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(a) The Commissioner shall appoint one or two Referees (as appropriate), two Linesmen, Game Timekeeper, Official Scorer, two Goal Judges and a Video Goal Judge for each game.
(b) The Commissioner shall forward to all clubs a list of Referees, Linesmen, and Off-Ice Officials, all of whom must be treated with proper respect at all times during the season by all players and officials of clubs.
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(a) The Referee(s) shall have general supervision of the game and shall have full control of all game officials and players during the game, including stoppages; and in case of any dispute, his decision shall be final. The Referee shall remain on the ice at the conclusion of each period until all players have proceeded to their dressing rooms.
(b) All Referees and Linesmen shall be dressed in black trousers and official sweaters.
They shall be equipped with approved whistles, tape measure and an official stick measuring gauge.
(c) The Referee(s) shall order the Teams on the ice at the appointed time for the beginning of a game and at the commencement of each period. If for any reason, there is more than fifteen (15) minutes' delay in the commencement of the game or any undue delay in resuming play after the fifteen-minute intervals between periods, the Referee shall state in his report to the Commissioner the cause of the delay and the club or clubs which were at fault.
(d) It shall be his duty to see to it that all players are properly dressed, and that the approved regulation equipment (including the approved on-ice branded exposure program) is in use at all times during the game.
(e) The Referee(s) shall, before starting the game, see that the appointed Game Timekeeper, Penalty Timekeeper, Official Scorer and Goal Judges are in their respective places and ensure that the timing and signalling equipment are in order.
(f) It shall be his duty to impose such penalties as are prescribed by the rules for infractions thereof and he shall give the final decision in matters of disputed goals. The Referee may consult with the Linesmen, Goal Judge or Video Goal Judge before making his decision.
(g) The Referee shall announce to the Official Scorer regarding the legality of an apparent goal. The Official Scorer, with the assistance of the Video Goal Judge, will confirm the goal scorer and any players deserving of an assist. See also Rule 57 (Note) - Goals and Assists.
The Referee shall have announced over the public address system the reason for not allowing a goal every time the goal signal light is turned on in the course of play. This shall be done at the first stoppage of play regardless of any standard signal given by the Referee when the goal signal light was put on in error.
The Referee shall report to the Official Scorer the name or number of the goal scorer but he shall not give any information or advice with respect to assist.
(NOTE) The name of the scorer and any player entitled to an assist will be announced on the public address system. In the event that the Referee disallows a goal for any violation of the rules, he shall report the reason for disallowance to the Official Scorer who shall announce the Referee's decision correctly over the public address system.
The infraction of the rules for which each penalty has been imposed will be announced correctly, as reported by the Referee, over the public address system. Where players of both Teams are penalized on the same play, the penalty to the visiting player will be announced first.
Where a penalty is imposed by the Referee which calls for a mandatory or automatic fine, only the time portion of the penalty will be reported by the Referee to the Official Scorer and announced on the public address system, and the fine will be collected through the League office.
(h) The Referee shall see to it that players of opposing Teams are separated on the penalty bench to prevent feuding.
(i) He shall not halt the game for any infractions of the rules concerning off-side play at the blue line or center line, or any violation of Rule 65, icing the puck. Determining infractions of these rules is the duty of the Linesmen unless, by virtue of some accident, the Linesman is prevented from doing so in which case the duties of the Linesman shall be assumed by the Referee until play is stopped.
(j) Should a Referee accidentally leave the ice or receive an injury which incapacitates him from discharging his duties while play is in progress, the game shall be automatically stopped.
(k) If, through misadventure or sickness, the Referee and Linesmen appointed are prevented from appearing, the Managers or Coaches of the two clubs shall agree on a Referee and Linesman. If they are unable to agree, they shall appoint a player from each side who shall act as Referee and Linesman; the player of the home club acting as Referee and the player of the visiting club as Linesman.
