Rule Book
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Abuse of Officials and Other Misconduct	Rule 41
Adjustment of Clothing and Equipment	Rule 42
Appointment of Officials	Rule 34
Attempt to Injure	Rule 43
Awarded Goals	Rule 51(c)
see also	Rule 30(b)
	Rule 67(h)
	Rule 72(n)
	Rule 88(a)
	Rule 91(c)
Bench Minor Penalties	Rule 26(b)
Blue Lines	Rule 5
Boarding	Rule 44
Broken Stick	Rule 45
Butt-Ending	Rule 46
Calling of Penalties	Rule 33
Captain of Team	Rule 14
Center Ice Spot and Circle	Rule 6
Change of Players	Rule 17
see also	Rule 51(e)
Charging	Rule 47
Charging the Goalkeeper	Rule 47(c)
see also	Rule 78
Checking from Behind	Rule 48
Cleaning Ice	Rule 87(d)
	Rule 90(c)
Clipping	Rule 49
Coincident Major Penalties	Rule 27(c)
Coincident Minor Penalties	Rule 26(d)
Composition of Team	Rule 13
Cross-Checking	Rule 50
Dangerous Equipment	Rule 23
Delayed Off-Sides	Rule 74(a)
see also	Rule 75(f)
	Rule 77(c)
Delayed Penalties	Rule 32
Delaying the Game	Rule 51
see also	Rule 42(a,d)
	Rule 55
	Rule 59
	Rule 79(b)
	Rule 87(e,f)
Deliberate Illegal Substitution	Rule 17
Deliberate Injury of Opponents	Rule 52
Dimensions of Rink	Rule 2
Disallowed Goals	Rule 11(c)
see also	Rule 15(b)
	Rule 57(c,d,e,g,h)
	Rule 59(e)
	Rule 70(a,c)
	Rule 72(q,r)
	Rule 78(a,b,d,e,g,h,j,l)
	Rule 93(d)
Dislodging Net from Moorings	Rule 51(c)
Disputes with Officials	Rule 41(c)
Division of Ice Surface	Rule 5
Diving	Rule 41(o)
Elbowing	Rule 53
End Zone Face-Off Spots and Circles	Rule 8
Face Guards	Rule 21
see also	Rule 23
Face-Off Configuration
Face-Off Spots in Neutral Zone	Rule 7
Face-Offs	Rule 54
Falling on Puck	Rule 55
see also	Rule 59
Fisticuffs	Rule 56
see also	Rule 41(e,f)
	Rule 52(a)
	Rule 72
Forfeiting a Game	Rule 35(q)
see also	Rule 83
Game Line-up	Rule 15
Game Misconducts	Rule 28
Game Timekeeper	Rule 40
Goal Crease	Rule 4
see also	Rule 78
Goal Crease Diagram
Goal Frame Diagram
Goal Judge	Rule 37
Goal Posts and Nets	Rule 3
Goalkeeper - Outside the Crease	Rule 47(c)
see also	Rule 78
Goalkeeper - Substitute	Rule 15
see also	Rule 18
	Rule 31
Goalkeeper's Equipment	Rule 21
see also	Rule 42(c)
Goalkeeper's Penalties	Rule 31
Goals and Assists	Rule 57
Gross Misconduct	Rule 28
see also	Rule 58
Handling Puck with Hands	Rule 59
Head-Butting	Rule 60
Helmet	Rule 22
High Sticks	Rule 61
Holding an opponent	Rule 62
Holding an opponent's sticks	Rule 63
Hooking	Rule 64
Ice Cleaning	Rule 87(d)
see also	Rule 90(c)
Ice Surface	Rule 1
Icing the Puck	Rule 65
Icing the Puck - Unnecessary Contact	Rule 44(a)
Illegal Puck	Rule 66
Injured Players	Rule 18
Intentional Off-Sides	Rule 74(b)
see also	Rule 77(c)
Interference	Rule 67
see also	Rule 88(a)
	Rule 67(i)
Interference by/with Spectators	Rule 68
Interference with Goalkeeper	Rule 78
Kicking a Player	Rule 69
Kicking the Puck	Rule 70
Kneeing	Rule 71
Leaving Players' or Penalty Bench	Rule 72
see also	Rule 41(b)
Linesman	Rule 36
Lineup - Game	Rule 15
Lineup - Starting	Rule 16
Major Penalties	Rule 27
Masks	Rule 21
see also	Rule 23
Match Penalties	Rule 29
see also	Rule 43
	Rule 52
	Rule 69
Minor Penalties	Rule 26
Misconduct Penalties	Rule 28
Obscene Language or Gestures	Rule 73
Official Scorer	Rule 39
see also	Rule 57
Off-Sides	Rule 74
see also	Rule 75
	Rule 77
Overtime	Rule 89
Passes	Rule 75
Penalties	Rule 25
Penalties - Automatic expiry	Rule 26
Penalty Bench	Rule 10
see also	Rule 72
Penalty Shot	Rule 30
see also	Rule 17(b)
	Rule 51(c,d)
	Rule 55(c)
	Rule 59(d)
	Rule 67(i)
	Rule 72(m)
	Rule 88(a)
	Rule 91(b)
Penalty Timekeeper	Rule 38
see also	Rule 72(l)
Physical Abuse of Officials	Rule 76
Players' Benches	Rule 9
see also	Rule 72
Players' Jerseys	Rule 24A
Players in Uniform	Rule 15
Police Protection	Rule 12
Preceding Puck into Attacking Zone	Rule 77
Pre-game Warm-up	Rule 87(c)
Profane Language	Rule 73
see also	Rule 41(a,h,i)
Protection of Goalkeeper	Rule 78
Protective Equipment	Rule 22
Puck	Rule 24
Puck - Illegal	Rule 66
Puck Out of Bounds or Unplayable	Rule 80
Puck Must Be Kept in Motion	Rule 79
see also	Rule 55
	Rule 59
Puck Out of Sight	Rule 81
Puck Striking Official	Rule 82
Referee	Rule 35
Referee's Crease	Rule 10
see also	Rule 41(m)
Refusing to Start Play	Rule 83
see also	Rule 87(e)
Rink	Rule 1
Rink Diagram
Rink Dimensions	Rule 2
Roughing	Rule 84
Signal and Timing Devices	Rule 11
Skates	Rule 20
Slashing	Rule 85
Slow Whistle	Rule 74
see also	Rule 75(f)
	Rule 77
Spearing	Rule 86
Standing in Goal Crease	Rule 78(b)
Start of Game and Periods	Rule 87
Starting Line-Up	Rule 16
Statistician	Rule 40 A
Sticks	Rule 19
Supplementary Discipline	Rule 33 A
Suspension - Exhibition Games	Rule 33 B
Throwing Stick	Rule 88
see also	Rule 67
Throwing Objects onto the ice	Rule 41(k)
see also	Rule 45(c)
	Rule 68(c)
Tied Game	Rule 89
Time of Match	Rule 90
Time-Outs	Rule 92
Tripping	Rule 91
Uniforms	Rule 13
Unsportsmanlike Conduct	Rule 41
Video Goal Judge	Rule 93
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