| Correct Call: | Offsides. 30 second technical foul. More than 7 defensive players on the field. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | The defensive team can only have 7 players including the goalie. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Push from behind causes player out of bounds
| Correct Call: | Push from behind. 30 seconds technical foul. Even though it was a light push, and the offensive player may have over sold it, there is still contact, so a push has to be called. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | Make contact without pushing, the arm extension makes this an easy call. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Body check into falling down player
| Correct Call: | This one is tricky. The defenseman clearly pulls back and tries to stop but does collide with the falling down attackman. We need to get consistent on this type of play. Reason this should be a penalty: The defenseman’s hands still make contact with the falling player’s head. Reason this should not be a penalty: The defenseman clearly tries to stop and should the falling attackman be considered a player that is turning? If the player didn’t fall, would the check have been legal? Even though contact comes after the shot, I don’t think it would have been unnecessary roughness, because the defensive player does pull back. |
Check that starts low, ends up in the neck
| Correct Call: | Cross check. 1 minute personal foul. This is one we have to be more consistent on. The check starts low but does end up in the neck. Per the rulebook, this should be a 1-3 minute non-releasable. How do we want to call this? | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | Keep the hands from sliding up into the neck. | |
| Game Level: | This could be called a more severe penalty on lower tiered games. |
Legal hold that drags player to the ground
| Correct Call: | No penalty. Legal check on the stick that drags player to ground. | |
| For this to be a penalty: | The stick would need to hold more on the body or neck. | |
| Game Level: | This could be called a penalty on lower tiered games. But never on higher level games. |
Late hit after a goal
| Correct Call: | Unnecessary roughness. 1 minute personal foul. The penalty happens after the goal so there will be no faceoff. White ball at the mid line. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | The hit is late and from behind, the contact needs to come at or before the shooter shoots the ball, and the contact needs to be from the side or the front. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Hold around the neck
| Correct Call: | Hold. 30 seconds technical foul. Penalty is wiped out because of the goal. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | The stick needs to be below the neck and above the waist while applying only equal pressure. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Tipped pass
| Correct Call: | Pass is tipped, the official demonstrates the tipped signal so his crew knows it was a tipped pass. |
Too many men on defensive side
| Correct Call: | Too many men on the defensive side of the field for the defensive team. Illegal Procedure, 30 seconds technical foul. Slow whistle. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |
Push from behind
| Correct Call: | Push from behind. 30 seconds technical foul. | |
| For this to not be a penalty: | No contact should be applied to the back of a player that makes them fall or loose their balance. | |
| Game Level: | This should be called at all levels. |