SECTION 1: TRUE OR FALSE 1. A player from Team A receives his third minor penalty of the game and a player from Team B also receives a minor penalty. Team A is not required to place a replacement player in the penalty box to serve the minor penalty. 2. Whenever an additional puck is observed on the playing surface, even if not interfering with the game, play must be stopped immediately. 3. For all match penalties, a total of 5 minutes shall be recorded on the Official Scoresheet against the offending player or team official. 4. A team may change goalkeepers to defend against a penalty shot. 5. If a team is unable to place the correct number of players on the playing surface, due to injuries or penalties, the game shall be forfeited and the non- offending team declared the winner. 6. A player from Team A leaves the penalty box prematurely, due to error by the penalty timekeeper, and Team B inadvertently shoots the puck into its own goal. The goal counts. 7. All double minor penalties are treated as two separate minor penalties and recorded on the Official Scoresheet as such. 8. The ensuing face- off location after the puck is shot off the crossbar and out of play by the attacking team in the attacking zone is the center face- off spot. 9. The proper sequence of penalties to call against a team official who continues to verbally abuse an official is: minor, misconduct, game ejection, game misconduct. 10. A major plus a game misconduct or a match penalty must be assessed in every instance where an injury results from body checking. 11. A team shall be allowed to call its timeout in order to warm up its goalkeeper or a substitute goalkeeper. 12. All players, including goalkeepers, are bound by the within five feet of the bench criteria when they are being substituted for by another player. 13. A major penalty cannot be treated as coincidental with a match penalty. 14. The ensuing face- off location after a stoppage of play caused by an attacking player in the attacking zone is always the center face- off spot. 15. A player and an official accidentally collide on the rink and the player uses profane language to the official for being in the way. A misconduct penalty shall be assessed. SECTION 2: PENALTY EXPIRATIONS In the following situations, determine which player, if any, returns to the playing surface once the goal is scored. All numbers after the player refer to the penalty minutes assessed. A. Player A1 returns to the rink. B. Player A1 first minor terminates. C. Substitute for A1 returns to rink. D. Player A2 returns to rink. E. No penalty may be terminated. 16. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 2 4:30 A2 2 B1 2 4:00 B2 2
17. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 5 4:30 A2 2 18. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 2 + 2 4:00 B1 2 19. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 5 + 2 B1 5 20. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 2 + 2 B1 2 4:30 A2 2 4:00 B2 2 21. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 2 + 2 4:30 B1 2 22. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 4:30 A1 2 + 2 B1 5 3:30 A2 2 23. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 4:30 A1 5 + 2 B1 5 24. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:30 A1 2 + 2 B1 2 4:00 A2 2 B2 5 25. CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 8:30 A1 5 + 2 SECTION 3: MATCH THE PROPER PENALTIES Determine which of the following penalty options are correct for the situations below. All situations may have other potential options but only one option included in the following list. A. Minor Penalty B. Minor or Major Penalty C. Misconduct Penalty D. Major plus Game Misconduct E. Match Penalty 26. Body checking resulting in no injury and with no intent to injure. 27. Shooting the puck out of the reach of an official who is retrieving it. 28. Unintentionally spearing an opponent. 29. Entering the Referee s crease when asked to leave. 30. Delaying the game. 31. Goalkeeper leaving crease during an altercation. 32. Throwing glove out of play. 33. First player to leave the player s bench during an altercation and participate in a fight. 34. Head- butting an opponent and causing injury. 35. Using an obscene gesture towards an official. 36. Slew- footing. 37. Holding an opponent or an opponent s facemask. 38. Captain leaving the bench to protest a call. 39. Inciting an opponent into incurring a penalty. 40. Tripping.
SECTION 4: WHO SERVES THE TIME PENALTY? Answers may be used more than once, or not used at all. A. Offending player B. Offending goalkeeper C. Any non- penalized player, except a goalkeeper D. Player on the rink at the time the infraction occurred E. No one 41. Misconduct assessed to the goalkeeper. 42. Coincidental minor penalties are assessed and a player subsequently receives a separate game misconduct penalty. 43. Minor penalty and game ejection assessed to a player for third penalty of game. 44. Player creating too many men on the rink. 45. Identifiable player on the players bench uses profanity towards an official. SECTION 5: MULTIPLE CHOICE 46. What is the on- rink numerical strength of Team A at the ensuing face- off under the following situation? CLOCK TIME TEAM A TEAM B 5:00 A1 2 + 2 B1 2 A2 2 A. Team A is short one player. B. Team A is short two players. C. The teams play at even strength. D. Either A or B (captain s choice). E. None of the above. 47. Which of the following penalties require the assessment of a game misconduct? A. Throwing equipment out of the rink in protest of an official s decision. B. Checking from behind head first into the boards or goal frame. C. Accidentally high- sticking an opponent and causing an injury. D. B and C. E. A, B, and C. 48. During a penalty shot, which of the following is TRUE? A. The goalkeeper must remain in the goal crease until the shooter crosses the center red line. B. The opposing goalkeeper not defending against the penalty shot must proceed to his players bench. C. If the goalkeeper prematurely leaves the goal crease, the play must be immediately stopped and the penalty shot is retaken. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. 49. During a timeout, which of the following is TRUE? A. Goalkeepers may proceed their team s players bench. B. The team requesting the timeout may warm- up their goalkeeper. C. The team not requesting the timeout may warm- up their goalkeeper. D. A and B. E. All of the above. 50. Which of the following shall be deemed illegal? A. A game roster submitted with fourteen skaters and two goalkeepers. B. Three coaches and one medical trainer on the players bench. C. Requesting a stick measurement. D. B and C. E. All of the above.
2012-13 AAU Official's Test Name: Date: 1. 16. 31. 46. 2. 17. 32. 47. 3. 18. 33. 48. 4. 19. 34. 49. 5. 20. 35. 50. 6. 21. 36. 7. 22. 37. 8. 23. 38. 9. 24. 39. 10. 25. 40. 11. 26. 41. 12. 27. 42. 13. 28. 43. 14. 29. 44. 15. 30. 45.
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