Rule 68 HIDDEN BALL
a) In the event of a scuffle or a player falling accidentally on
the ball, causing the ball to be hidden from the nearest official.
Sanction: Stop play
b): The goaltender, while making a save outside of his/her reserved
zone, causing the ball to become hidden from the nearest official.
Sanction: Stop play
Rule 105 FORBIDDEN FREEZING THE BALL
Definition : Any player, who DELIBERATELY freezes, lifts, carries
or closes his/her hands over the ball.
Sanction: Minor Penalty
1st Specification: If the player commits this infraction while the
ball is in contact with his/her goaltender's reserved zone.
Sanction: Minor Penalty
2nd Specification: If the goaltender in contact with
his/her reserved zone, freezes the ball for more than 3 seconds while
NO opposing players are in his/her vicinity.
Sanction: Minor Penalty
3rd Specification: If in overtime the ball is frozen
in the goal crease.
Sanction: Minor Penalty
Rule 125 HOOKING
Definition:The act of stopping or trying to stop the advance of an opponent by hooking him or her with one's broom or body.
Sanction: Minor Penalty
1st Specification: If this infraction is committed against the ball carrier and it deprives him of having an open shot on goal with only the goaltender to out play.
Sanction: Penalty Shot
2nd Specification: If the act of hooking results in injury to a player against whom the infraction was committed.
Sanction: Major Penalty
Rule 126 SLASHING
Definition: The act of hitting an opponent or his broom with one's own
broom, held in one or both hands, and with the intent of hampering his progress.
Sanction: Minor penalty
1st Specification: If this gesture is made with force or is made against
the goaltender inside his reserved zone.
Sanction: Major penalty
Note: no preference shall be shown towards a goaltender involved in an exchange
of blows with an opponent.
2nd Specification: If, in slashing, a player injures an opponent
Sanction: Major penalty
Rule 133 BOARDING
Definition: The action of projecting an opponent against the boards.
1st Specification: If a player is projected violently against the boards.
Sanction: Major penalty
2nd Specification: If the player is injured as a result of being projected
against the boards.
Sanction: Match penalty
Rule 135 ROUGHING
Definition: Any player who, in making contact with an opponent, uses brutality
or pushes him violently away.
Sanction: Minor penalty
1st Specification: If a player uses excessive roughness.
Sanction: Major penalty
2nd Specification: If, after being warned by the official, a team continues
to use excessive roughness.
Sanction: Game awarded to the non-guilty team
3rd Specification: If a player injures an opponent as a result of roughing.
Sanction: Major penalty
Rule 142 THREATENING AN OFFICIAL
Definition: Any player or person in charge who, during a game, tries
to intimidate the officials through their words or gestures.
Sanction: Match penalty
Rule 143 MOLESTING THE OFFICIAL
Definition: Any player or person in charge who, during a game, spits
on or at, molests, jostles, hits or interferes with an official.
Sanction: Match penalty and suspension from play until the discipline
committee in authority has ruled on further disciplinary action.
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