(l) If the regularly appointed Officials appear during the progress of the game, they shall at once replace the temporary Officials.
(m) Should a Linesman appointed be unable to act at the last minute or through sickness or accident be unable to finish the game, the Referee shall have the power to appoint another in his stead, if he deems it necessary, or if required to do so by the Manager or Coach of either of the competing Teams.
(n) If, owing to illness or accident, the Referee (or one Referee in a Two Referee game) is unable to continue to officiate, one of the Linesmen (or the remaining Referee in a Two Referee game) shall perform the duties of the ill or injured Referee during the balance of the game. If the Linesman is to be assigned the Referee or Officiating Supervisor will select him. In the event that an NHL Supervisor is in attendance at a game where a spare Official is present, he shall have the authority to substitute the injured Referee with the spare Official.
(o) The Referee shall check club rosters and all players in uniform before signing reports of the game.
(p) The Referee shall report to Commissioner promptly and in detail the circumstances of any of the following incidents:
(i) When a stick or part thereof is thrown outside the playing area - Rule 88(c) - Throwing Stick;
(ii) Every obscene gesture made by any person involved in the playing or conduct of the game whether as a participant or as an official of either Team or of the League, which gesture he has personally observed or which has been brought to his attention by any game official - Rule 73(a) - Obscene or Profane Language or Gestures;
(iii) When any player, Trainer, Coach or club executive becomes involved in an altercation with a spectator - Rule 68(b) - Interference by/with Spectators;
(iv) Every infraction under Rule 27(b) - Major Penalties, major and game misconducts.
(q) In the event of failure by a club to comply with a provision of the League constitution, by-laws, resolutions, rules or regulations affecting the playing of a game, the Referee shall, if so directed by the Commissioner or his designee, refuse to permit the game to proceed until the offending club comes into compliance with such provision.
Should the offending club persist in its refusal to come into compliance, the Referee shall, with the prior approval of the Commissioner or his designee, declare the game forfeited and the non-offending club the winner. Should the Referee declare the game forfeited because both clubs have refused to comply with such a provision, the visiting club shall be declared the winner.
If the game is declared forfeited prior to its having commenced, the score shall be recorded as 1-0 and no player shall be credited with any personal statistics.
If the game was in progress at the time it is declared forfeited, the score shall be recorded as zero for the loser and 1, or such greater number of goals that had been scored by it, for the winner; however, the players on both clubs shall be credited with all personal statistics earned up to the time the forfeit was declared.
(r) In the event of any dispute regarding time or the expiration of penalties, the matter shall be referred to the Referee for adjustment and his decision shall be final. He may use the Video Goal Judge to assist in rendering the final decision. (See Rule 93(g) - Video Goal Judge.)
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(a) The Linesman shall stop play:
1. When premature substitution of the goalkeeper has occurred: Rule 17(a) - Change of Players.
2. When he deems that a player has sustained a serious injury and this has gone undetected by either of the referees: Rule 18(f) - Injured Players.
3. For premature entry into the face-off area: Rule 54(a)(e) - Face-offs.
4. When the puck has been deliberately hand passed to a Teammate in any zone other than the defensive zone and this has gone undetected by either of the referees: Rule 59(e) - Handling the Puck with Hands.
5. When the puck is struck above the height of the shoulders and this has gone undetected by either of the referees: Rule 61(d) - High Sticks.
6. For violation of icing the puck: Rule 65 - Icing the Puck.
7. When there has been interference by/with spectators: Rule 68 - Interference by/with Spectators.
8. For any infraction of the rules concerning off-side play at the blue line: Rule 74 - Off-Sides.
9. For any infraction of the rules concerning off-side at the red line: Rule 75 - Passes or at the blue line: Rule 77 - Preceding Puck into the Attacking Zone.
