| Correct Call: | Even though the white team’s stick is closer to the ball when the ball goes out of bounds, it does not matter as the rule states that the players body (hand included) is what matters. Dark ball. |
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. |
Check to the head
| Correct Call: | Cross check to the head. 1-3 minutes non-releasable. At the 8 second mark the white player lands a check to the head. This should land in the 1-2 minute area. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | Check needed to land on the shoulder or chest. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at every level. |
Check to the helmet
| Correct Call: | Cross check to the head. 1-3 minutes non-releasable. This should land in the 1-2 minute area. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | Check needs to land in the chest area. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Easy hold call
| Correct Call: | Hold. 30 second technical foul. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | Defenseman needs to hold the opponents cross with equal pressure. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Players run into each other, but who caused it?
| Correct Call: | Interference. 30 second technical foul. At first glance it looks like the two white players run into each other. But on second look, the blue defender pushes the white player into the other white player. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | If there was no collision and no interruption in their off ball movement there would be no penalty. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Late hit or nothing at all?
| Correct Call: | The contact is just slightly late, so maybe unnecessary. There may be a cross check in there, but the defensive player may have made contact with his gloved hand first. How do we want to call this? |
Push from behind off a faceoff
| Correct Call: | Loose ball push. Play on. Award ball to blue. 23 in white has contact on the back which causes the blue player to fall. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | Contact needs to be from the front or side. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Ball is loose, push from behind
| Correct Call: | Loose ball push. Play on , once the blue team recovers the ball, blow the whistle and give it back to white. | |
| For this not to be a penalty: | Contact needs to be from the side or front. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at every level. |
Moving pick with pressure from other team
| Correct Call: | Moving pick. Turnover, quick whistle. Although the white player does make contact on the moving pick player, it appears that the moving pick player was going to get in the way even without contact from his opponent. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | The dark pick setter needs to have his feet stationary before contact is made. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |