1. In the case where an on-ice official suffers an injury during game action, play will be stopped immediately (unless one team has a scoring opportunity) to assess the severity of the injury and attend to the injured on-ice official. If the problem can be treated immediately, the injured on-ice official will skate to the players’ bench of the home team or be attended to by medical personnel of the home team.

2. If a referee is injured and is unable to continue, the remaining referee (under the four-official system) will be the sole referee. In a three-official system, one of the linesmen, selected by the referee supervisor, the injured referee, or the team leaders, will assume the referee’s duties.

3. If a linesman is injured and is unable to continue in either a four-official or three-official system, he will be replaced if the referee deems it necessary.

4. If the game is being played with standby officials, the appropriate official will enter the game when he has dressed and is ready, but the game will continue in the interim.