IIHF OFFICIAL RULE BOOK 2023/24

TABLE OF CONTENTS IIHF OFFICIAL RULE BOOK 2023/24 – SECTION 04 50 TYPES OF PENALTIES 20.7. REPORTING The Referee is required to report all major penalties and the surrounding circumstances to the Proper Authorities immediately following the game in which they occur. RULE 21 DANGEROUS ACTIONS 21.1. MAJOR PENALTY AND GAME MISCONDUCT PENALTY A Major Penalty with an automatic Game Misconduct Penalty shall be imposed on any Player who commits an action that is not covered by the playing rules and, in the judgement of the Referee, endanger any person involved in the game. 21.2. DISCIPLINARY MEASURES If deemed appropriate, Supplementary Discipline can be applied by the Proper Authorities at their discretion. ➔ Rule 28 – Supplementary Discipline. RULE 22 MISCONDUCT PENALTIES 22.1. MISCONDUCT PENALTY In the event of Misconduct Penalties to any Players except the Goalkeeper, the Players shall be ruled off the ice for a period of ten (10) minutes each. A substitute Player is permitted to immediately replace a Player serving a Misconduct Penalty. A Player whose Misconduct Penalty has expired shall remain in the Penalty Box until the next stoppage of play. An “Automatic Game Misconduct” shall be applied to any Player who has been assessed a second (2nd) Misconduct Penalty in the same game. 22.2. MISCONDUCT PENALTY – GOALKEEPER Should a Goalkeeper on the ice incur a Misconduct Penalty, this penalty shall be served by another member of their Team who was on the ice when the offense was committed. This Skater is to be designated by the Coach of the offending Team through the Captain. 22.3. SHORT-HANDED A Player receiving a Misconduct Penalty does not cause their Team to play “short-handed” unless they also receive a Minor, Major Penalty in addition to the Misconduct Penalty. When a Player receives a Minor Penalty and a Misconduct Penalty at the same time, the penalized Team shall immediately put a substitute Player in the Penalty Box and they shall serve the Minor Penalty without change. Should the opposing Team score during the time the Minor Penalty is being served, the Minor Penalty shall terminate (unless ➔ Rule 15.4 – Short-handed Team – Goal Scored is applicable) and the Misconduct to the originally penalized Player shall start immediately. 22.4. REPORTING All Misconduct penalties assessed for “Abuse of Officials” must be reported in detail to the Proper Authorities. 22.5. INFRACTIONS A list of the infractions that can result in a Misconduct Penalty being assessed can be found in Table 9. ➔ For more information refer to Appendix IV – Tables Overview – Table 9. 04 SECTION · TYPES OF PENALTIES

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