USA Hockey Rules 2026/2027 Complete Exam
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A team arrives with only five players, No. Rule Reference 201(a). A team is defined as
but is willing to play the entire game having six players. If a team cannot put six players
short-handed. Should the game be on the ice at the start of the game, it is not
played? considered a "team" and must forfeit the game to
its opponent.
During the game, through injuries No. Rule References 201(a) and 408(a). Any time a
and penalties, a team is unable to team is reduced to below four players on the ice
place four players on the ice. Can during a game for any reason, the game shall be
the game proceed? forfeited. Players in the penalty bench with delayed
penalties are not permitted to participate in the
game (on the ice) or leave the penalty bench until
their penalties expire.
,During the game a Team Captain Once the Referee has become aware of the
advises the Referee that the violation, they shall direct the offending team to
opposing team has more than the reduce the number of Team Officials on the
allowable number of Team Officials players' bench to a maximum of four. Rule
occupying the players' bench. What References 201(b) and 610(h). No penalty is
action should the Referee take? assessed at that time. However, if the situation is
not corrected or occurs again during the same
game, the Referee shall assess a bench minor
penalty for delaying the game to the offending
team.
During the course of the game, a Yes. Rule Reference 201(b). The game shall be
team no longer has a properly allowed to continue provided that team has adult
registered coach available to them supervision on the players' bench. This person may
on the bench. Can the game come from the stands and should be a registered
continue? member of USA Hockey in some capacity. If no
such person is available, the game should be
suspended and a report provided to the proper
authorities.
During the course of the game the No. Rule Reference 201(c). The referee may not be
referee is notified that Players or aware of the time period that has taken place
Team Officials that have received a between games and therefore cannot enforce
previous suspension are participating suspensions to Players or Team Officials. The
in the game. The suspended referee is required to report the incident to the
individuals did not sit out or fulfill proper authorities for further review.
their obligated suspension time.
Should the referee penalize the
offending team?
, A player/coach is suspended for the There may be some special circumstances that
team's next regularly scheduled warrant the suspension being served (i.e. Game
game and because of circumstances forfeited while both teams are on site due to
out of the control of the circumstances out of the offending player/ coach
player/coach, the opponent forfeits control). It is best that the Proper Authorities take
the game. Does this forfeited game into consideration the circumstances involved and
count towards serving the the "good faith" effort of the suspended party to
suspension? serve the suspension while reviewing each
instance. There are also situations (the game is
forfeited days in advance) where the suspension
would definitely not be considered served.
The Referee notices that a team has One. Rule Reference 202(a). In this situation the
three players with a "C" on their Referee should look at the game sheet to
uniforms during the pre-game warm- determine the Captain. If there is more than one
up. How many players should the Captain designated, the Referee must ask the
Referee allow to act as Captain? Coach to appoint only one of the three players to
act as the team's Captain. The Referee must also
inform the Coach that the other two players will be
allowed to have Captain's privileges, but they must
be designated as Alternate Captains.
The Team Captain and the Alternate Any player on the ice with whom the Referee
Captain(s) are incapacitated by elects to converse. Rule Reference 202(a). The
reasons of injuries or are unavailable Referee has the authority to select a player on the
due to penalties and the Referee ice to convey the message to the bench. Failure of
deems it necessary to convey a a team to have a captain available is not
message to the bench. With whom justification for a Referee to not communicate when
shall the Referee communicate? doing so would assist in managing the game.
A team refuses to designate a No
Captain at the beginning of the
game. Should the Referee assess a
penalty?
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Terms in this set (101)
A team arrives with only five players, No. Rule Reference 201(a). A team is defined as
but is willing to play the entire game having six players. If a team cannot put six players
short-handed. Should the game be on the ice at the start of the game, it is not
played? considered a "team" and must forfeit the game to
its opponent.
During the game, through injuries No. Rule References 201(a) and 408(a). Any time a
and penalties, a team is unable to team is reduced to below four players on the ice
place four players on the ice. Can during a game for any reason, the game shall be
the game proceed? forfeited. Players in the penalty bench with delayed
penalties are not permitted to participate in the
game (on the ice) or leave the penalty bench until
their penalties expire.
,During the game a Team Captain Once the Referee has become aware of the
advises the Referee that the violation, they shall direct the offending team to
opposing team has more than the reduce the number of Team Officials on the
allowable number of Team Officials players' bench to a maximum of four. Rule
occupying the players' bench. What References 201(b) and 610(h). No penalty is
action should the Referee take? assessed at that time. However, if the situation is
not corrected or occurs again during the same
game, the Referee shall assess a bench minor
penalty for delaying the game to the offending
team.
During the course of the game, a Yes. Rule Reference 201(b). The game shall be
team no longer has a properly allowed to continue provided that team has adult
registered coach available to them supervision on the players' bench. This person may
on the bench. Can the game come from the stands and should be a registered
continue? member of USA Hockey in some capacity. If no
such person is available, the game should be
suspended and a report provided to the proper
authorities.
During the course of the game the No. Rule Reference 201(c). The referee may not be
referee is notified that Players or aware of the time period that has taken place
Team Officials that have received a between games and therefore cannot enforce
previous suspension are participating suspensions to Players or Team Officials. The
in the game. The suspended referee is required to report the incident to the
individuals did not sit out or fulfill proper authorities for further review.
their obligated suspension time.
Should the referee penalize the
offending team?
, A player/coach is suspended for the There may be some special circumstances that
team's next regularly scheduled warrant the suspension being served (i.e. Game
game and because of circumstances forfeited while both teams are on site due to
out of the control of the circumstances out of the offending player/ coach
player/coach, the opponent forfeits control). It is best that the Proper Authorities take
the game. Does this forfeited game into consideration the circumstances involved and
count towards serving the the "good faith" effort of the suspended party to
suspension? serve the suspension while reviewing each
instance. There are also situations (the game is
forfeited days in advance) where the suspension
would definitely not be considered served.
The Referee notices that a team has One. Rule Reference 202(a). In this situation the
three players with a "C" on their Referee should look at the game sheet to
uniforms during the pre-game warm- determine the Captain. If there is more than one
up. How many players should the Captain designated, the Referee must ask the
Referee allow to act as Captain? Coach to appoint only one of the three players to
act as the team's Captain. The Referee must also
inform the Coach that the other two players will be
allowed to have Captain's privileges, but they must
be designated as Alternate Captains.
The Team Captain and the Alternate Any player on the ice with whom the Referee
Captain(s) are incapacitated by elects to converse. Rule Reference 202(a). The
reasons of injuries or are unavailable Referee has the authority to select a player on the
due to penalties and the Referee ice to convey the message to the bench. Failure of
deems it necessary to convey a a team to have a captain available is not
message to the bench. With whom justification for a Referee to not communicate when
shall the Referee communicate? doing so would assist in managing the game.
A team refuses to designate a No
Captain at the beginning of the
game. Should the Referee assess a
penalty?
