Please forward your suggestions for change or improvement to tdo@gthlcanada.com. Playing Rules Quiz 1. Yes. Rule 18 Situation 3 2. A. Nearest neutral zone face-off spot. Rule 19(f) Note 3 & Rule 57(e) B. Centre ice. Rule 19(f) Note 3 C. At nearest neutral zone face-off spot. Rule 19(f) Note 3 3. Yes. Rule 20(b) 4. A. Warn the team that further violations will be penalized. Rule 24(b) Note 4 B. Assess Minor to be served by the offending player. Rule 24(b) Note 4 C. Somewhat. As a minimum, goaltenders must wear the same type of head and facial protection as the players. Rule 24(b) Note 4 5. HS, CC, SL, BE, SP. Rule 28(f) 6. A. No penalty assessed. Report the incident to the League President. Rule 24(f) B. Assess a Minor penalty. Rule 24(f) C. Assess a Misconduct penalty. Rule 24(f) 7. The goal does NOT count as this is considered a rebound. Rule 35 Situation 7 8. Award a goal to the non-offending team. Rule 36(b) 9. Confer with the offending Team s Captain to determine the offending player. Assess the offending player a Major + Game Misconduct. Have a player that was on the ice when play was stopped serve the Major (time) penalty (if applicable). Rule 39 Situation 17 10. No, because the puck did not pass through the area normally occupied by the net. Rule 36(c) 11. A6 @ 10:50, A7 @ 9:30, A8 at the first stoppage of play after 9:30. Rule 38 (a)(b)(c) 12. A. Minor time penalty in progress is cancelled. Minor/Major/Match signaled on delay is assessed in lieu of the Penalty Shot. If the Team Captain is unable to identify the offender, the Referee shall select any player that was on the ice when play was stopped to serve the penalty. Rule 39(b) & Situation 4 B. Minor time penalty in progress is cancelled. Confer with the offending Team s Captain to determine the offending player and have that player serve the Minor penalty. If the Team Captain is unable to identify the offender, the Referee shall select any player that was on the ice when play was stopped to serve the penalty. Rule 38 Situation 16 C. Minor time penalty in progress is cancelled. Assess the Minor to A8 and the Major to A6, being careful to report A8 s penalty first. Rules 38(e) and 39(b) 13. Yes. Rule 42(d) 1
14. Game or Gross Misconduct (Note: In the GTHL, officials are directed to assess a Gross Misconduct in all cases where racial or religious slurs occur). Rule 47(f) 15. Yes, but only if the action was deemed to be an attempt to injure or the offending player deliberately injured the opponent. Otherwise a double Minor penalty should be assessed. Rule 49(b) 16. If the Major + Game was assessed due to degree of violence: The boarding rule gives the referee discretion to call a Minor or, alternatively a Major + Game Misconduct based on the degree of violence involved. In my opinion the degree of violence was sufficient to warrant a Major + Game Misconduct. Rule 50(a) If the Major + Game was assessed due to injury: The boarding rule directs the referee to assess a Major + Game Misconduct penalty when a player is injured due to a boarding violation. That is the case; Hence the Major + Game Misconduct penalty. Rule 50(a) 17. Penalty Shot. Rule 55(c) 18. A. If the player was unable to defend against striking the boards or net. Rule 53(b) B. If the act was a deliberate attempt to injure or the offending player deliberately injured the opponent. Rule 53(a) 19. If a penalty for fighting is assessed to either or both of the players that were wrestling. Rule 59(c) 20. A. Visiting team. Rule 57(a) B. Minor for Face-off Violation. Rule 57(d) 21. A. When both teams are penalized at the same stoppage of play. Rule 57(d) B. When the defending team is guilty of intentionally abstaining from playing the puck. Rule 57 Situation 12 22. A. Minor (for Falling on the Puck). Rule 58(b) B. Penalty Shot. Rule 58(c) C. NO penalty. The act must be intentional in order to assess a penalty under this rule. Rule 58 Situation 2 23. Goal!!!!! Rule 62 Situation 5 24. Minor penalty (for delay of game). Rule 55(c) 25. No. The kick must be followed by a clear shooting motion for the goal to count. Rule 60(c) & Situation 11 and Rule 69 Situation 1 26. A. Minor + Game Misconduct (for Interference) + Game Misconduct (intervening in a fight). Rules 66(d) and 59(c) & Situation 9 B. Bench Minor + Game Misconduct (Interference). Rule 66(d) and Rule 59 Situation 9 2
27. Major + Game Misconduct or, alternatively a Match Penalty. Rule 53(a) 28. Immediate whistle. Face-off in line with where the 2 nd contact occurred unless the 2 nd contact (foul) was committed by an attacking player in the attacking zone, in which case the face-off shall occur at the closest neutral zone face-off spot. Rule 62 Situation 10 29. No icing. Rule 65(d) & Situation 16 30. If the opponent is the puck carrier located in the offending player s defending zone Award a Penalty Shot. Otherwise, assess a Minor penalty (for Throwing Stick) unless a Major + Game Misconduct (injury) or Match penalty (attempt to injure/deliberate injury) occurs. Rules 82(b) and 82 (c) & Rule 82 Situations 1 & 6 31. A. Minor (for interference). Rule 66 Situation 9 B. Minor (for interference). Rule 66 Situation 9 32. A. A6: Minor (INS) + Major + GM (FI) + Minor + Minor + GM (1 st to leave bench to start a fight). B7: Major + GM (FI). Rule 70 