TABLE OF CONTENTS (I) Once it is apparent to the Referee that the Team is refusing to come onto the ice and begin play, a Bench Minor Penalty is to be assessed to the offending Team for “Delay of Game”. (II) Five (5) minutes will be provided for the offending Team to return to the ice and begin play. (III) After the five (5) minutes has elapsed and the offending Team still has not returned to the ice to resume play, the game shall be forfeited. (IV) Once the Coach has been notified of the five (5) minute warning, and the Team returns to the ice to resume play within that time frame, a Bench Minor Penalty for “Delay of Game” must be assessed to the offending Team as stated in (I) above. Supplementary Discipline will be applied by the Proper Authorities at their discretion. ➔ Rule 28 – Supplementary Discipline. RULE 74 TOO MANY PLAYERS ON THE ICE 74.1. TOO MANY PLAYERS ON THE ICE Players may be changed at any time during the play from the Players’ Bench provided that the Player or Players leaving the ice shall be within 1.50 m of their Players’ Bench and out of the play before the change is made – refer also to Rule 71 – Premature Substitution. At the discretion of the On-ice Officials, should a substituting Player come onto the ice before their Teammate is within the 1.50 m (5 ft) limit of the Players’ Bench (and therefore clearly causing their Team to have “too many Players” on the ice), then a Bench Minor Penalty may be assessed. When a Player is retiring from the ice surface and is within the 1.50 m limit of their Players’ Bench, and their substitute is on the ice, then the retiring Player shall be considered off the ice for the purpose of Rule 70 – Leaving Players Bench or Penalty Box. If in the course of making a substitution, either the Player entering the game or the Player retiring from the ice surface plays the puck with their stick, skates or hands or who checks or makes any physical contact with an opposing Player while either the Player entering the game or the retiring Player is actually on the ice, then the infraction of “too many Players on the ice” will be called. If in the course of a substitution either the Player(s) entering the play or the Player(s) retiring is struck by the puck accidentally, the play will not be stopped, and no penalty will be called. During the play, the Player retiring from the ice must do so at the Players’ Bench and not through any other exit leading from the Rink. This is not a legal Player change and therefore when a violation occurs, a Bench Minor Penalty shall be imposed. A Player coming onto the ice as a substitute Player is considered on the ice once both of their skates are on the ice. If they play the puck or interfere with an opponent while still on the Players’ Bench, they shall be penalized under ➔ Rule 56 – Interference. A retiring Player (coming off the ice) who has one skate on the ice and one skate off the ice in the Players’ Bench is considered as “off the ice”. 74.2. BENCH MINOR PENALTY A Bench Minor Penalty for “too many Players on the ice” shall be assessed for a violation of this rule. This penalty can be assessed by the Referees or the Linespersons. Should a goal be scored by the offending Team prior to the Referee or Linesperson blowing their whistle to assess the Bench Minor Penalty, the goal shall be disallowed, and the penalty assessed for “too many Players on the ice”. IIHF OFFICIAL RULE BOOK 2023/24 – SECTION 09 118 OTHER FOULS 09 SECTION · OTHER FOULS
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