10. When the puck is out of bounds or unplayable: Rule 80 - Puck Out of Bounds or Unplayable.
11. When a goal has been scored that has not been observed by the Referee.
12. When the puck is interfered with by an ineligible player/person.
13. The calling of a penalty shot under Rule 88(a) - Throwing Stick.
The Linesman may stop play and report what he witnessed to the referee(s) regarding:
1. Too many men on the ice: Rule 17 - Change of Players.
2. Articles thrown on the ice from the players' bench or penalty bench: Rule 41(k) - Abuse of Officials and Other Misconduct.
3. (Bench minor) when Team personnel interfere with a game official: Rule 41(l) - Abuse of Officials and Other Misconduct.
4. Receiving an illegal stick from players' bench or penalty bench: Rule 45(c) - Broken Stick.
The Linesman must report upon completion of play, any circumstances pertaining to:
1. Match penalties: Rule 43 - Attempt to Injure and Rule 52 - Deliberate Injury of Opponents.
2. Bench minor penalties (Unsportsmanlike Conduct): Rule 41(a) - Abuse of Officials.
3. Misconducts, Game Misconducts and Gross Misconducts: Rule 28 - Misconduct Penalties.
(b) The Linesman shall face-off the puck at all times except at the start of each period and following the scoring of a goal.
(c) The Linesman shall give to the Referee his interpretation of any incident that may have taken place during the game.
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(a) There shall be one Goal Judge at each goal. They shall not be members of either club engaged in a game, nor shall they be replaced during its progress, unless after the commencement of the game it becomes apparent that either Goal Judge, on account of partisanship or any other cause, is guilty of giving unjust decisions, when the Referee may appoint another Goal Judge to act in his stead.
(b) Goal Judges shall be stationed behind the goals during the progress of play, in properly protected areas, if possible, so that there can be no interference with their activities. They shall not change goals during the game.
(c) In the event of a goal being claimed, the Goal Judge of that goal shall decide whether or not the puck has passed between the goal posts and entirely over the goal line.
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(a) The Penalty Timekeeper shall keep, on the official forms provided, a correct record of all penalties imposed by the Officials including the names of the players penalized, the infractions penalized, the duration of each penalty and the time at which each penalty was imposed. He shall report in the Penalty Record each penalty shot awarded, the name of the player taking the shot and the result of the shot.
(b) The Penalty Timekeeper shall check and ensure that the time served by all penalized players is correct. He shall be responsible for the correct posting of penalties on the scoreboard at all times and shall promptly call to the attention of the Referee any discrepancy between the time recorded on the clock and the official correct time and he shall be responsible for making any adjustments ordered by the Referee.
He shall upon request, give a penalized player correct information as to the unexpired time of his penalty.
(NOTE 1) The infraction of the rules for which each penalty has been imposed will be announced twice over the public address system as reported by the Referee. Where players of both Teams are penalized on the same play, the penalty to the visiting player will be announced first.
(NOTE 2) Misconduct penalties and coincident major penalties should not be recorded on the timing device but such penalized players should be alerted and released at the first stoppage of play following the expiration of their penalties.
(c) Upon the completion of each game, the Penalty Timekeeper shall complete and sign four copies of the Penalty Record to be distributed as quickly as possible to the following persons:
(1) One copy to the Official Scorer for transmission to the League Commissioner;
(2) One copy to the visiting Coach or Manager;
(3) One copy to the home Coach or Manager;
(4) One copy to the home Team Public Relations Department.
(d) The Officiating Department shall be entitled to inspect, collect and forward to League headquarters the actual work sheets used by the Penalty Timekeeper in any game.
(e) The Penalty Timekeeper shall have an official stick measuring gauge available for the Officials' use during the game.
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(a) Before the start of the game, the Official Scorer shall obtain from the Manager or Coach of both Teams a list of all eligible players and the starting line-up of each Team which information shall be made known to the opposing Manager or Coach before the start of play, either personally or through the Referee.
