Hits to the head >> No Call
Shaft to the neck
| Correct Call: | If the shaft is just resting there, No call. If there is a punching motion, Cross Check, 1 minute Non Releasable if the brunt of the force is directed into the neck or head area. If there is no punching, but the offensive player’s movement is impeded, 30 second hold. If the check started legal on his back, and then drove up into the head or neck, the same criteria above applies. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | If there is no punching motion or impeding of the offensive player. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at every level. However on lower skilled games or with two hot tempered players or teams, good game control would be to call this as strict as possible. |
Shaft contact to helmet after faceoff
| Correct Call: | Although the shaft makes contact on the helmet, No call. Contact should be called a brush | |
| For this to be a penalty: | For this to be a slash, there should be a definitive blow or strike. | |
| Game Level: | This could be called a penalty on lower tiered games. But never on higher level games. |
Head to head Contact while playing defense
| Correct Call: | Although there is contact, No call. Contact does not appear to be intentional. | |
| For this to be a penalty: | More blatant and brute force contact needed. | |
| Game Level: | This could be called a penalty on lower tiered games. But never on higher level games. |