3. Skaters in front of the goal net are given leeway for penalties such as interference, cross-checking, hooking, holding, tripping, and slashing so long as the efforts to establish position in front or to remove that skater from in front do not cross the lines of a fair battle for territory. Violations in this area include: knocking down an opponent who does not have the puck; pulling at an opponent’s jersey; placing a stick between an opponent’s legs in a "corkscrew" manoeuvre; cross-checking an opponent violently; slashing at the back of an opponent’s legs

4. Situations which are not classified as interference include:

5. A player who checks an opponent who is not in possession of the puck will be assessed a minor penalty for interference.

6. A skater who anticipates an opponent gaining possession or control of the puck but who makes contact with the opponent before this possession or control occurs will receive an interference penalty.

7. Two skaters who use competitive contact for position as they skate to a loose puck are within their rights to do so, but if one uses his stick, arm, or skate to obstruct his opponent’s ability to skate to the puck, he will be assessed a minor penalty for interference.

8. "On the ice" means that both skates are on the ice. If a player has one skate on the ice and one over the boards or off the ice, at his players’ bench or the penalty box, he is considered off the ice. However, if he is off the ice under this definition, he is not allowed to play the puck, make contact with an opponent, or participate in game action in any way. If he does, a minor penalty for interference will be assessed.

9. If a player leans over the boards at his players’ bench and plays the puck, makes contact with an opponent on ice, or becomes involved in game action in any way, he will be assessed an interference penalty.

10. A player who recklessly endangers an opponent by interference will be assessed either a major and automatic game-misconduct penalty or a match penalty.