Canadian Hockey League adopts rule changes

Face-Offs

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When players are penalized at a stoppage of play so as to result in penalties being placed on the penalty time clock to one team, the ensuing face-off shall be conducted at one of the two face-off spots in the offending team’s end zone.  There are only four exceptions to this application:

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(i)     When a penalty is assessed after the scoring of a goal (face-off at center ice).

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(ii)    When a penalty is assessed at the end (or start) of a period – face-off at center ice.

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(iii)   When the defending team is about to be penalized and the attacking players enter the attacking zone

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       beyond the outer edge of the end zone face-off circle – face-off in the neutral zone

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       (see paragraph 11 of this section).

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(iv)   When the team not being penalized ices the puck – face-off in the neutral zone outside the blue line #

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       of the team icing the puck.

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Puck out of bounds

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When the puck hits the goal frame, goal post or crossbar and goes out of play, regardless as to which team shot the puck, the ensuing face-off shall take place at one of the end zone face-off spots in the zone where the puck went out of play.