1. If one or both of the skaters taking the faceoff fail to take their proper position immediately when directed to do so, the on-ice official may order one or both replaced for the faceoff by a teammate on the ice.

2. After the replacement has been made, the linesman will notify the incoming player that a second violation will result in a bench-minor penalty for delay of game.

3. If one of the other skaters not taking the faceoff enters the faceoff circle prematurely, the on-ice official will stop the faceoff. The skater of the offending team taking the faceoff must be replaced.

4. If one of the other skaters not taking the faceoff enters the faceoff circle prematurely, and the puck has already been dropped, game action will be stopped and the faceoff will be re-taken, unless the opposing team gains possession of the puck. If play is stopped, the skater of the offending team taking the faceoff must be replaced.

5. No substitution of players is allowed after a false faceoff until the faceoff has been properly executed, except when a penalty is assessed that affects the on-ice strength of either team.

6. If a skater wins a faceoff by kicking the puck to a teammate, game action will be stopped and the faceoff re-taken. The skater of the offending team taking the faceoff must be replaced.

7. If a faceoff is won by a hand pass, play will be stopped and the faceoff re-taken, and the skater of the team which committed the hand pass must be replaced. If a skater gloves the puck on a faceoff and the opposing team gains possession, play will continue. Any on-ice official may make this call.

8. A team that commits a second violation of faceoff procedures at the same faceoff will be assessed a bench-minor penalty.

9. No faceoff may be won by virtue of a player knocking or batting the puck with his hand in the air immediately after it has been dropped by an on-ice official.

10. If the skate of a skater not taking the faceoff crosses the hash mark prior to the drop of the puck at a faceoff, it will be considered a faceoff violation.

11. Any contact with an opponent or his stick prior to the drop of the puck at a faceoff will be considered a faceoff violation.

12. If the scoreclock runs during a false faceoff, the lost time must be added to the clock before the faceoff can be re-taken.