1. If a skater of the attacking team is pushed, shoved, or fouled by a defending skater to cause him to be in the goal crease when the puck enters the goal net, the goal will be allowed unless the attacking skater had sufficient time to get out of the goal crease.

2. If the puck is loose in the goal crease and put into in the goal net by the stick of an attacking skater, the goal will count.

3. If an attacking skater is in the goal crease at the moment the puck crosses the plane of the goal line, and his position in no way affects the goaltender’s ability to make a save or play his position properly, the goal will count.

4. If a goaltender is outside his goal crease and an attacking skater prevents the goaltender from returning to his crease or prevents the goaltender from playing his position properly while a goal is scored, the goal will not count and the attacking skater will be assessed a minor penalty for interference.

5. The goal crease is considered a three-dimensional space, and all crease rules pertain not only to the blue ice but to the space above the blue ice to the height of the crossbar.