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The game of "Ice Hockey" shall be played on an ice surface known as a "RINK".
There shall be no markings on the ice, on the boards, on the protective glass above the boards, on the goals, or on the benches, boards, protective glass or any other surface in and around the players benches, penalty benches, goal judge area and/or off ice officials area except as provided under these rules without the written permission of (a) the IIHF as regards to IIHF Championships or (b) the national ice hockey associations as regards to all games both national and international played within their territory.
Advertising and venue identification may be placed in the above areas provided the specifications are approved and permission given as specified above.
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(a) The maximum size of the rink shall be 61 m. Iong and 30 m. wide with a minimum size of 56 m. Iong and 26 m. wide. The corners shall be rounded in the arc of a circle with a radius of 7 to 8.5 m.
Note 1: For the IIHF Championships the size of the rink shall be 60-61 m. Iong and 29-30 m. wide.
Note 2: In enclosed rinks, smoking shall be prohibited in the playing and spectator area, and in the dressing rooms.
The rink shall be surrounded by a wooden or plastic wall or fence known as the "BOARDS" which shall extend not less than 1.20 m. and not more than 1.22 m. in height above the level of the ice surface.
There shall be a kick plate, yellow in colour, at the bottom of the boards 15 - 25 cm. in height.
Except for the official markings provided for in these rules, the entire playing surface and the boards shall be white in colour.
(b) The boards shall be constructed in such manner, that the surface facing the ice shall be smooth and free of any obstruction or any object that could cause injury to players. All doors giving access to the playing surface must swing away from the ice surface. All protective screens and gear used to hold them in position shall be mounted on the boards on the side away from the playing surface. For the IIHF Championships the protective glass and end zone nets are obligatory. Exceptions can be made with approval of council if liability insurance is in place.
The protective glass shall be 160-200 cm. in height on the ends between the goal lines and 80 to 120 cm along the sides except in front of the players’ benches. The protective glass shall extend 4 meters from the goal line towards the neutral zone. There shall be a protective padding on the ends of the glass along the boards where there is any openings.
Note: Under this rule, advertising may be placed on the boards provided specifications are approved and permission is given by the IIHF with regard to official international championships, and by the National Associations with regard to national games and international games in their territory.
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(a) 4.00 m. from each end of the rink and in the center of a red line 5 cm. wide drawn completely across the width of the ice and continued vertically up the side of the boards regulation goal posts and nets shall be set in such manner as to remain stationary during the progress of a game.
(b) The goal posts shall be of approved design and material, extending vertically 1.22 m. above the surface of the ice and 1.83 m. apart, measured from the inside of the posts. A cross bar of the same material as the goal posts shall extend from the top of one post to the top of the other.
The outside diameter of the goal posts and cross bar shall be 5 cm.
The inside measurement of the goal from the front of the goal line to the rear of the net, at its deepest point, shall not be more than 1.12 m. or less than 60 cm.
(c) The goal posts, cross bar and the exterior surface of other supporting framework for the goal shall be painted entirely in red. The surface of the cushioning inside the goal covering the supports other than the goal posts shall be painted white and covered by a white cushion.
(d) The red line, 5 cm. wide, between the goal posts on the ice and extended completely across the rink, shall be known as the "GOAL LINE".
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(a) In front of each goal a "GOAL CREASE" area shall be marked by a red line 5 cm. in width.
(b) The goal crease shall be laid out as follows: A semi-circle 180 cm. in radius and 5 cm in width shall be drawn using the centre of the goal line as the centre point. In addition an "L" shaped marking of 15 cm. in length (both lines) at each front corner will be painted on the ice. The location of the "L" marking is measured by drawing an imaginary line 122 cm. from the goal line to the edge of the semi circle. At that point the "L" may be drawn.
(c) The goal crease area shall include all the space outlined by the crease line and extending vertically 1.27 m. to the level of the top of the goal frame.
(d) The goal crease area shall be painted light blue in colour. The inside of the goal area from the goal line to the back of the net shall be white.
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(a) The ice area between the two goal lines shall be divided into three equal parts by lines 30 cm. in width and blue in colour, extending completely across the rink, parallel with the goal lines, and continuing vertically up the side of the boards.
(b) That portion of the ice surface in which the goal is situated shall be called the "DEFENDING ZONE" of the team defending that goal; the central portions shall be known as the "NEUTRAL ZONE", and the portion farthest from the defending goal as the "ATTACKING ZONE". The zone line shall be considered part of the zone that the puck is in.
(c) There shall also be a line, known as the "CENTER LINE", 30 cm. in width and red in colour, drawn completely across the rink in centre ice, parallel with the goal lines, continuing vertically up the side of the boards.
Note: The zone, centre and goal lines shall be marked at least on the kick plate if board advertising is allowed as specified in Rule 101.
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A circular blue spot, 30 cm. in diameter, shall be marked exactly in the center of the rink; and with this spot as a center, a circle of 4.5 m. radius shall be marked with a blue line 5 cm. in width.
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Two spots 60 cm. in diameter shall be marked with a red line 5 cm wide on the ice in the Neutral Zone 1.5 m. from each blue line, and the same distance from the boards as the end zone face off spots. Within each face-off spot draw two parallel lines 7.5 cm. from the top and bottom of the spot. The area within the two lines shall be painted red, the remainder shall be painted white.
