Determining Face-Off Location

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Determining Face-Off Location
Presentation Designed by Illinois Hockey
Officials Association
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• Never closer to the goal than the end zone
  face-off spot
• Never closer to the side boards than imaginary
  line connecting face-off spots
• Never in middle of ice (new for 2001-2002)

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Defending Team Nearest end zone face-off spot
Attacking team Nearest neutral zone face-off
spot
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Face-off along line perpendicular from boards on
imaginary line connecting face-off spots
Attacking team in attacking zoneNearest Neutral
Zone Face-off spot
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Face-Off Location

• Off-sides
• Pass from where puck was passed along imaginary
  line
• Puck carried over Nearest Neutral Zone face-off
  spot
• Puck frozen by goal tender
• Nearest end zone spot to where puck was last shot
  or played
• Penalty Call
• Where puck was last played - along imaginary line
• Attacking team in attacking zone Nearest neutral
  zone face-off spot
• The official makes a mistake in calling icing
• The face-of takes place at the nearest end zone
  face off spot (rule change 2005)

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Puck Shot Out of Rink

• Stopping play
• Any official may stop play
• Ensuing face-off
• Official who stops play spots face-off
• Partner retrieves puck