Situation 16(i) B. Same as A above except INS Minor not assessed to A6. Rule 70 Situation 16(ii) C. A6: Major + GM (FI). B7: Minor (INS) + Major + GM (FI). Rule 70 Situation 16(iii) 33. Bench Minor or Game Misconduct. Rule 70(f) 34. Icing. Rule 72 Situation 21 Guideline #4 35. Minimal/Moderate/Severe. (Major) + GM is assessed when moderate force is involved or injury occurs. Rule 86 Clarifications 36. Yes. The offending player is considered on the ice as soon as the penalty expires. Rule Situation 20 37. Minor or, alternatively, Major + GM. Match penalty is also a possibility. Rules 85(b) and 49(a) 38. A. Yes. Rule 35 Situation 8 B. There was no rebound on the play. To be considered a rebound, the defending goaltender must have propelled the p uck (gain control) after which the attacking player must regain control then shoot or redirect the puck into the net. In this case the puck simply deflecte d (vice rebounded) into the net. Rule 35 Situation 8 39. Yes. Rule 35(i) 40. Allow the Penalty Shot to be taken. Assess a Bench Minor penalty (for unsubstantiated measurement) to the team that requested the measurement. Have the (time) penalty served by someone on the ice at the time play was stopped. Rule 35(i) and Section 3 Measurement Guidelines #2 41. Disallow the goal. Face-off at the appropriate neutral zone face-off spot. Rule 42 Situation 7 3
42. A. Minor (for illegally receiving a stick). Rule 51 Situation 2 B. Minor + GM (for Interference) to player on the penalty bench. Rules 81(b) & 66(d) C. Bench Minor. Rule 51 Situation 2 43. A. Side from which the shot originated. Rule 57 Situation 5 B. Side on which the goaltender froze the puck. Rule 57 Situation 5 44. Closest end-zone face-off spot in Team A s defending zone. Rule 74 Situation 1 45. Major + GM (for fighting). Rule 59 Situation 21 46. Immediate whistle. Award a Penalty Shot to Team B. Rule 20 Situation 6 47. Assess NO penalty. Report the situation to the League President. Rule 27 Situation 5 48. Puck must be in the neutral or attacking zone. Player must have control of the puck. Player must be on a breakaway with no one to pass other than the goaltender. Player must be denied a reasonable scoring opportunity. Rule 35 Situation 2 and Rule 85(d) 49....the fight was instigated by an opponent. Rule 70 Situation 16 50. None. Rule 28(b) 51. Minor penalty. Rule 70(d) 52. Award a Penalty Shot. Rule 55(c) 53. Minor (leaving penalty bench early) + Penalty Shot (assuming a reasonable scoring opportunity was denied). Offending player returns to serve Minor plus time remaining on the original penalty at the time he left the penalty box. Rule 70 Situation 2 54. Assess a Match penalty (for spitting). Rule 80 55. Award a Penalty Shot. Rule 82(a) 56. Yes, so long as there is no distinct kicking motion involved. Rule 60(d) 57. A. Cancel as MANY penalties as possible. B. Cancel in a way to make the team one ONE player short. C. Cancel in a way to AVOID taking an extra player off the ice. D. Cancel using the ORDER of occurrence or in the order that they were reported by the Referee. Rule 30 Situation 1 58. Goal is disallowed. Player must serve 30 seconds remaining on his penalty. The time of game clock is not adjusted. Rule 70 Situation 12 Example C 59. NO goal. Rule 61(e) 60. NO goal. Rule 63(a) 4
Positioning Systems Quiz 1. 2. 4. B A 3. B C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. A Greater Toronto Hockey League Officiating Program 16. HCOP officiating manual Page 6-3 17. The first official that notices the situation must make a definitive move towards or away from the line, thereby letting the other official know that he is or is not cover the line. Procedures Quiz for Referees 1 a. Boarding b. Butt-End c. High Stick d. Penalty Shot e. Checking from Behind f. Body Check g. Match penalty h. Misconduct i. Holding the Stick 2. B 3. False,True, False, True, True, False, True, False 5
4. a. True Greater Toronto Hockey League Officiating Program b. True c. True d. True e. False 5. 4, 8, 2, 1, 9, 6, 10, 5, 3, 7 Procedures Quiz for Linesmen 1. a. True b. True c. False d. False e. True f. True 2. E 3. Back arm 4. In the end zone: The linesman that will drop the puck. In the neutral zone: The linesman that will NOT drop the puck. 5. E 6. Yes 7. Puck is shot/dumped into the end zone. Puck is deflected into the end zone. 8. D 9. Offending player forces a whistle knowing full well the play is off-side. 10. A. Body check an opponent B. Stick check an opponent C. Make contact with the puck 11. Between the penalized player and the nearest potential threat 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. Point back to the face-off location. 18. If the offending team is in possession of the puck, stop play immediately. 6
19. A 20. A 21. After the goal, the linesmen position themselves so that the linesman in the defending team s end is on the opposite side of the ice as their player s bench. This puts the other linesman near the scoring team s bench at the blue line. 22. At the first stoppage of play. 23. A 24. Concept: Transfer responsibility for coverage of a line. Signal: Eye contact and head nod. Irregular Officiating Procedures Quiz 1. A, B, D, F, G, J, N, O 2. a. False b. False c. False d. True e. False f. False g. True h. True i. True j. False k. False 7