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(a) Face-off spots and circles shall be marked on the ice in both end zones and on both sides of each goal. The face-off spots shall be 60 cm. in diameter and drawn with a red line 5 cm. wide. Within each face-off spot draw two parallel lines 7.5 cm. from the top and bottom of the spot. The area within the two lines shall be painted red, the remainder shall be painted white.
The circles shall have a radius of 4.5 m. from the center of the face-off spots and marked with a red line 5 cm. wide.
Thirty cm. (30 cm.) from the outer edge of the face-off spot, two red lines shall be drawn parallel with the sideboards that shall be 120 cm. in length and 45 cm. apart. Parallel to the end boards, commencing at the end of the line nearest to the face-off spot, a line shall extend 90 cm. in length. All lines shall be 5 cm. in width (see diagram).
Extending from the outer edge of both sides of each face-off circle shall be two lines, 5.15 m. and 6.85 m. from and parallel to the goal line 60 cm. Iong and 5 cm. wide.
(b) The location of the face-off spots shall be fixed in the following manner.
Establish an Imaginary point 6 m. directly in front of the center of each goal. 7 m. on each side of this point, parallel to and 6 m. from the goal line, shall be the center of the end zone face-off spots.
Note: On open air rinks all the lines and spots fixed in Rules 105, 106, 107 and 108 may be marked by two lines or circus in the prescribed distance.
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(a) Each rink shall be provided with seats or benches for the use of both teams, and the accommodations provided including benches and doors shall be uniform for both teams. Such seats or benches shall have accommodation for 16 players and 6 team officials of each team and shall be placed immediately alongside the ice, in the Neutral Zone, as near to the center of the rink as possible, and convenient to the dressing rooms.
The players' benches shall be on the same side of the playing surface opposite the penalty bench. They shall be separated by a substantial distance or by other facilities. The start of each bench should be 2 meters from the center line and to a maximum of 12 meters in length.
The protective glass, Rule 102 (b), should extend to the end of the players' benches.
Where physically possible, each player's bench shall have two doors one of which must be in the Neutral Zone, and all doors opening to the playing surface shall be constructed so that they swing into the player's bench. The player's bench must be protected from access by persons other than players or team officials.
(b) Only players in uniform, and not more than six team officials shall be permitted to occupy the players bench area so provided.
(c) For the choice of players' benches, see Section B under Rule 632, Start of Game and Periods.
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(a) Each rink must be provided with benches or seats for a minimum of 5 players for each team to be known as the "PENALTY BENCH". There must be separate penalty benches for each team, separated from each other and substantially separated from either players' bench. The penalty benches must be situated opposite the Neutral Zone and protected from access by persons other than penalized players and penalty box attendants.
(b) A semi-circle, 3 m. in radius, to be known as the "REFEREES CREASE" shall be marked on the ice by a red line 5 cm. wide immediately in front of the Official Scorekeeper’s bench.
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(a) Each rink shall be provided with a siren, or other suitable sound device, for the use of Timekeepers.
(b) Each rink shall have some form of electrical clock for the purpose of keeping the spectators, players and game officials accurately informed as to all time elements at all stages of the game, including the time played in any period and the time remaining to be served by at least two penalized players on each team.
Note: In the IIHF Championships the time of the periods shall be counted up, from 0 to 20, and the time of the penalties down from the total minutes imposed to zero.
(c) Behind each goal there shall be electrical lights for the use of the Goal Judges. A red light shall signify the scoring of a goal. Where automatic lights are available, a green light will signify a stoppage of play or the end of a period only.
Note: The purpose of the green light is to enable the Referee and Linesmen to observe the goal and light in the same sight line and know exactly when the period ends.
The red light shall be connected to the timing device in such a manner so that when the period has ended it will not be possible for the goaljudge to put it on. However, the fact that the goal judge may not be able to put on the red light does not necessarily mean that the goal is not valid. The determining factor is whether or not the puck is completely over the goal line and in the goal before the period ends.
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(a) Each rink shall provide a suitable room, equipped with sanitary toilet and shower suitable for twenty-five persons with equipment, for the use of each team.
(b) A separate dressing room equipped with sanitary toilet and shower shall be provided for the use of the Referees and Linesmen.
(c) No officer, manager, player or employee of any team may enter into an acrimonious discussion with any Referee or Linesman, during or after a game and no person, except as authorised by the Association concerned, shall be allowed to enter the Referees' dressing room during the course of, or immediately following a game. For any infraction of this rule the matter shall be reported by the Referee to the proper authorities for further action.
(d) All rinks shall be sufficiently well lighted so that the players and spectators may conveniently follow play at all times.
Note: If, in the opinion of the Referee, there is not sufficient light to continue the game, the Referee shall have the authority to postpone the remainder of the game or take time out pending the necessary improvement to the lights. If one team is being handicapped to a greater extent by failure of lights and in the opinion of the Referee the game should not be cancelled, he shall have the authority to alternate the teams so as each team will play the same amount of time in each end of the rink.
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1. Excerpted from the International Ice Hockey Federation's Official Rulebook.
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