All protective equipment, except gloves, headgear and goalkeepers' leg guards must be worn under the uniform. For violation of this Rule, after warning by the Referee, a minor penalty shall be imposed. (NOTE) Players including the goalkeeper violating this Rule shall not be permitted to participate in the game until such equipment has been corrected or removed. All players of both Teams shall wear a helmet of design, material and construction approved by the Rules Committee at all times while participating in a game, either on the playing surface or the players' or penalty benches. A player may continue to participate in the play without his helmet. However, if he goes to his players' bench to be substituted for, he may not return to the ice during play without a helmet. Should he do so, the play shall be stopped once his Team has gained possession of the puck. If the play is stopped for such an infraction in the attacking zone, the ensuing face-off will take place at the nearest face-off spot in the neutral zone of the nonoffending Team. If the play is stopped for such an infraction in the defending or neutral zone, the ensuing face-off will take place at the location of the puck when the play was stopped. When a goalkeeper has lost his helmet and/or face mask and his Team has possession of the puck, the play shall be stopped immediately to allow the goalkeeper the opportunity to regain his helmet and/or face mask. When the opposing Team has possession of the puck, play shall only be stopped if there is no immediate and impending scoring opportunity. This stoppage of play must be made by the Referee. When play is stopped in the defending zone because the goalkeeper has lost his helmet and/or face mask, the ensuing face-off shall take place at one of the defending Team's end zone faceoff spots. A glove from which all or part of the palm has been removed or cut to permit the use of the bare hand shall be considered illegal equipment and if any player wears such a glove in play, a minor penalty shall be imposed on him. When a complaint is made under this Rule, and such complaint is not sustained, a bench minor penalty shall be imposed against the complaining Club under Rule 51 - Delaying the Game.

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