| Off-Sides | | | | (b) When a minor or major penalty expires |
| | | | during play, any penalized player or the |
| (a) Players of the attacking team may precede | | | | immediate substitute, either from the penalty |
| the puck/ball over the center red line, | | | | bench or the players' bench, entering the |
| provided that the puck/ball is carried over | | | | game shall not be eligible to play any puck |
| the center line. | | | | ball coming from the Defending Zone while the |
| | | | player is in the Attacking Zone unless: |
| (b) When the puck/ball is passed over the | | | | |
| center red line, the puck/ ball must precede | | | | 1.) The puck/ball is first played by another |
| the attacking player(s) over the center line. | | | | player in the Attacking Zone. |
| | | | |
| A player who precedes a pass over the center | | | | 2.)The player who has preceded the puck/ball |
| red line is not eligible to play the puck | | | | over the center red line "tags up" by making |
| ball until: | | | | skate contact with the center line. |
| | | | |
| 1.) The puck/ball is first touched by a | | | | Puck/Ball Must be Kept in Motion |
| teammate who did not precede it over the | | | | |
| center line or by an opponent. | | | | (a) The puck/ball must be kept in motion at |
| | | | all times. Play shall not be stopped because |
| 2.) The puck/ball is first touched by an | | | | the puck/ball is frozen along the boards by |
| opponent. | | | | two or more opposing players, unless one of |
| | | | the players falls onto the puck/ball. If one |
| 3.) The player who has preceded the puck/ball | | | | player freezes the puck/ball along the boards |
| over the center red line "tags up" by making | | | | or if a player deliberately falls on the puck |
| skate contact with the center line. For a | | | | ball a minor penalty shall be assessed fro |
| violation of this rule, play shall be stopped | | | | delaying the game. However, the Referee may |
| and a face-off conducted at the location | | | | stop the play along the boards if allowing |
| nearest to where the pass originated. | | | | play to continue shall lead to unnecessary |
| | | | contact surrounding the puck/ball. |
| (c) When a team that is shorthanded clears | | | | |
| the puck/ball out of their | | | | Puck/Ball or Player Out of Bounds or |
| | | | Unplayable |
| Defending Zone, or if the puck/ball in any | | | | |
| other way gets out of the shorthanded team's | | | | (a) When the puck/ball goes outside the |
| Defending Zone, beyond the center red line, | | | | playing area or strikes any obstacles above |
| all players on the power play team must clear | | | | the playing surface other than the boards, |
| the Attacking Zone by making skate contact | | | | glass or wire, it shall be faced-off at the |
| with the center red line. The Referee shall | | | | nearest face-off spot to where it was last |
| signal by pointing to the powerplay team zone | | | | played. |
| until all players have cleared the Attacking | | | | |
| Zone. Once the Attacking Zone is completely | | | | When the puck/ball becomes unplayable due to |
| cleared of attacking players on the power | | | | a defect in the rink, it shall be faced-off |
| play, the Referee shall drop the signal and | | | | at the nearest face-off spot to where it was |
| the attacking team may re-enter the opponents | | | | last played. |
| Defending Zone. | | | | |
| | | | (b) When the puck/ball becomes lodged in the |
| For an infraction of this rule, the | | | | netting on the out side of the goal or if it |
| Referee(s) shall stop the play immediately | | | | is frozen between opposing players, the |
| when the puck/ball re-enters the Defending | | | | Referee shall stop play and face-off the puck |
| Zone of the shorthanded team, unless the puck | | | | ball at the nearest face-off spot to where it |
| ball is brought back or passed back to the | | | | was last played unless, in the opinion of the |
| Defending Zone of the shorthanded team by the | | | | Referee the stoppage was caused by a player |
| shorthanded team itself. The ensuing face-off | | | | of the attacking team, in which case the |
| shall take place at the nearest End Zone | | | | ensuing face-off shall be conducted at the |
| face-off spot of the offending team. | | | | nearest high-zone face-off spot. |
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| Passes | | | | The defending team and /or the attacking team |
| | | | may play the puck/ ball off the net at any |
| (a) The puck/ball may be passed by any player | | | | time. However, should the puck/ball remain on |
| to any player of the | | | | the net for longer than three seconds, play |
| | | | shall be stopped and the face-off shall take |
| same team within the same zone. Whenever the | | | | place at the nearest end zone face-off spot, |
| puck/ball is passed from the Defending Zone | | | | except when the stoppage is caused by a |
| and crosses over the center red | | | | player of the attacking team, in which case |
| line,Off-Sides, applies. | | | | the ensuing face-off shall be conducted at |
| | | | the nearest high-zone face-off spot. |