a. For the purpose of this rule, the center red
line will divide the ice into halves. Should any
player of a team, equal or superior in
numerical strength to the opposing team,
shoot, bat or deflect the puck from his own
half of the ice beyond the goal line of the
opposing team, play shall be stopped and the
puck faced-off at the end face-off spot of the
offending team, unless on the play, the puck
shall have entered the net of the opposing
team, in which case the goal shall be allowed.
For the purpose of this rule, the point of last
contact with the puck by the team in possession shall be used to determine
whether icing has occurred or not.
(NOTES)
1. If during the period of a delayed whistle due to a foul by a player of
the side NOT in possession, the side inpossession ices the puck,
then the face-off following the stoppage of play shall take place in
the neutral zone near the defending blue line of the team icing the
puck.
2. When a team is short-handed as the result of a penalty and the
penalty is about to expire, the decision as to whether there has been
an "icing" shall be determined at the instant the penalty expires.
The action of the penalized player remaining in the penalty box will
not alter the ruling.
3. For the purpose of interpretation of the rule, icing the puck is
completed the instant the puck is touched first by a defending
player (other than the goalkeeper) after it has crossed the goal line
and if in the action of so touching the puck, it is knocked or
deflected into the net, it is NO goal.
4. When the puck is shot and rebounds from the body or stick of an
opponent in his own half of the ice so as to cross the goal line of
the player shooting, it shall not be considered as icing.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the section concerning batting
the puck in respect to the icing the puck rule, the provisions of the
final paragraph of Rule 57(e) apply and NO goal can be scored by
batting the puck with the hand into the opponent's goal whether
intended or not.
6. If while the Linesman has signalled a slow whistle for a clean
interception under Rule 71(c), the player intercepting shoots or bats
the puck beyond the opponent's goal line in such a manner as to
constitute icing the puck, the Linesman slow whistle shall be
considered exhausted the instant the puck crosses the blue line and
icing shall be called in the usual manner.
b. If a player of the side shooting the puck down the ice who is on-side and eligible
to play the puck does so before it is touched by an opposing player, the play
shall continue and it shall not be considered a violation of this rule.
c. If the puck was so shot by a player of a side below the numerical strength of the
opposing team, play shall continue and the face-off shall not take place.
(NOTE)
If the team returns to full strength following a shot by one of its players,
play shall continue and the face-off shall not take place.
d. If, however, the puck shall go beyond the goal line in the opposite half of the ice
directly from either of the players while facing-off, it shall not be considered a
violation of this rule.
e. If, in the opinion of the Linesman, a player of the opposing team except the
goalkeeper is able to play the puck before it passes his goal line, but has not
done so, the face-off shall not be allowed and play shall continue. If, in the
opinion of the Referee, the defending side intentionally abstains from playing the
puck promptly when they are in a position to do so, he shall stop the play and
order the resulting face-off on the adjacent corner face-off spot nearest the goal
of the team at fault.
(NOTE)
The purpose of this section is to enforce continuous action and both
Referee and Linesmen should interpret and apply the rule to produce this
result.
f. If the puck touches any part of a player of the opposing side, including his
skates or his stick, or if it passes through any part of the goal crease before it
reaches the opposing team's goal line, or if it touches any part of the opposing
team's goalkeeper, including his skates or his stick, at any time before or after
crossing the goal line, it shall not be considered.
(NOTE)
If a goalkeeper takes any action to dislodge the puck from the back of the
net, icing shall be washed out.
g. If a goalkeeper has been removed from the playing surface for an extra player
(teams at equal or superior in numerical strength), the icing rule shall be in effect
if the puck passes through or touches any part of the goal crease before it
crosses the goal line.
h. If the Linesman shall have erred in calling an icing the puck infraction
(regardless of whether either team is short-handed), the puck shall be faced-off
on the center ice face-off spot.