The Official Scorer shall secure the names of the Captain and Alternate Captains from the Manager or Coach at the time the line-ups are collected and will indicate those nominated by placing the letter "C" or "A" opposite their names on the Referee's Report of Match. All this information shall be presented to the Referee for his signature at the completion of the game.
(b) The Official Scorer shall keep a record of the goals scored, the scorers, and players to whom assists have been credited and shall indicate those players on the lists who have actually taken part in the game. He shall also record the time of entry into the game of any substitute goalkeeper. He shall record on the Official Score Sheet a notation where a goal is scored when the goalkeeper has been removed from the ice.
(c) The Official Scorer shall award the points for goals and assists and his decision shall be final. The Official Scorer shall use the Video Goal Judge system to verify the proper awarding of goals and assists. The awards of points for goals and assists shall be announced twice over the public address system and all changes in such awards shall also be announced in the same manner.
No requests for changes in any award of points shall be considered unless they are made at or before the conclusion of actual play in the game by the Team Captain.
(d) At the conclusion of the game, the Official Scorer shall complete and sign four copies of the Official Score Sheet for distribution as quickly as possible to the following persons:
(1) One copy to the Official Scorer to be transmitted to the League Commissioner;
(2) One copy to the visiting Coach or Manager;
(3) One copy to the home Coach or Manager;
(4) One copy to the home Team Public Relations Department.
(e) The Official Scorer shall also prepare the Official Report of Match for signature by the Referee and forward it to the League Commissioner together with the Official Score Sheet and the Penalty Record.
(f) The Official Scorer should be in an elevated position, well away from the players' benches, with house telephone communication to the public address announcer.
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(a) The Game Timekeeper shall record the time of starting and finishing of each period in the game. During the game the Game Timekeeper will start the clock with the drop of the puck and stop the clock upon hearing the Officials' whistle or the scoring of a goal.
(b) The Game Timekeeper shall signal the Referee and the competing Teams for the start of the game and each succeeding period and the Referee shall start the play promptly in accordance with Rule 90 - Time of Match.
For the purpose of keeping the spectators informed as to the time remaining during intermissions, the Game Timekeeper will use the electric clock to record the length of intermissions. The clock will not start for the intermission until all players and officials have left the ice.
To assist in assuring the prompt return to the ice of the Teams and the officials, the Game Timekeeper shall give preliminary warnings five (5) and two (2) minutes prior to the resumption of play in each period.
(c) If the rink is not equipped with an automatic signalling device or, if such device fails to function, the Game Timekeeper shall signal the end of each period by blowing a whistle.
(d) He shall cause to be announced on the public address system at the nineteenth minute in each period that there is one minute remaining to be played in the period.
(e) In the event of any dispute regarding time, the matter shall be referred to the Referee for adjustment and his decision shall be final. The Game Timekeeper shall assist to verify game time via an additional timing device. (NHL approved stop watch)
(f) The Game Timekeeper is required to synchronize his timing device with the Television Producer of the originating broadcast.
(g) In accordance with Rule 93 - Video Goal Judge, the Officials may use the Video Goal Judge system to establish the correct time on the official game clock, provided the game time is visible on the Video Goal Judge's monitors.
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(a) There shall be appointed for duty at every game played in the League a Statistician and such assistants or alternates as may be deemed necessary.
(b) The duty of the Statistician(s) is to correctly record on official League forms all of the required data concerning the performances of the individual players and Teams.
(c) These records shall be compiled and recorded in strict conformity with the instructions printed on the forms supplied and shall be completed as to totals where required and with such accuracy as to ensure that the data supplied is "in balance."
(d) At the conclusion of each game, the Statistician shall sign and distribute four copies of the final and correct Statistician's Report to each of the following persons:
(1) One copy to the Official Scorer for transmission to the League Commissioner;
(2) One copy to the visiting Coach or Manager;
(3) One copy to the home Coach or Manager;
(4) One copy to the home Team Public Relations Department.
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