethnic | | | | (b) A minor or major penalty, at the |
| slur anywhere in the rink, before, | | | | discretion of the Referee, shall be |
| during, or after the game. | | | | assessed to any player who makes |
| (f) If any player does any of the | | | | physical contact with an opponent after |
| following, a match penalty shall be | | | | the whistle has been blown, if, in the |
| assessed: | | | | opinion of the Referee, the player had |
| 1.) Deliberately inflicts physical harm | | | | sufficient time to avoid such contact. |
| to a Game Official or a Team Official in | | | | (c) A minor or major penalty, at the |
| any manner or attempts to do so. | | | | discretion of the Referee based upon the |
| 2.) Behaves in any manner which is | | | | degree of violence of the impact with |
| critically detrimental to the conducting | | | | the boards, shall be assessed to any |
| of the game including spitting at an | | | | player who fouls an opponent in such a |
| opponent, | | | | manner that caused the player to be |
| Game Official or Team Official. | | | | violently thrown into the |
| (g) If any Team Official does any of the | | | | boards.‘Rolling’ an opposing puck/ |
| following, the team shall be assessed a | | | | ball carrier along the boards where the |
| bench minor penalty: | | | | player is attempting to go through too |
| 1.) Bangs the boards with a stick or | | | | small an opening is not considered |
| other instrument at any time. | | | | boarding. |
| 2.) Uses obscene, profane or abusive | | | | (d) When a player injures an opponent as |
| language to any person before, during or | | | | the result of ‘boarding’ or |
| after the game. | | | | ‘body-checking’, the Referee shall |
| 3.) Throws anything onto the playing | | | | assess a major plus a game misconduct |
| surface from the players'bench. | | | | penalty to the offending player. |