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The National Hockey League rules are the rules governing the play of the National Hockey League (NHL), a professional ice hockey organization. Infractions of the rules, such as offside and icing , lead to a stoppage of play and subsequent face-offs , while more serious infractions lead to penalties being assessed to the offending team.
This article deals chiefly with ice hockey. In the rules of the National Hockey League, cross-checking is defined in Rule 59, [1] while the International Ice Hockey Federation rules define it in Rule 127. [2] While body checking is allowed in boys and men's ice hockey, the use of the stick increases the risk of injury to an opponent.
(Note that the requirements for high-sticking the puck for purposes of allowing/disallowing goal is different from the other forms of high-sticking.) [29] NHL referees can use on-ice video review to confirm or overturn a double-minor high sticking call. [13] Holding Grabbing an opponent's body, equipment or clothing with the hands or stick.
The superstitious practice of a hockey player not shaving off his facial hair during the playoffs, consequently growing a beard. plus-minus A hockey statistic that can apply to a player or an offensive or defensive line indicating whether they were on the ice when the opposing team scored (a minus) or on the ice when their team scored (a plus).
The IIHF rule book is used in both amateur and professional leagues worldwide. The NHL's rule book is the basis for the rule books of most North American professional leagues. The IIHF, amateur and NHL rules evolved separately from amateur and professional Canadian ice hockey rules of the early 1900s. [1]
In women's IIHF ice hockey, body checking is considered an "illegal hit" as well as in non-checking leagues, and is punishable by a minor penalty, major penalty and automatic game misconduct, or match penalty. [1] Body checking was allowed at the first women's world ice hockey championship in 1990 but has been considered illegal since.
Charging is a penalty in ice hockey. Rule 42 of the NHL rulebook dictates that: A minor or major penalty shall be imposed on a player who skates, jumps into or charges an opponent in any manner. Charging shall mean the actions of a player who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner.
In ice hockey, holding the stick is a penalty called when a player intentionally holds an opposing player's stick in his hands and between any part of his body (i.e. under arms or between legs) to restrict the opposing player's ability to play the puck. [1] The referee will call a minor penalty for this infraction.