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January 9, 2007
NG003
One of the best ways to understand what the official looks for when making the call is to look closely at
certain cues within the player’s actions. Often penalties are called as a result of an initial action a
player takes that results in an infraction. You could say that the initial action allows the official to
anticipate the infractions because in most cases it is inevitable.
Take our quiz and see how you fair when presented with the cues an official has to work with when
deciding whether or not an infraction has occurred.
1. A player angles her opponent and performs a stick lift on the lower portion of the shaft and takes the
puck from her opponent – what is the call?
No Penalty
Minor Penalty Hooking
Minor or Major Penalty + Game Misconduct
2. A player pokes the hands of his opponent which causes the player to lose possession and control of the
puck- what is the call?
Minor Penalty
No Penalty
Misconduct Penalty
3. In front of the net a defensive player may use his arms or stick to push
an opponent while maintaining ‘defensive side positioning’…
True or False?
4. A player while ‘pinning’ an opponent against the wall may use their forearm to pin the player while in
a battle for the puck...
True or False?
5. The New Standard of Play initiative requires an official to determine ‘consequence’ versus ‘act’ in
order to assess a penalty?
True or False?
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Answers:
1. No Penalty, a stick lift is a legal checking technique if performed properly.
2. A Minor Penalty is to be assessed as the intent of the player is not to play the puck if he is ‘poking’
at the hands of his opponent.
3. True – Net front battles allow for positioning and defensive side positioning.
4. True, a penalty would be assessed if the player uses a ‘free arm’ to hold the opponent or holds the
opponent once the puck has gone.
5. True – Official’s are asked to determine if a ‘consequence’ has occurred such as loss of balance or
loss of puck control as a result of a hook or hold.
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