- The Referees shall have general supervision of the
game and shall have full control of all game officials
and players during the game, including stoppages;
and in case of any dispute, their decision shall be
final.
(NOTE) As there is a human factor involved in blowing
the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the
play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually
being blown. The fact that the puck may come loose
or cross the goal line prior to the sound of the whistle
has no bearing if the Referee has ruled that the play
had been stopped prior to this happening.
The Referees shall remain on the ice at the
conclusion of each period until all players have
proceeded to their dressing rooms. - All Referees and Linesmen shall be dressed in black trousers and official sweaters.
They shall be equipped with approved whistles, tape measure and an official stick measuring gauge. - The Referees shall order the Teams on the ice at the
appointed time for the beginning of a game and at
the commencement of each period. If for any
reason, there is more than fifteen (15) minutes'
delay in the commencement of the game or any
undue delay in resuming play after the Leagueapproved
intermission length between periods, the
Referees shall state in their report to the
Commissioner the cause of the delay and the club or
clubs which were at fault.
- It shall be the duty of the Referees to see to it that
all players are properly dressed, and that the
approved regulation equipment (including the
approved on-ice branded exposure program) is in
use at all times during the game.
- The Referees shall, before starting the game, see
that the appointed off-ice officials, including the
Game Timekeeper, and the Goal Judges are in their
respective places and ensure that the timing and
signaling equipment are in order.
- It shall be the duty of the Referees to impose such
penalties as are prescribed by the rules for
infractions thereof and they shall give the final
decision in matters of disputed goals. The Referees
may consult with the Linesmen, Goal Judge or Video
Goal Judge before making his decision.
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The Referees shall have announced over the public
address system information regarding the legality of
an apparent goal. The Official Scorer, with the
assistance of the Video Goal Judge, will confirm the
goal scorer and any players deserving of an assist.
See also Rule 57 (Note) -- Goals and Assists.
The Referees shall have announced over the public address system the reason for not allowing a goal every time the goal signal light is turned on in
the course of play. This shall be done at the first
stoppage of play regardless of any standard signal
given by the Referees when the goal signal light
was put on in error. The Referees shall report to the Official Scorer
the name or number of the goal scorer but he shall
not give any information or advice with respect to
the awarding of assists. (NOTE) The name of the scorer and any player entitled
to an assist will be announced over the public address
system. In the event that the Referee disallows a goal
for any violation of the rules, he shall report the reason
for the disallowance to the Official Scorer who shall
have announced the Referee's decision correctly over
the public address system. The infraction of the rules for which each penalty
has been imposed will be announced correctly, as
reported by the Referee, over the public address
system. Where players of both Teams are penalized
on the same play, the penalty to the visiting player
will be announced first. Where a penalty is imposed by the Referee
which calls for a mandatory or automatic fine, only
the time portion of the penalty will be reported by
the Referee to the Official Scorer and announced
over the public address system, and the fine will be
collected through the League office. - The Referees shall see to it that players of opposing
Teams are separated on the penalty bench to prevent feuding.
- The Referees shall not halt the game for any infractions of the rules concerning off-side play at the blue line or any violation of Rule 65, icing the puck. Determining infractions of these rules is the duty of the Linesmen unless, by virtue of some
accident, the Linesman is prevented from doing
so in which case the duties of the Linesman
shall be assumed by the Referee until play
is stopped.
- Should a Referee accidentally leave the ice or
receive an injury which incapacitates him from
discharging his duties while play is in progress, the
game shall be automatically stopped. If the Referee
is unable to continue, the game shall continue using
the one Referee, two Linesmen system.
- If, through misadventure or sickness, the Referees
and Linesmen appointed are prevented from
appearing, the Managers or Coaches of the two
clubs shall agree on a Referee(s) and
Linesman(men). If they are unable to agree, they
shall appoint a player from each side who shall act
as Referee and Linesman; the player of the home
club acting as Referee and the player of the visiting
club as Linesman.
- If the regularly appointed Officials appear during the
progress of the game, they shall at once replace the
temporary Officials.
- Should a Linesman appointed be unable to act at
the last minute or through sickness or accident be
unable to finish the game, the Referees shall have
the power to appoint another in his stead, if they
deem it necessary, or if required to do so by the
Manager or Coach of either of the competing
Teams. If no replacement linesman is available, one of the two Referees
will perform the duties of the Linesman while still
retaining his ability to assess penalties when
deemed appropriate. The remaining Referee will skate end to end.
- If, owing to illness or accident, one of the Referees
is unable to continue to officiate, the remaining
Referee shall perform the duties of the ill or injured
Referee during the balance of the game. If a
Linesman is to be assigned the Referee or Officiating
Supervisor will select him. In the event that an NHL
Supervisor is in attendance at a game where a spare
Official is present, he shall have the authority to
substitute the injured Referee with the spare
Official.
- The Referees shall check club rosters and all players
in uniform before signing the Official Report of
Match form.
- The Referee shall report to the Commissioner
promptly and in detail the circumstances of any of
the following incidents:
- When a stick or part thereof is thrown outside the playing area -- Rule 88(c) -- Throwing Stick;
- Every obscene gesture made by any person involved in the playing or conduct of the game whether as a participant or as an official of either Team or of the League, which gesture he has personally observed or which has been brought to his attention by any game official -- Rule 73(a) -- Obscene Language or Gestures;
- When any player, Trainer, Coach or club
executive becomes involved in an altercation with a spectator -- Rule 68(b) -- Interference by/with Spectators;
- Every infraction under Rule 27(b) -- Major Penalties, whenever a major penalty and game misconduct is assessed.
- Anytime a player is deemed the instigator or
the aggressor in a fight -- Rule 56(a) -- Fisticuffs.
- In the event of failure by a club to comply with a
provision of the League constitution, by-laws,
resolutions, rules or regulations affecting the playing
of a game, the Referee shall, if so directed by the
Commissioner or his designee, refuse to permit the
game to proceed until the offending club comes into
compliance with such provision.
Should the offending club persist in its refusal to
come into compliance, the Referee shall, with the
prior approval of the Commissioner or his designee,
declare the game forfeited and the non-offending
club the winner. Should the Referee declare the
game forfeited because both clubs have refused to
comply with such a provision, the visiting club shall
be declared the winner. If the game is declared forfeited prior to its
having commenced, the score shall be recorded as
1-0 and no player shall be credited with any
personal statistics. If the game was in progress at the time it is
declared forfeited, the score shall be recorded as
zero for the loser and 1, or such greater number of
goals that had been scored by it, for the winner;
however, the players on both clubs shall be credited
with all personal statistics earned up to the time the forfeit was declared. - In the event of any dispute regarding time or the
expiration of penalties, the matter shall be referred
to the Referees for adjudication and their decision
shall be final. They may use the Video Goal Judge to
assist in rendering their final decision. (See Rule 93(g) -- Video Goal Judge.)
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