Ice Hockey. Rule book - Rule 116. Abuse of officials

Rule 116. Abuse of officials

IIHF

Definition. An attempt by a player or team official to usurp the power of an on-ice official, demean or degrade an on-ice official, call into question the integrity or ability of an on-ice official, or physically confront an on-ice official.

See also Rule 168 – Unsportsmanlike Conduct

1. Minor Penalty

1) A player who bangs the protective glass or boards with his stick or other objects in protest of an on-ice official’s decision;

2) A player who uses obscene, profane, or abusive language or actions directed at an on-ice official.

2. Bench-Minor Penalty

1) An unidentifiable player or team official who uses obscene, profane, or abusive language or actions or uses the name of any on-ice official coupled with any vociferous remarks;

2) A penalized player who does not go directly to the penalty box or dressing room as instructed by an on-ice official;

3) A team official who bangs the boards with a stick or other object to protest an on-ice official’s decision;

4) A team official who uses video technology to dispute a call by an on-ice official.

3. Misconduct Penalty

1) A player who challenges or uses video technology to dispute a call by of an on-ice official;

2) A player who shoots the puck intentionally out of reach of an on-ice official who is retrieving it;

3) A player who enters or remains in the on-ice officials’ crease while the on-ice officials are in consultation with each other or with off-ice officials;

4) A captain or alternate captain, on ice or off, who complains to an on-ice official about how the on-ice official is conducting the game, interpreting the rules, or handling game action;

5) A player who bangs the protective glass or boards with his stick or other objects to protest an on-ice official’s decision for which he has already been assessed a minor penalty;

6) A penalized player who fails to go directly and immediately to the penalty box following a fight or player confrontation.

4. Game-Misconduct Penalty

1) A player or team official who uses obscene, profane, or abusive language or actions directed to an on-ice official for which he has already been assessed a minor or bench-minor penalty. When this conduct occurs after expiration of the game, on or off the ice, the game-misconduct penalty can be applied without the necessity of the player having previously been assessed a minor or bench-minor penalty;

2) A player or team official who makes contact with an on-ice official in a disrespectful way or who applies physical force to an on-ice official;

3) A player or team official who throws any object or sprays an on- ice official with a water bottle;

4) A player who persists in actions for which he has already received a misconduct penalty.

5. Match Penalty

1) A player or team official who intentionally and recklessly applies force in any manner or who causes injury to an on-ice official;

2) A player who throws or swings his stick at an on-ice official (striking him or not) or shoots the puck at an on-ice official;

3) A player or team official who threatens, makes racial or ethnic slurs, spits, smears blood, or makes sexual remarks to an on-ice official;

4) A player or team official who makes any obscene gesture or actions to an on-ice official on the ice or anywhere in the rink immediately before, during, or immediately after the game.

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