Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for all of the time you spend supporting your sons and daughters officiating hockey! 2019/2020 Registration Registration will open for the season on May 28th. We are still working on the seminar schedule, but plan on some dates over the summer, and some adjustments to our normal schedule. Face Off Locations A stoppage of play in the Defending Zone was caused by a defending player and the Official assessed the defending team a penalty. Subsequently, during the same stoppage of play, an attacking player is assessed a penalty. Where is the ensuing face-off? At the nearest Neutral Zone face-off spot. Rule Reference 612(c). The stoppage of play was not caused by the actions of players from both teams for the purpose of establishing a last play face-off. The penalty by the attacking player causes the face- off to occur at the nearest Neutral Zone face-off spot. Leaving the Players’ Bench or Penalty Bench With five seconds remaining in his penalty, a player leaves the penalty bench through an error of the Timekeeper and joins play on the ice. Ten seconds elapse before the Timekeeper can alert the Referee to stop play. Is the player assessed any further penalties? No. Rule Reference 629(b). The player must return to the penalty bench to serve the remaining five seconds of his penalty. Had the player left the penalty bench prematurely on his own accord, he would have been properly assessed an additional minor penalty. Off Sides When the puck is batted with a high stick to a teammate who is off-side, what infraction takes precedence and where is the ensuing face-off? The high stick infraction takes precedence and the ensuing face-off will take place at a Defending Zone face-off spot of the offending team. Rule References 630(c) and 621(c).
As a general rule, the more “serious” infraction is penalized. | 
