1. A goaltender must drop a broken stick immediately. If he holds onto it during game action, he will be assessed a minor penalty.

2. A goaltender whose stick is broken is forbidden to receive a stick thrown onto the ice from either the players’ bench or from a spectator. He may use a teammate’s stick provided it is given to him through a hand-to-hand exchange. A teammate who throws, tosses, slides, or shoots a stick to him will be assessed a minor penalty.

3. A goaltender who skates to his players’ bench during a stoppage of play to replace his stick, and then returns to his goal crease, will be assessed a minor penalty. However, if he is substituted until play has resumed, no penalty will be assessed.

4. A goaltender is allowed to go to the players’ bench and change his stick during game action.

5. At no time is a goaltender allowed to grab an opponent’s stick: