NHL Official Rule Book


	NHL OFFICIAL RULE BOOK ALPHABETICAL INDEX

Topic	Rule#

Abuse of Officials	Rule 42
Adjustment of Clothing and Equipment	Rule 43
Appointment of Officials	Rule 35
Attempt to Injure see also. . .	Rule 44 Rule 79(b)
Awarded Goals see also. . .	Rule 50(c) Rule 31(b) Rule 62(c) Rule 66(n) Rule 81(a)

Bench Minor Penalties	Rule 27(b)
Blue Lines	Rule 5
Boarding	Rule 45
Broken Stick	Rule 46
Butt_Ending	Rule 79

Calling of Penalties	Rule 34
Captain of Team	Rule 14
Center Ice Spot and Circle	Rule 6
Change of Players see also. . .	Rule 18 Rule 50(e)
Charging	Rule 47
Charging the Goalkeeper see also. . .	Rule 47(c) Note Rule 72
Checking from Behind	Rule 45
Cleaning Ice see also. . .	Rule 80(d) Rule 82(c)
Clipping	Rule 84(d)
Coincident Major Penalties	Rule 28(c)
Composition of Team	Rule 13
Cross-Checking	Rule 48

Dangerous Equipment	Rule 24
Delayed Off-Sides see also. . .	Rule 69(a) Rule 70(f) Rule 71(c)
Delayed Penalties	Rule 33
Delaying the Game see also. . .	Rule 50 Rule 43(a) Rule 43(d) Rule 53 Rule 57 Rule 74(b) Rule 80(e) Rule 80(f)
Deliberate Illegal Substitutions	Rule 18
Deliberate Injury of Opponents	Rule 49
Dimensions of Rink	Rule 2
Dislodging Net from Moorings	Rule 50(c)
Disputes with Officials	Rule 42(c)
Division of Ice Surface	Rule 5
Diving	Rule 42(o)

Elbowing	Rule 51
End Zone Face-Off Spots and Circles	Rule 8

Face Guards see also. . .	Rule 22 Rule 24
Face-Off Spots in Neutral Zone	Rule 7
Face-Offs	Rule 52
Falling on Puck see also. . .	Rule 53 Rule 57
Fisticuffs see also. . .	Rule 54 Rule 42(e) Rule 42(f) Rule 49(a) Rule 66
Forfeiting a Game see also. . .	Rule 36(q) Rule 77

Game Line-Up	Rule 15
Game Misconducts	Rule 29
Game Timekeeper	Rule 41
Goal Crease see also. . .	Rule 4 Rule 72
Goal Judge	Rule 38
Goal Posts and Nets	Rule 3
Goalkeeper Outside the Crease see also. . .	Rule 47(c) Rule 72
Goalkeeper - Substitute see also. . .	Rule 15 Rule 19 Rule 32
Goalkeeper's Equipment see also. . .	Rule 22 Rule 43(c)
Goalkeeper's Penalties	Rule 32
Goals and Assists	Rule 55
Gross Misconduct	Rule 29

Handling Puck with Hands	Rule 57
Head Butting	Rule 51
Helmet	Rule 23
High Sticks	Rule 58
Holding	Rule 59
Hooking	Rule 60

Ice Cleaning see also. . .	Rule 80(d) Rule 82(c)
Ice Surface	Rule 1
Icing the Puck	Rule 61
Icing the Puck - Unnecessary Contact	Rule 45(a)
Illegal Puck	Rule 75
Injured Players	Rule 19
Intentional Off-Sides	Rule 69(b)
Interference see also. . .	Rule 62(d) Rule 81(a)
Interference by/with Spectators	Rule 63
Interference with Goalkeeper	Rule 72

Kicking Player	Rule 64
Kneeing	Rule 84(e)

Leaving Players' bench or Penalty Bench see also. . .	Rule 66 Rule 42(b)
Linesman	Rule 37
Lineup - Game	Rule 15
Lineup - Starting	Rule 16

Major Penalties	Rule 28
Masks see also. . .	Rule 22 Rule 24
Match Penalties see also. . .	Rule 30 Rule 44 Rule 49 Rule 64
Minor Penalties	Rule 27
Misconduct Penalties	Rule 29

Obscene Language or Gestures	Rule 68
Official Scorer see also. . .	Rule 40 Rule 55
Odd-Sides see also. . .	Rule 69 Rule 70 Rule 71
Overtime	Rule 83

Passes	Rule 70
Penalties	Rule 26
Penalties - Automatic Expiry	Rule 27
Penalty Bench see also. . .	Rule 10 Rule 66
Penalty Shot see also. . .	Rule 31 Rule 18(b) Rule 50(c) Rule 50(d) Rule 53(c) Rule 57(d) Rule 62(d) Rule 66(m) Rule 81(a) Rule 84(b)
Penalty Timekeeper see also. . .	Rule 39 Rule 66(l)
Physical Abuse of Officials	Rule 67
Players' Benches see also. . .	Rule 9 Rule 66
Players in Uniform	Rule 15
Police Protection	Rule 12
Preceding Puck into Attacking Zone	Rule 71
Pre-game Warm-up	Rule 80(c)
Profane Language see also. . .	Rule 68 Rule 42(a) Rule 42(h) Rule 42(i)
Protection of Goalkeeper	Rule 72
Protective Equipment	Rule 23
Puck	Rule 25
Puck - Illegal	Rule 75
Puck Out of Bounds or Unplayable	Rule 73
Puck Must be Kept In Motion see also. . .	Rule 74 Rule 53 Rule 57
Puck Out of Sight	Rule 75
Puck Striking Official	Rule 76

Referee	Rule 36
Referee's Crease see also. . .	Rule 10 Rule 42(m)
Refusing to Start Play see also. . .	Rule 77 Rule 80(e)
Rink	Rule 1
Rink Dimensions	Rule 2

Signal and Timing Devices	Rule 11
Skates	Rule 21
Slashing	Rule 78
Slow Whistle see also. . .	Rule 69 Rule 70(f) Rule 71
Spearing	Rule 79
Standing in Goal Crease	Rule 72(b)
Start of Game and Periods	Rule 80
Starting Line-Up	Rule 16
Statistician	Rule 41(a)
Sticks	Rule 20
Supplementary Discipline	Rule 34A
Suspension - Exhibition Games	Rule 34B

Throwing Stick see also. . .	Rule 81 Rule 62
Throwing Objects onto the Ice see also. . .	Rule 42(k) Rule 46(c) Rule 63(c)
Tied Games	Rule 83
Time of Match	Rule 82
Time Outs	Rule 83
Tripping	Rule 84

Uniforms	Rule 13
Unnecessary Roughness	Rule 85
Unsportsmanlike Conduct	Rule 42

Video Goal Judge	Rule 87

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