1. The changing of one or more players constitutes a player change.

2. The home team is entitled to "last change." This means the visiting coach must put his players out on the ice first, after which time the home coach must do so as per the procedure set out below. If either team does not make its changes promptly, the referee will not permit the change.

3. Failure by either team to comply, or tardiness to comply, or deliberate error in complying with this rule will result first in a warning from the referee and then a bench-minor penalty for delay of game.

4. Once player changes have been made, a team is not allowed to alter its lineup on ice until after game action has started after a legal faceoff.

5. Teams are not allowed to make player changes after a false faceoff.

6. If, after player changes are made and before a legal faceoff, one or both teams incur penalties which alter the on-ice manpower of either team, teams may make further player changes.

7. Players from the players’ bench can come onto the ice after a goal only for the purpose of making changes, and not more players than those changing can come onto the ice to celebrate.