IIHF OFFICIAL RULE BOOK 2023/24 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 Copyright........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Official Language............................................................................................................................................3 Other Languages.............................................................................................................................................3 Situation handbook..........................................................................................................................................3 Navigation in the Rule Book..............................................................................................................................3 Questions or Remarks?....................................................................................................................................3 Solidarity........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Integrity.......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Skills.............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Passion.......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Discipline & Respect .......................................................................................................................................8 Principles of the Game.....................................................................................................................................9 For the Good of the Game...............................................................................................................................10 PREAMBLE 11 Gender Participation......................................................................................................................................11 Player Eligibility / Age....................................................................................................................................11 Proper Authorities and Discipline.....................................................................................................................11 Anti-Doping. ................................................................................................................................................. 11 SECTION 01. PLAYING AREA 16 RULE 1 Rink..................................................................................................................................... 17 RULE 2 Goal Posts and Nets...............................................................................................................21 RULE 3 Benches............................................................................................................................... 22 RULE 4 Signal and Timing Devices......................................................................................................23 SECTION 02. TEAMS 24 RULE 5 Team.................................................................................................................................... 25 RULE 6 Captain and Alternate Captains...............................................................................................27 RULE 7 Starting Line-up....................................................................................................................27 RULE 8 Injured Players......................................................................................................................28 SECTION 03. EQUIPMENT 30 RULE 9 Uniforms............................................................................................................................... 31 RULE 10 Sticks................................................................................................................................... 35 RULE 11 Goalkeepers Equipment..........................................................................................................38 RULE 12 Illegal Equipment...................................................................................................................41 RULE 13 Puck. ................................................................................................................................... 41
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